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Global IT outage: Warning over malicious websites offering to fix devices – as experts reveal likely cause of CrowdStrike issue | World News
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A faulty software update that caused the global IT outage likely skipped checks before being deployed, experts have said – as a warning was issued about malicious websites offering to fix devices. An estimated 8.5 million Microsoft Windows PCs devices were affected worldwide by the update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, causing delays for airports, broadcasters,…
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‘Game-changer’ home kit can reveal risk of cervical cancer | UK News
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A quick and easy cervical screening test women can do at home could be rolled out on the NHS in a move described as a “game-changer”. The self-testing kit detects human papillomavirus (HPV), a group of viruses that cause no symptoms but can lead to cervical cancer. About 13 high-risk types of HPV are known…
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New images reveal Neptune and Uranus are not the colours we thought they were | Science & Tech News
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New images have revealed Neptune and Uranus look more like each other than was previously thought. Many people will think of Neptune as being a rich blue colour, and Uranus more green. However, Professor Patrick Irwin from the University of Oxford and his team found that the two ice giants, the most distant planets in…
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4.5 billion-year-old asteroid could reveal the origins of life on Earth | Science & Tech News
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Samples of a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid could reveal the origins of life on the planet. The teaspoon-sized specimen, taken from asteroid Bennu, is being examined by scientists at the Natural History Museum (NHM). The black dust-like sample could help shed light on some of the biggest questions about how Earth was formed. It could hold…
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Scientists reveal why drinking red wine can give you a headache | Science & Tech News
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The “millennia-old mystery” of why drinking red wine can cause almost immediate headaches has been solved, according to scientists. Â While drinking sessions commonly cause hangovers the next day, “red wine headaches” can strike in under 30 minutes, or up to three hours after just one small glass. Researchers at the University of California have…
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NASA to explore giant metal asteroid Psyche – and it could reveal secrets of solar system | Science & Tech News
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NASA and SpaceX are set to send a spacecraft to a giant metal asteroid discovered back in the 1800s. The goal? To reveal more about the origins of our solar system. Here’s everything you need to know about the mission. What is Psyche? Psyche is the name of the mission, as well as the name…
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Osiris-Rex’s sample from asteroid Bennu will reveal secrets of our solar system | Science & Tech News
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It will make the most incredible unboxing video. In the coming days, NASA scientists will open the capsule containing dust from the asteroid Bennu and delve into the secrets of our solar system. There are just 250g or so of material inside the heavily protected shell that plunged through the atmosphere before parachuting gently into…
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Online child grooming crimes hit record high – as figures reveal social apps where it’s happening | Science & Tech News
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The number of online grooming crimes against children hit a record high in the last year, police figures show. A total of 6,350 crimes related to sexual communication with a child were recorded in the year to March 2023, a rise of 82% since the offence was first defined in 2017. In all, around 34,000…
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Ultra-low frequency gravitational waves that could reveal universe’s secrets seen for first time | Science & Tech News
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Ultra-low frequency gravitational waves that could reveal secrets about the formation of the universe have been observed for the first time. Astronomers saw them after 25 years of observation, using six of the world’s most sensitive radio telescopes. They are thought to have come from pairs of supermassive black holes found in the centres of…
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Researchers reveal ‘significant’ findings about dinosaurs which roamed south of England 125 million years ago | UK News
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Semi-aquatic dinosaurs which roamed southern England 125 million years ago inherited the brain capacity from their ancestors to catch the fish they survived on, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Southampton and Ohio University reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two spinosaurs, which they say helps reveal how these large predatory…