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Bumblebee species can survive a week underwater, scientists discover | Science & Tech News
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At least one bumblebee species can survive underwater, scientists have found after a mishap led to an experiment. A study by researchers in Canada has found when hibernating, common eastern bumblebee queens can survive being submerged in water for a week with no apparent issues. Research began after Dr Sabrina Rondeau, of the University of…
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Frogs are screaming – we just can’t hear them, scientists in Brazil discover | Science & Tech News
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Some frogs scream at an ear-splitting volume for other animals but its frequency is inaudible to humans, scientists have discovered. While out in the Amazonian jungle studying frogs, researchers in Brazil noticed something strange. Small leaf litter frogs were arching their backs, throwing back their heads and opening their mouths wide. They looked like they…
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What are scientists hoping to learn from the total solar eclipse? | Science & Tech News
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Scientists are gearing up for next week’s total solar eclipse – but what will they be hoping to learn as parts of the Earth temporarily fall dark? NASA‘s deputy chief Pam Melroy says it will give an “entirely different” opportunity to study the interaction between the Earth, moon and sun. The US space agency and…
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New species of sea creature discovered by scientists in UK waters | UK News
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A new species of sea creature has been discovered in UK waters. Previously, there were only thought to be two species of the pleurobranchid genus of sea slug – none of whom had ever been seen in UK waters before now. But scientists from the Centre for Environmental Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) working in…
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Scientists discover tiny fish can make sounds as loud as a pneumatic drill | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have discovered one of the world’s smallest fish is capable of making sounds registering more than 140 decibels – which is louder than a pneumatic drill. The translucent Danionella cerebrum is just 12mm-long and has the smallest known brain of any vertebrae. The sound was first noticed by scientists studying the species in Berlin,…
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Scientists unveil 240-million-year-old reptile likened to ‘Chinese dragon’ | Science & Tech News
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A 240-million-year-old marine reptile with an extraordinarily long neck – likened to a “Chinese dragon” – has been depicted in full for the first time. The Dinocephalosaurus orientalis fossils were first discovered in Guizhou province in southern China in 2003. After finding other, more complete specimens, scientists have now been able to present a full…
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UK scientists to test ‘breakthrough’ blood test which could be used to detect brain tumours | UK News
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UK scientists are to carry out studies on a new “breakthrough” blood test which could be used to detect certain types of brain cancer. Described as a “liquid biopsy”, the test, believed to be a world-first, could reduce the need for invasive and risky surgery currently needed to diagnose some brain tumours. The tests could…
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Scientists discover dozens of possible planets that could be cool enough for life | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have discovered 85 possible planets outside our solar system with temperatures that could be cool enough for life. These exoplanet candidates are similar in size to Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, and were discovered using data from NASA‘s Transitioning Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). TESS enables scientists to observe dips in the brightness of stars, known…
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Scientists discover oldest black hole ever that grew far more quickly than expected | Science & Tech News
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Scientists say they have discovered the oldest black hole ever – and it dates back to the early universe more than 13 billion years ago. The supermassive black hole – about six million times the mass of the sun – is so huge that it should have taken a billion years to grow to its…
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Scientists make huge discovery – that ‘challenges our understanding of the universe’ | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have discovered a huge ring-shaped structure in outer space – and it’s so big that it challenges our current understanding of the universe. Dubbed the Big Ring, the ultra-large structure has a diameter of 1.3 billion light-years and a circumference of 4 billion light-years, making it roughly 15 times the size of the Moon,…