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Oysters reintroduction project in Scottish Highlands set to transform area’s biodiversity, researchers say | Climate News
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The reintroduction of millions of previously extinct oysters to part of the Scottish Highlands is set to transform the area into a bastion of biodiversity, researchers have said. European native oysters almost became extinct in the UK, with the population declining by 95% since the mid-19th century, likely due to overfishing. It also led to…
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Virgin Orbit halts operations with almost all staff set to be furloughed | Business News
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Virgin Orbit will pause all operations – with almost all staff at the satellite launch company expected to be furloughed. The company made the announcement after the first satellite mission from UK soil failed to reach orbit earlier this year. Chief executive Dan Hart told staff in a meeting on Wednesday that the furlough was…
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China-US tensions set to be defining issue of our time – and TikTok ‘threat’ is alarming Washington | US News
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One revealing exchange spelt out the reason that America’s top intelligence officials believe TikTok is a threat to US national security. The vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Marco Rubio, asked the Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, a few simple questions. Image: (L-R) Chair Mark Warner listens as vice-chair Marco Rubio speaks during…
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Facing pressure from Tory rebels, PM set to toughen up Online Safety Bill | Politics News
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Rishi Sunak appears to have bowed to pressure from rebel Tory MPs to make social media bosses criminally liable for failing to protect children from online harm. The prime minister was facing a major backbench rebellion as 50 MPs put their names to an amendment to the Online Safety Bill. The amendment would toughen up…
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‘My power is really low’: NASA set to lose contact with Mars InSight spacecraft after four years | UK News
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This may be the last ever image sent from NASA’s Mars InSight spacecraft. After a four-year mission on the red planet, the robotic lander – which famously snapped the first “selfie” ever taken on Mars – is powering down. Thick windblown dust has covered InSight’s solar panels, with NASA expecting to lose contact with the…
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Apple ‘set to allow rival app stores on iPhone’ to meet EU law | Science & Tech News
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Apple is set to allow rival app stores on to the iPhone and iPad in the EU, according to a report. Bloomberg says the company could make the move as soon as late next year to comply with a new competition law from the bloc, which has already forced the tech giant to reluctantly adopt…
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet set Nintendo sales record – despite worst fan reception | Science & Tech News
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The latest Pokemon games have had the most significant worldwide launch sales in Nintendo’s history, despite players complaining of bugs and poor graphics performance. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, released last week on the Switch, have the lowest user scores in series history on the Metacritic reviews aggregator website. Previously the lowest-scoring game was Pokemon Unite…
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Valery Polyakov: Russian cosmonaut who set record for longest space mission dies aged 80 | Science & Tech News
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Valery Polyakov, the Russian cosmonaut who set the record for the longest single stay in space, has died aged 80. Polyakov spent 437 days between January 1994 and March 1995 on the Mir space station. He orbited the Earth more than 7,000 times before returning. Polyakov had trained as a physician and wanted to demonstrate…
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Artemis set for launch – what you need to know about NASA’s mission to put humans back on the moon | Science & Tech News
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The launch of the mission that aims to put humans back on the moon will go ahead as planned next week, say NASA bosses. Artemis 1 was given the green light during a flight readiness review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Here’s what you need to know about the historic space endeavour. What does…
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GCHQ experts set out how to tackle online child sexual abuse despite end-to-end encryption | Science & Tech News
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Two senior technical directors at GCHQ, the UK’s cyber intelligence agency, have published a new paper analysing how technology companies could protect children from sexual abuse online. The impact of child sexual abuse can last a lifetime even if the abuse takes place online. Research by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found survivors…