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‘I guess it’s an addiction’: Solar eclipse chaser travels from UK to Toronto to witness spectacle for 7th time | World News
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At 4am on Tuesday, Sarah Marwick’s alarm went off: it was time to get her children and partner ready for their flight from Heathrow to Toronto, with a stopover in Chicago. The 3,500-mile journey towards seeing her seventh total solar eclipse had begun. “It’s kind of an addiction I guess,” the slightly jet-lagged 51-year-old GP…
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Moon to get its own time zone created by NASA – but clocks work differently there | Science & Tech News
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The moon will get its own time zone after the White House directed NASA to develop a unified lunar time standard by the end of 2026. The Coordinated Lunar Time, or LTC, would provide a time-keeping benchmark for lunar spacecraft and satellites that will require extreme precision for their missions. Having a standard lunar time…
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Human-driven climate change has ‘slowed the Earth’s rotation’ and could affect how we measure time, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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The melting of polar ice due to human-driven climate change has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation – and it could affect how we measure time, according to a study. Although the disappearance of the ice has reduced the speed of the planet’s rotation, the Earth is still spinning a bit faster than it used to.…
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Humpback whales photographed having sex for first time – and both were male | US News
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Photographers have captured images of humpback whales engaging in sexual activity for the first time – and the mammals being intimate were both males. The behaviour of humpbacks has fascinated scientists for decades – but a study published this week features the first photos of the species having penetrative sex, its authors have said. It…
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Elon Musk ordered to appear before regulators for a third time as they probe his £35bn Twitter takeover | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has been ordered to testify for a third time in the probe into his takeover of Twitter, now known as X. US magistrate judge Laurel Beeler issued an order on Saturday night after Musk failed to appear before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the arranged date. The judge said Musk “did…
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Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko breaks record for most time spent in space | World News
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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new world record for the most time spent in space. The 59-year-old clocked up a cumulative total of more than 878 days and 12 hours outside the Earth’s atmosphere – the equivalent of nearly two-and-a-half years – on Sunday morning. Mr Kononenko celebrated the milestone on board the…
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Meta share price surges as Facebook’s parent company announces dividend for first time | Business News
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Shares in Facebook’s parent company Meta have soared after it was announced that dividends will be paid to investors for the first time. Stock in the tech giant surged by more than 15% – adding more than £110bn to its valuation. To put this into context, that rise alone is five times higher than the…
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Highly infectious form of bird flu confirmed for first time in Antarctic seals | Science & Tech News
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A highly infectious form of bird flu has been confirmed for the first time in Antarctic seals, threatening one of the most fragile ecosystems on the planet. Scientists working for the UK’s Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) detected the variant of the H5N1 virus in samples taken from dead elephant and fur seals on the…
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AI Elvis Presley to star on UK stage for first time with ‘never seen before’ performances | Science & Tech News
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Elvis Presley fans will be able to see a life-sized digital version of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll performing on stage in the UK for the first time later this year. The late US music superstar is being brought back to life – and it’s a British company behind the project. Layered Reality says…
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Pakistan uses artificial rain to battle smog for first time | Climate News
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Artificial rain has been used for the first time in Pakistan to battle hazardous levels of smog. Planes equipped with cloud-seeding equipment – which helps clouds form and increases precipitation – flew over areas of Lahore on Saturday. The megacity in Pakistan’s east is often ranked as one of the worst places in the world…