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Killer whale pod develops unique technique to hunt world’s largest fish | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Pictures and videos have revealed new, specialised hunting techniques used by killer whales to attack the world’s largest fish, according to scientists. On four occasions caught on video, a group of orcas preyed on whale sharks in the Gulf of California. The orcas would work together to hit the whale shark until it turned upside…
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Chemists create world’s thinnest pasta that would overcook in ‘under a second’ | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The world’s thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been created by a team of UK chemists. The team at University College London (UCL) used a technique called “electrospinning” to create the nanofibres as part of master’s student Beatrice Britton’s research. “To make spaghetti, you push a mixture of water and…
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World’s first wooden satellite heads to space in Mars exploration test | World News
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The world’s first wooden satellite has been launched into space. The satellite, designed by Japanese researchers, was launched on Tuesday. Experts hope to test how timber can be used in the exploration of the moon and Mars. LignoSat will be flown to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX mission before it’s released into…
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Russia fines Google more than world’s entire GDP for blocking YouTube accounts | World News
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Google has reportedly racked up a fine of more than two undecillion rubles – two followed by 36 zeros – after it removed state-run and pro-government accounts from YouTube. Put another way, an undecillion is a trillion times a trillion times a trillion. The fine is far greater than the world’s total GDP, estimated at…
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World’s first ovarian cancer vaccine being developed in UK ‘could wipe out the disease’ | UK News
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The world’s first ovarian cancer vaccine could wipe the disease out, researchers have said. OvarianVax is a vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognise and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer. It’s being developed by scientists at the University of Oxford. The hope is that women could receive the jab preventatively on the…
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Scotland’s Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, Rum Igneous Complex and Barrow Zones join list of world’s top geology locations | UK News
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Three Scottish sites have been included in a new list of internationally important geological locations. The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, the Rum Igneous Complex, and the Barrow Zones have been selected for the International Union of Geological Sciences’ second list of 100 geological heritage sites. As with the first 100, these sites are deemed…
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Robot dentist performs world’s first fully automated procedure | Science & Tech News
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A robot has completed a fully-automated dental procedure on a human, in a world first. The technology features a robotic arm – along with artificial intelligence and 3D imaging – for performing dental work. The US-based company Perceptive says its technology aims to be more accurate and faster in completing procedures including fillings and crowns.…
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From Wall Street darling to firm behind the world’s worst IT outage – who are CrowdStrike? | Business News
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CrowdStrike, the company at the heart of the IT outage being described as the worst the world has seen, has been a darling of Wall Street over the last year. So far in 2024, its share price has risen by 96%, making it one of the best-performing stocks on both the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the…
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Microsoft regains title of world’s most valuable public company from Nvidia | Business News
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Microsoft has regained the title of the world’s most valuable public company just days after it was overtaken by one of its rivals. Computer chip maker Nvidia lost its hold on the top spot after its shares slipped by 3.5% in the US on Thursday, leaving the company valued at $3.2trn (£2.5trn). Microsoft’s shares also…
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A lucky bet and unlimited coffee: How Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company | Business News
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Name any major tech brand – from Google to Amazon to Tesla to ChatGPT – and the chances are Nvidia is involved in some way. The company – which makes computer chips – may not be a household name in the UK, but it has just leapfrogged Microsoft and Apple to become the most valuable…