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New image from James Webb Space Telescope offers insights into how first stars formed more than 10 billion years ago | Science & Tech News
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A new image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope offers insights into how the first stars formed in the early universe more than 10 billion years ago. The image shows a cluster of stars known as NGC 346, which is more than 200,000 light-years away from Earth. It has become of interest to astronomers […]
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NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Satellite to fall to Earth after 38 years in space | Science & Tech News
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A NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this weekend after nearly 40 years in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space shuttle Challenger. It was initially sent into space with a lifespan of just two years to study how the Earth absorbed and radiated energy from […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s FIFA rating hits lowest level in 16 years | Science & Tech News
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s FIFA rating has hit its lowest level in 16 years. As if an early World Cup exit and public fallout with Manchester United wasn’t bad enough, the 37-year-old footballer’s score in the popular video game has dropped to 88. That’s the lowest it’s been since FIFA 07, when developer EA Sports put his […]
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COVID R number: UK to stop publishing virus modelling data after nearly three years | UK News
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After almost three years, the UK Health Security Agency will stop publishing COVID modelling data next month. The increasingly sporadic updates on the virus’s R number will cease from 6 January, with it deemed “no longer necessary” thanks to vaccines and therapeutics. COVID’s reproductive rate, which referred to the number of people an infected person […]
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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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Scientists uncover first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal in fossil from 120 million years ago | UK News
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Scientists believe they have uncovered the first known incident of a mammal being eaten by a dinosaur. The foot of an animal that lived 120 million years ago has been found inside the ribcage of a dinosaur, throwing light on the diet of prehistoric creatures. Palaeontologists in the UK analysed fossil remains of a small, […]
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UK’s cancer death rate has fallen 16% in last 20 years | UK News
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The overall cancer death rate has fallen 16% since Cancer Research UK was founded, according to new data from the charity. It said about 310 in every 100,000 people died from cancer each year in the UK in the early 2000s – but that now it’s around 260. Factors are said to include improvements to […]
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Elon Musk’s medical firm Neuralink accused of welfare violations after killing 1,500 animals in four years – report | Science & Tech News
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A medical company set up by Elon Musk is under investigation for potential welfare violations – with a total of 1,500 animals dying in four years, according to a report. Staff at Neuralink have made internal complaints that animal testing is being rushed – causing needless suffering and deaths, Reuters says. Records seen by the […]
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‘Zombie virus’ discovered after being trapped in Siberian permafrost for nearly 50,000 years | World News
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Scientists have revived a number of “zombie viruses” which have been trapped in Siberian permafrost for thousands of years – including one which is nearly 50,000 years old. The 13 new viruses were identified by scientists who looked at samples of permafrost collected from the Russian province. One of the viruses had remained infectious after […]
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Why Australia’s worst flu season in five years could be a warning of what’s to come in UK | UK News
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The UK could be in store for a severe flu season after Australia – which typically serves as a predictor for the northern hemisphere – suffered its worst in five years. The figures already show there are 10 times more people in hospital with flu than this time last year. NHS leaders have warned the […]