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Winston Churchill 5 pound note

New £5 note featuring Sir Winston Churchill to be unveiled by Bank of England

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The new £5 note featuring Sir Winston Churchill is going to be revealed by the Bank of England on Thursday at Blenheim Palace -...
Biodegradable beer pack rings made of wheat barley

Beer pack rings that are edible and protect marine wildlife

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In a move to protect marine wildlife and reduce the growing problem of ocean plastic pollution, a US company has created edible beer pack...
kepler 62f

Planet 1200 light years away might sustain life as we know it

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A planet 1200 light years away might sustain life as we know it, or maybe have the right conditions for life to emerge, say...
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Tata’s Scunthorpe steelworks plant changing hands next week, Greybull Capital to take over

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Tata Steel’s beleaguered Scunthorpe steelworks plant in Lincolnshire is understood to be changing hands next week after it completes the sale of its European...
Antarctic fossil mass extinction evidence

Mass extinction just as deadly in polar regions as elsewhere on Earth

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The mass extinction that rapidly killed off the non-avian dinosaurs was just as deadly for life forms that existed in the polar regions as...
Giant Sponge

Giant sponge largest in the world size of minivan found off Hawaii

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A giant sponge the size of a minivan – the world’s largest – was discovered in the summer of last year by a team...
A habitable exoplanet

Exoplanet might be able to sustain life say scientists

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An exoplanet 1,200 light-years from Earth might be able to sustain life, says a group of scientists, who describe Kepler-62f as a ‘good prospect...
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Three to trial network-wide mobile ad blocking in the UK

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Three has announced that it will begin blocking adverts appearing on its network for a trial period of one-day next month. The UK mobile service...
Life on other planets orbiting M dwarfs

Life on other planets less likely than thought due to greenhouse effect

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The possibility of life on other planets in other star systems is less likely than scientists had thought - a new study found that...
iphone battery charging

Smartphones can be hacked into via public USB charging ports

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Smartphones and other devices can be hacked into whilst they are charging at public charging points such as ones found at airports, in cafes...