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Spotify reports surge in annual revenue, but has yet to turn a profit

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Spotify reported an 80 percent rise in revenue in 2015, with sales climbing up to $2.2 billion, however, it has yet to turn a...
Fracking

Controversial fracking operation in North Yorkshire has been approved

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A controversial fracking operation in North Yorkshire has been approved. It will be the first application of fracking in England since a ban was...
Octopus squid and cuttlefish thriving in warmer waters

Squid octopus and cuttlefish populations rise along with sea temperatures

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As sea temperatures rise so do squid, octopus and cuttlefish populations - they are one of the few species that appear to be thriving...
Adult lamprey and larvae

Blood sucking sea lampreys back in English rivers swimmers beware

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Blood sucking sea lampreys have are back in English rivers in alarmingly growing numbers – swimmers going for a bathe are being told to...
Sclerocormus fossil after mass extinction

Life after mass extinction 250m years ago evolved rapidly fossil suggests

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There was a mass extinction 250 million years ago which wiped out 96% of all marine life. Scientists have always believed that the early...
Graphene rubber is much stronger

Graphene makes rubber amazingly strong flexible and stretchy

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Graphene added to thin rubber films makes them amazingly strong, flexible and stretchy, say members of a scientific team whose research started when they...
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Osborne warns that a Brexit could cause a year-long recession

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George Osborne warned that if the UK votes to leave the European Union the economy could enter a year-long recession. A new analysis by...
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Fire at world’s largest solar power plant leaves facility operating at a third of...

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Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the largest solar power plant in the world, caught fire on May 19, leaving the California-based facility operating at...
Brexit

Governor of the Bank of Japan says Brexit is one of the most serious...

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The governor of the Bank of Japan warned that a Brexit is one of the most serious risks facing the global economy. Haruhiko Kuroda...
Helen Sharman

First Briton in space Helen Sharman celebrates 25th anniversary

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Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the event this week at Imperial College London, where she now works...