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Space is full of water and probably teeming with life

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Many asteroids and comets in space are full of water, which means an enormous number of planets in other planetary systems are likely to...
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Spray a spider with graphene and get a mega-bionic web

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Spider silk is the strongest natural substance on Earth, while graphene is the strongest material known to science. So, what happens when you spray...
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Siemens cutting a further 4,500 jobs

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Siemens announced plans to shed a further 4,500 jobs - about 1 percent of its global workforce. The firm said that 2,200 jobs would be...
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BT reports 14 percent rise in pre-tax profit for the year

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BT posted a 14 percent increase in pre-tax profit to £2.645 billion for the year to the end of March. Revenue, on the other hand,...
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Scottish flower shows origin of species is a repeatable phenomenon

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A new species can start at one place and also another and evolve separately, says a scientist from the University of Stirling in Scotland...
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Missing link in evolution of complex life found

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A missing link in the evolution of complex life has been found, helping us understand how animals (including humans), plants and fungi evolved from...
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Morrisons reports further drop in quarterly sales

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Morrisons reported a further drop in sales in the first quarter. The supermarket chain posted a 2.9% drop in like-for-like sales excluding fuel in the...
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Tesla reports first quarter revenue of $939.9 million, profit loss widens

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Tesla Motors Inc posted strong car sales for the first quarter, but still saw profit loss. On Wednesday, the Palo Alto electric car company reported...
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EU wants to unify the European digital sector

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The European Union unveiled plans to unify the European digital sector and crack down on possible abuses by dominant U.S. tech companies in an...
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Thunder looks like this – scientists show thunder’s acoustic signature

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Scientists have produced the most amazing images of thunder by shooting rockets into thunderstorms on a US military base outside Gainesville in Florida. The...