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Faster flights New York to London slower other way round

Flights to USA from UK will be longer due to climate change, shorter coming...

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Flights to the USA will be longer from the UK and shorter coming back, due to climate change. A flight from London to New...
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VR ‘Oculus Ready PCs’ start at $1499, available to pre-order

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Oculus announced five PCs that are part of its "Oculus Ready PC" program – computers powerful enough to run its VR headset. The VR giant...
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Age UK suspends controversial branded energy deal with E.On

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E.On and Age UK have temporarily suspended offering a branded 2 year fixed energy tariff to new and renewing customers. The suspension was prompted...
Jill Tarter talking about aliens

When aliens visit us they will call the shots not us

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When aliens come to visit us they will call the shots not us. They will decide whether we benefit or suffer from their arrival,...
Turtle full of tumours

Turtles with tumours fill specialised hospital in Florida Keys

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Turtles with tumours have filled the Turtle Hospital, a specialised hospital in Marathon, Florida Keys, which in 2015 received nearly twice as many sick...
Google self-driving car

Google will soon begin testing its self-driving cars in London

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Google may soon begin testing self-driving vehicles in the UK. The tech giant has reportedly been in talks with transport bosses in London about the...
Postage Stamp of Genyornis Australia

Gigantic Australian bird Genyornis became extinct because of humans

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A gigantic 7-foot tall Australian bird called Genyornis that existed about 50,000 years ago, most probably became extinct because of humans, who hunted its...
Rocket Science invites all British pupils to become space biologists

Space gardening Rocket Science experiment Tim Peake asks kids for help

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A massive space gardening experiment – called Rocket Science – will be underway soon, and British astronaut Tim Peake is asking thousands of British...
Recent European Hot Summers unseen in two thousand years

UK and Europe hottest summers in thousands of years

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UK and European summers are the hottest in thousands of years – in fact, nearly two thousand years – says an international team of...
Committee on Climate Change Emission cuts

More greenhouse gas emission cuts needed says UK adviser

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More aggressive greenhouse gas emission cuts will probably be needed, says the Committee on Climate Change, the UK Government’s global warming adviser, following the...