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Thousands of British Airways frequent flier accounts hacked

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British Airways announced that tens of thousands of frequent flier accounts have been hacked. The airline said over the weekend that thousands of frequent flyer...
Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking trademarking his name

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World famous cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and research director at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge, Professor Stephen Hawking, has applied...
Volvo LifePaint

Volvo unveils ultra-reflective safety spray paint called LifePaint

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Every year in the UK over 19,000 cyclists are involved in accidents. Most of these accidents could be avoided if cyclists were easier for...
Gouldian finch

Bird colours driven by predation and foraging success more than sex, study finds

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In the bird world, the males tend to have the brighter feathers. So it is understandable that experts have suggested that evolution has made...
graphene light bulb

Graphene light bulbs will hit the shops later this year

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A graphene light bulb, which uses 10% less energy and lasts longer than any light bulb currently on the market, will be available in...
Ancient humans image

Early humans ranged in height from 4 ft 8 in to 6 ft, just...

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A new study challenges the theory that early humans were small and became taller, heavier and longer-legged in time. Early humans, i.e. between 2.5...
Wiseman and Einstein

Einstein was wrong about ‘spooky action at a distance’, scientists say

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Albert Einstein, who believed a particle could only be detected at one point, said he could not support the strange theory that the measurement of...
co-op bank

Co-operative Bank closing 57 branches this year as part of turnaround plan

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Co-operative Bank plc said that it will close a further 57 branches this year as part of its turnaround plan, reducing its branch network...
US and Russian astronauts

Russian and American start marathon 342-day stay in space

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American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko were taken by the Soyuz spacecraft that successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS)...
Giant Panda in snow

Pandas are social animals, contrary to popular belief

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Giant Pandas, famous for being solitary animals, are actually quite sociable for long periods, a new study has found. They are nowhere near as...