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NASA

Watch spacewalk by two NASA astronauts live

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Two NASA astronauts, Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts will do a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS (International Space Station)...
Intelligent bionic hand

Bionic hand connects directly with the brain “nearly like the real thing”

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An incredible bionic hand could give people who have lost limbs new hands “nearly like the real thing”, says a group of British scientists....
Eyelashes

Eyelash length determines eye health by regulating evaporation rate

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When eyelashes are one third the width of the eye, the rate of evaporation from the surface of the cornea is just right. Most...
Morrisons

Morrisons names former Tesco director David Potts as new chief executive

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Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, has named former Tesco director David Potts as its new chief executive. Potts began working at Tesco when he...
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Pebble Time raises over $7.9 million on Kickstarter

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Pebble's highly anticipated new smartwatch the "Pebble Time", recently announced on Kickstarter, has managed to raise more than $7.8 million so far. The Kickstarter project...
Natalie Bennett Green Party

Green Party leader’s “mind blank” the kiss of death for election prospects

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Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party, went through the politician’s equivalent of writer’s block during an interview on LBC Radio to launch the...
Jean-Claude Trichet Ex ECB boss

ECB grandee bangs panic drum on Grexit consequences

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Former European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet tried to convince markets that Grexit would be as catastrophic for the Eurozone today as it was...
Dolly

Dolly the Sheep immortalized with “unsung hero” of science blue plaque

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Dolly the Sheep will be one of 10 “unsung heroes” of science across the UK to have a blue plaque in her memory. Dolly...
Great Gerbil photo

Black Death caused by the great gerbil, not black rats, scientists suggest

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The Black Death, which killed 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia, was probably not caused by black rats, but by the great gerbil,...
UKIP

UKIP support plunging say Comres and Ashcroft polls

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With less than three months to go before May’s general election, support for UKIP appears to have taken a nosedive as two polls posted...