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Alien life form

Let’s tell aliens we are here, says SETI – Hawking says “Don’t!”

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The scientific community is split about whether we should send out messages into deep space telling aliens we are here, with SETI arguing in...
Black Hole

Interstellar movie team provides insights into black holes’ effects

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The visual-effects team involved in making Christopher Nolan's epic Oscar-nominated movie Interstellar have provided new insights into the powerful effects of black holes, turning...
Miliband Cameron Clegg

Climate change pledge made by Cameron, Miliband and Clegg

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David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, the leaders of the UK’s main political parties, have pledged to work together to try to combat...
drought

Mega-droughts lasting decades will hit US Southwest and Great Plains

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The US Southwest and Great Plains will face mega-droughts that will last several decades during the second half of this century, worse than anything...
gannet

Bass Rock has the largest colony of gannets

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According to recent reports, the Bass Rock population in the Firth of Forth is now the earth's largest colony of gannets. There are over 150,000...
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Apple rejecting games with images of guns

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Apple has asked developers of iOS games not to show pictures of weapons on promotional images that appear on the Apple App Store. Game developers...
Christiana Figueres

Climate change draft text agreed by over 190 countries

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More than 190 countries agreed on a draft text in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday for a deal due at the end of this year...
white space

Ofcom approves TV white space wireless technology

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British broadcast regulator Ofcom has given the thumbs up to new wireless technology that will give access ‘TV white space’, after a round of...
Mark Carney BoE

Enjoy low rates, declining inflation and raise wages, says Mark Carney BoE Governor

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In the Bank of England’s latest evaluation of the economy, Governor Mark Carney told British families to make the best of declining inflation, low...
Submarine for Titan

Submarine for Saturn’s moon, Titan, designed by NASA scientists

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NASA scientists have designed an autonomous submarine to be used to explore one of the seas of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, which is the...