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Elon Musk demanded to be made Apple CEO during 2016 phone call with Tim Cook, book claims
A new book has documented what the author claims to be Elon Musk’s mercurial temper and recounts several episodes of…
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Watchdog DENIES Blue Origin’s protest against NASA for choosing SpaceX to build lunar lander
Blue Origin’s protest against NASA‘s decision to award a contract to build the lunar lander for the Artemis mission to…
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Climate change is forcing sharks north as unprecedented numbers spotted off New York coast
Climate change is forcing sharks north as unprecedented numbers of Caribbean blacktip reefs are spotted off New York coast Sharks…
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Cicada killer wasps – which look scarily similar to 2020’s murder hornets – emerge in the US
A wasp that emerges from the ground this time of year looks eerily similar to the murder hornets that wrecked…
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Sitting for too long can have adverse effects on mental health, study warns
Stand up! Sitting for too long can have adverse effects on mental health – and even outweighs the benefits of…
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Saturn will reach its closest point to Earth on Monday and be visible in the night sky
Look up next week! Saturn will reach its closest point to Earth on Monday, making the ringed planet visible in…
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Two ‘very red’ rocks in the asteroid belt may have come from beyond Neptune
Two huge red rocks with ‘complex organic matter’ have been discovered in the asteroid belt that shouldn’t be there 203…
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Elon Musk shares incredible image of the fuel lines in SpaceX’s Super Heavy Booster
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted an image of the Raptor Engine system part of the Super Heavy booster that will…
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Scientists eradicate malaria-transmitting mosquitos using genetic engineering
Malaria kills nearly 500,000 people globally every year, but scientists have now figured out a way to use CRISPR gene-editing…
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Psychology: Keeping former partners on the ‘back burner’ causes negative feelings, study finds
Why you should NEVER message an ex: Keeping former partners on the ‘back burner’ causes negative feelings — even if…
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More than half of the white-tailed deer in Michigan have been infected with coronavirus
More than half of the white-tailed deer in Michigan have been infected with coronavirus sparking concerns of a large viral…
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Apollo 11 part that let Armstrong, Aldrin return safely from lunar surface may still orbit the moon
History changed forever after Neil Armstrong said, ‘The Eagle has landed,’ but a new study suggests that part of the…
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Giant sixgill shark filmed off the coast of County Clare
Marine biologists have captured footage of a huge sixgill shark swimming off the coast of Ireland – marking the first time…
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Space: Porsche invests $75 million in a German rocket start-up
Jeff Bezos in front of Blue Origin’s space capsule Dubbed the ‘NewSpace’ set, Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson and Elon…
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Google will BAN ‘sugar daddy’ apps from September 1 in new sexual content restrictions
Google will BAN ‘sugar daddy’ apps from September 1 as part of new sexual content restrictions Sugar daddy apps let…
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Polar bears are exposed to TOXIC ‘forever’ chemicals as they are released from melting Arctic ice
Polar bears are being exposed to TOXIC ‘forever’ chemicals as they are released from melting Arctic ice as a result…
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Wages: Lesbians earn MORE but gay and bisexual men earn LESS than their straight counterparts
Lesbians earn 7% MORE than straight women, while gay and bisexual men are paid hundreds of pounds LESS per year…
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‘Penis snakes’ from South America have taken up residence in Florida
An obscure, legless amphibian, colloquially referred to by some as a ‘penis snake,’ is the latest invasive species to make…
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Hyenas have stored tens of thousands of bones in Saudi Arabia lava tube for at least 6,000 years
Tens of thousands of bones, both animal and human, were found covering the floor of a dried-up lava tube in…
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Mars’ ‘hidden underground lakes’ might just be frozen clay and not liquid water
How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume…
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Mark Zuckerberg confirms Facebook will release its long-awaited Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media giant’s next product release – the long-rumored Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses.’ The reveal…
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Weight-loss treatment that makes mice SWEAT out fat could work on humans too
A new weight-loss treatment that makes mice ‘sweat’ out fat has been discovered by scientists — who say it could…
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Elon Musk announces Tesla’s AI day set for August to recruit talent
It is an issue troubling some of the greatest minds in the world at the moment, from Bill Gates to…
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Mesmerizing video shows Earth’s four billion year evolution in just four minutes
Some 4.5 billion years ago, a lump of molten rock began to form in the solar system that eventually evolved…
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Jawbone of a giant vampire bat dating back 100,000 years is discovered in an Argentinian cave
The jawbone of a giant ‘Dracula’ bat dating back 100,000 years has been found in a cave in Argentina. It…
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Astronomer finds exoplanet 35 light-years from Earth, has a temperature hot enough to bake cookies
Astronomer finds exoplanet 35 light-years from Earth which has a surface temperature hot enough to bake cookies on at 320…
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Archaeology: Jawbone of huge canine from 1.8 MILLION years ago with human remains in Georgia
Is this Europe’s first hunting dog? Jawbone of a huge canine dating back 1.8 MILLION years is discovered alongside human…
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The willingness to try new foods is sexually desirable, study claims
If you’re hoping to be successful on a dinner date, be more adventurous when choosing from the restaurant menu, a…
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People over 100 may be protected by unique gut bacteria, study says
People who have got to the age of 100 – known as centenarians – can attribute their long life to…
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The Roku Express HD Streaming Media Player is on sale for £20 on Amazon
Don’t have a smart TV? You can access thousands of movies and TV series with the Roku Express HD Streaming…
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Russia successfully delivers its ‘Nauka’ laboratory upgrade module to the ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) received a new module Thursday when Russia docked its 22-ton Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module at…
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Invasive species have cost the UK economy more than £5 BILLION over the past 50 years
Invasive species including the grey squirrel and Japanese knotweed have cost the UK economy more than £5 BILLION over the…
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Archaeologists discover stash of 1,400 year-old copper coins in ancient Greek City site in Russia
Archaeologists discover rare stash of 1,400 year-old copper coins in Phanagoria, an ancient Greek City site in Russia, with experts…
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Friends who behave badly are easier to forgive than strangers, study finds
Loved ones who behave badly are easier to forgive than strangers, a new study has found, but we still feel…
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Archaeology: Rare Roman ‘highway’ and canal unearthed in the Netherlands
Via Giulia Augusta leading across the Pont Flavien in Saint-Chamas in southern France, is pictured above Roman roads were large…
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The Amazon Echo Dot Kids is now available to buy – and it can even help out with homework
The Echo Dot Kids is now available to buy on Amazon: This clever device can help little ones with homework,…
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Sex with humans caused blood disorder that helped drive Neanderthals to extinction, study claims
Did sex with modern humans kill off the Neanderthals? Interbreeding could have led to a blood disorder in their babies…
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Testosterone levels don’t drive success, study finds
Big shot city bankers and aggressive market traders can’t attribute their success to having higher levels of testosterone, a new…
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New Zealand is rated as the best place to survive a global collapse
If society suffers a cataclysmic societal collapse, New Zealand is the ideal place to be, according to a new study. …
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Marine scientists spot the ‘real life’ SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star
The ‘real life’ SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star! Marine scientists spot a yellow sponge and pink sea star deep under…
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Get ready to fry! UK summers are to hit 104F within the decade, forecasters warn
Scorching summers of 40C (104F) will become the UK’s new ‘normal’ by the end of the century, forecasters have warned.…
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Amazingly preserved Visigoth coffin with human remains found buried under Roman villa in Spain
Researchers in southeast Spain have uncovered an incredibly well-preserved Visigoth coffin at the site of a former Roman villa. The…
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New image of Andromeda galaxy shows scientists where stars are born in the Milky Way’s neighbor
Stunning new image of Andromeda galaxy 2.5 million light-years from Earth shows scientists where stars are born in the Milky…
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Archaeology: Bronze Age grave in Hungary contains urn with the ashes of a high-status woman
The cremated remains of a high-status woman and two foetuses have been found in a Bronze Age grave in Hungary,…
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Two-headed snake named Ben and Jerry gruesomely eat a pair of mice at the same time
You’re my flavorite! Two-headed snake named Ben and Jerry gruesomely eat a pair of mice at the same time A…
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Scientists observe light coming from behind a black hole for the first time
A team of astronomers at Stanford University has detected light coming from behind a black hole in a first ever…
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Scientists fear Earth may have gone past the point of no return with climate change
Despite getting a bit of a reprieve during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Earth’s ‘vital signs’ are getting…
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Chile’s famed Chinchorro mummies, oldest known in the world, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The Chinchorro mummies of northern Chile, the oldest in the world purposefully preserved by humans, have been added to UNESCO‘s…
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Bees learn better with a jolt of caffeine-laced nectar, study finds
It’s not only humans that perform better with a helping of caffeine, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of…
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‘World’s most powerful’ wave turbine off Orkney starts generating electricity
‘World’s most powerful’ wave turbine whirrs into action: 680-tonne generator off Orkney has started to generate electricity – and has…
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