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Scientists target coronavirus immunity puzzle

Fri, 2020-08-28 11:15
There's to be a new effort to understand how the immune system responds to Covid-19.
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Elon Musk to show off working brain-hacking device

Fri, 2020-08-28 10:48
Neuralink is working on ways to connect the human brain to machines.
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Seaweed: The food and fuel of the future?

Fri, 2020-08-28 08:57
The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials.
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Glue bird traps: Macron suspends use amid EU row

Fri, 2020-08-28 03:08
President Emmanuel Macron orders an end to the much-criticised method for catching songbirds.
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India coronavirus: Covid strikes remote Greater Andamanese tribe

Thu, 2020-08-27 20:09
There are just 53 members of the Greater Andamanese tribe left- 10 have contracted the virus.
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Covid-19: Five ways to avoid catching the virus indoors

Thu, 2020-08-27 12:26
Good ventilation could be key to avoiding coronavirus this autumn as people spend more time indoors.
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Rowley Shoals: The bleached Australian reef and a Covid challenge

Thu, 2020-08-27 09:01
When coral bleaching was suspected in a pristine reef, scientists turned to some unlikely surveyors.
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Mauritius: Anger and questions as 17 dead dolphins wash ashore

Thu, 2020-08-27 02:50
The discovery of 17 of the mammals raises questions and causes sadness and anger among locals.
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Bread price may rise after dire UK wheat harvest

Thu, 2020-08-27 02:00
The price of bread is set to rise after what could be the worst UK wheat harvest in 40 years.
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Eigg beach runner stumbles on dinosaur bone

Wed, 2020-08-26 20:22
The chance find was made on the Isle of Eigg where scientists have been searching for the fossils for 200 years.
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Black turbine blade 'can cut bird deaths'

Wed, 2020-08-26 18:08
Painting one blade of a wind turbine black could cut wind farms' fatal bird strikes by up to 70%.
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Penarth 'dinosaur footprints' investigated by museum

Wed, 2020-08-26 17:46
The prospect of a "really, really exciting" find will be checked by the Natural History Museum, experts say.
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Lockdown may have lasting effects on friendships

Wed, 2020-08-26 10:21
Some marginal friendships will by lost, says psychologist, while other deeper ones may need work.
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Africa declared free of wild polio in 'milestone'

Wed, 2020-08-26 01:07
Nigeria is now rid of wild polio having had more than half of global cases less than 10 years ago.
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Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci warns against rushing out vaccine

Tue, 2020-08-25 14:04
US President Donald Trump reportedly is considering skipping regulatory steps to get out a vaccine.
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Climate change: New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains

Tue, 2020-08-25 12:32
UK businesses will have to show that products and supply lines are free from illegal deforestation.
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Hong Kong reports 'first case' of virus reinfection

Tue, 2020-08-25 02:12
Experts say no conclusions on immunity can be drawn from one patient - and larger studies are needed.
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Climate change: Removing CO2 could spark big rise in food prices

Tue, 2020-08-25 01:01
Technologies that remove CO2 from air could drive up food prices five-fold in parts of the world
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Bletchley Park: New crisis for code-breaking hub

Mon, 2020-08-24 22:23
The chief executive of the Bletchley Park Trust says it is struggling to survive.
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Israeli youths unearth 1,100-year-old gold coins from Abbasid era

Mon, 2020-08-24 21:11
Volunteers at an archaeological dig find 425 coins, enough to buy a mansion when they were buried.
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