65 minutes ago Scientists search for signs of 'alien intelligence' in nearby solar system

“This research shows that we are getting closer to technology and methods that could detect radio signals similar to the ones we send into space.”

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89 minutes ago Urgent warning over intense solar storms strong enough to cripple the world's internet for WEEKS

Unfortunately, scientists have confirmed that solar maximum has officially arrived, and it could continue for the next 12 months.

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1 hour ago What are the main types of dementia? As new technique could ‘revolutionise’ how disease is diagnosed

Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia and frontotemporal dementia are the four main types.

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2 hours ago Scientists say ‘pickled’ fossil could help bring back extinct Australian marsupial

Breakthrough has potential to revolutionise wildlife conservation

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2 hours ago Simple 65p food can help combat seasonal affective disorder, expert says

SAD, or seasonal affective disorder, is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern - but a health and wellbeing expert has shared a simple tip to help combat it

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3 hours ago Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(dh2)The Welsh producer’s latest handbrake turn takes her from dark-hued ambience to hypnotic euphoria on her poppiest record to dateIn a world where artists are often cautioned to stay in their lane – to maintain a recognisable brand so you don’t get lost in a crowded, confusing market – there’s something impressive about Kelly Lee Owens. For the last seven years, her career has constituted a series of handbrake turns, fuelled by a disinclination to make the same record twice. Her debut album situated her at the nexus of ambient techno, shoegazing’s dreamy textures and the warm lo-fi fuzz of bedroom pop: for all its reliance on electronics, it was possible to detect that Owens had previously spent time as the bassist in an indie band, the History of Apple Pie. Inner Song, from 2020, wa...

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4 hours ago New York officials call for big oil to be prosecuted for fueling climate disasters

Oil majors’ conduct can constitute reckless endangerment due to fossil fuels’ affect on global heating, advocates claimNew York state prosecutors could press criminal charges against big oil for its role in fueling hurricanes and other climate disasters, lawyers wrote in a new prosecution memorandum that has been endorsed by elected officials across the state.The 50-page document, published by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and the progressive prosecutors network Fair and Just Prosecution on Thursday, comes as the US south-east struggles to recover from the deadly hurricanes Helene and Milton, both of which scientists have found were exacerbated by the climate crisis. It details the havoc wrought on New York by 2021’s Hurricane Ida and 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, and other deadl...

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4 hours ago Weight loss drug Ozempic and type 2 diabetes jabs could be used to tackle binge drinking

Doctors and NHS England’s chief warned this week demand for weight-loss jabs could overwhelm the health services

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5 hours ago New breakthrough laser test could detect different types of dementia in seconds

Diagnosing dementia can take more than two years with current tools

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