1 hour ago AI psycho robot with no brain 'thinks' with its legs and is faster than a Ferrari

Dutch scientists have created one of the fastest soft robots yet which is able to walk, hop and swim without the aid of electronics or AI - just soft tubes, air, and some clever physics

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2 h. ago Canada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness

Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, suggesting instead a troubling combination of “misdiagnosis and misinformation”.The research comes as the Maritime province prepares its own assessment of more than 220 suspected cases in the hope of giving families some answers to a medical mystery that has gripped the region for years. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Expert's urgent warning over sweetener in thousands of food linked to BRAIN DAMAGE

Sugar - sweet, satisfying, and everywhere. From fresh fruit and honey to processed table sugar and drinks, it sneaks into nearly everything we eat.

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4 h. ago You're storing your eggs wrong! Scientists reveal best way to ensure none of your eggs crack

As any shopper knows, eggs are sold in carboard cartons in neat little rows facing upwards. Now, a shock new study suggests a revolutionary new way for eggs to be packaged and stored.

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4 h. ago Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side, according to science

New experiments show eggs are less likely to crack when they fall on their side

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5 h. ago Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types

A new U.S. government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, defined as cancer diagnosed before age 50

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5 h. ago Your date fancies you if they're looking at THIS part of your face, scientists reveal

Experts have discovered that when people evaluate the attractiveness of a face, their gaze focuses on the features they find the most appealing. So, can you guess where they are?

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6 h. ago Scientists try to change Britain's clouds to let in less sunlight in controversial experiment to combat global warming

Controversial experiments are set to take place in Britain within the next five years to reflect sunlight away from Earth, experts say.

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6 h. ago Scots gun cops needed hospital treatment for burns after blunder cleaning patrol car

The officers were burnt with alloy wheel cleaner during the incident at the police complex in Glasgow’s Helen Street on Sunday night.

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6 h. ago Map reveals where 500kg Soviet spacecraft might hit as it crashes back to Earth this week

Kosmos 482 is due to crash (or splash) back down to Earth this week – and some of the UK lies in its impact zone

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7 h. ago Scientist reveals risk of doomed Soviet spacecraft due to plunge down to Earth

Kosmos 482 could pose a danger to life to anyone 'unlucky' enough to be in its impact zone

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8 h. ago Soviet spacecraft to crash into Earth on Sunday morning – and it could hit UK

Scientists have drawn up a potential impact zone for Soviet spacecraft Cosmos-482, which is set to crash into Earth on Sunday morning, and it includes parts of the UK

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8 h. ago Scientists hope to halt climate change by REFREEZING the Arctic

Experts will explore whether the Arctic's rapidly diminishing sea ice could be artificially thickened by pumping seawater onto the surface in winter.

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9 h. ago Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur

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10 h. ago Gleaming labs turned to rubble: scientists mourn the loss of decades of medical progress in Sudan

Universities and laboratories in Khartoum are looted or in ruins, with vital research and medicines destroyed, including pioneering work on tropical diseases“All that I did over 40 years has turned to ashes before my eyes,” says Prof Ahmed Fahal, of the destruction of his research centre in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. His once-gleaming laboratory, where a team of white-coated expert clinicians once busied over their work, is now little more than rubble.“I built everything from scratch. I knew every corner, every brick of the building. I can’t describe the pain,” he says. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago April storms that killed 24 in US made more severe by burning fossil fuels – study

Study finds human-caused climate change made four-day rainfall across central Mississippi valley 40% more likelyThe four-day historic storm that caused death and destruction across the central Mississippi valley in early April was made significantly more likely and more severe by burning fossil fuels, rapid analysis by a coalition of leading climate scientists has found.Record quantities of rain were dumped across eight southern and midwestern states between 3 and 6 April, causing widespread catastrophic flooding that killed at least 15 people, inundated crops, wrecked homes, swept away vehicles and caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of households. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago UK issues alert over deadly fungus already infecting millions

The Aspergillus fungus is a known danger in tropical and subtropical regions, but it may soon spread across Europe and reach the UK, as highlighted by scientists in the wake of TV show The Last of Us.

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22 h. ago Scientists just mapped your tongue. It may be the key to helping you lose weight

Understanding how we crave sweet treats could help fight obesity, researchers say

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23 h. ago Scientists studying spherical UFO say they've discovered alien technology

A 'UFO' was recovered this year that has now been analyzed by a team of scientists who found what could be alien technology inside the spherical object.

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25 h. ago Shocking Antarctica discovery sends climate change deniers into mass celebration

Scientists have made a shocking discovery in Antarctica that has climate change deniers claiming there's now proof global warming is just a hoax.

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