4 h. ago Parents 'realised something had happened' to daughter, 5, over tea before devastating diagnosis

Rosie Hassall's parents hope she will 'prove doctors wrong' after being given the heartbreaking prognosis

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20 h. ago Scientists once thought only humans could bob to music. Ronan the sea lion helped prove them wrong

Researchers say Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years

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22 h. ago BBC announces documentary and shows for Live Aid 40th anniversary

A number of programmes will feature on BBC Two and BBC Radio 2 to celebrate the event.

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23 h. ago Bob Geldof says another Live Aid event is ‘unlikely’ because of social media

The singer was speaking at a launch event at Wembley Stadium for Just For One Day, a musical about the charity event.

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26 h. ago The exact number of babies each woman needs to have to stop humans from becoming extinct

A phenomenon that Elon Musk has called 'the greatest risk to the future of civilization' is sweeping the globe, according to a new study.

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34 h. ago Scientists are using living human brain tissue to study Alzheimer's on their hunt for a cure

The team from the University of Edinburgh used the healthy brain tissue from living NHS patients and exposed it to a protein linked to Alzheimer's, from patients who passed away from it.

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38 h. ago Elon Musk faces another massive blow as new study confirms his worst fear

A phenomenon that Elon Musk has called 'the greatest risk to the future of civilization' is sweeping the globe, according to a new study.

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50 h. ago Scientists use live human brain tissue to speed up hunt for dementia cure

Exclusive: British team exposed live cells to toxic proteins to gather rare insight into how dementia developsScientists have used living human brain tissue to mimic the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, in a breakthrough that will accelerate the hunt for a cure.In a world first, a British team successfully exposed healthy brain tissue from living NHS patients to a toxic form of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s – taken from patients who died from the disease – to show how it damages connections between brain cells in real time. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago How humans could travel millions of light years to distant planets in SECONDS

Scientists say that there is a way humanity could travel to millions of light years in seconds thanks to holes in the fabric of space and time.

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong | Rafael Behr

Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictatorsWhich former British prime minister described the climate emergency as “a clock ticking to the furious rhythm of hundreds of billions of pistons and turbines and furnaces and engines quilting the Earth in an invisible and suffocating blanket of CO2”?The florid style gives it away. You’d guess Boris Johnson even if you’d forgotten that the master of Brexit bombast also had a sideline in net zero evangelism. It wasn’t the most memorable part of his repertoire and it didn’t catch on as a Conservative catechism.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago Iconic UK band prove haters wrong as their music 'saves people's lives'

EXCLUSIVE: Once considered naff, this legendary British pop band have a strong legion of fans, with some claiming the groups tunes have been lifesaving - 'Music can be very therapeutic' says member

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1 week ago Hue are you kidding? Scientists claim to have discovered a new colour never seen by humans

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, say that by stimulating individual cells in the retina that the laser pushed their perception beyond its natural limits.

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2 w. ago Liverpool to prove THIRTY BBC pundits wrong with stunning Premier League title win

Liverpool are cruising to the Premier League title after going 13 points clear of rivals Arsenal at the top of the table, but not many fans or pundits backed the Reds to win the league this season

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2 w. ago Breakthrough as scientists discover how the human brain solves new problems

Researchers have developed tests that can be used to assess a person’s reasoning skills

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2 w. ago Scientists prepare for 'mammothpox' virus that could emerge from arctic permafrost and threaten humanity

While the scenario and the virus were completely fictitious, scientists warn the threat of 'zombie viruses' emerging from permafrost thawing due to climate change is very real.

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2 w. ago Scientists successfully grow human teeth in a lab for first time

Researchers at King’s College London say the breakthrough could lead to patients regrowing lost teeth in future.

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2 w. ago Man Utd get chance to prove Gary Neville's 'embarrassing' and 'worst team' criticism wrong

Manchester United were humiliated the last time they face Newcastle and the two sides will square off this weekend with Ruben Amorim's team out to show forward steps have been made

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3 w. ago Bob Dylan fans 'keep going back' to one album for very specific reason

Music fans have been discussing whether one album from the legendary Bob Dylan is as good as they think - with one user dubbing it a 'comfort album' they can play again and again

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3 w. ago Scientists target queen bees in search of secret to longer life

UK’s £800m research body backs project that could unlock radical therapies to extend human lifespansThe curious case of the queen bee has long had scientists pondering whether the head of the hive harbours the secret to a long and healthy life.While queen bees and workers have nearly identical DNA, the queens enjoy what might be regarded as royal privileges. They are larger, fertile throughout life and survive for years compared with workers, who last a few months at best. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Are we living in the Matrix? Scientist claims the universe is really a HOLOGRAM

Scientists claim that humanity, the Earth, and everything else in the universe are really part of a giant holographic projection.

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