5 d. ago Leveson 2 could help UK move on from hacking scandal, says TV writer Jack Thorne

ITV’s The Hack follows Nick Davies, an investigative journalist who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the News Of The World.

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5 d. ago Scientists reveal what ancient Martians might have looked like

NASA has uncovered the 'clearest evidence' yet for the existence of life on Mars. Now, scientists have revealed what these alien organisms really might have looked like.

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1 week ago An exercise scientist recommends simple trick to increase health benefits of walking 10,000 steps a day

Shorter bursts of more intense physical activity have a positive effect, says Harry Bullmore

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1 week ago Scientists discover common food poisoning bug increases risk of colon cancer... with 100,000 exposed every year

A common food-borne bacteria acquired in childhood may be driving the mysterious rise of colon cancer among young adults in the US and UK.

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2 w. ago Newly uncovered medieval document adds evidence that Shroud of Turin is fake

Medieval theologian Nicole Oresme claims Shroud is deception by ‘clergy men’

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2 w. ago New study reveals what can REALLY heal your liver after drinking

Scientists analysing records from 60,000 adults found that two lifestyle factors dramatically cut alcohol-related liver deaths, with the greatest benefits seen in those at high risk.

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2 w. ago Woman buys £5 Too Good To Go bag from Dunkin' Donuts and items leave her floored

Sandy Saikumar was left stunned when she collected her Too Good To Go order from Dunkin' Donuts and was left having to transport one and a half stone worth of goods back home

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3 w. ago Bombshell discovery that rewrites human history: Scientists find lost city destroyed by 'Genesis Flood' 20,000 years ago

Archaeologists may have found evidence of an advanced civilization wiped out by a global flood 20,000 years ago, a discovery that could rewrite human history.

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3 w. ago Scientists capture first ever footage of rare Antarctic squid 7,000 feet deep in the Southern Ocean

This is the first time that this blood-red, hook-tentacled Antarctic gonate squid has ever been seen alive in its natural habitat.

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3 w. ago The tooth that solves the Stonehenge mystery after 5,000 years: Scientists uncover new evidence about how the stones were transported there

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Stonehenge is how the heavy boulders got there. Now, a new discovery could uncover one of the monument's best-kept secrets.

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3 w. ago How an ancient cow’s tooth could help solve the mystery of Stonehenge

New evidence confirms link between Stonehenge and two quarries in Wales believed to be sources of historic Wiltshire landmark’s legendary standing bluestones

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3 w. ago Could an ancient cow’s tooth unlock the origins of Stonehenge?

Isotopes shows animal began life in Wales, adding weight to theory cattle used in hauling stones across countryA cow’s tooth from a jawbone deliberately placed beside the entrance to Stonehenge at the Neolithic monument’s very beginning in 2995 to 2900 BCE could offer tantalising new evidence about how the stones were transported about 125 miles from Wales to Salisbury Plain.Analysis of the third molar tooth showed the animal began life in Wales, adding weight to a theory that cows were used as beasts of burden in hauling the enormous stones across the country. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Neanderthals bred with humans 100,000 YEARS earlier than first thought, scientists say

Experts have discovered that a five-year-old child who lived 140,000 years ago had parents from both species.

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4 w. ago Women's science award backed by Royal Society criticised for allowing trans entrants despite landmark Supreme Court gender ruling

The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK awards gives £25,000 grants to five 'outstanding early-career women scientists' to further their research and boost female representation.

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