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Case brought during Biden presidency accused space company of refusing, unlawfully, to hire certain immigrants The US Department of Justice on Thursday said it would drop a case accusing Elon Musk’s space technology company SpaceX of...

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Experts warn young people should have limited use of devices and spend more time outdoors Every hour young people spend in front of screens increases their chance of being shortsighted, researchers have found, with experts warning young...

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US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety The Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that contains a word it finds...

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Doctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition using gene therapy. The children had leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a form of retinal dystrophy that causes vision...

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Musk claimed without evidence that Nasa’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were left stranded on the orbital outpost for ‘political reasons’ Elon Musk has got into a heated row with a Danish astronaut who criticised the tech billionaire’s...

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Four children can now see shapes, find toys, recognise their parents’ faces and some can read and write Doctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition using a...

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It can help relieve pain and tension, especially for patients recovering from injury or nerve compression conditions As a fairly diligent stretcher who tries to get at least five minutes of stretching in a day, I’d like to say that I’m...

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Trump administration’s reshaping of premier medical research agency has resulted in delayed projects and frozen funding Academics and scientists who work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said the Trump administration’s orders...

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A dogged account of how the quest for a treatment may have been set back years by fraudulent evidence Living to old age is quite literally the best thing that any of us could hope for, given the alternative. It’s a cruel irony, then, that...

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Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid...

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Paul Laskey now has chance to recover vision in left eye after three amniotic tissue grafts A man whose left eye was “melted” during an acid attack has thanked the woman who donated her placenta, giving him the chance to recover his sight....

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Science editor Ian Sample joins co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories of the week. From a concerning rise in hospital diagnoses of constipation in children, to research suggesting that the...

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Failed water main or mineshaft most likely culprits as hole opens up in the village of Godstone Residents of Godstone in Surrey have been evacuated from their homes amid fears that two large sinkholes in their high street could trigger a...

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Chip with topological qubits could mean reliable quantum computers could come within years, not decades Quantum computers could be built within years rather than decades, according to Microsoft, which has unveiled a breakthrough that it...

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President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research The Trump administration’s planned cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) not only threaten essential...

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Analysis of UK BioBank data shows importance of factors including living conditions and smoking, say experts The environment is about 10 times more important than genes in explaining why some people have a higher risk of an early death...

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Researchers say study, which involved training bream to follow a specific diver for treats, could change the way we treat fish Wild fish can tell people apart – at least when they are wearing different-coloured outfits – researchers have...

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Also aptly known as a dancing plant, the telegraph plant’s leaflets move in circular motions for no obvious reason The telegraph plant (Desmodium gyrans, also known as Codariocalyx motorius), is very strange. At the base of its larger...

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Poor diet, obesity and inactivity blamed on decline with Norway the only country seeing a rise Life expectancy improvement is stalling across Europe with England experiencing the biggest slowdown. Experts are blaming this on an alarming...

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About 20 people working on medicine devices at Food and Drug Administration dismissed amid government purge US Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part...

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Ambitious UK project aims to forecast climate catastrophes using fleets of drones, cosmic ray detection, patterns of plankton blooms and more An ambitious attempt to develop an early warning system for climate tipping points will combine...

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The chemical compounds that block UV rays may lead to bleaching of coral and a decrease in fish fertility Urgent investigation is needed into the potential impact sunscreen is having on marine environments, according to a new report....

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The Scottish first minister, John Swinney, was recently forced to deny plans to ban cats after a report from independent experts said the species was a threat to Scotland’s wildlife. In the UK, it is estimated that cats kill or bring home...

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The answer to today’s triangular teaser Earlier today I set you the following two problems. Here they are again with solutions. 1. Tricky triangle Continue reading...

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Researchers say woman treated for neuroblastoma as a child is longest known survivor after having CAR T-cell therapy A woman treated with a pioneering type of immunotherapy for a solid tumour has been in remission for more than 18 years...

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Discovery of pest in UK raises fears for Sitka spruce, which accounts for half of country’s commercial plantations A beetle that has previously devastated Norway spruce populations across continental Europe has been found to be equally...

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Yes, I’ve made balsamic vinegar pearls and sous-vide swede – but trial and error still produces the most delicious food To make pearls of balsamic vinegar, first chill a good amount of olive oil in a tall glass. While it waits in the...

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Despite government efforts, armed groups control many remote areas. Now researchers are caught in the crosshairs Raul*, a biologist from Quito, has been leading conservation projects in the Chocó rainforest in north-east Ecuador for more...

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The TV reporter’s struggles with depression and the suicide of his father, whose own father killed himself, prompt this incisive, highly personal investigation James Longman is an English broadcast journalist who was the BBC’s man in...

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A triangle and a rectangle walked into a pub Today’s two questions test your geometrical smarts. The first is about a triangle, the second about a square. 1. Tricky triangle Continue reading...

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Dark skies away from street lights are required to view this formation attributed to the astronomer Petrus Plancius This week, we track down a faint and often overlooked constellation. Monoceros, the unicorn, spans the celestial equator,...

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I’m an intractable bedtime procrastinator. Why do the sensible thing when I can just lie on the couch, phone in hand, however exhausted I am? This says nothing good about me, but when I read that Oxford quantum physicists had made an...

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Perhaps the problem might not be the world itself, but the way you see it The question I am writing to you from the edge of the abyss… Hello! Despite the privileges I’ve had, my life has been a constant struggle. Since I was four, I’ve had...

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Memories emerge earlier in some cultures than others, but researchers have long puzzled over our inability to recall events before two or three years of ageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email,...

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Chrissi Kelly, who says anosmia is a ‘like a bereavement’, is trialling a simple procedure that could help those who lost sense of smell during Covid or other viral infections Smell loss was a defining symptom of Covid, and for some...

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That’s the way to fulfil your goals and have fun in life We all procrastinate, but most conventional advice for conquering it doesn’t work, at least not for me, beyond chores like cleaning the kitchen or going to the gym or getting my tax...

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Paul Workman has researched untreatable chordoma for years. Now new technology points towards to a potential drug to beat it Professor Paul Workman was 37 and already well established as a medical researcher when his mother, Ena, died of a...

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Linda Geddes spends a week with a clown, a comic and some toddlers to test the science behind the uplifting power of play If foreign politics, environmental collapse and the impending takeover of the world by machines are leaving you glum,...

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Sprinter and surgeon John McFall given medical certification for mission lasting up to six months A British Paralympic sprinter and surgeon has become the first person with a physical disability to be cleared to fly to the International...

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More than 1,700 academics complain about X owner’s behaviour, citing his ‘assault on scientific research’ Pressure is growing on the Royal Society to expel Elon Musk from its fellowship after more than a thousand scientists signed an open...

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Footage taken from the International Space Station shows the eerie green glow blanketing Earth on 4 January. Aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is caused by electrically charged particles that are released by the sun...

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Recruitment drive comes amid increasing focus on an asteroid with a low – but growing – likelihood of hitting earth in seven years China has begun recruiting for a planetary defence force after risk assessments determined that an asteroid...

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Scientists hope that smell could be a non-invasive way to judge how well-preserved a mummy is Spicy, woody and sweet: it sounds like a description of a fancy air freshener. But researchers say the mix of aromas arise from something rather...

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Research aimed to improve detection of brain injury from intimate partner violence but critics say its non-fatal strangulation of animals was not justifiedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email,...

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Tributes paid to journalist remembered for infectious enthusiasm for science and talent for turning a phrase Tim Radford, the Guardian’s former science editor and mentor to a generation of writers who followed in his footsteps, has died...

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Archaeologists hail discovery of near-2,000-year-old remains as among most significant recent finds in the city The remains of London’s earliest Roman basilica have been discovered under an office block, in what archaeologists have...

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Geneticist who discovered hotspots of illnesses in Scottish islands calls for redirection of community benefit funds A leading geneticist has called for the profits from windfarms to be used for the mass screening of Scottish islanders at...

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Suppressants a ‘major’ source of toxic pollution that causes heavy-metal levels to spike in the environment The US federal government and chemical makers have long concealed the contents of pink wildfire suppressants widely spread by...