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Science & Tech
How AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial life
There are between 10 and 50 billion potentially habitable worlds in our galaxy,...
Cerrado: Beef trade risks key Brazil ecosystem - campaigners
Beef production by three of the world's biggest meatpackers has been linked to illegal...
Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected
The most luminous object ever detected has been spied in the distant Universe.
New coffee genetic map promises better brews
Scientists have unravelled the genetic secrets of coffee in a discovery they say...
Amazon's record drought driven by climate change
One of our planet's most vital defences against global warming is itself being ravaged...
US stingray falls pregnant despite having no mate
A stingray called Charlotte is pregnant despite not sharing her tank with a male...
Ransomware attack hits dozens of Romanian hospitals
Over a hundred Romanian healthcare facilities have been been affected by a ransomware...
Big tech vows action on 'deceptive' AI in elections
Most of the world's largest tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft,...
Facebook £3bn legal action given go-ahead in London
A judge has given the go-ahead to a mass legal action against Facebook owner Meta,...
Biofluorescence: Unseen world of the Celtic rainforest...
An eerie glow has been emanating from Wales' forests and rockpools for the country's...
Xbox, Nintendo or PlayStation: does it still matter?
Four Microsoft Xbox video games - and the firm was frustratingly careful not to...
Millions of donkeys killed each year to make medicine
To sell water and make his living, Steve relied completely on his donkeys. They...
Paraquat pesticide maker used “weak” data on Parkinson’s
A chemical manufacturer facing legal action over alleged links between its pesticide...
Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice...
Some polar bears face starvation as the Arctic sea ice melts because they are unable...
'Pirate of the seas' great skua in big decline after bird...
A powerful bird known as the pirate of the seas has declined dramatically because...