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Sucking CO2 out of the air is vital to preventing climate change, UN warns 

Sucking CO2 out of the air is vital to preventing climate change… even if we all giving up driving and flying, UN warns Scientists warn of irreversible ha... read more

Cancer test that can reveal best medicine for each patient could be a breakthrough

Cancer test that can reveal best medicine for each patient could be a breakthrough in speeding up treatment, scientists say Cancer patients have been given new ... read more

What is an engineering consulting firm?

An engineering consulting firm is a company that provides expert advice to clients upon request. There are a number of reasons for engineering consulting servic... read more

There are two speeds of sound on Mars

There are two speeds of sound on Mars — one for high-pitched noises like the zap of a laser and another for lower frequencies like the whir of a helicopter ro... read more

Skeleton of a Roman mercenary is unearthed in the Welsh countryside

The 1,700-year-old skeleton of a Roman mercenary has been unearthed next to a newly-built road in the Welsh countryside.  Archaeologists discovered the mercen... read more

Giant orchids that can reach up to 3.2ft tall are discovered growing wild in Oxfordshire

The Ghost Orchid was last seen in 2009 in a Herefordshire wood 1. Ghost Orchid Status: Critically Endangered  Best time to see: Unknown Habitat: Beech wood Whe... read more

‘Strawberry squid’ is spotted in the ‘twilight zone’ off the coast of California 

An amazing ‘strawberry squid’ with one small blue eye and the other large and green has been filmed spotted in the ‘twilight zone’ off t... read more

Best ways to control SLUGS in your garden as pellets are outlawed in the UK

With an insatiable appetite for seedlings, plants, fruits and vegetables, slugs can be a serious pest for any keen gardener. Slug pellets were previously the go... read more

Apple FIXES battery-drain issue affecting iPhones and iPads with iOS 15.4.1 update

Apple has fixed an issue that was reportedly causing the batteries in iPhones and iPads to drain more quickly than expected. The issue was reported after users ... read more

Planet almost identical to Jupiter is spotted orbiting a star 17,000 light years away

A planet ‘almost identical’ to Jupiter has been spotted orbiting a star 17,000 light years from Earth by NASA’s Kepler telescope, scientists h... read more

Couples who combine their finances have a better connection, study finds

Pooling your money is GOOD for your relationship: Couples who combine their finances are more ‘connected’ and less likely to split up, study finds C... read more

Selfies distort your face and make your nose look LARGER, study finds

Time to ditch the selfies? Photos taken on front-facing cameras distort your face and make your nose look LARGER, study finds Volunteers took a 12-inch selfie, ... read more

Baby monkeys conceived while mothers were exposed to wildfire smoke have problems with their MEMORY

Baby monkeys conceived while their mothers were exposed to smoke from wildfires are more likely to have problems with their MEMORY Scientists looked at the effe... read more

Meta admits Facebook bug led to a ‘surge of misinformation’

Meta has admitted that a Facebook bug led to a ‘surge of misinformation’ and other harmful content appearing in users’ News Feeds between Octo... read more

Longer and warmer autumns caused by climate change could spell bad news for butterflies

Butterflies may struggle to survive because of longer and warmer autumns caused by climate change, a new study has suggested. Researchers say hotter temperature... read more

T. rex’s short arms may have lowered risk of bites during feeding frenzies

T. rex is probably the most famous dinosaur of them all, but for years a key question has remained about its anatomy – why were its arms so short? Now, an Ame... read more

Don’t call us! Chats on phones are hung up in favour of videos or text messages, survey shows

Don’t call us! Chats on phones are hung up in favour of videos or text messages, survey shows Spoken phone calls are becoming notably less popular for yo... read more

Two adorable Giant Galapagos tortoises are born at a British zoo for the first time

Two adorable Giant Galapagos tortoises have been born at a British zoo for the first time, marking a major milestone for breeding of the endangered species. The... read more

Slug pellets are outlawed from today… so gardeners are advised to kill them with BEER instead 

They have been used against the slimy vandals of the vegetable patch since the 1940s. But from today gardeners are banned from putting out slug pellets to tackl... read more

Apple to allow Spotify, Netflix and Amazon to put a link to their payment page in app

Apple to allow Spotify, Netflix and Amazon to put a link to their website within their apps, allowing users to sign up directly and by-pass Apple’s paymen... read more

Monkeys seek out fruit that is ripe enough to have turned to alcohol, study finds

Monkeys actively seek out fruit that has become ripe enough for the sugars to have fermented, producing about two percent alcohol, new study discovered. Biologi... read more

Prehistoric mammals prioritised bulking up over brain size to boost their chances of survival

Prehistoric mammals prioritised bulking up over brain size to boost their chances of survival after the extinction of the dinosaurs, a new study has claimed. I... read more

The human genome is finally COMPLETE

The human genome has finally been completely mapped, 20 years after the first draft was produced, scientists have revealed. Today, researchers have published ... read more

Northern Lights could be visible in Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon tonight

The Northern Lights, usually seen around the Arctic Circle, could be visible in Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon tonight due to an intense geomagnetic storm.  The... read more