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Starliner capsule set for launch towards the ISS

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Pandemic science hub will develop drugs for lung infections such as Covid-19

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Pugs have high health risks and ‘can no longer be considered a typical dog’

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Diseased dolphins use muscles as energy source to survive, study suggests

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Powerful brain scanners offer hope for treating some Parkinson’s symptoms

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Sniffer dogs ‘can accurately detect airport passengers infected with Covid-19’

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Super blood moon set to delight skygazers

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Scientists grow plants in soil from the moon for the first time

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Some Antarctic ice shelves grew in area over the last 20 years – study

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Discovered: 150-year-old platypus specimen that proved some mammals lay eggs

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Anti-inflammatory drugs could increase chronic pain risk, study suggests

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Vision scientists revive light-sensing cells in organ donor eyes

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Fruit flies prioritise mating over survival, new study suggests

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Seasonal H1N1 virus ‘may have descended from Spanish flu strain’

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Met Office: 50-50 chance of exceeding 1.5C warming threshold in next five years

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Endangered whale sharks face significant threat from shipping – study

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James Webb Space Telescope observations ‘to change astronomy forever’

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Certain bats deter predators by buzzing like hornets, study suggests

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Some hay fever medicines in short supply across the UK

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Robot chef learns to ‘taste’ as it goes, researchers suggest

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Indigenous peoples ‘have globally harvested billions of oysters sustainably’

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Venus and Jupiter align in treat for skygazers

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Underwater cables linked to deformities and poor swimming ability in lobsters

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Runners prefer the same pace, regardless of distance – study

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How long is your pet dog expected to live?

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Jack Russell terriers have the longest lifespan among pet dogs, study suggests

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Stonehenge ‘was built on land inhabited by deer and wild boar 4,000 years earlier’

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Social mobility tsar urged to apologise for saying girls dislike ‘hard maths’

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Scientists find genetic cause for autoimmune disease lupus

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UK wildlife watchers ‘welcome species that arrive because of climate change’

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Finding out the sex of a baby could lead to better life chances, study suggests

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Talking therapy may ease depression for people with dementia, study suggests

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Children cannot avoid daydreaming but it may affect learning, study shows

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Drug-resistant environmental mould ‘capable of infecting people’, study suggests

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World’s most powerful particle accelerator comes back to life

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Lyrid meteor shower set to delight stargazers

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Longest known Covid infection lasted 505 days, study finds

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Study reveals clues to cancer causes and potential for personalised treatment

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Prehistoric people created art by flickering firelight – study

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Palaeontologists solve pterosaur feather mystery

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Climate change and agriculture halve insect populations in some areas – study

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Astronomers discover new type of stellar explosion called micronova

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Five types of bacteria linked to aggressive prostate cancer – study

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Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn to align in cosmic treat for skygazers

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Potential for shallow liquid water on Jupiter’s moon Europa, study suggests

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Excess weight nearly doubles risk of womb cancer – study

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Brain tumour treatment using DNA sequencing gives ‘hope’ for patients

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Tardigrades ‘can hitch rides on snails but the slime hampers survival’

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Vegan diets may be linked to better health in dogs, study suggests

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Diverse life forms existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought – study

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Full delivery of climate pledges could keep warming to just below 2C, study says

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Climate change will mean fewer fish to catch in the future, study suggests

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Threat of untreatable gonorrhoea ‘could be tackled with meningitis vaccine’

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Global estimates of headaches suggest disorder impacts more than 50% of people

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Scientists crack egg forging evolutionary puzzle

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Magic mushroom compound ‘opens up depressed people’s brains’, study suggests

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New ‘killer’ immunotherapy shows promise in attacking hard-to-treat cancers

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Keeping waist measurement less than half your height ‘is good for your health’

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Astronomers observe most distant galaxy ever spotted – study

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Insomnia could increase people’s risk of type 2 diabetes – study

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Biggest study of its kind implicates specific genes in schizophrenia

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Pair involved in anti-vivisection protests that featured singer could be jailed

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Scientists discover microplastics in live human lungs for first time

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People with psychosis who were scared of leaving home ‘helped by VR’

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Covid deaths could rise as infections continue to increase, experts warn

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Loss of neurons, not lack of sleep, makes Alzheimer’s patients drowsy – study

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99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air, WHO says

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Study finally proves birds are more colourful near the Equator

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New liver cancer treatment ‘effective in 90% of patients’

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Mammals put brawn before brains after dinosaur extinction – study

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Researchers generate the first complete sequence of a human genome

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Star 13 billion light years from Earth is most distant ever discovered

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Venom from sea snails could hold key to future painkillers

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Eating one avocado a week ‘cuts the risk of heart disease by a fifth’

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Top level video-gamers ‘facing same mental health pressures’ as other athletes

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‘Parents should talk to children about social media at a young age’

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Lifestyle changes cuts chances of type 2 diabetes for thousands, research shows

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Woman sees cancer tumours shrink in half on experimental drug

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Study seeks way to treat brain bleeds and reduce risk of disability and death

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‘High levels’ of atmospheric microplastics found near busy trunk road

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Pregnant women to be offered test to detect pre-eclampsia

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Behaviour like tail-chasing ‘more common in dogs with first-time owners’

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Two to three cups of coffee a day may be good for the heart, research suggests

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Sun seen in unprecedented detail through Solar Orbiter images

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Count your blessings but forget Lady Luck if you want to be happy – research

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Male dolphins whistle to maintain important relationships – study

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People taking statins have lower risk of parkinsonism, study suggests

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Modern apples bigger and less acidic than their wild ancestors – study

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People with specific gene mutations ‘less likely to have children’

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Simple food swaps ‘could help women through the menopause’

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Sounds of nature ‘benefit mental health and promote environmental protection’

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Stomach bugs ‘decreased by more than half during first six months of lockdown’

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Group exercise sessions can stop people losing strength as they age – study

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Orangutan vocabularies ‘shaped by social mingling, like in humans’

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Health Secretary urges older people to ‘top up’ their Covid vaccines

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Lithium may decrease risk of developing dementia, study suggests

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