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Thursday, Apr 25

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Researchers discover surprise vitamin D benefit in fight against cancer

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Mice given a diet rich in vitamin D had better immune resistance to experimentally transplanted cancers

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Scientists discover ‘revolutionary’ phenomenon that solves 80-year-old mystery

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Breakthrough could impact everything from weather forecasts to energy production

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Giant fossil footprints lead to discovery of megaraptor dinosaur in China

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Fujianipus yingliangi was a giant relative of velociraptors made famous in Jurassic Park

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Two lifeforms merge into one organism for first time in a billion years

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‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say

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Astronaut Rosemary Coogan on overcoming the temptation to ‘swim’ in microgravity

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Another exercise while experiencing weightlessness involved performing CPR techniques on a dummy, while anchored upside down.

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Over half of world’s population ‘could be at risk of mosquito-borne diseases’

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Experts warn outbreaks could occur in places were public health systems are unprepared.

Wednesday, Apr 24

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An ancient Maya city reveals its secrets to solve one of history’s biggest enigmas

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The discovery – the burning of a long-dead king’s skeleton and sacred funerary regalia – reveals new secrets

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An ancient Maya city yields up its secrets to solve one of history’s biggest enigmas

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The discovery - the burning of a long-dead king’s skeleton and sacred funerary regalia - reveals new secrets

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Historical coins found under floor sell for £60,000

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Trove found under couple’s home thought to have been depositied by landowner during the English Civil War

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Fossil of great white shark’s extinct 30-foot ancestor found in Mexico

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Ancient predator lived alongside dinosaurs and likely went extinct due to competition for prey

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Scientists report longest known ‘extreme’ Covid infection in 72-year-old man

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Prolonged infection leads to emergence of novel immune-evasive variant in patient

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Brain foods: Study finds what to eat to make you smarter

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What you eat is linked to higher amounts of grey matter in the brain

Scientists think they know what the first glow-in-the-dark animal was

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The findings push back the previous oldest dated example of the trait by nearly 300 million years.

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Two lifeforms merge into one organism for first time in a billion years

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‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say

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Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago – study

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The findings push back the previous oldest dated example of the trait by nearly 300 million years.

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A balanced diet may be linked to better brain health, study suggests

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According to the findings, people with a balanced diet demonstrated better mental health and superior cognitive functions.

Gardening and moderate physical activities ‘may cut depression risk by 23%’

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The effects of physical activity intensity on depression highlight the need for precise exercise guidelines, researchers say.

Tuesday, Apr 23

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Rival Covid-19 jab developers face off in High Court patent trial

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Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech are in a dispute over the rights to life-saving vaccine technology patents.

Monday, Apr 22

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Two lifeforms merge into one organism for first time in a billion years

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‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say

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Fossil of ‘largest snake ever’ in history discovered in India

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A fossil of the "largest snake to ever have existed" has been found in western India.

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Menopausal female whales live decades longer, study finds

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Living longer without breeding allows them more time to help offspring and grand-offspring

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Seeing self on video calls leads to mental fatigue, study finds

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EEG monitoring showed that fatigue levels were significantly greater during the times participants could view their own image.

Friday, Apr 19

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Aliens could be purple and not green, new study claims

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Aliens could be purple and not green, a new study claims.

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Scientists in India may have just discovered longest snake to ever live

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Snake was comparable in size to extinct Titanoboa, researchers say

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France dig reveals mysterious horseshoe-shaped ancient monument containing weapons

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Artefacts may be traced to the Bell Beaker culture that emerged 4,500 years ago

Thursday, Apr 18

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Extinct snake named after Shiva’s serpent may have been one of largest ever

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Named Vasuki Indicus, the animal reached an estimated length of up to 15 metres.

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Bumblebees can survive underwater for up to a week, accidental discovery shows

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Canadian researchers made the ‘surprising’ discovery after accidentally submerging a bumblebee underwater

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Ancient humans hid in Saudi Arabian lava tube for over 7,000 years

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Archeologists find artefacts, rock art and skeletal remains in Umm Jirsan

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Eleven-year-old girl’s fossil find leads to discovery of largest known sea reptile

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Sea monster likely terrorised waters around 200 million years ago