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UK scientists have discovered a new planet that could potentially support human life and it’s just 40 light-years away.
Prehistoric 'Dune' worm found in a quarry was a predator that hunted millions of years before the dinosaurs. We speak to the lead author, Dr Richie Howard, Curator of Fossil Arthropods at the Natural History Museum.
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We speak to scientists who have successfully used drones to validate walrus counts alongside satellite images from spaceAtlantic to get 'extraordinary' hurricane season.People with commonly autocorrected names fight back
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ESA’s Euclid telescope reveals the largest images of the universe ever taken from space. We speak to Dr Jesper Skottfelt, a research fellow at the Open University’s centre for Electronic Imaging, about their VIS technology that helped take these incredible pictures.
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An early warning space weather satellite named Vigil is coming to the UKWhy BT has been fined almost £3 million over failures affecting EE & PlusNet customersMicrosoft’s AI feature is being investigated by UK watchdog over screenshotsScientists reveal shocking findings about the Sun’s magnetic fieldWhy the internet is ‘disappearing’
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Apple releases an urgent iOS 17.5.1 security update after some reports of a bug causing deleted iPhone and iPad photos to resurrect themselves. Infected blood scandal victims ‘could each receive £2m+’. Firing up UK’s spaceport rocket. Nasa’s optimistic two-month plasma rocket to Mars.
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Risk of type 2 diabetes in under-40sDigital landline swap delayed over fears for vulnerableInternational AI safety plan Attenborough’s childhood inspiration becomes nature reserves
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OpenAI announces “pause” on a ChatGPT voice avatar after it drew comparisons Scarlett Johansson’s speaking style - and Hollywood actress called in the lawyers. Legal and policy challenges for AI Seoul Summit, with Eleanor Shearer, senior research fellow at London’s Common Wealth think tank. Infected blood scandal: police examine manslaughter charges. 
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Microplastics found in ‘every study testicle’New (but fading) chance to see Northern LightsTech firms ‘failing on pre-election misinformation’Cob-erating theatre...tiny robot’s corn-sized surgery

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Publication of public inquiry’s verdict into ‘worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS’ that led to deaths of more than 3,000 people. UK summer alert for Asian hornets. Preserving breast tissue aids cancer research.
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iDo...the robot ‘AI dating concierge’Odyssey for cross of polar explorer ShackletonFlavour science behind mac & cheese ice cream

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Evgeny Lebedev talks to stoicism expert Professor Bill Irvine, whose books detail the ancient wisdom of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius for a new generation.
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