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• Archeology: Skeletons of a young man and a dog killed by a TSUNAMI in 1600 BC uncovered in Turkey

  27-12-2021 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists found the pair of skeletons during excavations at Çeşme-Bağlararası, a Late Bronze Age site near Çeşme Bay, on Turkey's western coastline.
  
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• The future of Food? From 3D-printed meat-free steaks to edible insect burgers

  27-12-2021 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Throughout 2021 a number of developments were made in the 'lab grown' meat sector, including a 3.67 ounce steak made from real fat and muscle cells.
  
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• Advice issued as drone spooks resting seals

  27-12-2021 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A marine conservation charity is asking drone operators to keep their distance from seals.
  
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• Leading American naturalist EO Wilson, dubbed 'Darwin's heir', dies at 92

  27-12-2021 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The award-winning naturalist and conservationist earned the Darwin nickname for his life's work.
  
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• NASA enlisted 24 theologians to assess how the world would react to the discovery of alien life

  27-12-2021 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA is looking to a group of theologians to learn how humans would react to the discovery of alien life and ifit will change religious beliefs. The agency hired theologians to answer these questions.
  
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• Coronavirus can spread to the heart and brain within days and survive in organs for MONTHS

  27-12-2021 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Maryland claim that the virus can spread to the heart and brain within days, and survive in organs for months.
  
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• Nature: Bizarre experiment with SPITTING archerfish suggests that they can distinguish numbers

  27-12-2021 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fish - which use jets of water to capture prey - were trained by experts from the University of Trento to spit at screens to show they can distinguish between numbers.
  
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• It’s Time to Start Feeding Insects to Pigs

  27-12-2021 13:00
  
  Ignore the ‘yuck’ factor—the emerging possibilities of insect-based animal feed are vast.
  
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• A Clean Industrial Revolution Is the Only Way to Hit Net Zero

  27-12-2021 13:00
  
  Governments and companies around the world are finally acting to create a green economy and avoid climate catastrophe.
  
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• 5 Space Watches That Are Out of This World

  27-12-2021 13:00
  
  Watches made it into space well before Jeff Bezos. Here are our top picks for timepieces connected with the final frontier.
  
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• Imaginative concepts including a 3D-printed building show how humans could one day live on Mars

  27-12-2021 12:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One company, Texas-based construction tech startup ICON, has revealed imaginative concepts including a 3D-printed building that shows how humans could one day live on Mars.
  
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• People are confused by amazing optical illusion that makes it look like these two cubes are moving

  27-12-2021 12:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shared by a Twitter science enthusiast using the pseudonym Science Girl, the animation shows two cubes next to one a other on a blue background. It has divided opinion around the world.
  
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• Comet Leonard soars behind the plume from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch

  27-12-2021 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible shot, which is featured as NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, was taken from Thailand and shows a pagoda in Doi Inthanon National Park in the foreground.
  
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• Tinder's busiest swiping day is on January 2nd - with peak hours from 7pm-10pm 

  27-12-2021 10:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  January 2nd is known as Dating Sunday, and is the day that sees the most singletons take to the app on the quest for love. In particular, Tinder advises that singletons should sign on from 7pm-10pm.
  
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• End of the year is due to be hottest on record as temperatures soar

  27-12-2021 10:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a cool start to the week today, temperatureswill stay 'exceptionally mild' this week but are set to reach a comfortable 59F (15C) on Friday in parts of England.
  
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• NASA successfully deploys the gimbaled antenna assembly on the James Webb Space telescope

  27-12-2021 09:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following the launch on December 25, NASA has now confirmed that the gimbaled antenna assembly has been successfully deployed.
  
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• Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021

  27-12-2021 05:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Floods and storms connected to rising temperatures have had a huge impact on people worldwide.
  
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• Wildlife's winners and losers of 2021 - and how extreme weather set the tone

  27-12-2021 02:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Wildlife across the UK is increasingly suffering the impacts of extreme weather events and natural disasters, says the National Trust.
  
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