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• How a US computer firm could soon get its hands on YOUR NHS medical records

  23-10-2023 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anyone who has ever had to navigate the NHS as a patient or carer will no doubt know the frustration and fear often caused by this vast organisation's woeful inability to communicate within itself.
  
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• Virginia student,14, crowned America's top Young Scientist and awarded $25k after developing soap that treats SKIN CANCER

  23-10-2023 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heman Bekele, a ninth grader at W.T. Woodson High School in Annandale, Virginia infused over the counter medicinal soap with three ingredients to make his cancer-fighting bars of soap.
  
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• Is California's supervolcano set to blow? Scientists identify more than 2,000 quakes at the Long Valley Caldera that they say 'are precursors for an eruption'

  23-10-2023 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California's supervolcano is showing increased seismic activity - more than 2,000 quakes hit in recent years. Scientists conducted an investigation to see if it is a sign of impending doom.
  
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• Is California's supervolcano set to blow? Scientists identify more than 2,000 quakes at the Long Valley Caldera  that they say 'are precursors for an eruption'

  23-10-2023 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California's supervolcano is showing increased seismic activity - more than 2,000 quakes hit in recent years. Scientists conducted an investigation to see if it is a sign of impending doom.
  
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• NASA eyes 3D-printed rocket nozzles for deep space missions

  23-10-2023 18:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  Additive manufacturing might not be for everyone, but rocket makers seem to like it NASA has tested a 3D-printed rocket engine nozzle made of a weldable type of aluminum with the aim of adding more payload to deep space missions.…
  
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• Manchester University claims huge drone record

  23-10-2023 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Giant Foamboard Quadcopter is a cardboard-like uncrewed drone measuring 6.4m corner to corner.
  
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• Scientists warn Cavendish bananas could go EXTINCT as 'catastrophic' fungal disease is about to wipe out the world's most popular type of fruit

  23-10-2023 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's most popular bananas are on the brink of extinction now that scientists have identified a fungal disease in South American that eradicated the previous popular type of fruit in the 1950s.
  
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• Ditch the little black dress! Scientists say you should match your clothes to your EYES to look your best

  23-10-2023 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Regardless of their complexion, people with blue eyes suit 'cool' blue hues, while people with dark brown eyes look best in orange or red fabrics, according to experts from University of St Andrews.
  
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• Global “Holodomor” Ahead: The Intentional Destruction Of Agriculture

  23-10-2023 17:43 via technocracy.news
  
  Dutch farmers and fishermen represent the “canary in the coal mine” in the battle to destroy agriculture worldwide. Everything that is happening there is being replicated in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and throughout Europe. Holodomor means “death by hunger,” as was intentionally inflicted on Ukrainian peasants during 1932-33, killing at least 5 million. Now that a global Holodomor is forming, it should be as plain as your nose on your face.
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• How did they get up there? Scientists discover 13 mummified MICE at the tops of three Andean volcanoes - and say they likely climbed the 20,000ft summits on their own

  23-10-2023 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists were in for a surprise after discovering the mummified remains of 13 mice in a very unexpected location - the tops of the 20,000ft Andean volcanoes.
  
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• Humans have 'lost control' of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting - and it could cause global sea levels to rise by 3.2 FEET by 2100, study warns

  23-10-2023 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey say that the inevitable melting from heating caused by greenhouse gas emissions is set to raise sea levels throughout the following decades.
  
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• Sea-level rise: West Antarctic ice shelf melt 'unavoidable'

  23-10-2023 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Future sea-level rise may have been underestimated, a new study warns, with more melt "locked in".
  
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• Ink-redible discovery! Scientists find a TATTOO with references to Jesus Christ on a 1,300-year-old body in Sudan

  23-10-2023 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tattoo's owner was buried at the Ghazali monastery, located 9.3 miles from the banks of the Nile in Northern Sudan, and was most likely one of the monks living in the community.
  
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• Tim Peake on a return to space: 'Never say never'

  23-10-2023 13:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  Bigs up commercial space as ESA prepares for Axiom 3 British astronaut Tim Peake has teased a return to space during an interview in which he doffed his cap to Axiom Space and others in the commercial space sector.…
  
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• The moon is 40 million years OLDER than scientists thought, study claims

  23-10-2023 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lunar crystals brought back from the last Apollo mission in 1972 have been used to estimate the exact age of the moon.
  
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• Mother knows best! Tinder now lets your PARENTS view and suggest potential matches

  23-10-2023 12:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tinder has launched a new feature called Tinder Matchmaker, which lets your friends and fmaily view and suggest potential matches for you.
  
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• People care about their dogs more than their cats, study confirms

  23-10-2023 09:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have revealed that people's levels of attachment are greater when it comes to their dogs - and they are willing to pay higher vet fees for them.
  
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• NASA just patched Voyager 2's software but spared Voyager 1 the risky rewrite

  23-10-2023 08:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  The upgrade might not go well, so prioritized the probe doing better science NASA patched its Voyager 2 spacecraft last week, to address a bug that last year saw its sibling generate corrupted telemetry data, but won't know if its fix worked – or overwrote critical code – until some time after October 28.…
  
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• Britain’s Big AI Summit Is a Doom-Obsessed Mess

  23-10-2023 08:00
  
  UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s global summit on AI governance will focus on extreme scenarios of algorithms causing harm. Many British AI experts would rather he focus on near-term problems.
  
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• Dogs beat cats in the war for our affection - but our love is not as great as the Danes'

  23-10-2023 07:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have revealed that people's levels of attachment are greater when it comes to their dogs - and they are willing to pay higher vet fees for them.
  
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• Dear Winter, I feel glum: How writing a letter to the season or sitting by a window helps beat the blues

  23-10-2023 02:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Glasgow found that writing a letter beginning 'Dear Winter', and telling the season how it makes you feel can alleviate feelings of depression.
  
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• Does the paper industry need to cut its water usage?

  23-10-2023 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firms in the sector are using new technologies to reduce the amount of water they require.
  
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• Revealed: The UK streets with the fastest and slowest broadband - so, is YOUR road on the list?

  23-10-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis from Broadband Genie shows that people living on Morriston Close in Watford must contend with the slowest connection, with average speeds of just 0.6Mb.
  
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