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Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ Cambridge scientist who died in Spain train crash | Spain

An “inspiring” University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train collision on Wednesday that killed at least 69 people.Dr Marta Shahbazi, 41, an...

Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe | Archaeology

Fragments of personal objects, from makeup tools and a perfume bottle to coins and a child’s necklace, have been found tucked away in a...

Why jet lag throws even foraging seabirds off course | Science

Seabirds returning from foraging trips can be thrown hundreds of miles off course by a form of jet lag that arises when their body...

How ‘super shoes’ transformed running

ABSWThe BBC's Victoria Gill presents young science writer of the year, Hasset Kifle, with her awardIn her award-winning essay, young British science writer Hasset...

The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder | Scotland

“Boxes of light” are being used to help people who struggle with low winter mood while living in one of Scotland’s darkest communities as...

Pig organ transplants could one day be superior to human ones, says expert | Medical research

A leading surgeon behind a clinical trial of transplanting pig kidneys into living humans has said they could one day be superior to those...

Nosy researcher’s quest to map the world’s ‘smellscapes’ | Science

Christmas may be associated with the aromas of oranges and mince pies but our towns and cities also boast special scents during the rest...

Cracker jokes and custard chemistry: ways to smuggle science into Christmas | Science

Christmas may seem like a time for switching off and suspending disbelief but there are plenty of ways to introduce a little science into...

Patches of the moon to become spacecraft graveyards, say researchers | The moon

Patches of the moon are destined to become spacecraft graveyards where dead lunar satellites and other defunct hardware can be crashed into the ground,...

2025 likely to be UK’s hottest year ever recorded – Met Office

Mark PoyntingClimate researcherEPAThis year is on course to be the UK's hottest since records began, according to the Met Office, as climate change continues...

Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate | Climate crisis

Yangang Xing had never heard of organ-tuning books, but his colleague Andrew Knight often played the pipe organ at churches as a teenager.When the...

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