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Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in latest setback for Jeff Bezos-owned company | Blue Origin

Nasa’s plans to build a lunar base and return humans to the moon in the next two years, were thrown into jeopardy after a...

Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests | Medical research

It is a spray used worldwide to protect humans from mosquito bites, but now research suggests Deet can become attractive to the insects if...

‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL | Zoology

Over its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin Landseer’s Trafalgar Square lions, to AA Milne’s naming...

‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision | Science

A married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene therapy for blindness have been awarded...

Red hair gene favoured by natural selection over last 10,000 years, study finds | Evolution

People with red hair who have put up with teasing or “fiery” stereotypes may be pleased to learn that they appear to be winners...

Effect of ‘gamechanger’ Alzheimer’s drugs ‘trivial’, review concludes | Dementia

Drugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive...

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds | Whales

We may appear to have little in common with sperm whales – enormous, ocean-dwelling animals that last shared a common ancestor with humans more...

Hidden treasures: Spanish archaeologists discover trove of ancient shipwrecks in Bay of Gibraltar | Archaeology

Spanish archaeologists exploring the bay that curves between the southern port of Algeciras and the Rock of Gibraltar have documented the wrecks of more...

Almost 2bn to be affected by metabolic liver disease by 2050, study suggests | Health

Metabolic liver disease will affect 1.8 billion people worldwide by 2050, driven by rising obesity and blood sugar levels, a study suggests.Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic...

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