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Rare lunar event to shed light on Stonehenge’s links to the moon
Archaeologists and astronomers to study Wiltshire site’s lesser understood connection to the moonThe rising and setting...
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The disease-busting hybrids that could bring back the majestic English elm
The tree all but vanished in the 1970s. Now, thanks to two amateur nature lovers, it...
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Solar eclipse: parts of UK crane for a ‘small grazing’
The total eclipse visible in North America may be seen as a partial one in some...
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Northern lights predicted in US and UK on Monday night in wake of solar storms
Spectacular aurora borealis caused by geomagnetic storms on sun’s surface may be visible in North America...
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AI to track hedgehog populations in pioneering UK project
National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme aims to understand why population has declinedArtificial intelligence will be used for...
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Staff at Alan Turing Institute speak out after four men given top roles
Employees say there is a trend of limited diversity among the senior scientific leadership at the...
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Controversial new theory of gravity rules out need for dark matter
Exclusive: Paper by UCL professor says ‘wobbly’ space-time could instead explain expansion of universe and galactic...
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Astronomers detect ‘waterworld with a boiling ocean’ in deep space
Exclusive: Significant discovery, made by James Webb telescope, provokes disagreement over conditions on planet’s surfaceAstronomers have...
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Researchers study brain activity of surgeons for signs of cognitive overload
Team at Imperial College London say techniques could be used to flag warning signs during surgeryIt...
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UK’s leading agricultural research facility facing funding crisis
Exclusive: Rothamsted Research is having to pause ‘non-essential’ work, according to a letter from its directorThe...
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‘Absolutely amazing’: 1,800-year-old shattered Roman arm guard is reconstructed from 100 pieces
National Museums Scotland restores soldier’s brass guard, only the third of its kind known to existA...
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DNA test can detect 18 early stage cancers, scientists say
US biotech firm designs cheaper, less invasive multi-cancer screening test it says could be ‘gamechanger’Scientists have...