Science
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Climate change: Electric trucks ‘can compete with diesel ones’
bbc– The view that battery-powered heavy goods lorries can’t compete with diesel is being challenged by new research. It had…
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Pfizer Covid vaccine is safe and effective for children aged 12 to 15, new trial data show
independent– The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is safe to use and provides high levels of protection against Covid-19 in children aged 12 to…
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Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching
bbc– The ivory trade, loss of vital habitat and a deeper understanding of elephant biology have all combined to reveal…
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Space projects scrubbed in UK overseas aid cut
bbc– Space projects are the latest international scientific collaborations to lose funding because of the cut in UK overseas aid.…
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China and Russia to build lunar space station
bbc– Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has signed an agreement with China’s National Space Administration to develop research facilities…
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Food waste: Amount thrown away totals 900 million tonnes
BBC– More than 900 million tonnes of food is thrown away every year, according to a global report. The UN Environment…
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Conservationists release 10 orangutans into the wild in Indonesia
independent– Orangutans, the world’s largest tree-climbing mammals, are critically endangered largely due to deforestation across Indonesia and Malaysia, where all three species are at…
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Rare Great Yellow bumblebee found in Scotland
independent– The extremely rare Great Yellow bumblebee has been spotted in Scotland in what conservationists described as a “once in a…
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Prozac study: Fish exposed to drug transform into zombies – ‘erodes behavioural diversity’
express– Approximately 20 million prescriptions for Prozac, also known as fluoxetine, are dispensed annually in the US alone. However, along…
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Life after death: Expert on near-death experience of bright light at the end of tunnel
express– NDE is commonly experienced by people who have suffered an extreme medical trauma, such as a heart attack or…
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