Science

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope claim to have found the strongest signs of alien life ever recorded.

‘Biological activity’: Strongest sign of alien life detected

A group of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope claim to have discovered the strongest signs ever recorded of life on an alien planet. 

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Pop star Katy Perry reaches space on the 10-minute Blue Origin flight.

Tears and a Perry performance: Inside the Blue Origin flight

The all-women Blue Origin rocket launch, including passengers Gayle King and Katy Perry, briefly entered space overnight. What does that mean for the rest of us?

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Katy Perry looked ready for action on Sunday as she posed alongside Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King and fellow Blue Origin female crew members in bodycon space outfits.

‘Spice to space’: Katy Perry and pals don ‘sexy’ space suits

Katy Perry and her fellow female crew members have shown off their ‘glam’ spacesuits ahead of their journey into the stars on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin craft, saying ‘we’re going to put the “ass” in astronaut’.

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Scientists have announced the reintroduction of the dire wolf back into the world.

Howling success: GOT-style beasts return after 10,000 years

Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble the extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the US.

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Is the answer in DNA?

Inside the scientific quest to reverse human ageing

THE WASHINGTON POST: Hoping to avoid death? So are scientists who are making progress on slowing down the ageing process.

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

Family reveal astronaut’s psychological trauma

After an incredible 286 consecutive days in space, the mental toll on NASA’s astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore may be more serious than their smiles and thumbs-up signals indicated.   

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What do the world’s uber rich have planned for our future?

What do the world’s uber rich have planned for our future?

The big-name tech billionaires have established themselves as a global ruling class but how are they using their combined trillion-dollar wealth to carve out a better future for the planet?

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One of the last pictures from Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander.

‘We’re down’: Fears for private spacecraft’s moon landing

Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole - or lying sideways like its first spacecraft from a year ago.

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NASA’s Blue Ghost lander has taken viewers back to the wonder of the 1970s as it captured a spectacular close-up of the dark side of the Moon.

Dark side of the Moon a hit again as NASA touchdown looms

NASA’s Blue Ghost lander has taken viewers back to the wonder of the 1970s as it captured a spectacular close-up of the dark side of the Moon.

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A prominent IVF clinic may have had its customers’ personal information stolen in a cyber breach.

Urgent warning as patients warned hackers may have stolen personal data

A major IVF provider has informed patients a cyber attack may have compromised their personal information, including medical records and treatments.

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A quadropod robot developed by  DEEP Robotics, a startup founded by a graduate of Zhe Da university.

The dazzling Chinese university behind DeepSeek

The institution that birthed the AI conqueror models itself on Stanford and is located in the tech hotspot of Hangzhou.

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Discovery images of asteroid 2024 YR4.

NASA raises odds of ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Earth

An asteroid travelling with enough speed to flatten a city will pass Earth in 2032.

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The ‘clearest lake in the world’ is at risk of turning cloudy.

Why tourists are being told to wipe their shoes before visiting ‘world’s clearest lake’

‘If this invasive micro-organism enters the lake, it has the potential to have far-reaching consequences.’

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Prostate cancer patients with a poor prognosis have benefited from a groundbreaking treatment trial.

World-first cancer treatment like ‘heat seeking missile’

A ground-breaking treatment for cancer described by doctors as being like a ‘heat seeking missile’ has boosted survival rates and quality of life for patients with fewer side effects.

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An expert has explained how ‘faulty’ memory can cause parents to forget children left in cars.

Hot car deaths: The science behind how parents can forget a child in a vehicle

It might seem incomprehensible that a parent could leave a child in a car, but a neuroscientist has explained the phenomenon.

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