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Surplus wind energy to heat water for fuel-poor households in Ireland

Surplus wind energy to heat water for fuel-poor households...

As renewable energy grows, large amounts of surplus power are going to waste – but...

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Earthquakes suggest Earth's core has started spinning more slowly

Earthquakes suggest Earth's core has started spinning more...

Measurements of seismic waves travelling through Earth’s inner core indicate that...

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A better understanding of PCOS offers fresh hope for new treatments

A better understanding of PCOS offers fresh hope for new...

New insights into polycystic ovary syndrome are revealing more about the causes...

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JWST has seen building blocks of life in a dark, cold cloud in space

JWST has seen building blocks of life in a dark, cold cloud...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a frigid cloud of dust and gas where...

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Wolves are eating sea otters after depleting an Alaskan island’s deer

Wolves are eating sea otters after depleting an Alaskan...

After a pack of wolves  almost drove the deer on a small Alaskan island extinct,...

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Egyptian boy mummy was buried with a ‘second heart’ made of gold

Egyptian boy mummy was buried with a ‘second heart’ made...

X-rays have been used to digitally unwrap the mummy of a teenage boy dating back...

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Rare Antarctic meteorite is one of the largest ever found

Rare Antarctic meteorite is one of the largest ever found

Antarctica is the perfect place to go meteorite hunting, as space rocks stand out...

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The first ever vaccine against RSV could be approved in 2023

The first ever vaccine against RSV could be approved in...

Although usually mild, the respiratory syncytial virus can be fatal among babies...

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Fake mushroom experiment reveals why some fungi glow in the dark

Fake mushroom experiment reveals why some fungi glow in...

Why some mushrooms are bioluminescent remains uncertain, but a study using LED lights...

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The mysterious underwater avalanches reshaping Earth

The mysterious underwater avalanches reshaping Earth

Turbidity currents are cascades of sediment that tumble down Earth’s 9000 submarine...

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Type 2 diabetes linked with an increased risk of dying from cancer

Type 2 diabetes linked with an increased risk of dying...

Research suggests that the risk of dying from any type of cancer is 18 per cent...

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Dogs can tell when you want to give them a treat – even if you don’t

Dogs can tell when you want to give them a treat – even...

Pet dogs respond more patiently when humans clumsily drop a treat out of reach than...

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Smart office chair recognises what position you are sitting in

Smart office chair recognises what position you are sitting...

An office chair fitted with sensors detects how you are sitting and uses artificial...

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AI detects if YouTubers are infected with omicron coronavirus variant

AI detects if YouTubers are infected with omicron coronavirus...

An artificial intelligence picked up on audio samples where the speaker was probably...

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Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertiliser

Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertiliser

Tests on cabbage plants suggest fertilisers derived from human urine and faeces...

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Hackers can make computers destroy their own chips with electricity

Hackers can make computers destroy their own chips with...

A feature of server motherboards intended to allow remote updates can be abused...