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GB Grid: Andy Burnham says public body will invest in electricity grid
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a new publicly owned company called Great British Grid to invest in electricity infrastructure and speed up grid connections through increased competition.
Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
UK household energy bills are forecast to rise by 16% in January, adding £276 to typical annual costs at the coldest time of year, marking the largest increase in four years.
Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest
Scientists have captured detailed images of a subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest actively breaking apart into smaller pieces, revealing how a major tectonic system reaches the end of its life.
Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails
A commercial spacecraft launched to rescue NASA’s aging Swift Observatory failed its mission and returned to Earth Friday after 85 days in orbit, unable to boost the telescope to a higher altitude.
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Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
Scientists have confirmed that a fossil stored in a drawer for 40 years is Antarctica’s first ever discovered dinosaur bone, a tail vertebra from a Titanosaur dating back 82 million years.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists debate whether declining air pollution from clean-air policies is accelerating global warming by removing a cooling effect that previously masked greenhouse gas warming.
Textbooks may have misdrawn this basic brain structure for 100 years
Researchers found that brain axons may have a pearled structure previously overlooked in textbooks for about a century, with implications for how neural signals travel through the brain.
The end of humanity? What would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Scientists monitor unusual seismic activity at Yellowstone supervolcano, triggering emergency protocols as earthquake swarms migrate upward and ground deformation accelerates, raising eruption probability significantly.
A strange circle on satellite maps turned out to be a 390-million-year-old impact crater
An amateur astronomer searching Quebec satellite maps for camping locations discovered evidence of a previously unknown 390-million-year-old impact crater, later confirmed by scientists as one of Earth’s largest.
Humpback whale mother may have mourned her dead calf for days
Researchers documented a humpback whale mother remaining beside her dead calf off Australia’s Gold Coast, suggesting these marine mammals may experience grief-like responses to loss.
For the first time, scientists watch sound jump between quantum states
Stanford researchers have directly observed quantum jumps of sound in a mechanical resonator for the first time, advancing the field of quantum physics research that began over a century ago.
This ‘fire amoeba’ pushes the limit of what’s possible for complex life
Scientists discovered a single-celled amoeba that can replicate at temperatures up to 145°F, setting a new record for complex organisms and expanding understanding of life’s thermal limits.
What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread?
A vaccination program targeting one million teenagers and young adults has launched following concerns about meningitis B infections. The program aims to protect those at highest immediate risk of this potentially life-threatening disease.
NI health: Resident doctors begin strike action over pay
Resident doctors in Northern Ireland began a 24-hour strike on Monday over pay disputes, following similar action by consultants and specialist doctors the previous week.
UK starts first vaccine trial, eight weeks into Ebola emergency
UK regulators have approved human trials for a new Ebola vaccine developed by Oxford University scientists, with the first doses expected to be administered to healthy adults within weeks.
Inside Health – Where are we at with long Covid? – BBC Sounds
A clinical trial found antihistamines and colchicine offered small fatigue reduction in long Covid patients, though researchers emphasize this is not a cure for the millions affected.