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NASA unveils shopping list of Moon Base equipment

NASA has unveiled its shopping list of equipment needed for the early stages of building its Moon Base. Overnight the agency announced new contracts for lunar rovers for

Super-energised deep space particle found in the sea

Massive black holes in space are believed to be blasting jets of matter directly to the Earth. Scientists revealed this week that they had found a mysterious super

Remains found in Britain date back 11,000 years

Scientists have uncovered human remains in Northern Britain dating back 11,000 years, the oldest ever discovered in the region. DNA testing has confirmed the young girl,

Underwater fish operate ‘beauty salons’ on coral reefs

A newly discovered fish species is operating underwater “beauty salons” in Australia’s coral reefs. The two new-to-science species of the Cleaner Wrasse genus

Whales travelled more than 14,000km on breeding trek

Humpback whales have been found to travel more than 14,000km between breeding grounds. Research released today documented a new record for the greatest distances

Moving between locations can drastically change aging

A powerful new link has been discovered between where we live and how fast we age. New research suggests that healthcare needs to be tailored to genetic ancestry and

New study debunks yo-yo dieting dangers

A new study has rejected the notion that weight loss followed by weight gain – yo-yo dieting – is more harmful than staying overweight. Researchers reviewed years of

Hundreds of mysterious mass graves found in Sahara

By Julien Cooper, Maël Crépy and Marie Bourgeois We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan. This

The right music can lift your exercise endurance

Listening to your favourite music can increase endurance during a workout by up to 20 percent. A new study found that cyclists exercising with self-selected songs had a

Alarm at ‘extreme’ increase in Greenland ice melt

A new study has revealed an alarming sixfold increase in ice sheet melts in Greenland. The research found that melting had become “more frequent, more extensive and

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