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Britain to welcome first wild storks in centuries amid lockdown

Storks are famous in folklore for delivering human babies to their parents. Conservationists are looking to return the favour with the imminent hatching of several white stork eggs on a 'rewilding' estate in southern England - as the coronavirus outbreak provides a noticeable boost for some wildlife.




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'Justice finally prevailed' in Michael Flynn case: WH

White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said it appears that the FBI 'manufactured' a crime in the case of President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, after the Department of Justice moved to drop the case on Thursday.




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'Never give up': Queen praises Britons on Victory in Europe Day

Britain's Queen Elizabeth honored those who died in World War Two on Friday, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, and used the occasion to say she was proud of how people had responded to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Key Pence aide diagnosed with coronavirus

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, the wife of one of President Donald Trump's senior advisors, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the second White House staffer to be diagnosed with the illness. This report produced by Chris Dignam.




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Train in India kills at least 16 migrant workers

Police in India's western Aurangabad district have returned the bodies of 16 migrants killed by a train on Friday, to their home towns. Ciara Lee reports




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EXPLAINED: How do koalas drink?

Scientists have solved a lingering mystery about koala behavior. A new study describes the animal's drinking habit in the wild for the first time.




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Britain to welcome first wild storks in centuries amid lockdown

Storks are famous in folklore for delivering human babies to their parents. Conservationists are looking to return the favour with the imminent hatching of several white stork eggs on a 'rewilding' estate in southern England - as the coronavirus outbreak provides a noticeable boost for some wildlife.




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Scientists hail 3D table top as "mist" opportunity

June 12 - Researchers in the UK have developed a prototype three dimensional screen made of mist, that will allow multiple participants to interact with shared images. The MisTable's inventors say their water-based technology could prove transformative in the business and education sectors. Jim Drury reports.




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Raptor robot gives Usain Bolt a run for his money

June 18 - A bipedal robot modelled on the now extinct Velociraptor, can run faster than Usain Bolt, according to its developers. The Jamaican sprinter holds the 100 metres world record with a time of 9.58 seconds but South Korean researchers say their robot could leave him in the dust. Rob Muir reports.




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AI suggests Earth has had fewer mass extinctions than we thought

The late Devonian mass extinction around 375 million years ago may not have really happened, according to an analysis using machine learning




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Man raised alongside chimps says it should never happen again

Nick Lehane's performance piece, Chimpanzee, in London for the first time, reveals how tragedy stalked the amazing achievement of raising chimps in human families




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Millions of hairy tarantula skins could be used to mop up oil spills

The dense, bristly hairs on the skins shed by tarantulas when they moult are naturally efficient sponges and could be used to soak up ocean oil spills




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Fungi's fabulous future in mental health and sustainable materials

These images showcase the incredible ways mushrooms can be used for everything from boosting well-being to fashioning baroque high heels




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Watch tadpoles breathe by sucking in air bubbles at water's surface

Most tadpoles breathe air but they are too weak to break the elastic "skin" on top of ponds created by water tension – so they suck air bubbles from the surface




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Sticking fish in VR lets us study their brains as they virtually swim

Watching brain activity in fish as they try to “swim” in virtual reality helps us understand their perception abilities and how they interact with other animals




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Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains

The fossilised remains of the food found in one of the few remaining coastal Neanderthal sites in Europe show they ate plenty of seafood, fish and nuts




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Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

A shrimp-like creature found 6 kilometres down in the Pacific Ocean’s deepest trench has been named Eurythenes plasticus after the microplastics found in its gut




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Massive Spinosaurus dinosaur swam through water propelled by its tail

A well-preserved fossilised tail from Spinosaurus suggests this massive dinosaur may have been able to propel itself and hunt for prey in the water




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Your Money: Get aid or go bust? Small businesses face dilemma

Sara Pauly is not one of those small business owners scrambling to fill out paperwork for part of the more than $350 billion in government aid available through the Paycheck Protection Program or the...




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Your Money: Why you might be afraid to spend your stimulus check

If you got your stimulus payment this week from the IRS and it is still in your account, are you afraid to spend it?




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Securities group asks SEC to intervene for brokers in audit-trail database fight

U.S. brokers should not be forced to sign an agreement that could make them liable for breaches of a massive new industry trading database that they have no control over, a leading financial industry...




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Venture firm Benchmark raises new fund without early Uber investor: source

The Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for its early backing of companies such as Uber Technologies Inc is raising a new fund, but without one of its most prominent general partners, a source...




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Fear, sticker shock over health insurance greet laid-off workers

If you were laid off in April, the health insurance from your job may stop at the end of the month. Then what?




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Global hedge funds post April gains but still negative for the year: data

Global hedge funds posted their biggest monthly gain in more than a decade in April when stocks rocketed higher with the help of government rescue packages designed to fuel growth stalled by the...




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No right to praise healthcare workers and then ignore them: Pelosi takes aim at Trump

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday made an indirect dig at President Donald Trump's Navy Blue Angels flyover this weekend, saying that political leaders have 'no right to praise them and then ignore their needs.'




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'Justice finally prevailed' in Michael Flynn case: WH

White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said it appears that the FBI 'manufactured' a crime in the case of President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, after the Department of Justice moved to drop the case on Thursday.




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'Never give up': Queen praises Britons on Victory in Europe Day

Britain's Queen Elizabeth honored those who died in World War Two on Friday, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, and used the occasion to say she was proud of how people had responded to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Photography: heating up the climate campaign

At Unseen Amsterdam, striking images of a melting glacier are stirring visitors to action




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Brexit, 10,000 BC: The untold story of how Britain first left Europe

Megafloods, broken backstops and retreating ice sheets combine in a geological epic: the dramatic story of Britain's protracted original exit from Europe




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Gaia rebooted: New version of idea explains how Earth evolved for life

The controversial Gaia hypothesis sees Earth as a superorganism adapted to be perfect for life. A weird type of evolution may finally show how that actually happens




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The oceans are very slowly draining into the rock below Earth's crust

Ever since the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea, sea water has been flowing deep into the planet, causing sea levels to fall over millions of years




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James Lovelock at 100: The creator of Gaia theory on humanity's future

The influential scientist talks about his Earth-as-superorganism hypothesis and predicts a new era for humanity, unfettered by the constraints of our bodies




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The Amazon rainforest depends on fires in Africa for a vital nutrient

We thought the Amazon got the essential nutrient phosphorus from Saharan dust. Now it appears it mainly comes from forest fires and people burning wood




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Super-deep diamonds contain traces of a pristine chunk of early Earth

Diamonds that formed twice as deep as normal contain evidence of a pristine hunk of original Earth rock hiding deep underground




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Meltwater from Greenland could raise sea level an extra 7 centimetres

Melting and refreezing is turning the absorbent surface snow of Greenland into solid ice, an effect that could contribute to sea level rises




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Fossil trees reveal world's oldest forest grew on New York mountains

Fossilised tree roots found in a New York quarry are 386 million years old, making them the remains of the oldest known forest yet




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U.S. lawmakers urge support for Taiwan at WHO, as U.S. criticizes China

The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization, citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic.




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The flawed experiment that destroyed the world's faith in psychiatry

Fifty years ago, psychiatrist David Rosenhan went undercover in a psychiatric hospital to expose its dark side. But his shocking findings aren't what they seem, reveals Susannah Cahalan




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Teen born without half her brain has above average reading skills

An 18-year-old who was born without the left half of her brain scores well on IQ tests and plans to attend university, revealing our brain's incredible adaptability




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Great ape brains have a feature that we thought was unique to humans

Our ape cousins have asymmetrical brains just like we do, which might require us to rethink ideas on the evolution of brain specialism in our hominin ancestors




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70,000-year-old remains suggest Neanderthals buried their dead

A Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in a cave in Iraq shows signs of having been deliberately buried – more evidence our cousin species behaved a little like we do




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Don't miss: I Am Not Okay With This, aged brains, and invisible worlds

This week, watch Netflix's I Am Not Okay With This, catch up with positive stories about how our brains age, and listen as a podcast reveals the built world




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Covid-19: The science of uncertainty can help us make better choices

As the coronavirus outbreak continues, why do some people stockpile and others shrug? The psychology of uncertainty explains what's going on, says Rachel McCloy




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Providence review: Chilling sci-fi where an AI becomes god by accident

Is our love affair with AI really about building a new kind of deity to meet human needs no amount of rationality can fill? Max Barry's disturbing novel Providence lays out the case, says Sally Adee




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The City We Became review: N. K. Jemisin pits New York against aliens

N. K. Jemisin's latest book sees New York itself come alive to fight off aliens in the first part of a new trilogy with ethnicity at its heart




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The way we think about the brain may be completely wrong

Thinking of the brain as a machine may be hampering our progress in understanding how it works, says The Idea of the Brain: A history by Matthew Cobb




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Why strength training may be the best thing you can do for your health

Building muscle reduces the risk of cancer and stroke, boosts brainpower, burns through calories and more – it might even be better for you than cardio




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An AI can tell whether ancient faeces came from a person or a dog

Archaeologists can learn a lot about ancient people by analysing their faeces, but only if they can be sure the remains weren’t left by a dog. Now AI can help




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My patient's marriage was saved by a brain injury

Our brains influence all aspects of our lives, including our sexual desires. This means brain injuries can have some surprising effects, says Amee Baird




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Missing for a century, giant Galapagos tortoise is discovered again

Forrest Galante, a host of 'Extinct or Alive' on the 'Animal Planet,' recounts the locating of the Fernandina Island tortoise that hasn't been heard from since 1906. (Dan Fastenberg reports.)