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BBCUK satellite launch: 'Everything now is about getting to Cornwall'
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company says it's focused on getting flight-ready in Cornwall.
Associated PressNASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon
A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA's plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again. It's been an unusual journey already for the Capstone satellite. It was launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets.
BBCScientists discover new giant water lily species
Scientists discover the first new species of giant water lily in more than a century.
NBC NewsThe Earth’s magnetic poles (probably) aren’t about to flip, scientists say
The Earth’s geomagnetic field, which scientists have been warning about for hundreds of years, isn’t about to suddenly flip over after all, according to a new
CBS NewsNew study ranks the top 10 most expensive cities for expats
This year's list is dominated by Switzerland. Hong Kong came in at No. 1.
Business InsiderA huge mass of used wet wipes has formed an 'island' that has changed the course of England's second longest river, MP says
Thousands of discarded wipes flushed down toilets end up on the river Thames banks, forming a mass dubbed 'wet wipe island.'
The New York TimesWebb Telescope Will Look for Signs of Life Way Out There
This month will mark a new chapter in the search for extraterrestrial life, when the most powerful space telescope yet built will start spying on planets that orbit other stars. Astronomers hope that the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal whether some of those planets harbor atmospheres that might support life. Identifying an atmosphere in another solar system would be remarkable enough. But there is even a chance — albeit tiny — that one of these atmospheres will offer what is known as a bi
Business InsiderA pair of orcas are hunting great white sharks to eat their livers, causing the species to flee the coast of South Africa
Great white sharks off the coast of South Africa are being preyed upon by two killer whales, causing them to flee en masse, according to a new study.
NBC NewsHumans are making it hard to listen for aliens
Dan Werthimer has spent more than four decades trying to eavesdrop on aliens.
BBCMaking minerals: Crushed, zapped, boiled and baked
From using penguin poo to coal fire - nature has many ways to generate minerals on and off Earth.
CBS NewsAtlas 5 launches early warning testbed satellite
New infrared sensor technology is designed to improve detection of ballistic and hypersonic weapons.
NBC NewsMosquitoes sniff out hosts infected with certain viruses, researchers find
Smell can be a powerful motivator.
Associated PressFrance's Macron urges world leaders to better protect oceans
French President Emmanuel Macron urged other world leaders Thursday to better protect the planet's oceans by adopting an international agreement modeled on the legally binding Paris climate accords. Macron traveled to Portugal after attending a NATO summit in neighboring Spain to make a speech at the U.N. Ocean Conference in Lisbon. Macron acknowledged the failure of world leaders to update an international treaty, known as the Convention on the Law of the Sea, High Seas, to include a mechanism that addresses ocean conservation and the sustainability of marine life.
BBCNearly a quarter of Earth's seafloor now mapped
An area broadly the size of Europe's land surface was added to ocean charts in the past year alone.
BBCEarliest evidence of wildfire found in Wales
Charcoal fragments record a fire-ravaged forest of giant fungi some 430 million years ago.
BBCNew map of ancient trees an opportunity for conservation
A new tree-map suggests there could be around two million unrecorded ancient trees in England.
Associated PressPeru home build vexed by 'the neighbors' -- Inca-era mummies
Hipólito Tica had saved for decades to finally build himself a proper house in a working class neighborhood of Lima. The mechanic had known they were there since the day in 1996 when he tried to dig a latrine on the lot, which is a few yards (meters) from the El Sauce archaeological site on the eastern edge of the Peruvian capital. Taking a break from hefting bricks, Tica told The Associated Press that he had been working to loosen the earth with a metal rod when the ground suddenly began to collapse.
Business InsiderChina's Mars spacecraft has photographed the entire red planet, state media says
China's space agency released sharp images, revealing Mars craters, a volcano, and a canyon that's almost as long as the United States.
Business Insider53 migrants died after being inside a trailer during a heat wave. Crossing into the US may get deadlier as climate change makes extreme heat more common.
The deaths of dozens of migrants, who were found in a sweltering tractor-trailer, highlight how climate change can complicate migration.
NBC NewsJames Webb Telescope's first full-color photos are coming
The first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will be released July 12 and the initial batch will include the deepest view of the universe yet taken.
NBC NewsFossils in the Cradle of Humankind site reignite debate over origins of humans
Fossils of early human ancestors found in a South African cave system may be 1 million years older than first thought, according to a study published Monday.
Business InsiderThe first dogs evolved from wolves in Asia — and maybe the Middle East — a study of ice age DNA suggests
Ancient wolf DNA spanning the last 100,000 years, points to the moment — possibly two moments — when dogs were domesticated.
BBCFossils: Cave woman one million years older than thought
New research complicates our current understanding of where humans came from.
BBCOne in six UK adults doubt human link to climate change - report
The King's College study also says the UK public underestimates how much scientists agree on the link between human activity and climate change.
NBC NewsTokyo heat wave adds to sweltering temperatures in Northern Hemisphere
Heat records have fallen on every continent in the Northern Hemisphere in June — a worrying trend given that the hottest months of the summer are still to come.
“Left unchecked, if artificial intelligence reaches cognition … it will be fueled by some of the most inhumane impulses of humanity.”
“Now is the time to stop and think — before our technology outstrips us once again.”
“I don't want to talk about sentient robots, because at all ends of the spectrum there are humans harming other humans.”
“Minds can take different forms … We should avoid reducing questions about AIs to ‘Can AIs think and feel like us?’”
“To identify sentience, or consciousness, or even intelligence, we’re going to have to work out what they are.”