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Stephen Hawking believes scientific progress will threaten humans and destroy Earth

Scientific progress is almost certain to bring disaster to planet Earth within the next few thousand years, according to Professor Stephen Hawking. The world-renowned cosmologist...

Ocean-monitoring satellite launched from California coast

An Ocean-monitoring satellite that launched from the California coast has separated from its SpaceX rocket and been sent toward orbit. With the Falcon 9 rocket’s...

Nasa scraps next mission to Mars

Nasa has called off its next Mars mission because of a leak in a science instrument. The Insight spacecraft was supposed to take off in...

The search for dark matter just got a major boost

A sophisticated instrument that helps scientists gain new insights into the make-up of the universe has been upgraded, with the help of researchers from...

Barack Obama: Climate deal needs legally binding periodic reviews

US president Barack Obama has said the emerging global climate agreement must have transparency provisions and periodic reviews of carbon-cutting targets that are legally...

200 people arrested at Climate Change protests in Paris

More than 200 people have been arrested at Climate Change protests in Paris described as 'scandalous' by President Hollande. He has blamed far left activists...

Japan whaling fleet set to leave for Atlantic

Japan’s whaling fleet is preparing to leave for the Antarctic for a three-month hunt, despite protests from opponents who say Tokyo has not proved...

Private space company Blue Origin claims rocket landing milestone

A private space company said it has landed a rocket upright and gently enough to be used again, a milestone in commercial aeronautics. The achievement...

Checkpoint’ stops eggs with DNA damage being fertilised, say scientists

Scientists in England have discovered a safety guard in human eggs which stops those with DNA damage from being fertilised to prevent birth defects. Researchers...

Scientists win chemistry Nobel Prize for work on DNA repair

Sweden’s Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and US-Turkish scientist Aziz Sancar have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for “mechanistic studies of DNA repair”. The...

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