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Long-term study links neonicotinoids to wild bee declines

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LONDON Wild bees that forage from oilseed rape crops treated with insecticides known as neonicotinoids are more likely to undergo long-term population declines than bees that forage from other sources, according to the findings of an 18-year study.

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China launches 'hack-proof' communications satellite

BEIJING China on Tuesday launched the world's first quantum satellite, which will help it establish "hack-proof" communications between space and the ground, state media said, the latest advance in an ambitious space program.

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Long in the tooth: the Greenland shark may live four centuries

WASHINGTON The Greenland shark, a big and slow-moving deep-ocean predator that prowls the frigid waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic, can claim the distinction of being the planet's longest-living vertebrate, with a lifespan perhaps reaching about 400 years. | Video

Aug 12 2016

Rare tarantulas hatch at British zoo

A clutch of around 200 rare Montserrat tarantulas have successfully hatched at a British zoo in what keepers hailed on Friday as a first in breeding such spiders. | Video

Aug 12 2016
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Piltdown breakdown: new details about a famed scientific hoax

WASHINGTON Researchers applying modern forensic techniques to a century-old puzzle have laid bare intriguing new details about one of the most notorious scientific hoaxes on record, the so-called Piltdown Man, and are confident in the culprit's identity.

Aug 10 2016

What3words keeps Olympics visitors on track in Rio

An innovative addressing system that assigns every patch of earth in the world an easy to remember three-word address is being used to help visitors get around at the Olympics in Rio de Jeneiro. Some 500,000 foreigners are expected to pass through the city during the Games that run until August 21. | Video

Aug 11 2016

Paralysis partly reversed using brain-machine interface training

Paraplegic patients recovered partial control and feeling in their limbs after training to use a variety of brain-machine interface technologies, according to new research published on Thursday in the journal "Scientific Reports." | Video

Health Aug 11 2016

Tethered drone could fly 'forever’

An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by engineers from the University of Southampton uses a powered tether to provide unlimited flight time for drones. The developers say it could offer a more cost-effective solution for aerial monitoring and surveillance than other options on the market. | Video

Aug 10 2016
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‘Flying Bum’ edges out of hangar before debut flight

The Airlander 10, known in Britain as 'the flying bum' because of its unique structure, has slowly edged its way out of a hangar in central England ahead of its debut flight as a civilian aircraft. | Video

Aug 09 2016
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Thaw could release Cold War-era U.S. toxic waste buried under Greenland's ice

OSLO Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era U.S. military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if a thaw continues to spread in coming decades, scientists said on Friday.

Environment Aug 05 2016

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What heart patients should know about the disappearing stent

Coronary stents are tiny tubes that help open clogged arteries. A new FDA-approved stent is designed to work when a patient needs it and then fully dissolve over time. Here's how it works.

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Britain seeks to fight the fat with soft drinks sugar levy

LONDON Britain on Thursday launched a strategy aimed at curbing childhood obesity by taxing companies which sell sugar-laced soft drinks and investing that money in programs to encourage physical activity and balanced diets for school children.