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Government sends gene-edited food…

The government introduces a bill to Parliament on Wednesday paving the way for genetically edited plants and animals to be grown and raised for food… Read more

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Immense crater hole created in…

Researchers have just finished mapping the mouth of the underwater Tongan volcano that, on 15 January, produced Earth's biggest atmospheric explosion… Read more

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Boeing's Starliner astronaut…

The American Boeing company has launched its new astronaut capsule on a demonstration flight from Florida.

Called Starliner, the vehicle left… Read more

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Cyber security: Global food supply…

Modern "smart" farm machinery is vulnerable to malicious hackers, leaving global supply chains exposed to risk, experts are warning.

It is feared… Read more

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Climate change swells odds of…

Climate change makes record-breaking heatwaves in northwest India and Pakistan 100 times more likely, a Met Office study finds.

The region should… Read more

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Perseverance: Nasa rover begins…

Nasa's Perseverance rover has reached a big moment in its mission on Mars.

Tuesday will see the six-wheeled robot begin the climb up an… Read more

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Tonga eruption was record atmospheric…

The eruption of the Tonga volcano in January has been confirmed as the biggest explosion ever recorded in the atmosphere by modern instrumentation.

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Moon soil used to grow plants…

Scientists have grown plants in lunar soil for the first time, an important step towards making long-term stays on the moon possible.

Researchers… Read more