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Aeroplanes could be fuelled by ammonia with zero emissions 

The collaboration between Oxford-based Reaction Engines and the UK the Science and Technology Facilities Council could see kerosene replaced in the role of jet fuel.

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Red planet Mars glows green at night due to chemical reactions 

The eerie phenomenon was captured by NASA’s ‘MAVEN’ orbiter but astronauts are unlikely to see it as it is only visible as ultraviolet light – naked to the human eye.

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Apple says game streaming services violate its App Store guidelines  

Apple said that these game streaming services violate the terms and conditions of the App Store as they give access to games the company can’t individually review.

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Vampire plants’ found in world’s forests eat other vegetation 

Hidden in forests around the world lives a bizarre ‘vampire plant’ that sucks nutrients from other vegetation by attaching itself to the host’s roots and attracts pollinators with a sweet nectar.

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Space butterfly’ is giant gas bubble floating in Milky Way 

The striking planetary nebula, known as NGC 2899, appears to float and flutter across the sky in this pristine image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.

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Facebook set to add official music videos from artists to take on YouTube  

Facebook is taking on YouTube by adding official music videos to its platform in the US. The clips will be added to Facebook Watch, as well as the artists’ pages. The rollout is set for August 1.

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Scientists reveal dying patients CAN hear last words of family at bedside as they slip away 

Even when the patient is unconscious and close to death, they still have their sense of hearing and can hear what their loved ones are saying to them.

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BCG DOES protect against Covid-19, study confirms 

US academics conducting a large-scale review of several various studies found a clear link between the vaccine and a lower death rate.

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WHO admits AIRBORNE spread of coronavirus ‘cannot be ruled out’ 

The WHO now says that airborne spread is possible but cautions that other modes of transmission might explain the disease’s spread.

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Cerne Abbas giant is NOT prehistoric and may have been cut just a few hundred years ago 

The origins of the Dorset-based, 180-feet-tall hill figure of the club-wielding nude have long been a mystery – with folklore claiming it was an ancient fertility symbol.

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Baboons cradle their babies in their left arms just like humans do 

French researchers studied 44 olive baboons and found that mothers hold their babies in their left arm around 67 per cent of the time, the same distribution as seen in humans.

Facebook investigates private groups selling human remains 

Facebook is investigating new charges that people are using private groups to sell and solicit human remains, including skulls, fetal remains, and even a mummified six-year-old child dated to the 1700s.

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Terrifying model of the remote home worker of 2045 revealed  

The home worker of 2045 is represented by ‘Susan’, a scary rendering created by clinical psychologists and fitness experts.

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Scientists eliminate Parkinson’s disease in mice 

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers created neurons in mice using a new, much simpler method that involved rewriting genes.

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US Army develops new drone that can TRANSFORM mid-flight 

Army researchers have designed a new drone that can transform mid-flight, making it capable of both high-speed flight and hovering in place once it’s arrived at a target destination.

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