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Top Scientist Behind Historic 1969 Moon Landing Finally Honoured
Francis Thomas Bacon invented the hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell a clean, high-efficiency power source that helped propel Apollo 11s historic moon landing in 1969.
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Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' Is Heading For Collapse Sooner Than Expected
The scientists predict that Thwaites Glacier and the Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse within the next 200 years.
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Next Pandemic Is "Absolutely Inevitable", Warns Top British Scientist
Mr Vallance endorsed the World Health Organisation's pandemic accord as a positive step but stressed the need for sustained attention and efficient inquiry processes.
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British Indian Doctor To Undertake "Ground-Breaking" Cancer Vaccine Trial
A British Indian doctor is the chief investigator of a "ground-breaking" trial of a vaccine to treat early bowel cancer for patients worldwide, following a UK-Australia collaboration between scientists and doctors.
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British-Indian Data Scientist From Maharashtra Wins UK Rail Award
A British Indian data scientist from Maharashtra has been awarded the UK's RailStaff Awards 2023 in the Newcomer of the Year category at a Birmingham ceremony.
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Researchers In UK Decode Mystery Markings In 20,000-Year-Old Ice Age Drawings For First Time
Ancient cave paintings are generally thought to have meanings, however, the specifics of these drawings have long eluded experts. But now, British scientists have claimed to have decoded why Ice Age hunter-gatherers drew cave paintings.
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"Smart Contact Lens" To Detect Eye Infections Developed By UK, Indian Scientists
An international team of scientists from India and the UK have developed a pioneering "smart contact lens" to test for eye infections in a quick, non-invasive way, according to a British university involved with the project.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Conducts World's 1st Molecular-Level Analysis Of Omicron
A team of researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist at the prestigious University of British Columbia, has become the first in the world to conduct a molecular-level structural analysis of the Omicron spike protein
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Two-Dose Vaccines Induce Lower Antibodies Vs Omicron: Oxford Study
Two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimens do not induce enough neutralising antibodies against the Omicron coronavirus variant, British scientists found, indicating that increased infections in those previously infected or vaccinated may be likely.
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UK Scientists Probe COVID-19 Delta Subvariant After Rise In Cases
British health officials on Friday said they were formally looking into a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, after it was seen in a growing number of cases.
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Meteorite That Crashed Into Canadian Woman’s Home Can Reveal Much About Solar System's Origin
A meteorite, that pierced through the roof of a home in British Columbia, Canada narrowly missing a sleeping woman, has the potential of unravelling mysteries about our solar system.
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"Right Moment": England Lifts All Covid Curbs Despite Scientists' Warning
The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown.
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UK PM Boris Johnson's New Covid Gamble Worries Some Scientists
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to reopen England's economy from coronavirus lockdown on July 19, but if he does so, it won't be without disquiet from some of the scientists whose advice he has followed thus far.
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New British Note Featuring World War 2 Codebreaker Alan Turing Enters Circulation
A new 50 pound ($70) banknote featuring the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing enters circulation in Britain on Wednesday, three months after the Bank of England first unveiled the design.
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Hundreds Of Sea Creatures "Deadlier Than Cyanide" Found Washed Up On Beach
Recently, a British scientist in Cape Town, South Africa, chanced upon hundreds of fish washed ashore on Muizenberg Beach. The species were soon identified as the poisonous "evil-eye" pufferfish.
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Top Scientist Behind Historic 1969 Moon Landing Finally Honoured
Francis Thomas Bacon invented the hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell a clean, high-efficiency power source that helped propel Apollo 11s historic moon landing in 1969.
-
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' Is Heading For Collapse Sooner Than Expected
The scientists predict that Thwaites Glacier and the Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse within the next 200 years.
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Next Pandemic Is "Absolutely Inevitable", Warns Top British Scientist
Mr Vallance endorsed the World Health Organisation's pandemic accord as a positive step but stressed the need for sustained attention and efficient inquiry processes.
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British Indian Doctor To Undertake "Ground-Breaking" Cancer Vaccine Trial
A British Indian doctor is the chief investigator of a "ground-breaking" trial of a vaccine to treat early bowel cancer for patients worldwide, following a UK-Australia collaboration between scientists and doctors.
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British-Indian Data Scientist From Maharashtra Wins UK Rail Award
A British Indian data scientist from Maharashtra has been awarded the UK's RailStaff Awards 2023 in the Newcomer of the Year category at a Birmingham ceremony.
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Researchers In UK Decode Mystery Markings In 20,000-Year-Old Ice Age Drawings For First Time
Ancient cave paintings are generally thought to have meanings, however, the specifics of these drawings have long eluded experts. But now, British scientists have claimed to have decoded why Ice Age hunter-gatherers drew cave paintings.
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"Smart Contact Lens" To Detect Eye Infections Developed By UK, Indian Scientists
An international team of scientists from India and the UK have developed a pioneering "smart contact lens" to test for eye infections in a quick, non-invasive way, according to a British university involved with the project.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Conducts World's 1st Molecular-Level Analysis Of Omicron
A team of researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist at the prestigious University of British Columbia, has become the first in the world to conduct a molecular-level structural analysis of the Omicron spike protein
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Two-Dose Vaccines Induce Lower Antibodies Vs Omicron: Oxford Study
Two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimens do not induce enough neutralising antibodies against the Omicron coronavirus variant, British scientists found, indicating that increased infections in those previously infected or vaccinated may be likely.
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UK Scientists Probe COVID-19 Delta Subvariant After Rise In Cases
British health officials on Friday said they were formally looking into a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, after it was seen in a growing number of cases.
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Meteorite That Crashed Into Canadian Woman’s Home Can Reveal Much About Solar System's Origin
A meteorite, that pierced through the roof of a home in British Columbia, Canada narrowly missing a sleeping woman, has the potential of unravelling mysteries about our solar system.
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"Right Moment": England Lifts All Covid Curbs Despite Scientists' Warning
The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown.
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UK PM Boris Johnson's New Covid Gamble Worries Some Scientists
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to reopen England's economy from coronavirus lockdown on July 19, but if he does so, it won't be without disquiet from some of the scientists whose advice he has followed thus far.
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New British Note Featuring World War 2 Codebreaker Alan Turing Enters Circulation
A new 50 pound ($70) banknote featuring the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing enters circulation in Britain on Wednesday, three months after the Bank of England first unveiled the design.
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Hundreds Of Sea Creatures "Deadlier Than Cyanide" Found Washed Up On Beach
Recently, a British scientist in Cape Town, South Africa, chanced upon hundreds of fish washed ashore on Muizenberg Beach. The species were soon identified as the poisonous "evil-eye" pufferfish.
