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An electric drone you can sit in – could it take off?

Katharine Da CostaReporting fromOxfordshireBBCWhat about charging infrastructure?While the Axe...

Microsoft sets May end date for Skype after 14-year run

Before there was Zoom, Skype was the dominant...

FAA grounds SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets pending investigation of rare offshore crash-landing

The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets pending an investigation to determine what caused a first-stage booster to crash onto a landing barge early Wednesday after...

Wildfires: Researchers hope drone swarms will prevent infernos

BBCIf a swarm of drones can do the work at lower cost with no deaths, that would be a big win, said Prof Stefan Doerr, the head of Swansea...

AI technology can help you win the battle over mosquitoes

We've all experienced those frustrating moments when you're trying to catch a mosquito, only to have it vanish into thin air. Well, those days might soon be over, thanks...

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The saga of the large invasive Joro spiders that parachute through the air isn't over. A new study found that the critters with 4-inch-long legs are truly built differently, with...

Parallel Worlds: Analyzing the Fascinating Multiverse Theory

Science fiction fans, philosophers, and physicists have been captivated by the idea of parallel universes, often known as multiverses, for many years. According to this intriguing theory, there are...

Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines over sewage spills

Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills.The proposal will now go to public consultation and is part of...

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‘Ultrahigh Energy’ Neutrino Found With a Telescope Under the Sea

Deep in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, physicists have uncovered evidence of a ghostly subatomic particle catapulting through space with an energy they...

NASAs Massive Leap Forward With…..New Most Powerful Telescope To….

Melbourne: NASA will soon launch a new telescope which it says will create the “most colourful” map of the cosmos ever made. The SPHEREx...

Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?

Kremlin officials are dangling the prospect of lucrative investment deals for American energy companies, apparently seeking to convince President Trump that large economic gains...

Video Shows a Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Off the Coast of Mexico

The elusive oarfish, a creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” because of its place in folklore as a precursor to disaster, was captured on video...

How Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' pledge is affecting other countries

Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment Correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesScientists have said there can be no new fossil fuel extraction and there needs to be a...