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Marburg virus: Everything you need to know Oct 03, 2024

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Our Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, reveals the latest after a travel warning has been issued for Rwanda following an outbreak of the Marburg virus.

It's as a station platform was cordoned off in Germany yesterday over concerns that a train passenger may have arrived carrying the dangerous disease.

Daniel also talks to Tech & Science Daily about a new ‘world-leading’ NHS study where newborns will be screened for genetic conditions.

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Protecting Earth from Asteroids: Belfast astronomer to assist ESA’s Hera’s planetary-defence mission
Calls for new inclusive emojis with black and mixed-race hairstyles for better representation
Scientists find dolphins ‘smile’ during play

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World's computer chip supply fears after Storm Helene Oct 02, 2024

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...How could this affect consumers? Tech editor Alex Pell explains what we know so far about Storm Helene stopping production at a quatz mine that extracts silicon for chips inside the world's computers, and the possible disruption.

Canary Wharf and the Eden Project’s “Eden Dock” launches in the UK’s capital, we hear from our business editor, Jonathan Prynn.

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Meta partners with UK banks to combat fraud
How to help a dog understand you better, according to scientists
Moth species found in Wales ‘travelled 4,500 miles from South American jungle’

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Why Mount Everest is growing taller... Oct 01, 2024

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The world’s tallest mountain is growing taller, and scientists think they know why. We speak to Adam Smith, co-author of the study from University College London. The UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station has closed, with Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at UCL.

Plus, why has musician Aurora performed a gig in the Arctic?

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Storm Helene: Electric vehicle saltwater fire risk
Pine martens return to the South West of England for the first time in more than a century
Daniel Kaluuya to be recognised with statue in London's Leicester Square

Check out this week's episode of Sustainable Travel: why nature tourism can be such a life-enhancing experience.

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SpaceX reach ISS to rescue stranded astronauts Sep 30, 2024

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NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov successfully arrive at the ISS, to bring home Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

Plus, scientists at the University of Southampton are testing a new propulsion system which could allow far deeper space voyages, using metals collected and harvested from planets as fuel. Tech & Science Daily speak to lead scientist Dr Minkwan Kim.

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Why do lizards blow bubbles underwater? with Dr Lindsey Swierk, lead researcher on the study. Watch here.
London NFL 2024’s Digital Athlete: we speak to Julie Souza, Global Head of Sports at Amazon Web Services
'Weak' turtles washed up on UK shores released back into the sea by Royal Navy

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Deepak Chopra on his AI digital twin Sep 27, 2024

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In an interview with our sister podcast, Brave New World, one of the most famous faces of alternative medicine on the planet, Deepak Chopra, explains how any of us can receive spiritual guidance from his new digital AI twin.

We speak to the Met Office as category 4 Hurricane Helene makes landfall in north-west Florida.

And, Daniel Keane, the London Standard’s Health Reporter, joins us to explain why scientists are urging parents to get their children vaccinated amid rising cases of whooping cough and measles.

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The Prime Minister’s plans for AI with our Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil
Over 3,500 seals live in Thames Estuary, showing a healthy habitat still exists

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The truth about SpaceX's Starlink Sep 26, 2024

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Scientists are sounding the alarm over the potential dark side of SpaceX’s Starlink. We hear from Dr Sam Lawler, an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Campion College at the University of Regina, who is one scientist raising the concerns.

19 train stations across the UK have had their Wi-Fi networks hacked, including 10 of London’s biggest. Tech & Science Daily speak to cyber security expert Richard Bingley, about everything we know so far and why this is the latest public service to be targeted.

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Meta unveils new augmented reality glasses Orion
Why playing video games might actually be good for you
Terminator creator joins board of AI company
A zoo in Finland returns two giant pandas to China
Sorry gamers, the Assassin's Creed Shadows release date has been delayed…

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US Election: TikTok bans Russian State media accounts Sep 24, 2024

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The social media giant announces move in efforts to prevent disinformation surrounding the US presidential race. When is Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update releasing on consoles and mobile? Our health reporter, Daniel Keane, discusses the findings of a new report which says more young people are being admitted to hospital as their mental health is “in crisis”.

BA’s Director of Sustainability on the airline’s $11 million deal to purchase carbon removal credits
Scientists say octopuses share leadership with fish when hunting
Ready for some nostalgia? We speak to our social media editor Sophie Butcher as Tamagotchi opens a store in London.

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UK ‘megastorm’: Severe weather, flooding fears & travel chaos Sep 23, 2024

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The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning as millions of people across the country face experiencing more than a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours.

Scientists discover sea birds such as penguins and albatrosses have highly touch-sensitive areas of their beaks to help them find food. Lead author Dr Carla du Toit from Cambridge’s Department of Earth Sciences tells Tech & Science Daily about their study.

Do you have a bit of morbid curiosity? The curator of a new London exhibition about serial killers tells us how visitors can delve into the minds of the likes of Ted Bundy and Jeffery Dahmer with the help of virtual reality.

Plus, how archeologists have finally solved the mystery behind an English knight's tombstone, and good news for chocoholics as a new healthy and sustainable chocolate could be on the way...

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How Britain’s seabeds are battling climate change Sep 20, 2024

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Conservationists are calling for increased protection of seabeds and coastal habitats around Britain to protect underwater carbon stores in the battle against climate change - interview with Tom Brook of WWF-UK on Blue Carbon Mapping Project. Vast glacier ‘could be lost by 23rd century’. DNA laser crystal storage project ‘to reboot humanity in billions of years'

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Blood test early warning for child diabetes
Antidepressant ‘unexpectedly effective’ fighting brain tumours
Why are ‘bison bridges’ being built in Kent?

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Record-breaking black hole jets found in faraway galaxy Sep 19, 2024

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Astronomers at California Institute of Technology have discovered the longest pair of black hole jets ever found - in a galaxy seven-and-a-half billion light years away. Ghost arrests: how police infiltrated messaging app. Aggressive prostate cancer: new treatment techniques research.

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