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Why did Nasa's Artemis 1 rocket launch fail? Aug 30, 2022

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Could the Artemis 1 rocket relaunch on Friday? How NFTs are infiltrating our Facebook feeds, and doing your weekly shop using WhatsApp. Also in this episode:

Woman survives cancer against the odds thanks to experimental drug
Modified grass offers possible solution to global CO² problem
Logitech’s new handheld gaming device leaked
Scientists find clues to what makes jellyfish 'immortal' as they unlock genetic code
Hot weather helps exotic fruits grow in the UK

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Life on Mars clue after Nasa discovery Aug 26, 2022

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Volcanic rocks discovered by Nasa’s Perseverance Mars rover on the floor of the Red Planet’s 3.7-billion-year-old Jezero Crater are offering a tempting clue to how the Martian climate evolved. Energy crisis: Russia burns gas off as bills rocket. Scientist on possible human future for organs grown from mouse stem cells. SpaceX and T-Mobile satellite plan to kill off world’s mobile ‘dead zones’. International Dog Day: Walkies help fight canine dementia. Is Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 worth buying - and how long might it last? Good night’s sleep link to reducing stroke risk. Did seven-million-year-old human ancestors walk on two feet?

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Cancer PCR test ‘cuts diagnosis time’ Aug 25, 2022

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A pioneering womb cancer test could reduce time taken to diagnose women with the condition by helping them to receive treatment much faster than is currently available. Interview with first author Dr Chiara Herzog, researcher at Innsbruck’s European Translational Oncology Prevention and Screening Institute. Race stereotyping row as virtual TikTok AI rapper FN Meka dropped by record label. Study finds stopping statins treatment early “could reduce protection against heart disease”. Inventor’s journey from Dragon’s Den solar-powered litter bins to robot delivery magnate - interview with Academy of Robotics founder William Sachiti. Nice weather for penguins as rain pours on annual animal weigh-in at London Zoo. Plex data breach: usernames, email and passwords leaked. Drought reveals 113 million-year-old T-Rex cousin dinosaur footprints.

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Twitter hits back over whistleblower security claims Aug 24, 2022

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Twitter has hit back over whistleblower claims that the social network has security holes placing personal - and allegedly even national security - data at risk. Interview with top anthropologist, Loughborough University’s Emeritus professor Barry Bogin, on chronic stress stunting child growth - and how cost-of-living crisis and food poverty will worsen condition. Facebook troll attack sees pages deluged with celeb spam. England Lioness Jess Carter on returning to Wembley Stadium for a FIFA 22 gaming tournament, plus EXCEL ESPORTS professional FIFA player Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing. What could possibly go wrong...Mastercard and Binance bring crypto to the high street. The dugong, the mammal that inspired old seafarers’ tales of mermaids, has been declared as functionally extinct in China. Heartbreak: Nightmare for collector as ‘world’s oldest Nintendo cards’ are wrecked in unboxing.

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Nasa's Jupiter pics reveal auroras and giant storms Aug 23, 2022

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'Stunning' images of Jupiter revealed through Nasa’s super cosmic spyglass show auroras and giant storms swirling around the gaseous giant. Elon Musk lodges subpoena for Jack Dorsey over failing Twitter deal. Why a solar clock could predict internet-killing rays fired at Earth. Dementia: poor heart health ‘predicts premature brain ageing’. Fibre optic technology is increasingly used to make hair-thin medical devices help doctors peer inside the human body - but the problem is they take a long time to make, until now. Right to Repair: Apple extends self-repair support to Macbooks. Why rare vibrant flowers are blooming on the Atacama Desert in northern Chile and endangered Philippine spotted deer born at Newquay Zoo is doing well.

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PlayStation lawsuit: Sony ‘sued for £5 billion’ over games charges Aug 22, 2022

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Gaming giant Sony is being sued for £5 billion over claims of over-charging for games and purchases while playing the titles. Countdown to first Nasa Moon shot since Apollo 17. Could VR smart glasses help nurses spend more time with patients? Deep brain stimulation study hope to treat depression. Why Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse avatar looked well basic. Concerns monitors to check sewage in sea ‘not working’. Quartz rock crystals found at Stone Age burial site. Food waste chef is TikTok hit to help inflation-hit families.

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Apple security risk for iPhones, iPads and iMacs Aug 19, 2022

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Update required as Apple admits a major security risk for iPhones, iPads and iMacs that could allow hackers to take complete control of the devices. Plus an Apple iPhone 14 launch date? Marvel’s new She-Hulk series - is the CGI any good? Self-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’ could create 38,000 jobs. The evolution of a frog’s brain and how they evade predators in first ever study. One in every ten Reddit users publishes toxic posts. Harmful 'forever chemicals' found in makeup can now be destroyed. A food crop breakthrough ‘could help alleviate food shortages’, Elon Musk’s Twitter claims doubted by online bot researchers and the Pokémon World Championships have started in London.

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Crater of dinosaur-killing asteroid's 'friend' found Aug 18, 2022

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An asteroid crater that could be related to the one that wiped out the dinosaurs has been found beneath the Atlantic Ocean. The five-mile dent to Earth was discovered by Dr Uisdean Nicholson who explains the next stages of investigation. A ‘cannibal’ solar storm is heading for Earth sparking a northern light exhibition in the sky.. Google: Alphabet’s invested more than any one else into Crypto. Why British Bumble Bees have endured a century of stress, how an ancient creature with no bum isn’t our earliest ancestor, and is WhatsApp bringing back your deleted past messages?

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NOPE movie's VFX secrets revealed! Aug 17, 2022

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The VFX supervisor on Jordan Peele’s new UFO film NOPE shares their movie magic secrets. A plasma breakthrough could ‘let humans live on Mars’ and the world’s largest airline goes big on supersonic travel.

The National Grid partners with Energy Exemplar 'to reduce energy costs and supply green demands'. Scientist Dr Katharina Brinkert on why magnets could be used to help astronauts breathe in Space and Nasa rolls out its new giant Moon rocket ready for its maiden flight.

Plus, could billionaire Elon Musk be about to buy Manchester United?

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US vs Russia nuclear war 'could kill billions' Aug 16, 2022

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A nuclear war between the US and Russia could 'kill billions', a US study suggests. Models showed that firestorms would release soot into the upper atmosphere blocking the Sun.

Why officials in China requested algorithm data from sites like Alibaba. A new 'People not bots' campaign suggests AI is advancing in the wrong way for customers. Dr Alessandro Siani from the University of Portsmouth explains why better science education could improve covid-19 vaccine uptake. A court rules Twitter to hand over data from a fired executive to Elon Musk and a volcano in Iceland is spewing lava from a heart shaped crater.

Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis has unveiled the first-ever Barbie with hearing aids and a young boy who reached the 100 YouTube subscribers mark gets a special plaque from a friend.

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