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Parts of London could be submerged by the sea in the next 80 years

In a new study published by PNAS, experts said that there was a plausible chance that sea levels would rise by 2 metres by the year 2100.

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Scientists find 414 million pieces of plastic debris on remote islands

The extraordinary haul means we may have underestimated the scale of the world's plastic problem.

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Moms go undercover to fight fake autism cures in private Facebook groups

Online groups urge parents to poison autistic kids with chlorine dioxide, a form of bleach, to "cure" them. These moms are infiltrating the groups to fight back.

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'Junk news' gets higher engagement before E.U. elections, Oxford study finds

Misinformation trends in the E.U. elections could foreshadow what's in store for America's next presidential race.

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'Game of Thrones' is gone, and so are some HBO subscribers

In the wake of the "Thrones" finale, some HBO Now users have decided their watch is over.

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The definition of the kilogram just changed. Here's what that means.

Scientists say the newly redefined unit of mass will help advance scientific research, though it won't change things for consumers.

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GOP senator wants to give users power to say no to Google and Facebook

Sen. Josh Hawley's legislation would give "Do Not Track" legal weight and penalize companies that ignore it.

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Sprint and T-Mobile strike deal with FCC for merger

The deal is contingent on the two companies agreeing to stipulations on the development of next-generation 5G technology and the expansion of broadband internet access to rural areas.

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The universe may be a billion years younger than we thought. Scientists are scrambling to figure out why.

New research suggests that the Big Bang that birthed the cosmos occurred 12.5 billion years ago.

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Self-proclaimed email "inventor" lawsuit settles

Shiva Ayyadurai claims that he invented email as a teenager in 1978, despite the Smithsonian saying that "exchanging messages through computer systems...predates the work"

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How to see May's full 'blue flower moon'

On the same day as the full moon, two planets will also pass close by each other.

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Superfast bullet train that rivals airplane flying times set to debut in Japan

Passengers will be able to travel 680 miles, from Tokyo and Sapporo, in less than four hours.

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Octopuses may go blind as climate change pulls oxygen from the ocean

For some marine animals, even a tiny drop in oxygen levels caused an almost immediate loss of vision.

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Grumpy Cat, the frowning face of internet memes, dies aged 7

The 7-year-old online star died due to complications related to a urinary tract infection.

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'Burn baby burn': Some drivers happy to see Uber and Lyft shares fall after IPOs

Losses for investors and executives could prompt the companies to rethink how to treat their workforce, the drivers say.

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An uprising and then silence: How Venezuela's govt chokes information flow

Venezuelans still in the country are dealing with the government's efforts to remain in power and quell uprisings that threaten to remove President Nicolás Maduro.

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With eye on China, Trump escalates cybersecurity battle with executive order

The federal government will be able to block foreign technology companies from doing business in the U.S., setting the groundwork for a unilateral ban on Huawei's U.S. business interests.

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NASA photos show crash site of Israel's Beresheet moon lander

The photos show a dark smudge where the spacecraft struck the lunar surface at a speed of more than 2,000 miles an hour.

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Jeff Bezos foresees a trillion people living in millions of space colonies. Here's what he's doing to get the ball rolling.

The billionaire tycoon's ideas draw from the vision of physicist Gerard K. O'Neill, who pioneered concepts for space settlements in the 1970s.

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White House says it won't sign international agreement to combat online extremism

The White House said it supports the goals of the call to action in the name of Christchurch, but would not sign on because of freedom of speech concerns.