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Flippy could be the start of 'co-botic' workforces in the fast food industry.

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This gigantic wind turbine will be the world's tallest

General Electric's Haliade-X will stand three times taller than typical wind turbines.

06/03/2018

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Scientists spot secret penguin 'supercolony' from space

Some 1.5 million penguins have been found on the remote Danger Islands.

02/03/2018

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World's biggest plane marks another milestone

The 500,000-pound monster is designed to offer another way into space.

28/02/2018

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Billionaire is building a 10,000-year clock under a mountain

The clock's builders hope it will encourage people to think about humanity's distant future.

26/02/2018

United Kingdom

Scientists sound off after levitating ants breakthrough

Researchers in England have worked out how to use sound to suspend objects in the air, paving the way for its possible use in medicine.

22/02/2018

Sci-tech

Math is tough, here's a tutoring guide for your children

Maths has never been a cup of tea for most people. Whether it's fractions, algebra, geometry, or even basic math, every student has falters in one of those areas.

22/02/2018

Europe News

Italian scientists speak up in support of EU

Research collaboration seen as vital, as Italians prepare to go to polls amid rise in euroscepticism

19/02/2018

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Microplastics pollute the remote parts of the ocean, scientists warn

After finding unexpected levels of microplastics in remote parts of the ocean, scientist Dr Sören Gutekunst rings alarm bells over the threat posed to sea life.

12/02/2018

World News

The EU countries with more female than male scientists

The majority of scientists and engineers in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Latvia are women.

11/02/2018

United Kingdom

Scots scientists grow first ever human egg to maturity

Researchers say this development could improve fertility treatment for many women

09/02/2018

Japan

The Great Escape: Exploding beetle battles hungry toad in study

The bombardier beetle emits a hot, toxic chemical spray from its abdomen when under threat, which can scould the stomachs of hungry predators.

08/02/2018

United Kingdom

Cheddar Man shows white skin could be a recent phenomenon

Tests conducted on the skeleton of an ancient human ancestor who lived in England show he had "dark to black" skin, researchers said.

07/02/2018

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Woodpeckers show signs of brain damage

The little birds have survived for 25 million years by banging their head against a tree hunting for food. The forces on their brain are huge and have baffled scientists while inspiring crash helmet design. But new research suggests there might be traumatic effects after all

03/02/2018

World News

Rocket fuel inventor dies aged 107

The developer of a space fuel based on liquid hydrogen which made moon flights possible, Barys Kit, has died at the age of 107. The Belarusian-American rocket scientist was one of the world’s oldest men

03/02/2018

France

Orca learns to say ‘hello’ and ‘bye bye’

Researchers say a new study proves that killer whales are capable of imitating human speech.

31/01/2018

Uruguay

You can train mosquitos not to bite you by swatting them, finds new re

The mosquitos in the study could remember the scent of a human that had attacked it and actively avoided them.

30/01/2018

China

Inside a mobile phone test lab

Euronews takes you on a 360 visit to a mobile phone test lab

26/01/2018

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New blood test could be game-changer in fight against cancer, say rese

CancerSEEK simultaneously looks for the presence of ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, oesophagus, bowel, lung and breast cancer.

19/01/2018