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Carrots displayed in a supermarket in Septemes-les-Vallons near Marseille (Image: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists reveal why carrots are orange

In this concept illustration provided by Nasa, Nasa's Perseverance (Mars 2020) rover will store rock and soil samples in sealed tubes on the planet's surface for future missions to retrieve in the area known as Jezero crater on the planet Mars. (Photo illustration by NASA via Getty Images)

Scientists develop test that can detect alien life with 90% certainty

Europa or "Jupiter II" is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, with this moon orbiting at about 417,000 miles from the gas giant.

A huge carbon source has been found on Europa

NCIS & The Man from U.N.C.L.E. actor David McCallum dies aged 90

World's biggest flower, named Rafflesia, hangs off a branch in the forests of Ulu Geroh in northern Perak state on August 9, 2009. (Image: SARAH STEWART/AFP via Getty Images)

Flower that smells like rotting flesh is at risk of extinction

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson attends a press conference at NASA headquarters September 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. NASA announced the agency has appointed a new director of research to study “unidentified anomalous phenomenon”, formerly referred to as UFOs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Nasa names its new head of UFO research despite secrecy vow

Cambridge University's entrepreneur in residence Ewan Kirk, left, and Rishi Sunak. Credit: Cantab/Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Exclusive UK's science and tech industries 'held hostage over Brexit'

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson attends a press conference at NASA headquarters September 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. NASA announced the agency has appointed a new director of research to study âunidentified anomalous phenomenonâ, formerly referred to as UFOs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

No evidence of extraterrestrial origin but aliens 'may exist'

This unidentified specimen, seen in situ on a rocky outcropping at a depth of about 3,300 meters (2 miles), was seen on August 30, 2023, during Dive 07 of the Seascape Alaska 5: Gulf of Alaska Remotely Operated Vehicle Exploration and Mapping expedition. (Image: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Seascape Alaska.)

Scientists find mysterious golden orb on the ocean floor

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut and Dolly. Photo: Roslin Institute

Sir Ian Wilmut, who helped clone Dolly the Sheep, dies aged 79

A close-up view under the microscope of a new spherule from Run 16 (June 25, 2023). (Image: Dr Avi Loeb/Medium)

Is there alien material on Earth? Yes and Harvard professor has evidence

So-called "eco-friendly" paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals and may not be better for the environment than plastic versions, researchers have warned (Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

Chemicals mean paper straws 'not the safest' alternative to plastic

A group of emperor penguin chicks (Photo: Peter Fretwell/ British Antarctic Survey)

Emperor penguins suffer 'catastrophic breeding failure'

NHS nurse Kelly Foster, who failed her GCSEs

Woman becomes high ranking senior NHS nurse despite failing GCSEs

Green Man Festival 2023: Can you still get tickets - prices and what is available?

Can I still get tickets for Green Man Festival 2023?

The UKSA is located in Wiltshire (Image: Getty)

Everything you need to know about the UK Space Agency

Walter Oseigwa, 24, Uganda's delegate for the Mock Education Minister's Summit (Photo: Supplied)

Hundreds of young climate activists turn eyes to education ministers

A quarter of the world's population do not get enough exercise, despite the benefits that come with walking

The number of steps a day to live longer - fewer than you think

Eating a handful of nuts each day has been found to lower the risk of depression

Eating a handful of nuts lowers risk of depression according to study

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'Disease X' - tackling the next pandemic illness

Preparations are being made in case another pandemic strikes. (Picture: Michael Gillen)

Inside the vaccine facility gearing up to fight Disease X and bird flu

Nasa is launching its own streaming site (Image: Photo by TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Nasa is launching its own streaming site later this year

Albert Einstein is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time, and also a genius.

What did Einstein invent? Plus items genius scientist helped create

(L-R) Ryan Graves, executive director of Americans for Safe Aerospace, David Grusch, former National Reconnaissance Officer Representative of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force at the U.S. Department of Defense, and Retired Navy Commander David Fravor take their seats as they arrive for a House Oversight Committee (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US government 'hiding crucial information' about UFOs witnesses claim

J. Robert Oppenheimer (left) and Einstein are two of the most well-known scientists of all time.

What did Einstein say to Oppenheimer? Film and relationship explained

A new study has found meat-free eating has a much lower environmental impact on emissions, land use, water pollution risk, water use and biodiversity loss (Image: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Veganism produces 75% less greenhouse gases than high-meat diet

NASA file composite image shows the Jovian system, including the edge of Jupiter with its Great Red Spot, and Jupiter’s moons (Photo: NASA/AFP via Getty Images)

NASA’s message in a bottle - how you can send your name into space

Women in STEM has increased to over one million in the UK (Pic:Getty)

Why is a musical on Rosalind Franklin so important?

Passengers face worse turbulence and longer flights ‘due to climate change’. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flight turbulence to get worse due to climate change, study warns

The drug could help to tackle the likes of pneumonia, meningitis and breast cancer (Photo: Adobe)

New antibiotic to treat deadly superbug found using AI

Professor Brian Cox tour: New ‘Horizons – A 21st Century Space Odyssey’ dates added - full list & tickets

Professor Brian Cox adds 47 new dates to ‘jaw-dropping’ Horizon tour

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower takes place annually between 19 April and 28 May, but is set to peak on 6 May in 2023.

Eta Aquarid meteor shower to be visible in the night sky this month

Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton (left) has warned about the potential dangers of AI (Photos: Eviatar Bach/Wikimedia Commons/Getty Images)

'Godfather of AI' Dr Geoffrey Hinton warns of future of technology

EasyJet is looking to recruit its next generation of pilots - and you can graduate in just two years

EasyJet need 200 recruits for Pilot Training Scheme - how to apply

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The next UK total eclipse won’t be until 2090 - what to see until then

TikTok users have been left baffled by a magic mirror trend.

People left baffled by ‘magic mirror’ trend on TikTok

Ariane 5 rocket lifts off for it's 100th mission to space from Kourou, French Guiana, on September 25, 2018. - It's payload is two satellites: Horizons 3e, a high-throughput communications satellite build by Boeing, and Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38. (Photo by JODY AMIET/AFP via Getty Images)

SpaceX launches commercial Intelsat 40e satellite

Koch, Glover (rear), Hansen and Wiseman (seated) were unveiled at the Johnson Space Center (Photo: Nasa)

Nasa reveals Artemis II crew ahead of Moon mission launch

Artist’s impression of the beam of intense radiation produced by the cosmic explosion thought to be the brightest of all time

‘A phenomenal amount of energy’ - cosmic explosion blinded instruments

UK scientists discover ultramassive black hole 33bn times mass of Sun

The new Barbie dolls which have been added to the Barbie role models collection for 2023. Photo by Mattel.

22 Barbie dolls created to represent pioneering women - the full list

(L-R) Anne Wojcicki, Janet Wojcicki, and Susan Wojcicki are all set to be honoured with Barbie dolls of their likeness (inset) (Credit: Getty Images/Mattel)

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki to be immortalized as a Barbie doll

Left: An illustration of a DNA strand. Right: Images of Nala (top) and Teddi Shaw, courtesy of PA Media/family handout

What is Libmeldy? The novel genetic therapy used to treat MLD

Grace Jones has been added to the lineup of Bluedot Festival 2023. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Grace Jones announced as headliner for Bluedot Festival 2023

Spectators watch as the Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket lifts off from launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

NASA finally launches Artemis I moon mission after weeks of delay

‘Cannibal’ solar storm: Geomagnetic flares explained, when is it heading to Earth? (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)

‘Cannibal’ solar storm explained - when is it arriving on Earth?

Smoking is one of the potential causes of cancer identified (Photo: Adobe)

Breakthrough DNA study finds new clues about causes of cancer

The FSA has taken the next step in regulating the CBD market.

Food safety watchdog takes next step in regulating CBD market

(L-R) Tom Cavanagh, Grant Gustin and Candice Patton speak at “The Flash” Special Video Presentation and Q&A during 2019 Comic-Con International in California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The Flash S8: release date, trailer, cast and Armageddon crossover

The non-hormonal medication was found to be 99% effective in preventing pregnancy in mice (Photo: Adobe)

Contraceptive pill for men 99% effective in preventing pregnancy