Science & tech from Daily Mail Online

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While the Earth’s core was previously thought to be rotating at a consistently faster rate than the planet’s surface, a new study by the University of Southern California shows that it oscillates.

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EXCLUSIVE: Professor Mick Watson, who specialises in methane reduction strategies in cattle at The Roslin Institute, told MailOnline getting people to eat less meat was a ‘fantasy’.

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The HUAWEI Sound Joy Portable Bluetooth Speaker is currently on sale on Amazon for a huge 46 per cent off, so you can snap up the highly-rated speaker for just £69.99 (was £129.99).

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Scientists from the University of Copenhagen  hope to make a plant-based cheese out of yellow peas. They have so far created a ‘functional base’ made of split pea protein.

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MailOnline has taken a look at some of the most amazing shipwrecks around Britain, including the HMS Gloucester, which has finally been found off the Norfolk coast.

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A British food scientist has revealed the formula for the perfect gin and tonic, claiming the type of glass, ice, garnish and what you ate for lunch all make a difference to the taste of the cocktail.

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EXCLUSIVE: Interactive maps have been developed by climate charity Possible as part of its Car Free Cities campaign, revealing how intense noise can be in parts of the three cities.

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A British chemist has deemed Shakespeare’s death scenes as ‘unrealistic’ after analysis of the Complete Works revealed that Cleopatra died too quickly from her snake bite

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Elon Musk has shared a new animation showing how the $216 million ultra-super-heavy rocket could spit out Starlink satellites in space, just like the sweets in a Pez dispenser.

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US space agency NASA has announced it will be launching its first ever study into unidentified aerial phenomena – known popularly as UFO’s – for purposes of aircraft safety and national security.

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Genetic mutations may have played a role in the domestication of dogs by lowering stress and making pups more comfortable with humans, according to scientists from Azabu University.

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The ‘outstanding’ ship, which sank on May 6, 1682 after hitting the Norfolk sandbanks in the southern North Sea, was uncovered 28 miles off the coast of Great Yarmouth half-buried on the seabed.

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Researchers at the University of Queensland have found a species of worm that can munch through polystyrene.

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At Cheltenham Science Festival this week, experts have explained how a genetic variation passed on by a Neanderthal during one sexual encounter has affected Covid death rates.

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The Fernandina Island Galápagos giant tortoise is confirmed to be alive by scientists at Princeton University, USA. A female discovered in 2019 has the same genome as century-old specimen.

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Scientists at the University of Tokyo have managed to create a living ‘sweaty’ skin for humanoid robots. The material has a skin-like texture but can also repel water and ‘heal’ itself with a collagen plaster.

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‘Business case’ reasons for diversity can backfire by making diverse candidates feel they’ll be judged on identity, according to the London Business School and Yale School of Management.

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Several prehistoric bones belonging to the ‘White Rock spinosaurid’ – named after the geological layer in which the remains were found – were unearthed on the island off England’s south coast.

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The US study comes despite a growing number of couples choosing to sleep in separate rooms for a better night’s kip, including celebrities like Dr Foster star Suranne Jones and her husband.

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Eight-month-olds are more inclined to give a punishment after they see it being violent towards a victim, researchers at Osaka University report today.

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The US space agency said that the impact would in no way ruin the ‘wow’ factor of the telescope’s first views of the cosmos, which are due to be unveiled to the public on July 12.

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The US space agency said the release of the first real, colour images will be ‘a unique moment for us all to stop and marvel at a view humanity has never seen before’.

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The report by Bloomberg cites ‘a person with knowledge of the matter,’ and claims that Meta had been developing the smartwatch for at least two years.

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One in ten Google search results for abortion services made in ‘Trigger Law’ states in the USA lead to anti-abortion centres, according to UK non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate.

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MailOnline delved into the research to uncover the ideal age, physique, diet and even hand size of professional gamers.

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The treasures of the legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck have been revealed in a series of ‘unprecedented’ underwater images from the government of Colombia.

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Scientists have predicted that ‘love drugs’ could be available within three to five years as experts have come to learn enough about neurochemistry to replicate the feeling of love on the brain

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Loggerhead turtles in west Africa are shrinking, according to scientists from Deakin Unviersity, Australia. This could be the result of a boom of first-time mothers, who tend to be smaller.

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The rock attached itself on the Perseverance’s wheel in February and has since been transported more than 5.3 miles (8.5 km) aboard the rover, NASA has said.

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Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday morning, George Eustice said the government won’t force the public to stop eating meat as humans are ‘ultimately omnivores’.