January's Wolf Moon, and other full moon dates for 2021
Full moons illuminate the sky every month, but why do they have different names?
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Britain to send a space spider to the Moon
The little probe - called Asagumo - has been designed by London-based robotics experts Spacebit
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Exclusive: British scientists bring hope for anguished sufferers of fish odour syndrome
The condition can cause those afflicted to be abused, or ridiculed, but it has no cure. Now there has been a breakthrough
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Full moon names and dates for 2020, including December's Cold Moon
Full moons illuminate the sky every month, but why do they have different names?
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Britain to build 'comet chaser' spacecraft to help find out how life formed on Earth
Thales Alenia Space, a company with three sites in the UK and nearly 200 employees has won the contract to design the mothership
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Life could not survive on nearest Earth-like planet, scientists believe
Scientists had hoped a planet known as Proxima b could host life as temperatures were mild enough for water to remain a liquid
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How to have a Covid-safe Christmas: medics answer your questions
The Royal Society of Medicine has offered its advice for staying Covid secure while celebrating Christmas
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Jonathan Van-Tam: how a lover of metaphors became an unlikely cult hero
The UK has taken deputy chief medical officer to its heart, with ‘JVT’ merchandising booming and a growing online appreciation society
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Britain's newest variety of apple discovered by a walker
The Royal Horticultural Society confirmed the 'very interesting apple' was not any variety that had been planted and cultivated
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Animals have strops over virtually nothing – they're more like humans than we thought
'We found animals’ emotions influence unrelated behaviour, with those that won a contest experiencing a more positive mood'
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, breaks the taboo surrounding miscarriage
'Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few,' she wrote in the NY Times
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Banned Catholic pro-life midwifery student wins apology and payout
Julia Rynkiewicz faced suspension from her studies and an investigation, following her involvement in a pro-life society at Nottingham Uni
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Man and dog have been best friends so long five dog species existed by end of Ice Age, study finds
Diversity among dogs first developed while humans were still hunters and gatherers, a new Oxford study has found
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Advanced prostate cancer sufferers could receive 'game changing' drug as NICE forced to review decision
An appeal panel upheld a string of complaints which came from the drug’s manufacturer, prostate cancer specialists, and charities
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Whales swap songs with other groups as they migrate, scientists discover for first time
It is now hoped that further whale song analysis will enhance understanding of their migration patterns and population change
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Space probe Philae unexpectedly reveals the 'fluffy interior' of comets
The ice beneath the surface was softer than 'cappuccino froth', a discovery that should help scientists improve future landing attempts
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Tim Peake 'in the frame' to be first European to walk on the moon
The astronaut is confident that European Space Agency explorers will soon follow Americans in returning to the Moon
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Campaign with influencers and scientists on TikTok needed to counter anti-vaccine 'misinformation', say experts
Religious leaders have also been mooted as a way to counter the widespread disinformation around Covid-19 vaccines
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Why we need more science teachers, now more than ever
Teaching bursaries have helped reverse the historic shortfall of science teachers. Now, cuts risk undoing all the good work
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John Westwyk – the genius who invented a computer 627 years ago
Christopher Howse reviews The Light Ages: A Medieval Journey of Discovery by Seb Falk (Allen Lane)
