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28th February 2022

Next-generation geothermal tech will drill deeper than ever before

A new drilling technology able to reach depths of 20 km could enable geothermal power to be accessed almost anywhere in the world.

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26th February 2022

New therapy kills cancer without harming normal cells

A new therapy called CINDELA (Cancer-Specific InDel Attacker) has been reported by scientists in South Korea, which uses CRISPR-Cas9 to kill cancer cells without harming normal tissues.

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25th February 2022

The first controlled study of caloric restriction in humans

Scientists have published the first controlled study of caloric restriction in humans. This has confirmed its anti-aging and other health benefits and also identified a key protein that could be harnessed to extend health in humans.

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23rd February 2022

2031 – The International Space Station is deorbited

In 2031, the International Space Station is retired and crashed into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.

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20th February 2022

Changing diet can add more than a decade to life expectancy

A new model, available as an online calculator, estimates the impact of dietary changes on life expectancy.

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18th February 2022

NASA predicts sea level rises to 2150

NASA has published its latest Sea Level Rise Technical Report, an update of the 2017 edition, which includes projections for sea level rise through to the year 2150. The agency warns that sea levels may rise as much over the next 30 years as during the previous hundred.

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17th February 2022

AI may be "slightly conscious"

The Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of OpenAI, one of the leading research labs for artificial intelligence, has suggested that the latest generation of neural networks are large enough to be "slightly conscious".

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16th February 2022

New report argues for ownership of the Moon

The Adam Smith Institute has published a new report on property rights in space. It suggests dividing the Moon into regions and privatising it, which the institute believes could help end global poverty.

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14th February 2022

Koalas are now endangered

The Australian government has changed the conservation status of the koala from vulnerable to endangered, due to its rapidly shrinking habitats and climate change.

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10th February 2022

New planet detected around closest star

A third planet has been detected orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our Sun. Proxima d, with only a quarter of Earth's mass, is one of the lightest exoplanets ever found.

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9th February 2022

Major breakthrough in fusion energy

The biggest breakthrough in fusion energy since 1997 has been reported today at the Joint European Torus in Oxford, UK, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds, more than double the previous record.

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9th February 2022

Walmart invests in vertical farming

Plenty Unlimited, a vertical farming business in California, has announced a major new funding agreement with Walmart and other investors.

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8th February 2022

Telecommunications bit rates 1798-2120

This graph shows the progress in telecommunications bit rates over the last two centuries, and a future extrapolation to the 22nd century.

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6th February 2022

2065 – 4K volumetric displays are the latest in home comfort

By the mid-2060s, the bandwidth available for telecommunications has enabled the broadcasting of fully three-dimensional video content at 4K resolution.

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1st February 2022

2054 – Mission to interstellar object 'Oumuamua

In 2054, close range observations are made of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua. This follows a complex and high speed Jupiter Oberth manoeuvre enabling a probe to catch up with it.

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