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BusinessYahoo Life ShoppingAmazon's hidden device page is bursting with tech deals today — including a Fire HD tablet for $50 off
Save up to 45%: Shoppers are losing it over these deeply discounted TVs, tablets and more.
LifestyleThe IndependentPS5 custom console covers are coming in three new galactic colours – here’s how to buy yours
The blue, purple and pink covers will be available for both the disc and digital consoles
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New inquiry into Australian mother convicted of 4 homicides
An Australian state attorney general on Wednesday declined to pardon a mother convicted almost 20 years ago of smothering her four children to death and instead ordered a new inquiry into whether there could be a medical explanation for the tragedies. The inquiry will be the second in three years into scientific evidence that all four of Kathleen Folbigg’s children may have died of natural causes. A petition to the New South Wales state governor in March last year calling for Folbigg to be pardoned “based on significant positive evidence of natural causes of death” was signed by 90 scientists, medical practitioners and related professionals, including two Nobel laureates.
ScienceThe IndependentPandemic science hub will develop drugs for lung infections such as Covid-19
It will build on the success of two experimental medicine projects.
ScienceRFIFrom The Lab: French team detects landmass movement before mega earthquake
French researchers have used satellite data to observe unusual land mass movement before a mega-earthquake. Using signals, called gravity field signals, from NASA's GRACE satellite, the team of scientists showed that there were changes in Earth's gravity because of the movement ofa landmass a few months before the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010.The study was led by Marie Bouih of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris. It aims to provide a better understanding of
BusinessPA Media: TechTwitter ‘committed’ to completing Elon Musk deal at agreed price
There have been suggestions the billionaire was looking to renegotiate a lower price for the tech firm.
TechnologyEvening StandardBest laptop brands 2022 for guaranteed quality whatever your budget
The top names to look out for when you’re shopping for a new portable computer
TechnologyThe Independent15 best wireless earbuds for quality sound and noise cancellation at every budget
Cut ties with fiddly wires thanks to the latest in-ear tech from Apple, Sony, Bose and more
BusinessThe IndependentWhere to buy PS5: Restock updates and how to pre-order Sony’s elusive PlayStation 5 console
They’re selling like hot cakes, but we’ve got all the details on the latest PS5 stock drops
TechnologyEvening StandardBest speakers for music
Boogie the night away with these music speakers for every occasion
NewsThe IndependentRecords for sea levels and ocean heat broken in 2021
“The global energy system is broken and bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe,” said Secretary-General António Guterres
EntertainmentThe IndependentXbox Game Pass confirms the seven games leaving in May 2022
Say goodbye to games like ‘Resident Evil 7’ and ‘Knockout City’
NewsThe IndependentUK monkeypox outbreak ‘unprecedented’ as officials say sexual contact likely route of transmission
Sudden emergence of cases, and uncertainties around how and where individuals contracted virus, has left scientists puzzled, with sexual contact seen as likely route of transmission
BusinessEuronewsThe metaverse could add $3 trillion to the global economy within a decade, new study suggests
A new report claims that metaverse technology could make up 2.8 per cent of global GDP in its first decade, if adopted similarly to mobile tech.
ScienceThe IndependentNasa is officially ending Insight lander’s mission to detect Marsquakes as solar panels covered in dust
Nasa hopes for a ‘dust devil’ – passing whirlwind – to clear dust and reverse trend
ScienceThe GuardianAccidental discovery that scallops love ‘disco’ lights leads to new fishing technique
Scientists hail breakthrough that could maximise catches while reducing damage caused by fishing
HealthLancashire TelegraphMedical students to use VR headsets to 'treat, examine and diagnose patients'
Medical students from the University of Central Lancashire will be using virtual reality headsets to learn how to diagnose and treat patients.
NewsBournemouth Echo UKReality shows inspired Lucy's career in cyber security
AN UP-and-coming cyber security expert has told how she was inspired to enter the sector after watching The Real Hustle and Catfish on TV.
ScienceAFPEnd of the line nears for NASA InSight Mars lander
After some four years probing Mars' interior, NASA's InSight lander will likely retire this summer as accumulated dust on its solar panels saps its power.
BusinessThe Daily BeastThe Stakes for Boeing’s Second Starliner Space Mission Are Astronomical
Joel Kowsky/NASACan Boeing begin to repair its battered reputation with one rocket launch? Its Starliner capsule now sits atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a pad in Florida, being readied for a flight to the International Space Station Thursday evening, as part of a test program already two and a half years behind schedule. NASA wants to use Starliner as a new vehicle to send its astronauts into space, as an alternative option to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. But Starliner has yet to be cleared as safe enough t
HealthThe IndependentPugs have high health risks and ‘can no longer be considered a typical dog’
Experts are advising people not to buy the flat-faced animals until their body shape shifts to being less extreme.
BusinessPA Media: UK NewsCall waiting times for phone and broadband customers above pre-pandemic levels
Customers are experiencing ‘hit-and-miss’ levels of customer service from major telecoms providers, Ofcom said.
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Prehistoric fossil gives new clues on crocodiles
STORY: This prehistoric fossil is giving new clues about the evolution of crocodiles PALEONTOLOGIST, RODOLFO SALAS: "This is the adult individual, Sacacosuchus cordovai. It is 7 million years old and was found in the Sacaco area (Arequipa Desert). It is a new species of crocodile that we are introducing to the world, and that lived in the Sacaco area 7 million years ago."Researchers say the animal likely crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the coast of South AmericaSpanning over 13 feet in length"From our research, we have reached the conclusion that all marine crocodiles were animals with long and thin faces, and that there were two morphotypes, two ecological types. That is, one that fed almost exclusively on fish, and another one that had a much broader diet."
ScienceBusiness InsiderTonga volcano eruption was powerful enough to reach space, new images from NASA show
An underwater volcano erupted on January 15 near the Pacific island of Tonga. Scientists are beginning to understand just how big it was.
NewsPA Media: TechOnline Safety Bill fails to stop violence against women and girls, experts warn
A coalition of experts and campaigners have called on the Government to amend the Bill to include a new code of practice.