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Space launch costs to fall 90% by 2040, Cambridge study
Sending cargo into orbit is getting cheaper faster than shipping freight did during the steamship revolution of the 1800s, and the cost could fall by more than 90 per cent again by 2040, according to Cambridge-led research that suggests space is fast becoming a marketplace rather than a moonshot. TheContinue Reading
Stuck in a traffic jam? Here’s the fastest way to get to your destination
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Millions of people will take to the roads this holiday season, only to end up spending frustrating hours sitting in trafficContinue Reading
Andy Serkis responds to Lord of the Rings diversity criticism ahead of new film: ‘We won’t do a politically correct version’
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Andy Serkis has defended the apparent lack of diversity in the cast of the forthcoming The Lord of theContinue Reading
Andy Burnham urged to change UK’s voting system before it is ‘too late’
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is poised to urge Andy Burnham to introduce proportional representation before theContinue Reading
Nationwide to unlock £40bn mortgage and business lending with key Mansion House rule change
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Nationwide Building Society has backed plans to lowerContinue Reading
Argentina ‘request for £4.5m payment’ emerges before England World Cup showdown
This image shows the logo of Argentine Football Association (AFA), at the headquarters entrance in Buenos Aires. (Image: Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Accusations have surfaced alleging the ArgentinianContinue Reading
Archaeologists racing to protect 3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb from floods
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Archaeologists are racing to preserve a 3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb unearthed in Luxor at a site “extremely vulnerable to flash flooding”. ExcavationsContinue Reading
The frog bacterium with secret power to wipe out tumours
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A bacterium that lives in the intestines of most amphibians can eliminate bowel cancer in mice, a discovery that may leadContinue Reading
Nine out of 10 elderly dementia sufferers become less agitated after marijuana treatment, study finds
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A medical cannabis oil capsule can significantly reduce agitation in older dementia sufferers, according to a first-of-its-kind study that offers aContinue Reading
Questions over ‘alcohol free’ definition as pubs to serve more than 64 million pints this summer
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