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Sandwich and little tern colonies show signs of recovery on the Northumberland and Norfolk coasts
After years of decline caused by bird flu and severe weather, tern colonies at Long Nanny and Blakeney Point have recorded a successful bre…
New £10m reservoir in Luton doubles treated water storage capacity
A new reservoir at Chaul End has added 20 million litres of storage, nearly doubling the site's capacity to serve Luton, Hemel Hempstead an…
How butterfly wing patterns create visual illusions to evade predators
New research from the universities of Exeter and Essex suggests that the shifting patterns on butterfly wings create motion illusions that …
Couple restores 15th-century Slaithwaite Hall after discovering its true age
When Andy and his family began renovating what they thought was a Victorian cottage in the Colne Valley, they discovered the structure actu…
London Marathon 2027: Elite athletes use rock, paper, scissors to decide race schedule
To determine the schedule for the first two-day London Marathon, elite champions Catherine Debrunner and Sabastian Sawe played rock, paper,…
Second World War bomb safely detonated at sea off Falmouth
A 250lb American air-dropped bomb discovered at Falmouth Docks has been safely destroyed by the Royal Navy. After being moved to a secure l…
Isometric exercises like wall squats can lower blood pressure with just one session a week
Researchers at Canterbury Christ Church University found that performing isometric exercises, such as wall squats, can help reduce blood pr…
Royal Navy disposes of unexploded WW2 bomb found in Falmouth Docks
A 250lb American bomb discovered on the seabed in Falmouth Docks has been safely neutralised by Royal Navy experts. The operation required …
York-based Cizzle Biotechnology receives US clinical accreditation for lung cancer blood test
A blood test developed by York-based Cizzle Biotechnology to detect early-stage lung cancer has been accredited for clinical use in the US.…
Lifelong Brentford fan Paul Simpson returns to watch his team one last time
Sixty-nine-year-old Paul Simpson, who has held a season ticket since childhood, was able to attend a Brentford match again thanks to the Lo…
Rewilded chalk grasslands along the HS2 route attract rare wildlife
A 127-hectare site near the HS2 Chilterns tunnel has been transformed from a wheatfield into a thriving habitat for rare plants and insects…
Archaeologists discover Britain's oldest pistachio in a Roman well in Catterick
A charred pistachio nut dating back nearly 2,000 years has been recovered from a Roman well in Catterick, North Yorkshire. The find, alongs…