Suspected nuclear fuel found at Fukushima site

There are fresh hopes of a breakthrough in the clean-up of the Fukushima nuclear plant after new images emerged from beneath its wreckage.

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Watch how polar ice caps changed in a year

Scientists have released an animation which shows how much the polar ice caps have changed in the past year amid reports that ice levels are at an all-time low.

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Fake news inquiry: Facebook should verify stories

Facebook should verify its content to prove to users articles are not fake news, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairman has told Sky News.

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Is the universe a 'vast, complex hologram'?

The universe could turn out to be a "vast and complex hologram", meaning that life in 3D is an illusion, astrophysicists have said.

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'Father of Pac-Man' dies at the age of 91

Games company founder Masaya Nakamura, known as the "Father of Pac-Man", has died at the age of 91.

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'Holy grail' hailed as gas turned to metal

Scientists harnessed pressures greater than those found at the centre of the earth to turn hydrogen into a metal that could be extremely efficient at conducting electricity.

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Cannibal hamsters eat babies due to corn diet

Hamsters living in the wild in northeastern France are eating their babies alive due to a limited diet of corn, according to new research.

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