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telegraph. co. uk > news > 05/15/2026 > britain-sends-mobile-lab-to-st-helena-to-test-residents

Britain sends mobile lab to St Helena to test residents for rat virus

1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (81+ words) The Telegraph Joe Pinkstone joined The Telegraph in 2021. He is recognised for making complex scientific data accessible to a general audience, covering a broad beat that includes space exploration, artificial intelligence, climate change, and public health. Before his tenure at…...

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telegraph. co. uk > news > 05/15/2026 > harrison-ford-space-exploration-waste-of-money

Harrison Ford: Space exploration is a waste of money

7+ hour, 29+ min ago  (521+ words) Han Solo star, 83, says focus should be on protecting our home planet with its "developed societies and hundreds of languages" He made his name as a dashing pilot in a galaxy far, far away " but Harrison Ford has dismissed space…...

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telegraph. co. uk > news > 05/08/2026 > whales-shout-communicate-over-shipping-noise

Whales "forced to shout" to communicate over shipping noise

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (555+ words) Busy shipping in the Strait of Gibraltar threatens environment of critically endangered population of long-finned pilot whales Whales are having to "shout louder" to be heard over deafening noise from shipping, research has revealed. The underwater sound from ships" engines…...

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telegraph. co. uk > science > 05/07/2026 > i-saw-light-formations-in-the-sky-what-were-they

I saw light formations in the sky. What were they?

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1043+ words) Every week, Sarah Knapton, our Science Editor, and Joe Pinkstone, our Science Correspondent, demystify your supernatural experiences. From ghoulish encounters to bizarre coincidences, there's always a scientific explanation, and nothing is as strange as it seems. "It was roughly 2006. A…...

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telegraph. co. uk > news > 05/06/2026 > richard-dawkins-convinced-ai-is-conscious

Richard Dawkins "convinced" AI is conscious

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (697+ words) Evolutionary biologist says it is hard not to treat chatbot as "a genuine friend" Richard Dawkins has said chatbots should be considered conscious after spending two days interacting with the Claude AI engine. The evolutionary biologist said he had the…...

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telegraph. co. uk > business > 05/05/2026 > second-american-atomic-age-coming-britain-risk-left-behind

A second American atomic age is coming. Britain risks being left behind

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (951+ words) Trump-backed sprint to make mini-reactors a reality lays bare the UK's bureaucratic failures Matt Oliver is The Telegraph's Industry Editor, covering manufacturing, energy policy, car making and the defence industry. He was previously a special correspondent and has reported on…...

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telegraph. co. uk > news > 05/04/2026 > hack-proof-satnav-royal-navy-qinetiq-stop-russia-sabotage

Hack-proof satellite navigation created to stop Russian sabotage

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (651+ words) Technology developed by UK firms as part of "Urgent Compass" project as Kremlin is accused of interfering with global positioning systems Tom Cotterill is The Telegraph"s acting defence editor. See more He has previously written for The Daily Mail…...

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telegraph. co. uk > news > 05/03/2026 > testing-the-ai-drone-swarm-that-can-hunt-down-the-enemy

Testing the AI drone swarm that can hunt down the enemy

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (957+ words) UK defence contractors race to keep the British military up to date with fastest-moving battlefield technology Tom Cotterill is The Telegraph's acting defence editor. See more He has previously written for The Daily Mail and Mail Online. A former award-winning…...

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telegraph. co. uk > news > 04/29/2026 > why-you-dont-want-your-ai-chatbot-to-be-nice-to-you

Why you don't want your AI chatbot to be nice to you

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (275+ words) Systems trained to sound friendlier are up to 30 per cent less accurate, study finds Cameron Henderson is a versatile journalist currently serving as Science Correspondent for The Telegraph. Since joining the publication in September 2022, he has covered some of the…...

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telegraph. co. uk > business > 04/29/2026 > wild-scottish-salmon-catch-sinks-to-record-low

Wild Scottish salmon catch sinks to record low

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (523+ words) Catastrophic decline" as the total number harvested last year slumps by 41pc Patrick Galbraith is The Telegraph's Environment Correspondent. See more He is the author of" books Uncommon Ground and In Search of One Last Song and was previously the editor…...