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Discovery suggests Neanderthals carried out funerals with flowers

The find, named Shanidar Z, were found in sediment containing ancient pollen and other mineralised plant remains.

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Google profiting from illegal weapon sales

The web giant is making money by redirecting consumers to sites selling illegal weapons including stun guns and pepper spray.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX signs deal to send tourists into space

The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft will be used to take humans into space on a commercial basis.

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First baby born through new egg-freezing technique

The French infant, named Jules, was born to woman who was left infertile by chemotherapy for breast cancer.

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Cases of cyber-flashing on trains are going 'largely unreported'

Suspects are hard to identify because pictures can be sent anonymously, but victims say it makes them fearful on public transport.

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Parents will be able to control what their children see on TikTok

The safety measures follow government proposals to place a "duty of care" on social media companies.

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Eggshells suggest dinosaurs were warm-blooded

The new research from Yale has reignited controversy regarding whether dinosaurs were warm or cold blooded.

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SpaceX rocket crashes into sea after missing landing pad

It is the first time SpaceX missed the droneship platform since 2016, the year it also successfully landed for the first time.

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Apple says coronavirus will hurt iPhone production and profits

The California-based tech firm has been hit hard by the virus outbreak in its third-largest retail market.

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'Hellish conditions' at Amazon warehouses 'seriously hurt hundreds'

An Amazon spokesperson says the company offers a safe place to work - adding its doors are open to politicians and the public.

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Amazon founder commits $10bn to fight climate change

Jeff Bezos describes climate change as the "biggest threat to our planet" and plans to start distributing cash within months.

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Solar powered plane which could be airborne for a year completes first flight

The PHASA-35 has been designed and launched within two years and could detect forest fires and be used for maritime surveillance.

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Tesla ordered to stop clearing trees at German factory site

Environmentalists claim the planned gigafactory near Berlin poses a threat to local wildlife and water supplies.

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Cash-paying quiz app HQ Trivia goes bankrupt

The quiz app which was meant to pay its contestants cash prizes has gone bust after a potential investor pulled out of the deal.

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China foreign minister says Huawei 'won't do back door deals' on security

Wang Yi's comments come after Conservative MPs urged the government to rule out working with "high risk vendors".

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'Technosignatures' could help in search for alien life

Have scientists finally found the key to discovering whether we are alone in the universe?

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Unreleased Nintendo PlayStation console goes up for auction

The Nintendo PlayStation was the result of a secret collaboration between the Japanese technology giants in the early 1990s.