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Northern lights could brighten up your Friday the 13th
Friday 13 September 2019Friday the 13th doesn’t have to be scary! September is an excellent time of year to see the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights.
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Northern lights could brighten up your Friday the 13th
13 Sep 2019 -
Even bats must wait to cross the road
Monday 09 September 2019Imagine waiting to cross the road, even though you have wings. Well this is the case for bats in Worcestershire.
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Even bats must wait to cross the road
9 Sep 2019 -
Erupted star lights up NASA images
Saturday 31 August 2019A powerful telescope used by NASA has spotted the remnants of an erupted star just 11,000 light-years away from Earth.
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Erupted star lights up NASA images
31 Aug 2019 -
1 million bulbs to be used in Blackpool Switch-on
Sunday 25 August 2019This week sees the town of Blackpool illuminate its famous nightlights for a continual 66-night period. The Blackpool switch-on is one of the biggest in the count
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1 million bulbs to be used in Blackpool Switch-on
25 Aug 2019 -
Light therapy may help in your fight against heart attacks
Tuesday 20 August 2019An amount of intense light therapy may help the body in combating heart attacks by decreasing tissue damage.
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Light therapy may help in your fight against heart attacks
20 Aug 2019 -
Mission to improve singlet fission for solar energy achieved
Tuesday 20 August 2019A breakthrough in harnessing light from singlet fission for solar energy has been found by researchers at Columbia University.
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Mission to improve singlet fission for solar energy achieved
20 Aug 2019 -
How lighting was used to debunk the Apollo 11 hoax theory
Friday 19 July 201950 years on from the Apollo 11 mission which saw Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first-ever humans to set foot on the moon, we look at how lighting played a significant role in debunking the theory that the moon landing was faked.
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How lighting was used to debunk the Apollo 11 hoax theory
19 Jul 2019 -
New Lighting to be installed at French Open
Monday 01 July 2019The French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Bernard Guidicelli has revealed that lighting will be installed at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris.
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New Lighting to be installed at French Open
1 Jul 2019 -
Millions of adults don't know the danger of UV rays
Wednesday 19 June 2019A recent survey has revealed that a huge proportion of the British public don’t know the negative impact UV rays can have on their health and in particular the damage it can cause to their eyes.
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Millions of adults don't know the danger of UV rays
19 Jun 2019 -
Sleeping with a light on could lead to obesity
Monday 17 June 2019A recent study has revealed that women who are exposed to artificial light at night (ALAN) are at risk of gaining weight and becoming obese.
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Sleeping with a light on could lead to obesity
17 Jun 2019 -
LED Lighting Reduces Nutrients in Milk
Tuesday 28 May 2019LED lighting on supermarket shelves is reducing the nutritional value of mile and shortening its shelf life, says a new report from Newcastle University.
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LED Lighting Reduces Nutrients in Milk
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Light therapy could lower risk of vision problems in premature babies
Monday 15 April 2019Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre have found that light therapy could be used to lower the risk of vision problems in premature infants whose eyes are still developing.
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Light therapy could lower risk of vision problems in premature babies
15 Apr 2019
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