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Monday, October 19, 2026 8:22 AM ET

BBC News - Science

Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon -- A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.

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Was Neanderthal life violent? This wound suggests lethal fighting was more common -- A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound may be evidence violence shaped human life far earlier than thought.

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Palantir and City Hall settle Met contract row -- Palantir drops High Court challenge after it settles with City Hall over blocked Met contract.

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World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey -- Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age.

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Crew searching for Amelia Earhart arrives at crab-infested island -- Researchers will sleep on their ship to avoid giant crabs that can lift heavy weights, split open coconuts, and may have played a role in Earhart's demise.

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9 Oct 2026 -- Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules -- The camera-maker says it is now re-evaluating the rules and procedures of its Small World in Motion contest. -- 9 Oct 2026

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9 Oct 2026 -- £15m spent cleaning illegal waste supersite in ancient woodland -- Concerns remain over the ancient Kent woodland's future after 39,500 tonnes of rubbish were cleared. -- 9 Oct 2026

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7 Oct 2026 -- Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry -- The prize was given to the French and Japanese scientists for solving the mystery of life's asymmetry. -- 7 Oct 2026

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6 Oct 2026 -- 'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel -- Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space. -- 6 Oct 2026

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