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London City becomes world’s first airport to use remote air traffic control

Flights will be directed from a digital tower 70 miles away in Hampshire. https://bit.ly/3u6XdYR

Four reasons why your tolerance for alcohol can change

The brain adapts to the effects of alcohol - here's how. https://bit.ly/3e6q0XV

Scientists invent bat-inspired tool to find your location with a smartphone

You could map out a room on your phone using its speaker and microphone. https://bit.ly/330UUKN

China launches first module of the permanent ‘Heavenly Harmony’ space station

First of 11 missions to construct and provision the station that will host astronauts long-term. https://bit.ly/32X6xm0

Thousands of Android phones are being infected with ‘Flubot’ malware spreading via SMS texts

The hoax message urges users to install a 'missed package delivery' app. https://bit.ly/3ugZiRK

Cryptocurrency: What does ‘going to the moon’ mean?

Know your crypto lingo. https://bit.ly/3sZbF3t

Town loses internet after beaver chews through fibre optic cable

It was a 'uniquely Canadian' type of internet outage. https://bit.ly/3t0MDkK

Man buys Google’s domain in Argentina for just £2

For two hours, all of Argentina's Google web traffic came to his website. https://bit.ly/3nxG5Jk

Pink Moon 2021: The meaning behind tonight’s full moon

The moon isn't named after its colour. https://bit.ly/3xtVqza

Apple’s iOS 14.5 update includes new app tracking transparency feature – here’s all you need to know

What's new with Apple iOS 14.5? https://bit.ly/3xwGkZM

Pink Moon: How to see it, when is it at its brightest, and is it actually pink?

Look to the skies. https://bit.ly/3xsiNsB

Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill may be ready this year and ‘could prevent lockdowns’

It is hoped the antiviral drug will be a second line of defence if new vaccine-resistant Covid strains emerge. https://bit.ly/3exORmj

Pink supermoon to dazzle UK skies tomorrow night

Despite what the name might suggest, there will not be any noticeable difference in the colour of April’s full moon. https://bit.ly/3tS23Jm

Exercise boosts immunity and makes vaccines more effective

Regular exercise can help reduce the risk of serious illness and death. https://bit.ly/2QwcFPp

Dead Sea Scrolls: Unlocking who wrote the enigmatic manuscripts

Breakthroughs in technology have helped decipher who might have written the ancient texts. https://bit.ly/3xmXwR1

A DJI drone, HP laptop and the OnePlus Watch make this week’s Lust List

Style oozes from the gadgets we've selected for this week's Lust List. https://bit.ly/3xkLmbx

Giant prehistoric rat was ‘twice the size of a grey squirrel’

Imagine seeing one of these scurrying around in your garden. https://bit.ly/3tKsi4j

Sequent SuperCharger2 review: a self-charging smartwatch for analogue fans

The promise of a smartwatch you never, ever have to charge is a tantalising one https://bit.ly/3vbIX0W

GCHQ chief warns UK faces cyber threat from China and Russia

Jeremy Fleming, the head of GCHQ, says 'the rules are changing'. https://bit.ly/2QUKPMU

‘We’re extremely lucky’: How the UK became a world leader in decarbonisation

The success that the UK has had could provide a blueprint for the world. https://bit.ly/3xqFKwy

Global artists create digital ‘creative experiments’ to mark Earth Day 2021

Four artists have built interactive artwork to make climate change data more accessible. https://bit.ly/32B18Rg

MI5 joining Instagram today to ‘reach out in new ways’

The not-so-secret service. https://bit.ly/3nc0Km4

Instagram users can now set filters to catch abusive DMs

The tool automatically filters DM requests from people you don't follow if it contains offensive words, phrases or emojis. https://bit.ly/32wlBXF

Apple’s new AirTags promise you’ll never lose your keys again

The Bluetooth-enabled trackers will cost £29 each and go on sale April 30. https://bit.ly/3grxXs9

Elon Musk denies ‘autopilot’ was in use during deadly Tesla crash

Two men were killed in Texas when the Tesla Model S crashed into a tree. https://bit.ly/2QJPAsx

OnePlus Watch review: a reasonable price for a very basic smartwatch

The first wearable from OnePlus gets the job done. Just. https://bit.ly/3tyi7Qk

Rishi Sunak considering new ‘Britcoin’ digital currency for the UK

The Bank of England and the Treasury will work together to assess benefits of a central bank digital currency. https://bit.ly/3arZIwT

SpaceX wins lucrative Nasa contract to put a woman on the moon

The contract is worth £2.1 billion to Elon Musk's private space company. https://bit.ly/3syVwSr

Male fertility: How everyday chemicals are destroying sperm counts in humans and animals

Sperm counts of western men has plunged by more than 50% in less than 40 years. https://bit.ly/3v2ThrU

If you’re under 30, you could get £5,000 to be reinfected with Covid

Oxford University's 'human challenge' trial will reinfect people with the virus to see how they cope. https://bit.ly/3ebNp97

This £570,000 flying car could be available in five years

You'll need to put down a £3,600 deposit. https://bit.ly/3v6ClRz

Twitter down for thousands as users complain they can’t log in

Users in every continent reported said they had been unable to log in, while monitoring services detected tens of thousands of outages. https://bit.ly/3e9ubRl

Five Star Wars-style ‘double star systems’ found that could host alien life

Scientists say they're 'hot targets' in the search for Earth 2.0. https://bit.ly/32jOzKh

Ethical concerns raised over human cells being grown in monkey embryos

Researchers have produced what is known as monkey-human chimeras. https://bit.ly/3x2VhCg

Futuristic 3D holograms let loved ones share a meal 400 miles apart

The future is here. https://bit.ly/32m2zDk

Ancient ‘city of the dead’ discovered on island of Corsica

Archaeologists found 40 tombs dating back more than 1,700 years. https://bit.ly/3e9eIRd

New Zealand proposes climate law no other country has dared to face

It's going after the banks. https://bit.ly/3tlLAwG

Meet the ‘pizzly bear’: endangered polar bears are mating with grizzlys in Alaska

Climate change is pushing the polar bear to the edge of extinction. https://bit.ly/2QoXlDV

Instagram Halloween fashion advert banned for objectifying women

The paid-for post was posted around October last year. https://bit.ly/3uKGYAq

‘Jurassic giant’ dinosaur footprint discovered on Yorkshire beach

It's the largest dinosaur footprint ever discovered in Yorkshire. https://bit.ly/32dUT64

Webcam designed like a human eye literally watches you at work

The Eyecam is an engineering prototype described as an 'anthropomorphic webcam'. https://bit.ly/3uPly5j

Britain’s natural woodland facing crisis point, report warns

Only 7% of the UK's native woodland is in good ecological health https://bit.ly/3shseHy

England’s famous King Arthur was actually Scottish, historian claims

Expert Damian Bullen claims the hero was actually a Pictish King and lived in Aberdeenshire https://bit.ly/3a7jIVm

Speakers, headphones and in-ear buds in this week’s Lust List

Listen up. https://bit.ly/3tjBX1u

NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app update blocked as lockdown restrictions ease

Apple and Google have blocked an update to the NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app https://bit.ly/2Rpmy1v

Has Clubhouse been hacked? CEO says claims are ‘false’

It has been alleged that 1.3 million users had private details scraped and published on a hacker forum. https://bit.ly/3eaLvpp

Teacher builds AI robot that can speak 38 languages – and it cost just £500

The robot, named Shalu, can recognise objects and speak 38 languages. https://bit.ly/3246Bjq

Nasa is about to fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time

The chopper has been designed to fly in Mars' extremely thin atmosphere. https://bit.ly/3uChx3Z

Elon Musk ‘brain chip’ helps monkey play video games with its mind

Musk hopes the technology will one day help people with paralysis use their brains to control phones and computers. https://bit.ly/3dQArNW

Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old lost Ancient Egyptian city

It is said to be the second most important archaeological discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun. https://bit.ly/3uPkpLd