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After evolving a digital heart (not the pacemaker kind) out of inky veins, Jamie just wants an excuse to learn something new. But he’s fully aware his 32 years’ experience in the news industry has given him just enough knowledge to be dangerous. International affairs. History. Defence. Science. Space. Technology. He has a fascination for them all – particularly when it comes to social fallout. Translating tough concepts into common terms is his craft. His passion is to explore the big picture encompassing world events.

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(FILES) This file handout picture obtained on April 13, 2017 from French space agency Centre national d'etudes spatiales (CNES - National Centre for Space Studies), Airbus Defense and Space and the 38 North analysis group, shows a satellite image taken on April 12, 2017 of North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site, with vehicles or trailers parked around the North Portal. North Korea appeared to carry out a sixth nuclear test on September 3, 2017, with seismic monitors measuring an

The threat we didn’t see coming

THERE may be a second urgent nuclear threat coming out of North Korea. It depends on how much stress a mountain can bear.

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Starfish Prime high-altitude thermonuclear detonation test which revealed the effects of EMP.

The cold, dark ace up Kim’s sleeve

KIM Jong-un needs only one hydrogen bomb to bring America to its knees. And he knows it. This is the nation-wide effect it can have in nanoseconds.

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This artist’s impression shows the view just above the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. At least seven planets orbit this ultracool dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth and they are all roughly the same size as the Earth. They are at the right distances from their star for liquid water to exist on the surfaces of several of them. This artist’s impression is based on the known physical parameters for the planets and stars seen, and uses a vast database of objects in the Universe.

Alien planets just got more lifelike

A NEARBY star was found to be home to seven worlds, not too hot – not too cold. Now the Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the presence of a vital ingredient.

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The Max Planck Institute has plotted up to 600 'death stars' - wandering stars likely to pass within

‘Death Stars’ coming our way

THERE’S a fleet of ‘Death Stars’ coming towards Earth. Some 600 are set to blunder past, bringing an icy hail of destruction.

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A follower of Indian religious leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh pleads for his safety after being hit with a stick during clashes between the controversial guru's followers and security forces in Panchkula on August 25, 2017. At least four people were killed on August 25 when clashes broke out in northern India after a court convicted a controversial religious leader of raping two of his followers, sparking fury among tens of thousands of supporters who had gathered to await the verdict. / AFP PHOTO / MONEY SHARMA

Deadly riot over guru’s rape conviction

HUNDREDS of troops are patrolling an Indian city hit by deadly clashes that killed at least 36 people after a guru was convicted of rape.

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ESCAPE: YELLOWSTONE AND GRAND TETON, USA .. for Rob McFarland story .. Geyser Erupting At Yellowstone National Park. Picture: Getty

NASA plans to destroy ‘super volcano’

NASA believes the Yellowstone super volcano is a greater threat to life on Earth than any asteroid. So it’s come up with a plan to stop it erupting.

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Photos of the wreck of the USS Indianapolis, which became infamous after many of her survivors were taken by shark. Picture: Twitter / Paul Allen

Shark disaster wreck reveals its secrets

IT was one of the grisliest incidents of World War Two: hundreds of survivors of a sinking ship taken by sharks. Now the wreck has finally been discovered.

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The damage of the right side of the USS Fitzgerald is seen off Shimoda, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, after the Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship, Saturday, June 16, 2017. The U.S. Navy says the USS Fitzgerald suffered damage below the water line on its starboard side after it collided with a Philippine-flagged merchant ship. (Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News via AP)

‘Get out’: Moments to escape watery hell

SOME sailors didn’t even wake up when the bow of an enormous freighter burst into their destroyer’s cabin. What followed was a desperate struggle to make it out alive.

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Charlie the tame chipmunk drinking glass of orange juice through a straw at the Triton Hotel in Sri Lanka for /visitors. PicMike/Walker, M&Y/Portsmouth animals tricks chipmunks drink

Vitamin C tackles blood cancer

AN apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a glass of juice could keep you out of a cancer ward. Research in mice has linked vitamin C deficiency to leukaemia.

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FILE - In this undated photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese H-6K bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea. Chinaâ€™s state broadcaster showed on Sunday, May 7, 2017, navy fighter bombers taking part in exercises over the South China Sea, including one involving the detection and expulsion of foreign military surveillance aircraft such as those deployed regularly in the area by the U.S. and others. The video shown on CCTVâ€™s military channel shows a squadron of two-seater Xian JH-7 Flying Leopards flying in formation and dropping bombs on targets in the ocean below. (Liu Rui/Xinhua via AP, File)

China muscles-in on new island

BEIJING is making a bold new move in the South China Sea. Navy frigates and coast guard vessels have surrounded an island claimed by The Philippines.

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