Keir Starmer rejects call for Chinook crash inquiry

PA Media Four crew and 25 passengers were killed when the helicopter crashed in June 1994 Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for a judge-led inquiry into an RAF Chinook helicopter crash in 1994. Four crew and 25 passengers were killed when the helicopter, carrying senior security personnel from RAF Aldergrove in Northern…

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Life without sunlight? Earthquake fractures fuel deep underground microbes

Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that “all life depends on sunlight.” In a study published in Science Advances, the researchers identified how microbes in deep subsurface areas can derive energy from chemical reactions driven by crustal faulting, offering critical insights into life deep below Earth’s surface. The research was led by Prof. Hongping…

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