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• The secret of the world's greatest sprinters revealed: Researchers find top Jamaican athletes have symmetrical KNEES 

  23-12-2014 22:29 via
  
  Rutgers researchers found those with the most symmetrical knees have the best times - and this was particularly true of the 100-meter sprinters in Jamaica.
  
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• The chart that shows your childhood memories of perfect white Christmases are a LIE

  23-12-2014 21:29 via
  
  US Government forecasters found there were more white Christmases between 1990 to 2013 than between 1966 to 1989.
  
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• Cortisol could reveal if a woman is being ABUSED

  23-12-2014 20:25 via
  
  Oregon researchers found links between physical violence against women by male partners and a disruption of cortisol levels.
  
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• Ancient stone tool found in Turkey - and its discovery suggests early humans entered Europe much earlier than first thought

  23-12-2014 19:55 via
  
  Scientists from the Royal Holloway, University of London, found the quartzite tool was dropped around 1.2 million years ago by an ancient human ancestor.
  
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• Indonesian beetle named after Sir David Attenborough

  23-12-2014 18:56 via
  
  Trigonopterus attenboroughi, (pictured) found in Java, Bali and Lombok, is reddish-brown, 0.1-inch (2.63mm) long, and is one of 98 new species of the genus found by German scientists.
  
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• Could Samsung's app 'Look At Me' help autistic children read emotions?

  23-12-2014 18:56 via
  
  The app was developed by Samsung with doctors in South Korea. The free Android app is compatible with Samsung’s Galaxy S4, S4 and S5, Galaxy Note and Zoom range, and the Galaxy Tab S.
  
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• Brain area that controls thumbs is larger in people who use touchscreens daily

  23-12-2014 18:09 via
  
  Neuroscientist Dr Arko Ghosh from the University of Zurich said our ‘newfound obsession’ with smartphones demonstrated the ability of the brain to mould to its circumstances.
  
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• North Korea struggles to stay online

  23-12-2014 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Internet services in North Korea continue to be unstable, with significant periods of downtime, according to reports.
  
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• No more itching! Scientists discover a 'cocktail of chemicals' that lures bedbugs into traps - and keeps them there

  23-12-2014 17:51 via
  
  Scientist Regine Gries from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia let bedbugs bite her 180,000 times as her colleagues hunted for a cocktail of pheromones to trap the insects.
  
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• Fossilised fish retina reveals first record of rods and cones

  23-12-2014 17:49 via
  
  Researchers at the Natural HIstory museum in London and Kumamoto University, Japan, scanned the tissues in the fossilised eye of Acanthodes bridgei using an electron microscope.
  
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• Apple makes $3bn selling iPhones with 'inadequate' storage

  23-12-2014 17:49 via
  
  California-based analyst Neil Cybart believes that by limiting storage on entry-level phones, customers are more likely to upgrade to a larger, more expensive, device the following year.
  
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• Apple issues first ever automatic update to Macs following reports of 'severe' security flaws in the software

  23-12-2014 17:26 via
  
  The flaws were found by the Department of Homeland Security and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute and posted online last week.
  
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• Birds love playing in wintry weather too! Redpolls make intricate tunnels in layers of snow for FUN, claims study

  23-12-2014 17:19 via
  
  Researchers at the University of Vermont noticed the behaviour after watching 150 redpolls create at least 252 cavities and short tunnels in the snow in Western Maine.
  
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• Could this app help autistic children? Samsung's 'Look At Me' helps sufferers make eye contact and read emotions

  23-12-2014 16:00 via
  
  The app was developed by Samsung with doctors in South Korea. The free Android app is compatible with Samsung’s Galaxy S4, S4 and S5, Galaxy Note and Zoom range, and the Galaxy Tab S.
  
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• Scientists attack student exit plan

  23-12-2014 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Theresa May's plan to expel foreign graduates draws criticism from the scientific community.
  
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• Ergonomic Shovel's rotating handle make digging easier and less painful

  23-12-2014 14:48 via
  
  A Phoenix-based inventor designed the new shovel to have a handle that rotates 360 degrees after finding he was getting sore while digging for his parents.
  
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• Microsoft reveal new Xbox One news set for January announcement

  23-12-2014 14:47
  
  JANUARY'S Windows 10 consumer event is set to feature news that will interest both Xbox One and Windows gamers alike, according to Microsoft.
  
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• The spade REINVENTED: Ergonomic Shovel's rotating handle make digging easier and less painful

  23-12-2014 14:08 via
  
  A Phoenix-based inventor designed the new shovel to have a handle that rotates 360 degrees after finding he was getting sore while digging for his parents.
  
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• Sun's sizzling X-rays photographed

  23-12-2014 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nasa's "X-ray eye", designed to study distant galaxies and black holes, has turned its attention to our own star and snapped a remarkable portrait.
  
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• Could SHEEP solve the problem of poor Wi-Fi signal in the countryside?

  23-12-2014 14:00 via
  
  Computer scientist Professor Gordon Blair of Lancaster University was recently awarded £171,495 ($267,090) to investigate how the Internet of Things could work in the countryside.
  
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• Analysis of oldest meteorite from Mars reveals world likely held 'small seas'

  23-12-2014 13:53 via
  
  Scientists from the University of California, San Diego, Nasa and the Smithsonian Institution recently took a fresh look at the minerals within the ALH84001 rock found 30 years ago in Antarctica.
  
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• Could SHEEP solve the problem of poor Wi-Fi signal in the countryside? Animals with digital collars could act as hotspots

  23-12-2014 13:21 via
  
  Computer scientist Professor Gordon Blair of Lancaster University was recently awarded £171,495 ($267,090) to investigate how the Internet of Things could work in the countryside.
  
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• Archaeologists excavate ruins in ancient town of Magdala

  23-12-2014 13:19 via
  
  The ruined synagogue was discovered in modern Migdal as Catholic organisation Legions of Christ prepared to build a hotel and chapel on the site.
  
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• AUDIO: Father's bid to entrap online abusers

  23-12-2014 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brendan Collis and Sharon Girling discuss a scheme aimed at entrapping online paedophiles
  
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• How much water DID Mars once have? Analysis of oldest meteorite from red planet reveals world likely held 'small seas'

  23-12-2014 13:18 via
  
  Scientists from the University of California, San Diego, Nasa and the Smithsonian Institution recently took a fresh look at the minerals within the ALH84001 rock found 30 years ago in Antarctica.
  
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• Al-Jazeera suspends Egyptian channel

  23-12-2014 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Al-Jazeera network suspends its Egyptian channel, Mubasher Misr, whose coverage angered Egypt's government and strained its relations with Qatar.
  
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• Is the key to spotting killer meteorites blowing in the solar wind?

  23-12-2014 12:48 via
  
  California researchers say changes in the solar wind, plasma and other types of particle could give away the location of smaller meteors currently missed.
  
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• Did Jesus preach at this synagogue? Archaeologists excavate 2,000 year old ruins in ancient town of Magdala where Christ is thought to have taught disciples

  23-12-2014 12:46 via
  
  The ruined synagogue was discovered in modern Migdal as Catholic organisation Legions of Christ prepared to build a hotel and chapel on the site.
  
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• Apple automates bug update for Macs

  23-12-2014 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple rushes to fix new bugs with an automatic update for Mac computers around the world.
  
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• Black truffles' 'bliss molecule' creates marijuana-like high in humans and animals

  23-12-2014 11:55 via
  
  A substance, called anandamide, may have evolved in truffles to trick animals into eating them and dispersing their spores, according to the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome.
  
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• Lin to direct next Star Trek outing

  23-12-2014 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Film-maker Justin Lin is to direct the next instalment of the Star Trek movie franchise, it is confirmed.
  
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• VIDEO: Yellow River waterfall turns to ice

  23-12-2014 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Extremely cold temperatures have frozen parts of the Hukou waterfall on the Yellow River in north-west China.
  
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• 'Tis the season! Google marks the start of the Christmas season with festive Doodle

  23-12-2014 10:51
  
  GOOGLE has marked the start of the Christmas holiday season with a festive Doodle.
  
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• Nasa telescope captures best ever picture of x-rays on the solar surface

  23-12-2014 10:35 via
  
  Nasa's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has taken its first picture of the sun, producing the most sensitive solar portrait ever taken in high-energy X-rays.
  
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• 'Sky Calender' that let ancient farmers track the seasons

  23-12-2014 10:34 via
  
  Looters using metal detectors discovered the artifact in 1999 near the German town of Nebra, 100 miles southwest of Berlin.
  
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• Sony warns Twitter over leaked emails

  23-12-2014 10:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sony Pictures Entertainment is threatening to sue Twitter if the company doesn't suspend accounts that are sharing hacked emails.
  
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• VIDEO: The first selfie stick? - 15 secs

  23-12-2014 08:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Was the trend for strapping a camera to a pole invented 90 years ago?
  
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• The first map of the sky: Mysterious 3600 year old 'Sky Calender' that let ancient farmers track the seasons

  23-12-2014 02:29 via
  
  Looters using metal detectors discovered the artifact in 1999 near the German town of Nebra, 100 miles southwest of Berlin.
  
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• Tablets before bed can ruin your sleep: New research warns bedtime gadget use can ruin our body clocks - and recommends we go back to paper books

  23-12-2014 02:18 via
  
  Boston researchers compared people reading on a tablet to those reading from paper books - and found that the light from the gadgets can disrupt sleep patterns.
  
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• PS4 News: GTA 5 next-gen exclusive warning, COD Zombies, Last of Us 2 in works

  23-12-2014 02:01
  
  ROCKSTAR have given a next-gen warning over GTA 5 content, Advanced Warfare fans have more info on Exo Zombies and The Last of Us 2 looks set to go ahead.
  
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• Is the key to spotting killer meteorites blowing in the solar wind? Researchers reveal new technique to spot threats

  23-12-2014 02:00 via
  
  California researchers say changes in the solar wind, plasma and other types of particle could give away the location of smaller meteors currently missed.
  
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• The agents fighting online jihadists

  23-12-2014 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The agents fighting online jihadists
  
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• E-books 'damage sleep and health'

  23-12-2014 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If you curl up under the duvet with an e-book for a bedtime read then you are damaging your sleep and maybe your health, US doctors have warned.
  
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• The Free Xbox One and Xbox 360 heading for Gold this January

  23-12-2014 01:15
  
  MICROSOFT are giving away more games with their Gold service in January on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
  
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• How GPS delivery is changing shopping

  23-12-2014 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GPS brings the world to your front door
  
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