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• Scientists snap 'Jupiter's ghost' shedding it outer layers at 1,500 miles per second

  02-02-2015 23:28 via
  
  Paris-based Esa has released a stunning image of the white dwarf, Jupiter's Ghost, 3,000 light-years away as it heats up to over two million degrees before fading away.
  
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• Do you have a face that lets you get away with anything?

  02-02-2015 22:54 via
  
  We tend to judge someone with high eyebrows and prominent cheekbones, such as Angelina Jolie, to be more honest, Philadelphia researchers found.
  
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• Mind-reading cycle helmet highlights most relaxing streets in New York

  02-02-2015 22:28 via
  
  The 'MindRider' helmet. being developed by Brooklyn-based start-up DuKor, monitors the electrical signals in a cyclist's brain while they are riding to track the most stressful routes in a city.
  
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• 'Snoopers' charter' revival dropped

  02-02-2015 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A cross-party group of peers drops a second attempt to add the so-called "snoopers' charter" to the government's counter-terrorism bill.
  
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• Musical training as a child can boost your brainpower by 20% in later life, researchers find

  02-02-2015 21:42 via
  
  Canadian researchers found older adults who had musical training in their youth were 20% faster in identifying speech sounds than their non-musician peers.
  
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• Scientists discover 'second brain' in the spinal cord that stops us slipping up

  02-02-2015 20:46 via
  
  Salk researchers claim a 'second brain' in the spinal cord is key - and can automatically make the necessary adjustments to our muscles so that we don't slip and fall.
  
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• Ex-science chief: GM tech 'is safe'

  02-02-2015 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology behind GM crops is safe, according to scientific consensus, says the outgoing science adviser to the European Commission.
  
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• Global warming slowdown is NOT down to climate model errors, says study

  02-02-2015 20:03 via
  
  Researchers at Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg and Leeds University in the UK say that the long-term trend points to severe warming of the climate, as predicted by the models.
  
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• New particle could explain why the universe's greatest mystery remains unsolved

  02-02-2015 19:05 via
  
  University of Southampton researchers have proposed a hypothetical fundamental particle for dark matter (illustrated) that is too 'light' to pass through Earth's atmosphere.
  
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• Gmail to let users email cash

  02-02-2015 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forget spreadsheets or photos, you can now attach money to your emails to settle those debts.
  
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• CONFIRMED: Samsung reveal launch of curved Galaxy S6

  02-02-2015 18:59
  
  SAMSUNG are set to launch their flagship phone, the Galaxy S6 in March, the company have confirmed.
  
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• Global warming will NOT cause more storms but will make large storms even bigger, claims study

  02-02-2015 18:50 via
  
  Experts from the University of Toronto predict the number of storms will remain the same, but the intensity will increase in order to remove the same levels of precipitation from the atmosphere.
  
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• Is depression caused by inflammation in the brain?

  02-02-2015 18:16 via
  
  Canadian psychiatrists scanned the brains of 20 patients and 20 healthy controls and found those with the condition showed a third more inflammation.
  
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• Video reveals the methods Nasa uses to make galaxies and nebulae visible

  02-02-2015 17:32 via
  
  An amateur astronomer took a picture of a nebula from Canada (shown). In a video he then shows how the image is processed to look better, a method also used by Nasa to highlight features.
  
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• Schools ditching pens and papers for computers might harm your child's development

  02-02-2015 17:28 via
  
  From next year, children in Finland will not be compulsorily taught cursive handwriting. Instead of learning this skill, schools will instead be given the choice to teach keyboard typing in its place.
  
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• WhatsApp's Android users getting first chance to try out new voice feature

  02-02-2015 16:17
  
  WHATSAPP look set to launch a new voice calling feature that will allow Android users to chat over the web.
  
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• Does the future of fuel lie in 'extreme' bacteria?

  02-02-2015 16:12 via
  
  Dr. Melanie Mormile at Missouri University of Science and Technology discovered the bacterium Halanaerobium hydrogeninformans (pictured) in Soap Lake, Washington.
  
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• Is Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night a painting of GALAXIES?

  02-02-2015 16:11 via
  
  The Dutch painter created arguably his most famous work - The Starry Night (shown) - in 1889, and now an expert has claimed the famous 'swirls' may have come from other drawings of galaxies.
  
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• Ebola: Call for more sharing of science

  02-02-2015 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why isn't more data on Ebola being made public?
  
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• Bats are the origin of bed bugs, study claims

  02-02-2015 15:46 via
  
  University of Tulsa in Oklahoma scientists studied origin of bed bugs (stock image shown). They found the first genetic evidence that bats are their origin in humans.
  
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• Inmarsat launches next-gen satellite

  02-02-2015 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat launches the second of its I5 series of spacecraft - part of its next-generation Global Xpress constellation.
  
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• Does the future of fuel lie in 'extreme' bacteria? Microbe found living in salty lake naturally produces hydrogen

  02-02-2015 15:30 via
  
  Dr. Melanie Mormile at Missouri University of Science and Technology discovered the bacterium Halanaerobium hydrogeninformans (pictured) in Soap Lake, Washington.
  
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• Should under 12s be BANNED from playing football?

  02-02-2015 15:09 via
  
  Boston researchers found that former National Football League players who participated in tackle football before the age of 12 are more likely to have memory and thinking problems as adults.
  
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• The 'groundbreaking' Bicep2 Big Bang signal was wrong

  02-02-2015 14:59 via
  
  European scientists are to reveal the Bicep2 results were wrong. In March 2014 scientists said Bicep2 had proved cosmic inflation (results of the experiment shown).
  
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• Rabbits are urbanites: City bunnies live in studio apartments and are more lonely

  02-02-2015 14:54 via
  
  Biologists at Frankfurt University found that rabbits live in smaller homes that are more densely packed together but tend to have smaller family groups.
  
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• Mobile firms to cut voice dead zones

  02-02-2015 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mobile operators commit to providing better voice and text coverage to remote areas of the UK, following pressure from the government.
  
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• Did Neanderthals die out because of their weak jaws?

  02-02-2015 14:02 via
  
  Geneticists at Pennsylvania State University found Neanderthals may also have enjoyed plants that modern humans find too bitter while they would have struggled with starch.
  
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• BMW fixes lock security flaw

  02-02-2015 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BMW has patches a security flaw that left more than 2 million cars, including Rolls Royce and Mini models, open to hackers
  
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• Does eating eggs make you GENEROUS?

  02-02-2015 13:58 via
  
  Psychologists from Leiden University in the Netherlands say that a compound found in eggs (stock image shown), the amino acid called tryptophan, can increase generosity.
  
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• Whatsapp takes on Skype: App begins rolling out voice call feature to select users

  02-02-2015 13:43 via
  
  A screenshot (pictured) posted to Reddit shows how the Californian firm's Calls tool looks on a Nexus 5. Other messaging apps, including Viber, already offer free voice and video calls to users.
  
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• Fake 'femmes fatales' aid Syria hack

  02-02-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fake "femme fatales" have been used to steal battle plans and other data from Syrian opposition groups, a report suggests.
  
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• Fake 'femme fatales' aid Syrian hack

  02-02-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fake "femme fatales" have been used to steal battle plans and other data from Syrian opposition groups, a report suggests.
  
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• Does eating eggs make you GENEROUS? People donate twice as much money when they consume tryptophan, study claims

  02-02-2015 13:22 via
  
  Psychologists from Leiden University in the Netherlands say that a compound found in eggs (stock image shown), the amino acid called tryptophan, can increase generosity.
  
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• Do bed bugs come from BATS? Pests came into contact with humans when we started living in caves, study claims

  02-02-2015 13:10 via
  
  University of Tulsa in Oklahoma scientists studied origin of bed bugs (stock image shown). They found the first genetic evidence that bats are their origin in humans.
  
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• iPads given to children to calm them down during a tantrum 'may damage their brains'

  02-02-2015 13:03 via
  
  Scientists at Boston University, found using the latest media as a calming tool interferes with the development of empathy, social and problem solving skills and stops them learning methods of self-regulation.
  
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• ISS images reveal fortifications and gun emplacements left by Iraq-Iran war

  02-02-2015 12:57 via
  
  An image (shown) taken aboard the International Space Station has revealed remnants of war at the Iran-Iraq border near the Persian Gulf, and the lasting effects of it.
  
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• Pocket-sized GhostArk gadget claims to detect supernatural entities

  02-02-2015 12:49 via
  
  GhostArk (pictured), from Venice-based paranormal investigator Massimo Rossi, scans for electronic voice phenomena (EVP), and a ‘Ghost Box’ sweeps radio frequencies for unusual sounds.
  
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• VIDEO: Hands-on with the new Raspberry Pi

  02-02-2015 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory Cellan-Jones talks to Raspberry Pi creator Eben Upton about the new and improved model.
  
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• Who you gonna call? The £130 ghost detector! Pocket-sized gadget claims to detect supernatural entities

  02-02-2015 12:18 via
  
  GhostArk (pictured), from Venice-based paranormal investigator Massimo Rossi, scans for electronic voice phenomena (EVP), and a ‘Ghost Box’ sweeps radio frequencies for unusual sounds.
  
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• The scars of war from SPACE: Image from ISS reveals fortifications and gun emplacements left by Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s

  02-02-2015 11:33 via
  
  An image (shown) taken aboard the International Space Station has revealed remnants of war at the Iran-Iraq border near the Persian Gulf, and the lasting effects of it.
  
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• Pirate Bay file-sharing site returns

  02-02-2015 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  File-sharing website The Pirate Bay claims it is "about to take the biggest step" in its history after relaunching.
  
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• iPads and smartphones given to children to calm them down during a tantrum 'may damage their brains'

  02-02-2015 10:56 via
  
  Scientists at Boston University, found using the latest media as a calming tool interferes with the development of empathy, social and problem solving skills and stops them learning methods of self-regulation.
  
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• VIDEO: The VR glove that allows you to feel

  02-02-2015 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dexta Robotics are working to create a glove that will allow you to feel in a virtual reality space
  
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• How technology is changing schools

  02-02-2015 10:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech turning learning on its head
  
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• 'Handroid' helps injured marine

  02-02-2015 09:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A paralysed former Royal Marine lifts an object with his hand for the first time in seven years thanks to technology developed in Plymouth.
  
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• Faster Raspberry Pi 2 unveiled

  02-02-2015 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new version of the credit card-sized Raspberry Pi computer, offering more memory and processing power than before, is put on sale.
  
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• VIDEO: Secrets of ancient scrolls unlocked

  02-02-2015 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists in France have a found a way to look inside fragile charred scrolls from the ancient Roman library in Herculaneum.
  
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• VIDEO: Who is the mysterious donor giving thousands to gamers?

  02-02-2015 03:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who is showering cash on video game streamers?
  
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• Self-filling cars that never run out of fuel: Volvo develops vehicle that would alert mobile suppliers to top up tank when car is parked and the driver is elsewhere 

  02-02-2015 02:04 via
  
  The car would send a message via smartphone when the tank is close to empty so that mobile fuel supplier could come and top the vehicle up using secure code to open the fuel cap.
  
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• Airports as hi-tech pleasure domes?

  02-02-2015 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How tech could make air travel stress-free and fun
  
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