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• Huge tomb of Celtic prince unearthed in France: 'Exceptional' 2,500-year-old burial chamber reveals stunning treasures

  06-03-2015 23:54 via
  
  The grave, crammed with Greek and possibly Etruscan artefacts, was discovered in a business zone on the outskirts of Lavau in France's Champagne region.
  
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• The robocops fighting crime in the Congo

  06-03-2015 22:31 via
  
  The robots, trialled in Kinshasa, are equipped with rotating chests and surveillance cameras that record the flow of traffic and send real-time images to the police station.
  
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• Mystery noise could be an Earth-like world: Strange signals suggest habitable planet exists 22 light years away

  06-03-2015 21:58 via
  
  Gliese 581d was initially discovered in 2010, but soon after dismissed as stellar noise rather than a planet. Now researchers in London say this earlier analysis was based on inaccurate data.
  
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• 'Alien noise' could be an Earth-like world: Mystery signals suggest a habitable planet exists 22 light years away

  06-03-2015 21:23 via
  
  Gliese 581g was initially discovered in 2010, but soon after dismissed as stellar noise rather than a planet. Now researchers in London say this earlier analysis was based on inaccurate data.
  
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• Shy guys make the best LOVERS: Timid hermit crabs found to be better mates than those who are bolder

  06-03-2015 20:05 via
  
  Biologists at Plymouth University studied how hermit crabs reacted when started and found those that stayed in their shells for longer tended to have larger packets of sperm than the bolder crabs.
  
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• Einstein was right! Stunning images of exploding star confirm effect predicted by general theory of relativity 100 years ago

  06-03-2015 19:34 via
  
  Astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore were able to capture four images of the exploding star due to an effect known as 'gravitational lensing'.
  
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• 'Technobrewery' brews 280 pints of beer in 2 HOURS at a cost of just 35p each

  06-03-2015 19:05 via
  
  The Truebrew Technobrewery may look unremarkable, but could save beer aficionados money and help keep struggling bars and pubs in business, its Stratford-upon-Avon creator said.
  
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• 'Googling' information is making us mentally lazy, study claims

  06-03-2015 18:55 via
  
  The University of Waterloo, Ontario, study showed a clear link between less time spent on the phone and stronger cognitive skills and greater willingness to think in an analytical way.
  
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• Cooking the perfect steak is rocket science: Smart grill uses satellite technology to cook meat at precise temperatures

  06-03-2015 18:50 via
  
  A San Francisco-based company has developed the Cinder Sensing Cooker (shown). It uses 'satellite technology' to cook food to precise temperatures.
  
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• Could this machine save the pub? 'Technobrewery' brews 280 pints of beer in 2 HOURS at a cost of just 35p each

  06-03-2015 17:57 via
  
  The Truebrew Technobrewery may look unremarkable, but could save beer aficionados money and help keep struggling bars and pubs in business, its Stratford-upon-Avon creator said.
  
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• Bubbles from glacier ice turn up the noise in Alaska fjords

  06-03-2015 17:54 via
  
  Fjords in Alaska covered with melting glacier ice are the noisiest places in the ocean producing a noise and harbour seals, like those pictured, may use these bays to hide from killer whales.
  
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• Apple to replace AT&T on Dow Jones

  06-03-2015 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple, the biggest US company by market value, will be included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 19 March.
  
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• Earth's varied landscape - from Yemen's blood-red desert to New York's concrete jungle - captured by astronauts onboard the ISS

  06-03-2015 17:32 via
  
  The current Expedition 42 crew on ISS has created a collection of images taken from the station of landscapes on Earth. These include Pakistan's Indus River Delta and the English Channel (shown).
  
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• Are smartphones making us STUPID? 'Googling' information is making us mentally lazy, study claims

  06-03-2015 17:16 via
  
  The University of Waterloo, Ontario, study showed a clear link between less time spent on the phone and stronger cognitive skills and greater willingness to think in an analytical way.
  
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• Dawn probe achieves Ceres orbit

  06-03-2015 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nasa confirms that its Dawn probe has gone into orbit around Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  
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• Dawn orbits Ceres: Spacecraft successfully arrives at 'last uncharted world of the solar system'

  06-03-2015 16:40 via
  
  Nasa's has confirmed that the Dawn spacecraft has successfully entered orbit around Ceres (illustration shown). Scientists in California received confirmation of the event at 12.39pm GMT.
  
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• Why you SHOULDN'T reward children with presents

  06-03-2015 16:30 via
  
  A study led by University of Missouri found adults were more likely to think possessions define who we are (stock image shown) if they were showered with rewards as children.
  
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• CBE for wind-up radio inventor

  06-03-2015 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inventor of the wind-up radio, Trevor Baylis, says being appointed CBE by the Queen was "like catching up with an old mate".
  
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• Self-driving cars could be in 30 US cities by 2017: Pilot project aims for mass roll out of driverless vehicles - but how safe are they?

  06-03-2015 16:05 via
  
  As part of the trials, seventy-person automated vehicles will operate in Greenville, South Carolina and Seattle, Washington by the end of next year, according to Comet LLC who is running the pilots.
  
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• Dawn prepares to orbit Ceres: Nasa mission nears its climax

  06-03-2015 15:51 via
  
  Nasa's Dawn spacecraft is preparing to enter orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres later today (illustration shown).
  Scientists in California expect confirmation at 1.30pm GMT.
  
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• We love high ceilings because they stimulate the brain and encourage free thinking

  06-03-2015 15:49 via
  
  Dr Oshin Vartanian of the University of Toronto-Scarborough said that rooms with high ceilings promote 'visuospatial exploration' and prompt people to think more freely.
  
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• Chemists analyse flavours found in beer Åland Islands 1840s shipwrecked

  06-03-2015 15:43 via
  
  The beers were recovered from a shipwreck off the coast of the Åland Islands, Finland. Since the beers were found, a brewery has recreated what they believe to be as close to the real thing as possible.
  
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• Why you SHOULDN'T reward children with presents: Youngsters grow into materialistic adults if they're showered with gifts, study reveals

  06-03-2015 15:34 via
  
  A study led by University of Missouri found adults were more likely to think possessions define who we are (stock image shown) if they were showered with rewards as children.
  
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• Indian Mars spacecraft snaps breathtaking images of the 'red' planet

  06-03-2015 15:27 via
  
  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released amazing images from its Mars Orbiter Mission (Mom). They include views of the Phobos in orbit (shown).
  
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• Outcry as IS 'wrecks' Assyrian site

  06-03-2015 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists and officials express outrage about the reported bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants.
  
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• Flight in 2030: Super quiet Progress Eagle concept plane has three decks, generates its own power and boasts a 314-ft wingspan

  06-03-2015 14:51 via
  
  The AWWA-QG Progress Eagle concept aircraft has been dreamed up by Barcelona-based designer Oscar Viñals as part of his vision of what air travel will look like by 2030.
  
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• Tree of Life rewritten: Evolutionary timeline looks more like lollipop

  06-03-2015 14:42 via
  
  Scientists at Temple University in Philadelphia have created a spiral shaped view of evolution of more than 50,000 species and found that diversity of life on Earth has grown at a constant rate.
  
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• Jawbone of 'first man' goes on display: 2.8 million-year-old human ancestor fossil is unveiled in Arizona

  06-03-2015 14:24 via
  
  The lower jaw is thought to belong to an early species of the Homo family. It is now encased in a glass box at the Arizona University and was unveiled by palaeontologist Professor Kaye Reed.
  
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• Apple lets Facebook and BMW into its Watch lab

  06-03-2015 14:21 via
  
  Sources said the Californian firm has given developers early access to its Watch. The likes of Facebook and BMW are being asked to fine-tune apps in secret labs.
  
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• Ridged 'glass' could let astronauts drink martini in zero gravity

  06-03-2015 14:17 via
  
  A company called Cosmic Lifestyle Corp (CLC) in Oakland, California is producing the 'glass' which has ridges to funnel drink towards an astronaut's mouth.
  
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• Millions at risk from 'Freak' bug

  06-03-2015 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft issues a security warning about a bug that could let attackers spy on supposedly secure communications.
  
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• What did 19th century beer taste of? Green leaves, apple and rose: Chemists analyse flavours of beer found in 1840 shipwreck

  06-03-2015 14:00 via
  
  The beers were recovered from a shipwreck off the coast of the Åland Islands, Finland. Since the beers were found, a brewery has recreated what they believe to be as close to the real thing as possible.
  
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• Dawn prepares to orbit Ceres: Nasa mission to the 'last uncharted world of the solar system' nears its climax

  06-03-2015 13:59 via
  
  Nasa's Dawn spacecraft is preparing to enter orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres later today (illustration shown).
  Scientists in California expect confirmation at 1.30pm GMT.
  
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• Why we love high ceilings: Airy rooms stimulate the brain and encourage free thinking, psychologist claims

  06-03-2015 13:50 via
  
  Dr Oshin Vartanian of the University of Toronto-Scarborough said that rooms with high ceilings promote 'visuospatial exploration' and prompt people to think more freely.
  
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• Dozens arrested in cybercrime raids

  06-03-2015 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has mounted a "strike week" against suspected hackers resulting in 56 arrests.
  
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• Tree of life rewritten: Evolutionary timeline looks more like a giant lollipop - and reveals new species appear every 2 million years

  06-03-2015 13:14 via
  
  Scientists at Temple University in Philadelphia have created a spiral shaped view of evolution of more than 50,000 species and found that diversity of life on Earth has grown at a constant rate.
  
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• Amazon opens Alibaba shop in China

  06-03-2015 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon, the US online retail giant, has opened another shop on rival Alibaba's Tmall marketplace in China.
  
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• Indian Mars spacecraft snaps breathtaking images of the 'red' planet - including a dormant volcano and its tiny moon in orbit

  06-03-2015 12:40 via
  
  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released amazing images from its Mars Orbiter Mission (Mom). They include views of the Phobos in orbit (shown).
  
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• How to drink a Martini in SPACE: Ridged glass channels liquid into grooves to let astronauts enjoy a cocktail in zero gravity

  06-03-2015 12:02 via
  
  A company called Cosmic Lifestyle Corp (CLC) in Oakland, California is producing the 'glass' which has ridges to funnel drink towards an astronaut's mouth.
  
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• Apple lets Facebook and BMW into its Watch lab - but their work is so top secret that everything from the outside world is BANNED

  06-03-2015 11:52 via
  
  Sources said the Californian firm has given developers early access to its Watch. The likes of Facebook and BMW are being asked to fine-tune apps in secret labs.
  
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• Bloodhound Diary: 'Blink and you'll miss it'

  06-03-2015 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How fast? Just blink and you'll miss it
  
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• VIDEO: Hot water from a 'satellite dish'?

  06-03-2015 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why the Sun Tracer could be the greenest way to heat water in your home.
  
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• VIDEO: The cockroach turned into a cyborg

  06-03-2015 09:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click looks at some of the week's technology highlights
  
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• MH370: Behind the tenacious deep-sea hunt for missing plane

  06-03-2015 06:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The team scouring the ocean floor to find MH370
  
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• Pop-up playgrounds fold themselves

  06-03-2015 05:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US researchers build tiny electronic scaffolds using a new technique aimed at merging biology with electronics.
  
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• 'Nearly 50,000' pro-IS Twitter feeds

  06-03-2015 04:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are approximately 46,000 Twitter accounts operating on behalf of Islamic State, a new US study claims.
  
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• UK 'needs action' on driverless cars

  06-03-2015 03:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government needs to work out how driverless cars will be introduced onto UK roads, an influential group of MPs has said.
  
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• Charge your phone with URINE: Pee-powered toilet could be 'everlasting' source of electricity, say inventors

  06-03-2015 02:37 via
  
  The Bristol University scientists behind the 'pee-power' toilet hope it can be used by aid agencies in disaster zones to supply much-needed electricity to refugee camps.
  
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• Losing ONE hour of sleep means you eat 200 more calories the next day

  06-03-2015 02:22 via
  
  Changing the number of hours a person sleeps results in a hormonal imbalance, causing them to eat more, according to Penn State University College of Medicine researchers.
  
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• Watch a praying mantis spin in less than a tenth of a second: Slow motion footage reveals insect's incredible aerial acrobatics

  06-03-2015 01:51 via
  
  Scientists at the universities of Cambridge and Bristol found that the insects each rotated their abdomen, front and hind legs, independently and in a complex sequence.
  
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