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• Japan comes closer to beaming solar power from SPACE: Mitsubishi makes breakthrough in sending energy wirelessly 

  13-03-2015 23:13 via
  
  The test, which took place at Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works in Nagoya, will help tje Japanese space agency devise its long-awaited space solar power system.
  
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• Bourbon makers attempt to speed up ageing process out of fear we may run out 

  13-03-2015 22:15 via
  
  Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner, New York - the makers of Hudson Baby Bourbon – are now letting the alcohol settle in 2- to 5-gallon oak barrels cutting the time to mature the drink to four months.
  
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• Interactive map reveals how zombies could spread across the US 

  13-03-2015 22:13 via
  
  A Cornell researcher has created an interactive map showing exactly how a zombie outbreak could spread across the US.
  
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• Is there a whiskey shortage on its way? Bourbon makers attempt to speed up ageing process out of fear we may run out 

  13-03-2015 22:01 via
  
  Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner, New York - the makers of Hudson Baby Bourbon – are now letting the alcohol settle in 2- to 5-gallon oak barrels cutting the time to mature the drink to four months.
  
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• Science is 'in decay' because there are too many studies, new study finds

  13-03-2015 21:40 via
  
  The research, dubbed 'Attention decay in science,' was recently published online by professors from universities in Finland and California.
  
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• Scientist Randy Olsen uses algorithms to plot the best route across the United States

  13-03-2015 21:25 via
  
  Michigan data scientist, Randy Olsen, came up with the map using an algorithm that calculates the shortest distance. The 13,699-mile route travels through 48 states would take 9.33 days
  
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• Saturday is the one day each year that matches up with Pi

  13-03-2015 21:12 via
  
  The date is 3-14-15, the first five digits of the mathematical constant pi: 3.141592653. The best times to celebrate are at 9:26 and 53 seconds, morning and evening.
  
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• iPhone fitness app only visible when you pair an Apple Watch 

  13-03-2015 20:59 via
  
  Apple has secretly installed a 'hidden' app on phones as part of its preparation for the launch on Apple Watch, it has emerged.
  
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• Marijuana brownies put people at risk of an overdose

  13-03-2015 20:47 via
  
  Researchers at Stanford Law School say marijuana edibles – which often look like candy or cookies and are frequently potent – increase the chances that children will overdose.
  
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• 'Woolet' HOWLS at you when you leave your wallet behind

  13-03-2015 20:27 via
  
  Woolet, from Delaware-based Wooletco is fitted with a mini-sensor that syncs to a phone to offer support in five ways. If Woolet is left behind the phone will vibrate to warn its owner - and vice versa.
  
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• Bone analysis could reveal why our walk is so unique

  13-03-2015 20:19 via
  
  Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand developed a new technique to analyse the shape of bones in the feet of humans and apes.
  
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• The ultimate American road trip revealed: Data scientist uses algorithms to plot the best route across the United States

  13-03-2015 20:11 via
  
  Michigan data scientist, Randy Olsen, came up with the map using an algorithm that calculates the shortest distance. The 13,699-mile route travels through 50 states would take 9.33 days
  
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• Asteroids hurtling towards Earth 185 million years apart hit the SAME spot, study claims

  13-03-2015 20:11 via
  
  Two craters in Canada may not have been formed by a binary asteroid. The Clearwater Lakes (shown) were thought to have both formed 285m years ago, but are now thought to have been a 'coincidence'.
  
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• Get prepared for 'Pi day': Saturday is the one day each year that matches up with

  13-03-2015 20:07 via
  
  The date is 3-14-15, the first five digits of the mathematical constant pi: 3.141592653. The best times to celebrate are at 9:26 and 53 seconds, morning and evening.
  
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• Metallic slime creeps towards magnets in video before engulfing them in goo

  13-03-2015 19:57 via
  
  The mesmeric video was created by YouTuber Ian Parks, who shot the footage over time using his iPhone at his home in Los Angeles.
  
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• Easily frustrated people are more likely to have bad habits

  13-03-2015 19:43 via
  
  Experts from the University of Montreal found individuals with a history of repetitive behaviours are more likely to bite their nails or pull their hair when they're bored and frustrated.
  
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• The secret app on your iPhone revealed: New fitness app only visible when you pair an Apple Watch 

  13-03-2015 19:32 via
  
  Apple has secretly installed a 'hidden' app on phones as part of its preparation for the launch on Apple Watch, it has emerged.
  
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• Divination bones and stones found abandoned in Armenia

  13-03-2015 18:47 via
  
  Evidence of divination, in particular osteomancy, lithomancy and aleuromancy that use bones, stones (pictured) and flour to predict the future, were found in shrines in Armenia.
  
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• The keyboard that lets you type in EMOJI: Cover turns regular Mac keys into pictures

  13-03-2015 18:38 via
  
  The cover (shown) was designed by California-based Disk Cactus. It works with the standard Mac and 11-inch MacBook Air. It is available from Kickstarter for just $15 (£10) and will ship in April.
  
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• Are worms more intelligent than we thought? Study reveals that they have FREE WILL

  13-03-2015 18:27 via
  
  The study was carried out by scientists at Rockefeller University in New York. They found roundworms (image shown) would sometimes think for themselves when offered a 'delicious' smell.
  
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• Never lose your wallet again! $99 'Woolet' HOWLS at you when you leave it behind

  13-03-2015 18:01 via
  
  Woolet, from Delaware-based Wooletco is fitted with a mini-sensor that syncs to a phone to offer support in five ways. If Woolet is left behind the phone will vibrate to warn its owner - and vice versa.
  
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• Game's 'insane' boost from TV show

  13-03-2015 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How House of Cards helped Monument Valley
  
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• Could our BIG TOE solve an evolutionary mystery? Bone analysis could reveal why our walk is so unique

  13-03-2015 17:59 via
  
  Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand developed a new technique to analyse the shape of bones in the feet of humans and apes.
  
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• Major health warning over marijuana brownies: Experts say half-baked policies on edibles put people at risk of an overdose

  13-03-2015 17:42 via
  
  Researchers at Stanford Law School say marijuana edibles – which often look like candy or cookies and are frequently potent – increase the chances that children will overdose.
  
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• A cosmic fluke? Asteroids hurtling towards Earth 185 million years apart hit the SAME spot, study claims

  13-03-2015 17:41 via
  
  Two craters in Canada may not have been formed by a binary asteroid. The Clearwater Lakes (shown) were thought to have both formed 285m years ago, but are now thought to have been a 'coincidence'.
  
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• The magnetic BLOB: Watch metallic slime creep towards magnets before engulfing them in goo

  13-03-2015 17:00 via
  
  The mesmeric video was created by YouTuber Ian Parks, who shot the footage over time using his iPhone at his home in Los Angeles.
  
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• Do you bite your nails? Then you're probably a perfectionist: Easily frustrated people are more likely to have bad habits

  13-03-2015 16:59 via
  
  Experts from the University of Montreal found individuals with a history of repetitive behaviours are more likely to bite their nails or pull their hair when they're bored and frustrated.
  
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• Jamie Oliver site hit by virus again

  13-03-2015 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cyber-thieves have returned for second helpings at the website of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.
  
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• Apple's Tim Cook offered to give Steve Jobs his liver in bid to save his life

  13-03-2015 15:58 via
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook once tried to offer Steve Jobs his liver in a desperate bid to prolong his life, but his predecessor refused, a new book about the California-based technology guru reveals.
  
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• Nautilus VR headset turns a swimming pool into the Great Barrier Reef

  13-03-2015 15:44 via
  
  Created by a company in California, the Nautilus VR works with a smartphone and has a built-in snorkel to create an immersive virtual reality experience.
  
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• Global CO2 emissions 'stalled'

  13-03-2015 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Data from the International Energy Agency suggests that growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year - the first time this has happened without a major economic downturn.
  
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• Did Bronze Age rulers flee their village because they foresaw their demise? Divination bones and stones found abandoned in Armenia

  13-03-2015 15:12 via
  
  Evidence of divination, in particular osteomancy, lithomancy and aleuromancy that use bones, stones (pictured) and flour to predict the future, were found in shrines in Armenia.
  
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• Explore MARS from your armchair: Incredibly detailed maps let you navigate the surface of the red planet to visit famous features

  13-03-2015 14:55 via
  
  Washington DC-based Mapbox have created interactive maps of the surface of Mars. They use data from Nasa and Esa spacecraft to create the high-resolution detailed maps (one shown).
  
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• Lost tooth reveals details of 'Peking Man's' life: Ancient human ancestor gnawed on bones and nuts and lived into old age

  13-03-2015 13:53 via
  
  The tooth (pictured) was found in one of 40 forgotten boxes at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University, Sweden, allowing scientists to re-examine it using modern techniques.
  
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• Scientists reconstruct DNA of 20th century Italian fascist reconstructed using remains of his sperm on a 100-year-old handkerchief

  13-03-2015 13:53 via
  
  Italian Gabriele D'Annunzio's (shown right, with Mussolini on the left) sperm was use to reconstruct his DNA. Scientists analysed a hankerchief belonging to D'Annunzio 100 years ago.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook offered to give Steve Jobs his liver in bid to save his life - but his former boss refused, book claims

  13-03-2015 13:42 via
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook once tried to offer Steve Jobs his liver in a desperate bid to prolong his life, but his predecessor refused, a new book about the California-based technology guru reveals.
  
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• Social status boosts health and fertility - even in HYENAS: Privileged females in a clan live longer and have more pups

  13-03-2015 13:39 via
  
  Researchers studying spotted hyenas in Kenya (shown) found that high-ranking members of groups live longer and are healthier and these alpha females were also found to have more offspring.
  
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• American archaeologists unearth Egyptian tombs in Luxor

  13-03-2015 13:06 via
  
  A team working near the historic city of Luxor has found two ancient tombs, both featuring astonishing murals which are believed to date back to the 18th Dynasty of the Egyptian New Kingdom.
  
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• Halifax replaces passwords with HEARTBEATS: Bank completes first trials of 'cardiac authentication' for online accounts

  13-03-2015 13:04 via
  
  Halifax recently completed a successful trial of 'cardiac authentication' using the Nymi band. Nymi reads the wearer's heart rhythms, which is said to be as unique as a person's fingerprint.
  
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• VIDEO: Meet the Neighbours - Estonia

  13-03-2015 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Estonia has E-voting, one of the many ways citizens of the Baltic state interact with the government online.
  
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• DNA of 20th century fascist reconstructed using remains of his sperm on a 100-year-old handkerchief

  13-03-2015 12:43 via
  
  Italian Gabriele D’Annunzio's (shown right, with Mussolini on the left) sperm was use to reconstruct his DNA. Scientists analysed a hankerchief belonging to D’Annunzio 100 years ago.
  
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• 'Long struggle' warning on climate

  13-03-2015 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  America’s chief climate negotiator, Todd Stern, says the Paris summit will not solve climate change - just set nations on the right path.
  
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• Gamers targeted by ransomware virus

  13-03-2015 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gamers are being targeted with a computer virus that stops them playing their favourite titles unless they pay a ransom.
  
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• Is your dog behaving badly? Then YOU might need therapy: Owners with intimacy issues could trigger pets to chew and urinate inside the house

  13-03-2015 12:16 via
  
  Psychologists, from the University of Freiburg, Germany, suggest that the avoidant person makes the dog feel insecure, and it develops what is known as ‘separation-related disorder’.
  
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• The headset that turns a swimming pool into the Great Barrier Reef: Virtual reality snorkel immerses swimmers in a colourful world of coral

  13-03-2015 12:14 via
  
  Created by a company in California, the Nautilus VR works with a smartphone and has a built-in snorkel to create an immersive virtual reality experience.
  
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• Will these probes solve the mystery of Earth's 'magnetic explosions'? Nasa launches four spacecraft to investigate how the sun and Earth interact

  13-03-2015 12:04 via
  
  Nasa's MMS mission launched from Florida at 2:44am GMT this morning. The four identical spacecraft will study the interaction of Earth and the sun's magnetic fields (illustrated).
  
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• Tim Cook offered liver to Jobs

  13-03-2015 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new book about Steve Jobs reveals that his successor Tim Cook offered the dying Apple chief executive a portion of his liver.
  
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• Seed index hope for African farmers

  13-03-2015 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An initiative called the African Seed Access Index is launched to help improve smallholder farmers' access to a wider variety of food crop seeds.
  
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• American archaeologists unearth stunning Egyptian tombs in Luxor featuring intricate and colorful murals unseen for thousands of years

  13-03-2015 07:07 via
  
  A team working near the historic city of Luxor has found two ancient tombs, both featuring astonishing murals which are believed to date back to the 18th Dynasty of the Egyptian New Kingdom.
  
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• How sex lives are suffering because we're in love with smartphones 

  13-03-2015 02:40 via
  
  Durham University researchers highlighted our love affair with gadgets, with
  40 per cent of those questioned for their study admitting they had put off having sex to use technology.
  
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