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• Pandas are more sociable that thought after study

  27-03-2015 23:42 via
  
  Michigan researchers say reclusive giant pandas may not be quite as solitary as we thought, and often spent several weeks in the same area of forest to be near each other.
  
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• Children spend over six hours a DAY in front of screens

  27-03-2015 23:31 via
  
  British researchers say children aged five to 16 spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen - compared with around three hours in 1995.
  
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• Pandas get lonely too: Study finds elusive species is more sociable that thought

  27-03-2015 23:27 via
  
  Michigan researchers say reclusive giant pandas may not be quite as solitary as we thought, and often spent several weeks in the same area of forest to be near each other.
  
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• Two Earth-like planets could be hiding close to our solar system

  27-03-2015 23:18 via
  
  A team of astronomers, led by Cambridge University, say these planets could be part of a more extensive solar system containing worlds like our own like 4.3 light years away.
  
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• Children spent over six hours a DAY in front of screens - and are more likely to watch shows on a tablet that a TV

  27-03-2015 22:16 via
  
  British researchers say children aged five to 16 spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen - compared with around three hours in 1995.
  
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• The incredible creatures of Antarctica revealed

  27-03-2015 21:32 via
  
  Illinois researchers say the incredible creatures, which include the 'water bear' (pictured)are proof life could exist on other planets, saying 'the possibilities are just beyond our prediction.'
  
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• Alien life in our midst: The incredible creatures of Antarctica revealed

  27-03-2015 21:02 via
  
  Illinois researchers say the incredible creatures, which include the 'water bear' (pictured)are proof life could exist on other planets, saying 'the possibilities are just beyond our prediction.'
  
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• Google is working with Johnson & Johnson on medical robots

  27-03-2015 20:33 via
  
  Google is working with US health care giant Johnson & Johnson to develops robots capable of helping out in the operating theatre.
  
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• 100 times more likely to get ill after from unpasteurised dairy, claims study 

  27-03-2015 20:21 via
  
  Scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore came to the conclusion after studying more than 80 research articles on the topic.
  
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• Scientists turn liquid fat into a gel for salads and sandwiches

  27-03-2015 19:45 via
  
  Engineers from the University of Calabria said the gel (pictured) can be made in different consistencies from a sticky version for salad dressings to a solid variation that can be spread like margarine.
  
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• Wellcome Trust reveals winner of its photography contest

  27-03-2015 19:43 via
  
  The photograph was taken by London-based Michael Frank, and is of an historic specimen from the Lanyon Anatomy Museum of the Royal Veterinary College in London.
  
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• Apple's secret watch shops revealed as experts warn timepiece could be in short supply

  27-03-2015 19:37 via
  
  Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Isetan in Tokyo and Selfridges in London will have special Watch stores in their luxury good sections, along with boutiques in London, LA and Berlin.
  
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• Is 'tastier' raw milk worth the risk? You are 100 times more likely to get ill after from unpasteurised dairy, claims study 

  27-03-2015 19:27 via
  
  Scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore came to the conclusion after studying more than 80 research articles on the topic.
  
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• Pimp my plumage: Male and female birds are evolving to look alike says study that challenges theory of sexual selection

  27-03-2015 19:19 via
  
  Biologists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee measured the plumage colour of male and female birds from 977 different species and their findings challenge Charles Darwin's famous theory.
  
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• Smart meter 'IT disaster' warning

  27-03-2015 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government's £11bn scheme to roll out energy saving smart meters could be an "IT disaster", the Institute of Directors warns.
  
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• Animal anatomy as art: Wellcome Trust reveals winner of its photography contest is the pregnant uterus of a New Forest pony 

  27-03-2015 18:27 via
  
  The photograph was taken by London-based Michael Frank, and is of an historic specimen from the Lanyon Anatomy Museum of the Royal Veterinary College in London.
  
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• Apple's secret watch shops revealed: First pictures emerge of specialist stores to be built around the world as experts warn timepiece could be in short supply

  27-03-2015 18:19 via
  
  Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Isetan in Tokyo and Selfridges in London will have special Watch stores in their luxury good sections, along with boutiques in London, LA and Berlin.
  
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• China's 'Stonehenge' found in the Gobi Desert: Mysterious rock formations may have been used to worship the sun

  27-03-2015 17:33 via
  
  The circles (pictured) are located in the Flaming Mountain in Turpan, north west China and cover more than two-and-a-half square miles (6.6 square km).
  
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• Greens ‘want 1% of GDP for science’

  27-03-2015 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A promise by the Greens to bring science funding up to 1% of GDP differs from the statements offered by six party leaders, answering a call to set out their policies on science.
  
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• The end of food poisoning? Sprays of electrically charged water droplets kill bacteria to prevent sickness

  27-03-2015 16:01 via
  
  Scientists at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, believe that with more research, the droplets (illustrated) could replace current methods used to disinfect food.
  
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• Ancient lobster with six claws and FOUR eyes unearthed: Fossil reveals the predator prowled oceans 500 million years ago

  27-03-2015 16:01 via
  
  Scientist at the University of Toronto discovered a fossil of the new species of predatory arthropod in Marble Canyon in the Canadian Rockies. They have named it Yawunik kootenayi (illustrated).
  
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• Eye drops that give you NIGHT VISION enables clear vision in total darkness

  27-03-2015 15:51 via
  
  Californian researchers have developed a liquid that enables night vision (shown in eyes in the image). The solution combines Chlorin e6 (Ce6) with insulin and saline.
  
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• VIDEO: Tech to help navigate Tokyo transport

  27-03-2015 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How beacon technology can help you navigate Tokyo’s complicated public transport system.
  
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• How electrifying! Bacteria found feeding on MAGNETS create natural rechargeable batteries

  27-03-2015 15:38 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Tübingen, Germany, grew Rhodopseudomonas palustris (pictured) and Geobacter sulfurreducens on the iron oxide mineral magnetite.
  
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• Duo ready for one year in space

  27-03-2015 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are about to undertake a 12-month tour of duty on the International Space Station.
  
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• VIDEO: Safari users win right to sue Google

  27-03-2015 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google has lost a Court of Appeal bid to stop consumers having the right to sue in the UK over alleged misuse of privacy settings.
  
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• Google Glass could teach you to DANCE as it identifies songs and suggests moves in real time

  27-03-2015 15:04 via
  
  Google, based in Mountain View, California, has been awarded a patent (pictured) that suggests Glass could be used to identify music and provide steps to follow in real-time.
  
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• Milky Way phenomenon G2 may be a new STAR says University of Cologne scientists

  27-03-2015 14:32 via
  
  University of Cologne scientists say the G2 cloud (shown) is actually a star. The object was found orbiting the Milky Way's core in 2002, but observations suggests it is too compact to be a cloud.
  
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• Google Glass could teach you to DANCE: Patent shows the headset identifying songs and suggesting moves in real time

  27-03-2015 14:15 via
  
  Google, based in Mountain View, California, has been awarded a patent (pictured) that suggests Glass could be used to identify music and provide steps to follow in real-time.
  
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• Children on screens six hours a day

  27-03-2015 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children spend six hours or more a day on screens, according to a study comparing viewing habits now to 20 years ago.
  
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• Mysterious object at the centre of our galaxy may be a STAR: Experts discount claims G2 phenomenon is a cloud of gas 

  27-03-2015 14:04 via
  
  University of Cologne scientists say the G2 cloud (shown) is actually a star. The object was found orbiting the Milky Way's core in 2002, but observations suggests it is too compact to be a cloud.
  
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• Love formula revealed by UCL lecturer Dr Hannah Fry at Oxford Literary Festival

  27-03-2015 13:50 via
  
  Dr Hannah Fry, a maths lecturer at University College London and author of The Mathematics of Love, has said that there are a few simple rules that can help when searching for love.
  
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• Bionic ants that work in 'colonies' to complete tasks could be coming to a factory near you

  27-03-2015 13:14 via
  
  Engineers at Festo, in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, created the robots (pictured), which have cameras and sensors as well as 'grippers' to move objects.
  
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• It takes 38 minutes to fall through the centre of the Earth: Journey is four minutes faster than previously thought when density is taken into account

  27-03-2015 12:42 via
  
  A student from McGill University in Canada published new time estimate. It examines the hypothetical scenario of falling through Earth (stock images hown).
  
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• Safari users win right to sue

  27-03-2015 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google loses Court of Appeal bid to stop consumers having right to sue in UK over alleged misuse of privacy settings.
  
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• Cultured meat created by scientists will replace farm-grown meat within decade, expert says

  27-03-2015 12:10 via
  
  Dutch Professor of Physiology, Mark Post, told the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association in Darwin on Thursday that the replacement would solve environmental and animal welfare problems.
  
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• National videogame centre opens

  27-03-2015 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A national centre dedicated to the art and culture of videogames opens to the public this weekend.
  
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• Take the ultimate selfie with Podo: $99 camera attaches to ANY surface and automatically sends photos to your phone

  27-03-2015 11:39 via
  
  The 2-inch Podo camera (pictured), designed by San Francisco-based Podo Labs, has suction pads that stick to any surface. Itweighs 51g, contains an 8MP camera, LED flash and shoots 720p video.
  
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• Lightning jets that can't fly through lightning as fuel tanks 'could explode if struck by a bolt'

  27-03-2015 10:35 via
  
  The Ministry or Defence said that the stealth F35-B, which has been plagued by design flaws and technical setbacks, could not be flown within 28 miles of a thunderstorm.
  
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• VIDEO: Eels journey from Bermuda and back

  27-03-2015 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of eels have been arriving in the south-west of England having travelled thousands of miles from the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda.
  
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• The tower that leaves the Shard in the shade: Tiny Swiss village to build 80-storey skyscraper that will be Europe's tallest building 

  27-03-2015 10:06 via
  
  Plans for the 80-storey luxury hotel tower, designed by Los Angeles architect Thom Mayne, have been unveiled for the tiny hamlet of Vas, in the Swiss Alps.
  
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• 'Cat litter mix' closed nuclear site

  27-03-2015 02:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A team of experts says a mixture that included organic cat litter forced the closure of the only underground nuclear waste repository in the US.
  
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• VIDEO: Ghana’s burgeoning tech start-ups

  27-03-2015 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inside the Ghanaian school for tech start-ups with big ambitions.
  
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• VIDEO: Mars rover completes marathon

  27-03-2015 01:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Spencer Kelly looks at some of the best of the week's technology news
  
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• Early humans 'came in a range of shapes and sizes': Fossils reveal the bodies of our ancestors diversified sooner than first thought

  27-03-2015 01:23 via
  
  Researchers from the University of Cambridge studied fossils from early humans collected in in Kenya (pictured), Tanzania, South Africa, and Georgia.
  
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• The average house has 8,000 different types of bacteria and bugs

  27-03-2015 01:23 via
  
  The various organisms living in homes and other indoor spaces rarely has been researched, with sparse studies of rodents and German cockroaches, Cornell researchers say.
  
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• Tech to barter your way to the good life

  27-03-2015 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How you can save money and barter your way to the good life
  
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• VIDEO: Would you buy a phone made of grass?

  27-03-2015 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News talks to designer Sean Miles of Design Works, who has moulded a phone from recycled parts and natural materials, including grass.
  
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• Can data help create English football stars?

  27-03-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can data help create England's next football stars?
  
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• The amazing acrobatics of a chameleon tongue revealed in slow motion 

  27-03-2015 00:54 via
  
  Captured at 1,500 frames per second, the video shows the Madagascar chameleon shooting out its tongue to almost twice its body length in little more than 0.07 seconds.
  
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