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• Birth control Pill may alter the structure of women's minds

  10-04-2015 23:04 via
  
  Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles say the lateral orbitofrontal cortex and the posterior cigulate cortex can shrink in response to synthetic hormones found in the drug.
  
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• What happens when a meteor hits Earth: video shows what happens UNDER the ground on impact

  10-04-2015 22:55 via
  
  Duke University physicistssimulated high-speed impacts in artificial soil and sand in the lab to see what happens underground close-up, in super slow motion.
  
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• App uses crowdsourced GPS feedback to predict earthquakes

  10-04-2015 22:53 via
  
  Virginia researchers say the GPS receivers in a smartphone can detect the permanent ground movement (displacement) caused by fault motion in a large earthquake.
  
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• Florida children's hospital lets patients play with cats remotely

  10-04-2015 21:34 via
  
  Patients at Wolfson Children's Hospital are able to remotely play with animals at the nearby Jacksonville Humane Society shelter using the touchscreen TV in their room.
  
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• Ancient Peru tombs found filled with dismembered mummies

  10-04-2015 21:34 via
  
  Archaeologists made the gruesome find after opening up seven of the tombs, recovering 171 broken mummies from the ancient ceremonial site, Tenahaha in Peru's Cotahuasi Valley.
  
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• Kitten cam for kids: Florida children's hospital installs system to let patients play with cats remotely

  10-04-2015 21:00 via
  
  Patients at Wolfson Children's Hospital are able to remotely play with animals at the nearby Jacksonville Humane Society shelter using the touchscreen TV in their room.
  
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• Malala Yousafzai gets asteroid

  10-04-2015 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Nasa names an asteroid after schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai.
  
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• Elephant mother reunited with her daughter after 3 years in emotional video

  10-04-2015 20:17 via
  
  After a 62-mile (100km) trek through the Thai jungle, Me-Bai, the small elephant can be seen nuzzling her mother, Mae Yui, (both pictured) and joyfully flapping her ears.
  
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• Blue lights could stop birds crashing into aircraft

  10-04-2015 20:17 via
  
  The study was conducted by scientists at Purdue University in Indiana. They were investigating how to reduce bird to aircraft collisions by keeping birds away from planes (stock image shown).
  
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• Amazon gets go ahead to test delivery drones in the US

  10-04-2015 20:17 via
  
  Amazon has won approval from U.S. federal regulators to test the latest version of its delivery drone, less than a month after it blasted regulators for being slow to approve commercial drone testing.
  
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• Human Rights Watch warns that killer robots have no accountability

  10-04-2015 19:32 via
  
  The organisation will present their report at the UN in Geneva next week. They say that we must consider banning 'fully autonomous weapons' (image from the movie Terminator shown).
  
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• Could blue lights stop birds crashing into aircraft? Bright flashes could be key to avoiding avian collisions

  10-04-2015 19:32 via
  
  The study was conducted by scientists at Purdue University in Indiana. They were investigating how to reduce bird to aircraft collisions by keeping birds away from planes (stock image shown).
  
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• An elephant never forgets: Mother is overcome with emotion when reunited with her daughter after three years apart

  10-04-2015 19:32 via
  
  After a 62-mile (100km) trek through the Thai jungle, Me-Bai, the small elephant can be seen nuzzling her mother, Mae Yui, (both pictured) and joyfully flapping her ears.
  
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• Amazon gets go ahead to test out its delivery drones in the US

  10-04-2015 19:32 via
  
  Amazon has won approval from U.S. federal regulators to test the latest version of its delivery drone, less than a month after it blasted regulators for being slow to approve commercial drone testing.
  
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• Will robots get away with war crimes? Human Rights Watch warns that NO ONE will be accountable if AI commits atrocities

  10-04-2015 18:02 via
  
  The organisation will present their report at the UN in Geneva next week. They say that we must consider banning 'fully autonomous weapons' (image from the movie Terminator shown).
  
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• Project to turn grey Britain green

  10-04-2015 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An abandoned dock in east London is being transformed into a wildlife haven
  
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• UK surveillance challenged in Europe

  10-04-2015 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rights groups have asked the European Court of Human Rights to rule on the legality of the UK's large-scale surveillance regime.
  
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• Autonomous vehicles make passengers feel ill, study claims

  10-04-2015 17:36 via
  
  The research was carried out at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.They surveyed more than 3,200 adults across the US, India, China, Japan, Great Britain and Australia.
  
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• Amazon sues four paid review sites

  10-04-2015 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon has sued four firms that pay people to produce reviews that then appear on the online retailer's site.
  
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• Mercury in stunning detail: Nasa's Messenger spacecraft reveals best views yet of Earth's sun-scorched cousin

  10-04-2015 16:55 via
  
  Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Baltimore and Nasa have exhausted the last of the spacecraft's fuel trying to increase the height of its orbit above Mercury's surface.
  
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• Apple Watch's sapphire glass screen IS scratch-proof - even after being DRILLED

  10-04-2015 16:55 via
  
  The durability test was conducted by an iPhone repair company based in Cardiff, Wales, which said ‘sapphire glass is pretty strong and virtually impossible to scratch’.
  
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• France TV5Monde passwords seen on TV

  10-04-2015 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff at TV5Monde are filmed with passwords visible in the newsroom a day after the French TV network suffered a huge cyber-attack.
  
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• 'Lost' turtles don't go with flow

  10-04-2015 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new tracking study shows that young sea turtles make a concerted effort to swim in particular directions, instead of drifting with ocean currents.
  
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• Sly Stallone praises piracy raid

  10-04-2015 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sylvester Stallone has praised a police raid on a 'multi-million pound' suspected British film leaker
  
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• Mini's augmented reality glasses add extras to the dashboard

  10-04-2015 15:19 via
  
  Munich-based BMW Group’s answer to Google Glass is designed to let drivers of its Mini model see pop-up virtual displays for showing maps and other features
  
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• Hiroshima military plans expected to fetch £300,000 at auction

  10-04-2015 15:19 via
  
  Bonhams is auctioning rare documents from the Hiroshima atomic bombing in New York (diagram shown). They were compiled by Captain Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay.
  
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• Apple Watch customers take to Twitter after finding out devices won't ship until JUNE

  10-04-2015 15:19 via
  
  Online pre-orders of the Watch (pictured) are available in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Hong Kong, China and Japan.
  
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• World's first cloned camel Injaz is pregnant

  10-04-2015 14:56 via
  
  The mother-to-be, whose name is Injaz (pictured here as a calf), was cloned from the ovarian cells of a slaughtered camel in 2009 and born by surrogate mother in Dubai.
  
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• Periodic table may need to be reordered after scientists find Lawrencium looks out of place

  10-04-2015 14:56 via
  
  Scientists at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have studied lawrencium for first time. The radioactive element is extremely difficult to make and has a half-life of just 27 seconds.
  
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• Mystery 'blob' in the Pacific Ocean could be causing California's mega-drought

  10-04-2015 14:56 via
  
  A 'blob' of warm water 2,000 miles across is sitting in the Pacific Ocean (shown in diagram). It has been present since 2013 and causing fish to seek shelter elsewhere.
  
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• World's first cloned camel is pregnant: Calf could prove that cloned creatures can be fertile and reproduce normally

  10-04-2015 14:34 via
  
  The mother-to-be, whose name is Injaz (pictured here as a calf), was cloned from the ovarian cells of a slaughtered camel in 2009 and born by surrogate mother in Dubai.
  
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• Mystery 'blob' in the Pacific Ocean: Strange patch of warm water could be causing California's mega-drought

  10-04-2015 14:34 via
  
  A 'blob' of warm water 2,000 miles across is sitting in the Pacific Ocean (shown in diagram). It has been present since 2013 and causing fish to seek shelter elsewhere.
  
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• Is the periodic table WRONG? Elements may need to be reordered after scientists find Lawrencium looks out of place

  10-04-2015 14:34 via
  
  Scientists at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have studied lawrencium for first time. The radioactive element is extremely difficult to make and has a half-life of just 27 seconds.
  
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• High pollution hits southern England

  10-04-2015 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parts of the UK face soaring levels of air pollution, prompting health warnings for vulnerable people.
  
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• Intel hit by supercomputer chip ban

  10-04-2015 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US government has refused to let Intel help China update the world's biggest supercomputer over concerns about nuclear research it is being used for.
  
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• Samsung S6 Edge supply shortage

  10-04-2015 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung's new flagship mobile phones go on sale today but the company says it may struggle to meet demand for its S6 Edge model.
  
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• KukuKube app tests your ability to see subtle differences in shade

  10-04-2015 13:46 via
  
  KukuKube was created by Canada-based Network365. The free app is available on Facebook, Android, iOS and on desktop browsers and a score of 31 or above is a sign of great eyesight.
  
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• VIDEO: Dolphins stranded on Japan beach

  10-04-2015 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nearly 150 melon-headed whales, a species of dolphin, have become stranded on a beach in Japan.
  
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• VIDEO: How cameras can measure plant health

  10-04-2015 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How hacking a digital camera could help farmers and gardeners monitor the health of their plants.
  
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• Nokia's 5G technology is 40 TIMES faster than 4G

  10-04-2015 12:54 via
  
  Nokia Networks demonstrated the technology at the Brooklyn 5G Summit. It allows full-length HD films to be downloaded in a second by sending sends the data over a frequency 73GHz.
  
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• Hiroshima's horror on paper: Handwritten military plans for devastating atomic bomb attack expected to fetch £300,000 at auction

  10-04-2015 12:54 via
  
  Bonhams is auctioning rare documents from the Hiroshima atomic bombing in New York (diagram shown). They were compiled by Captain Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay.
  
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• Group claims 'screw' could be proof of aliens living on Earth

  10-04-2015 12:54 via
  
  The stone containing the 'screw' (pictured) was found in the Kaluga region in Russia and is said to be 300 millions years old by the team of UFO and paranormal researchers who found it.
  
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• Nokia leads the way for 5G: Technology is 40 TIMES faster than 4G - and it's so powerful your phone can't handle it yet

  10-04-2015 12:29 via
  
  Nokia Networks demonstrated the technology at the Brooklyn 5G Summit. It allows full-length HD films to be downloaded in a second by sending sends the data over a frequency 73GHz.
  
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• Jungle Bar uses flour made from CRICKETS

  10-04-2015 12:29 via
  
  An Icelandic duo has created a snack that is made using cricket flour. Called the Jungle Bar (pictured) it also contains dates, sesame seeds and chocolate.
  
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• First new pylon type constructed

  10-04-2015 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first new design of electricity pylon in almost 90 years has been erected at a test site in Nottinghamshire.
  
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• Is this a 300 million-year-old SCREW? Group claims it could be proof of aliens living on Earth - but scientists say it's just a fossilised sea creature

  10-04-2015 12:04 via
  
  The stone containing the 'screw' (pictured) was found in the Kaluga region in Russia and is said to be 300 millions years old by the team of UFO and paranormal researchers who found it.
  
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• Researchers find neural 'wiring' is similar to structure of online networks 

  10-04-2015 10:35 via
  
  The first comprehensive picture of how neurons connect to one another found local networks of neurons layered like the shells in a Russian nesting doll.
  
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• First new pylon design in 90 years is smaller and will help transfer green energy

  10-04-2015 10:35 via
  
  National Grid has revealed the UK's first new pylon for nearly 90 years. Called the T-pylon (artist's illustration shown) it is a third shorter than the old lattice pylons.It is designed to be less obtrusive.
  
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• Study finds wealthier teens are shunning Facebook for Instagram and Snapchat

  10-04-2015 10:12 via
  
  A Pew Research Center survey also found that 92 percent of US teens go online daily - and 24% admit they are online constantly.
  
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• Cold worlds that wander the stars may still harbour alien beings says Sean Raymond

  10-04-2015 10:12 via
  
  This is according to Sean Raymond, an astrophysicist at the Astrophysics Laboratory in Bordeaux, who says the internal heat of the planets may allow life to form.
  
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