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• This is what travel will look like in 2030, 2050 and 2100

  24-04-2015 22:52 via
  
  Futuristic technologies will revolutionise the way we holiday. Many futurists predict that space travel will become far more common and underwater hotels mainstream - in as little as 15 years.
  
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• Oculus Rift could bring people back from the dead with VR app

  24-04-2015 22:52 via
  
  Created by Australia-based Paranormal Games, the app creates a 'personalised afterlife experience' by transforming a person's movement and memories into digital models.
  
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• How your THOUGHTS can cause deadly brain tumours to grow: Cancer can hijack neurons that control thinking, claims study

  24-04-2015 22:52 via
  
  Stanford University in California found that tumours hijack a process known as myelination, which insulates nerve fibres, allowing them to carry thoughts more quickly.
  
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• Rare Pocket Shark is finally identified five years after its discovery

  24-04-2015 22:42 via
  
  The tiny nipper - measuring just 5.5 inches long - was caught during a 2010 government research trip and its body remained frozen while biologists tried to identify it.
  
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• Samsung takes aim at Motorola with a ROUND smartwatch

  24-04-2015 19:37 via
  
  Simply referred to as 'the next Gear', images (pictured) of the watch's circular face were unveiled as part of an announcement about the Korean firm's upcoming developer scheme.
  
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• NASA's Curiosity rover seen by Mars Orbiter on surface 200 MILES away

  24-04-2015 19:37 via
  
  Nasa scientists in California have revealed a distant image of Curiosity taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (shown). It was taken from an altitude of 187 miles (300km).
  
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• Listen to an UNDERWATER volcano erupt: Surprising sound of one of Earth's most violent events captured beneath the waves

  24-04-2015 19:37 via
  
  Geologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used submarines to record underwater volcanic eruptions 3,937ft beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean near Samoa.
  
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• Letting your baby nap in a car seat, swing or bouncer could be deadly

  24-04-2015 19:37 via
  
  Researchers at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center warned babies put to sleep in car seats, slings, swings and bouncers were at risk of death via strangulation from straps or suffocation.
  
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• Will Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao fans flock to Periscope to watch fight for free despite broadcasters' clampdown?

  24-04-2015 17:55 via
  
  The recent explosion of live video streaming apps such have raised the realistic prospect that Sky could miss out on millions as viewers stream the content between their devices without paying.
  
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• What does marathon running do to the body? Average runner loses 1cm in height and sweats out 6 litres of fluid - but boosts their memory 

  24-04-2015 17:10 via
  
  However, as Californian researchers recently found, long-distance running also boosts memory. It also increases a man's attractiveness to the opposite sex.
  
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• Bicycle powered by HANDS set to beat speed record - and the aluminium frame is controlled using the cyclist's HEAD

  24-04-2015 16:56 via
  
  Piloted and powered by paracyclist Liz McTernan, the bike was built by Plymouth University and will need to exceed 21.39mph (34.42 km/h) over 656ft (200-metres) to beat the current record.
  
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• 'Vintage' space tourism posters reveal a colonised solar system and Earth in ruin

  24-04-2015 16:47 via
  
  Artist Frank McKeever from Florida created the posters. He hopes to encourage our presence into the solar system - especially as our planet is vulnerable to cosmic disasters.
  
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• Viva SPACE Vegas! Artist imagines fantastical future of spaceflight - complete with gambling, glitz and glamour

  24-04-2015 16:30 via
  
  Concept artist Alex Brady from Cambridge has created beautiful pictures of what space travel might look like. He imagines a space station of tomorrow similar to Las Vegas (shown in image).
  
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• Anxiety is 'catching' and can be passed on to children

  24-04-2015 16:23 via
  
  Although scientists have long known that anxiety runs within families, theattitudes of over-anxious parents strongly affect their children’s behaviour, say the researchers at King's College London.
  
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• Inbred and isolated: DNA analysis reveals demise of the mighty woolly mammoth

  24-04-2015 15:43 via
  
  Researchers at McMaster University in Canada and the Swedish Museum of Natural History found that the last mammoths were isolated on an Arctic island for 5,000 years.
  
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• Apple Watch taken apart to reveal what's inside including its tiny battery

  24-04-2015 15:24 via
  
  Tech experts at California-based iFixit are carrying out a so-called 'teardown' of the 38mm Sport model (shown) of Apple's Watch. This teardown reveals a 205mAh battery and Apple's S1 chip.
  
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• Google Maps shows Android URINATING on Apple's logo

  24-04-2015 14:57 via
  
  The Android (pictured) covers a region near Shahpur, Pakistan -at coordinates 33°30'52.5"N 73°03'33.2"E. It is believed to have been added using Google's Map Maker software.
  
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• Taking the p***! Google Maps shows Android URINATING on Apple's logo when users navigate to Pakistan

  24-04-2015 14:33 via
  
  The Android (pictured) covers a region near Shahpur, Pakistan -at coordinates 33°30'52.5"N 73°03'33.2"E. It is believed to have been added using Google's Map Maker software.
  
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• The frog with an underwater SEX DUNGEON: Amphibian that likes to mate in privacy and hide its eggs discovered

  24-04-2015 14:16 via
  
  A new species of torrent frog has been found in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Called Hylodes japi, it was found to mate underground in secret chambers. Shown is another torrent frog, the Waterfall frog.
  
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• The drone that takes YOU out for a walk: Aircraft encourages joggers to pick up the pace and keeps them company

  24-04-2015 13:50 via
  
  Australian researchers have tested their drone running companion. Called Joggobot (shown) it is designed to float in front of jogger when they run, and could be used in other sports like cycling.
  
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• The Apple Watch laid bare: Tech experts take the timepiece apart to reveal what's inside - including its tiny battery

  24-04-2015 13:50 via
  
  Tech experts at California-based iFixit are carrying out a so-called 'teardown' of the 38mm Sport model (shown) of Apple's Watch. This teardown reveals a 205mAh battery and Apple's S1 chip.
  
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• Valve expands Steam 'mod' market

  24-04-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Game maker Valve has expanded its online store to let players who make 'mods' for games sell their creations.
  
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• The frog with an underwater SEX DUNGEON: Species found that likes to mate in privacy - and hide its eggs 

  24-04-2015 13:24 via
  
  A new species of torrent frog has been found in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Called Hylodes japi, it was found to mate underground in secret chambers. Shown is another torrent frog, the Waterfall frog.
  
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• Iron Age stronghold off Scottish coast may have been look-out post

  24-04-2015 13:16 via
  
  Archaeologists uncovered the fort on top of the 20-foot-high Dunnicaer sea stack (pictured) near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. It may have been one of a line of forts along the coast.
  
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• Ellen Pao faces $1m legal bill

  24-04-2015 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The woman who challenged sexism in Silicon Valley now faces a $1m legal bill unless she agrees not to appeal.
  
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• Confident speakers use region of brain less, scans reveal

  24-04-2015 12:59 via
  
  Scientists at University College London found that comedians and barristers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as Broca's region (pictured).
  
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• Scientists find magma under Yellowstone that could fill Grand Canyon 11 TIMES

  24-04-2015 12:50 via
  
  Researchers from the University of Utah tracked seismic waves to map Yellowstone. The chamber (shown in yellow) measures 11,035 cubic miles (46,000 cubic km).
  
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• Cyber-thieves 'avoiding' bitcoins

  24-04-2015 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The falling value of bitcoins is making the virtual cash much less attractive to cyber-thieves, claims a security expert.
  
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• Secret of comedians' 'gift of the gab' revealed: Confident speakers use region of brain less, scans reveal

  24-04-2015 12:33 via
  
  Scientists at University College London found that comedians and barristers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as Broca's region (pictured).
  
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• Pictish fort discovered on remote sea stack: Iron Age stronghold off Scottish coast may have been look-out post to protect against raiders

  24-04-2015 12:33 via
  
  Archaeologists uncovered the fort on top of the 20 foot high Dunnicaer sea stack (pictured) near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. It may have been one of a line of forts along the coast.
  
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• You can play with real cats online

  24-04-2015 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US company develops a web-controlled toy that lets you play with cats in animal shelters over the internet, in real time.
  
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• The belly of the Yellowstone beast: Huge reservoir of hot magma under the surface could fill the Grand Canyon ELEVEN TIMES

  24-04-2015 11:53 via
  
  Researchers from the University of Utah tracked seismic waves to map Yellowstone. The chamber (shown in yellow) measures 11,035 cubic miles (46,000 cubic km).
  
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• VIDEO: Drone can stream live to You Tube

  24-04-2015 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  DJI has launched a drone that has the ability to stream high-definition video live to You Tube.
  
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• VIDEO: App that lets you stream live video

  24-04-2015 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Kate Russell tests an app that lets you stream live video from your handset.
  
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• Fascinating space tourism posters reveal a colonised solar system - and Earth in ruin

  24-04-2015 11:35 via
  
  Artist Frank McKeever from Florida created these amazing posters. They show how we could colonise various worlds in the solar system - while also revealing Earth in ruin (shown).
  
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• Lenin's corpse looks better with age because of experimental embalming methods

  24-04-2015 10:39 via
  
  The revolutionary's body, which is on display in a mausoleum on Moscow's Red Square, is immersed in a bath of glycerol and potassium acetate for 30 days every two years.
  
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• Apple smartwatch on sale from today but not on the high street

  24-04-2015 10:20 via
  
  Although the Apple Watch is officially going on sale, none of its stores will have them in stock - instead, consumers have to pre-order the watches online and wait for their arrival until June.
  
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• Amazon web services 'growing fast'

  24-04-2015 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon says its web services business generated sales of $1.57bn in the first quarter of the year and is profitable.
  
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• Google profits please investors

  24-04-2015 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US technology giant Google reports a 4% increase in profits in the first quarter to $3.59bn, helped by strong advertising sales.
  
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• Vast replica recreates ancient cave

  24-04-2015 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Newsnight gets rare access to one of the most important cave art sites in the world - and visits its vast replica, which is about to open in France.
  
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• VIDEO: Replica recreates prehistoric cave

  24-04-2015 07:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Newsnight gets rare access to one of the most important cave art sites in the world - and visits its vast replica, which is about to open in France.
  
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• How Lenin's corpse looks better with age: Scientists reveal experimental embalming methods used on the Soviet leader

  24-04-2015 03:32 via
  
  The revolutionary's body, which is on display in a mausoleum on Moscow's Red Square, is immersed in a bath of glycerol and potassium acetate for 30 days every two years.
  
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• Apple smartwatch on sale from today... but not on the high street: Customers will have to wait until June to take delivery after ordering online

  24-04-2015 03:32 via
  
  Although the Apple Watch is officially going on sale, none of its stores will have them in stock - instead, consumers have to pre-order the watches online and wait for their arrival until June.
  
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• Rail upgrade 'raises hack risks'

  24-04-2015 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A government adviser warns that a new hi-tech rail signalling system could be hacked by terrorists to cause train crashes.
  
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• Twitter rolls out twice-daily tweet 'Highlights' digest to help users catch up

  24-04-2015 01:27 via
  
  The San Francisco-based social network said its 'Highlights' service will initially be rolled out to English speaking users who use Twitter on an Android phone.
  
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• It's time: Apple delivers the Watch

  24-04-2015 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Apple Watch ships, but does it deliver?
  
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• VIDEO: 'The greatest feeling of freedom'

  24-04-2015 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yves Rossy explains what it is like to fly with a jet pack.
  
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• VIDEO: The robot that makes coffee

  24-04-2015 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
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• VIDEO: Hubble Telescope's 25 years in images

  24-04-2015 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the Hubble Telescope celebrates its 25th anniversary, BBC News looks back at some of its greatest moments - and images.
  
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• Bitcoin Island: the currency comes clean

  24-04-2015 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The small island that's going big on bitcoin
  
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