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• 'Terrifying' 100 million-year-old cockroach found trapped in amber - and it looks like nothing seen on Earth today

  04-05-2015 23:58 via
  
  The creature found in Myanmar, has a number of unique features that made it a ferocious hunter, according to researchers at Geological Institute of Bratislava and the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
  
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• The 'alien sounds' captured 22 MILES above Earth: Nasa recording from the edge of space has unexplained hisses and whistles

  04-05-2015 23:33 via
  
  The sounds were recorded aboard a Nasa student balloon experiment using infrared microphones that flew above New Mexico and Arizona. It is the first time an infrasound study has reached these heights.
  
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• Catfish captured on camera climbing cave walls in Ecuador to lick food off roof

  04-05-2015 23:33 via
  
  These are the amazing scenes where an armoured catfish started to climb up a near-vertical wall inside an Ecuadorian cave system exhibiting behaviour never seen before by scientists.
  
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• Samantha Cristoferetti is first astronaut to drink an espresso on the ISS

  04-05-2015 23:15 via
  
  Italian-born Ms Cristoferetti (pictured) took her first sip from an espresso pouch at 12.44GMT yesterday. The espresso maker is dubbed ISSpresso, inspired by the International Space Station's acronym.
  
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• Parents send newborn's heartbeat to relatives using Apple Watch

  04-05-2015 23:06 via
  
  A couple in the US gently pressed a $349 (£299) Apple Watch Sport to their newborn baby's arm to capture his heartbeat (pictured) and share it using the watch's Digital Touch feature.
  
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• The secret socket inside EVERY Apple Watch revealed: Firm claims covered port can be used for charging and 'smart' straps

  04-05-2015 22:39 via
  
  Usually hidden by a strap, Apple has not commented what the socket is for. However, a Portland firm says it can use it to build a $249 'smart strap' with a battery in.
  
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• Ford axes in-car heart attack monitors: Car giant abandons plans for system that would track drivers to 'look at different avenues' 

  04-05-2015 22:39 via
  
  Ford was working on the seat, which would have monitored a driver with a camera and sensors on the steering wheel. It is now ‘looking at different avenues in health monitoring’.
  
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• Microsoft to introduce offensive emoji: Windows 10 will include controversial middle finger hand sign (and its emoji are all GREY)

  04-05-2015 21:18 via
  
  Redmond-based Microsoft says it plans to introduce a range of new emoji with Windows 10 including a controversial 'middle finger' hand sign.
  
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• How filthy is YOUR beard? Study claims facial hair can contain more faeces than a dirty toilet - but not all experts agree

  04-05-2015 20:43 via
  
  Microbiologist, John Golobic from Quest Diagnostics in New Mexico, recently discovered enteric bacteria in beards, which are the type of bacteria usually found living in faeces.
  
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• YouTube signs up the Muppets in bid to take on TV networks - and reveals over 2.5 years of animal video have been uploaded

  04-05-2015 20:18 via
  
  The Muppets are appearing in skits and other online videos with several YouTube stars to promote the streaming site's LA Studio.
  
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• iPad Pro with 12.9inch pressure sensitive screen to launch later this year

  04-05-2015 19:52 via
  
  The Cupertino firm is also hoping the larger screen will help it differentiate the iPad from the big screen iPhone 6 Plus.
  
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• TV battles Periscope's boxing pirates

  04-05-2015 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US networks force clips of the Mayweather v Pacquiao boxing match offline, but fail to prevent new apps showing live streams of the bout.
  
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• Can't sleep? 4-7-8 breathing technique claims to help you nod off in 60 SECONDS

  04-05-2015 19:19 via
  
  The method, pioneered by Harvard-trained Dr Andrew Weill, is described as a 'natural tranquiliser for the nervous system' helping to quickly reduce tension and allowing the body to relax.
  
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• Whales use 'bungee-cord' nerves to capture fish - and their bodies inflate like 'water balloons' as they swallow shoals of prey

  04-05-2015 18:23 via
  
  Researchers from University of British Columbia in Canada found the elastic nerves in the mouth and throat can more than double their length. A humpback whale is pictured.
  
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• Sleepwalking is in the genes: Children are SEVEN times more likely to stroll at night if their parents do

  04-05-2015 18:23 via
  
  Researchers from the Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal analysed sleep data from a group of 1,940 children. Sleep terrors and sleepwalking were assessed through questionnaires.
  
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• Astronauts watch Star Wars in space

  04-05-2015 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrate Star Wars Day with a movie pick that may surprise some fans.
  
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• How heartwarming! Parents send their newborn baby's heartbeat to distant relatives using the Apple Watch

  04-05-2015 16:32 via
  
  A couple in the US gently pressed a $349 (£299) Apple Watch Sport to their newborn baby's arm to capture his heartbeat (pictured) and share it using the watch's Digital Touch feature.
  
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• Forget mood rings, now there's a mood WATCH: Timepiece tracks how you're feeling on a Happiness Index

  04-05-2015 16:32 via
  
  The sensor on the Taiwanese firm's VivoWatch (pictured) offers continuous feedback about the wearer's workout using an LED. And while sleeping, it measures total sleep time and heart rate.
  
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• Streaming live to a care home near you: EventsTag lets families send messages and photos to relatives in real time

  04-05-2015 15:04 via
  
  The first EventsTag installation (pictured) has been installed in the Holly Home Care Home, Enfield in London. Experts are also providing social media tutorials to the residents in two, hour-long sessions.
  
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• Go Greased Lightning! Nasa's battery-powered drone takes off like a helicopter but flies like a plane

  04-05-2015 15:04 via
  
  A series of test flights over Hampton, Virginia, have proved that Nasa's Greased Lightning drone can switch from hovering to soaring in mid-air, by swivelling its wings and rotors.
  
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• Feeling spiteful? Blame your genes: Desire to hurt others evolved to stop outsiders being allowed to join social groups

  04-05-2015 15:04 via
  
  The model was developed at Queen's University in Canada and the One Earth Future Foundation. It found that the more similar a person is in a group, the more spiteful they are to outsiders.
  
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• Optical illusion on Atlanta freeway interchange causes dozens of crashes

  04-05-2015 15:01 via
  
  An optical illusion has apparently caused truck drivers to flip their trucks at least ten times on a stretch of Interstate in Atalanta over the past year. Drivers are caught out by a bend in the road.
  
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• NHS plans could mean Google or other technology firms will look after our data

  04-05-2015 14:07 via
  
  Life sciences minister George Freeman, a Conservative, told business leaders that NHS data could be given to companies to look after as they are best placed to use it securely.
  
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• Female dogs are friendlier with humans because of maternal instincts

  04-05-2015 13:59 via
  
  Researchers set more than 400 pedigree beagles an impossible puzzle. Females were more likely to look to a researcher for help, making eye contact and physical contact, such as putting their paw up.
  
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• Dolly Singh created £600 heels 'as comfy as your trainers'

  04-05-2015 13:42 via
  
  Dolly Singh used experts including a rocket scientist, astronaut and an orthopaedic surgeon to try and work out how make the perfect high heelwithout causing lasting damage to women's feet.
  
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• The science of BRAIN FREEZE: Experts reveal why 'ice cream headaches' occur - and how to get rid of them

  04-05-2015 13:16 via
  
  The International Headache Society added a classification for headaches induced by ingestion of a cold substance to its official International Classification of Headache Disorders.
  
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• Get the perfect head every time! $200 machine uses SOUND WAVES to guarantee your beer has the best quality foam

  04-05-2015 13:16 via
  
  The Manchester, New Hampshire-based start-up behind the Fizzics machine claims to offer to ‘elevate store bought beer into a draft quality beer, the way the brewers intended it to taste’.
  
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• Facebook opens Internet.org amid row

  04-05-2015 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is to allow more organisations to join its free mobile data scheme, but net neutrality campaigners remain opposed.
  
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• Scientists monitor undersea volcanic eruption off Oregon coast

  04-05-2015 12:07 via
  
  Geologists from Oregon State University predicted that the volcano, called Axial Seamount (pictured), would erupt this year during a public lecture in September.
  
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• Medieval prayer wheel found inside rare Liesborn Gospel - but how the diagram was used remains a mystery

  04-05-2015 12:07 via
  
  The book, containing just the Gospels and the mysterious prayer wheel (a translation is pictured)is thought to have been ordered by an abbess for nuns in her convent in Liesborn, Germany.
  
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• To boldly BREW: Samantha Cristoferetti becomes the first astronaut to drink an authentic espresso on board the ISS

  04-05-2015 10:59 via
  
  Italian-born Ms Cristoferetti (pictured) took her first sip from an espresso pouch at 12.44GMT yesterday. The espresso maker is dubbed ISSpresso, inspired by the International Space Station's acronym.
  
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• Amazon doubles free delivery limit

  04-05-2015 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Online retail giant Amazon is raising the minimum spend shoppers must make to qualify for its "super saver" free delivery service.
  
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• Climate drives new era in Arctic sea

  04-05-2015 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Changes in the Arctic Ocean are so profound that the region is entering what amounts to "a new era", according to Norwegian scientists.
  
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• VIDEO: Battling the best Segway polo teams

  04-05-2015 09:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click challenge some of the world's best players of Segway polo.
  
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• Could Google look after our NHS data? Controversial plans could be revived after minister says technology firms are best-placed to look after information securely 

  04-05-2015 09:18 via
  
  Life sciences minister George Freeman, a Conservative, told business leaders that NHS data could be given to companies to look after as they are best placed to use it securely.
  
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• The £600 heels 'as comfy as your trainers'

  04-05-2015 03:52 via
  
  Dolly Singh used experts including a rocket scientist, astronaut and an orthopaedic surgeon to try and work out how make the perfect high heelwithout causing lasting damage to women's feet.
  
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• Why female dogs are the friendliest: Maternal instincts mean they are much more likely to interact with humans than males 

  04-05-2015 03:43 via
  
  Researchers set more than 400 pedigree beagles an impossible puzzle. Females were more likely to look to a researcher for help, making eye contact and physical contact, such as putting their paw up.
  
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