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• Millions flock to Final Fantasy remake

  16-06-2015 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 3.5 million people have watched the online trailer for the remake of Final Fantasy VII since it was unveiled at E3 last night.
  
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• Methane extracted from Mars could be a food source for simple organisms

  16-06-2015 23:16 via
  
  Research led by University of Aberdeen studied Martian meteorites. The scientists found that they all contained methane, suggesting life could survive on Mars (pictured).
  
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• 'Aliens know where to find us': Former astronaut says ET can track down humans based on changes in Earth's atmosphere

  16-06-2015 23:02 via
  
  Man-made atmospheric changes to Earth 'guarantee someone with a large telescope 20 light years away could detect us,' said John Grunsfeld at the Astrobiology Science Conference in Chicago.
  
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• Which face do YOU look at first? New test claims to identify people at risk of depression

  16-06-2015 22:46 via
  
  The test, created by Binghamton University in New York, found that people with a past history of depression paid more attention to the angry faces.
  
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• Why we can’t get enough of cats online: Viewing feline videos makes us HEALTHIER and boosts energy, claim scientists

  16-06-2015 22:03 via
  
  From Lil Bub to Grumpy Cat, online feline stars can boost viewers' energy levels and decrease negative feelings, according to scientists at Indiana University.
  
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• Which face do YOU look at first? New test can identify people at risk of suffering a relapse in depression

  16-06-2015 21:54 via
  
  The test, created by Binghamton University in New York, found that people with a past history of depression paid more attention to the angry faces.
  
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• Deus Ex game play footage unveiled

  16-06-2015 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first footage from the upcoming Deus Ex: Mankind Divided video game has been unveiled at E3.
  
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• British student who wanted to be the first woman to give birth to an alien baby has pulled out of mission to Mars

  16-06-2015 21:47 via
  
  Maggie Lieu, 24, (pictured) an astrophysics PhD student, was one of five Britons shortlisted for the Mars One mission, which aims to send people to live – and die – on the red planet.
  
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• Watch the toy car powered by evaporation: Researchers reveal revolutionary device that could change how we create power

  16-06-2015 21:41 via
  
  The breakthrough works using bacterial spore that expand when they become humid to drive an engine, moving the car forward. Researchers have also powered a light with the system.
  
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• Apple Watch goes on sale in stores THIS WEEK

  16-06-2015 21:15 via
  
  Online orders for the Apple Watch opened on 24 April but customers will finally be able to get their hands on the device in stores this week.
  
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• Is this proof of life on Mars? Methane extracted from Martian rock could be a food source for simple organisms on the red planet

  16-06-2015 20:26 via
  
  Research led by University of Aberdeen studied Martian meteorites. The scientists found that they all contained methane, suggesting life could survive on Mars (pictured).
  
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• US baseball team accused of hacking

  16-06-2015 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FBI is investigating the St Louis Cardinals on charges the team hacked into the computers of a rival club.
  
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• Apple Watch goes on sale in stores THIS WEEK -and the device will be available in seven more countries by the end of June

  16-06-2015 20:08 via
  
  Online orders for the Apple Watch opened on 24 April but customers will finally be able to get their hands on the device in stores this week.
  
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• Take the 2 Kinds Of People test to find out which personality you have

  16-06-2015 20:03 via
  
  Personalities fall into two categories; one organised and ambitious, the other creative and more chaotic. Artist João Rocha, from Lisbon, illustrates how the two react to objects, including apps and books.
  
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• DISABILITY made us human: New vulnerable ape theory suggests our ancestors turned poor genes into an advantage

  16-06-2015 19:46 via
  
  Anthropologists at the University of York and Newcastle University say as early humans (reconstruction of a family shown) became isolated, disabilities forced them to be more social.
  
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• Nintendo & Activision tie-up on toys

  16-06-2015 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nintendo has announced a deal with Activision to let its Amiibo toys be used in the Skylander series of games.
  
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• Airbus takes on SpaceX: Firm set to build world's largest satellite constellation to beam the internet around the world

  16-06-2015 19:32 via
  
  Airbus will build 900 satellites at a rate of up to four a day for Jersey-registered OneWeb, whichwants to provide high speed internet access to unconnected places in the world (illustrated)
  
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• Chinese archaeologists at Sanxingdui find city wall and skeleton

  16-06-2015 19:17 via
  
  The ancient walls of a lost city have been uncovered by archaeologists at the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province in southern China, dating back more than 3,000 years to the Bronze Age.
  
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• LightSail goes out in a blaze of glory: Mission ends with fiery re-entry after pushing the boundaries of space propulsion

  16-06-2015 19:04 via
  
  The California-based organisation The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft burned up in Earth's atmosphere on Sunday. Shown is an image of a previous re-entry.
  
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• VIDEO: Growing role for civilian drones

  16-06-2015 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The focus of this year's Paris Airshow may have been on big aircraft, but away from the battle between Airbus and Boeing, drones have been making a significant showing.
  
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• UAE man faces WhatsApp insult fine

  16-06-2015 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in in the UAE is facing a $68,000 fine and possible jail term for swearing on WhatsApp, under a new law in the United Arab Emirates.
  
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• Never forget where you park again! Gadget shows your car's location on a map - and even offers parking ticket reminders

  16-06-2015 18:04 via
  
  The gadget, called The Automatic Parked Car Finder, relies on Bluetooth to connect to a smartphone app. It is on sale from online retailer Hammacher Schlemmer, based in Niles, Illinois.
  
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• Was WEATHER to blame for the fall of Rome? Scottish cave reveals dry spell in Italy coincides with empire's decline

  16-06-2015 17:57 via
  
  Researchers at the University of New South Wales studied five stalagmites in the Roaring Cave, also known as Uamh an Tartair, north of Ullapool in north-west Scotland.
  
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• Death of a white blood cell: Exploding cells captured on film for first time - shedding light on how our immune system works

  16-06-2015 17:44 via
  
  Molecular biologists at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, used time lapse photography to film a monocyte as it died and captured it spitting out long beads of molecules from its own insides.
  
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• VIDEO: Car you can drive with a smartphone

  16-06-2015 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers at Jaguar Land Rover develop a car which can be controlled by a smartphone.
  
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• VIDEO: Virtual reality 'to touch everybody'

  16-06-2015 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones learns how virtual reality is set to touch all areas of people's lives.
  
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• Russia is developing a 'MICROWAVE GUN': Weapon can shoot a drone out of the sky from six miles away, claims military official

  16-06-2015 15:58 via
  
  Russia’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation is developing the weapon that can shoot down drones (stock image show). It will be revealed at the Army-2015 show in Moscow this week.
  
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• Welsh phones pick up Irish network

  16-06-2015 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mobile users on the north Wales coast run up extra charges after their phones connect to Irish networks.
  
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• Air pollution kills more than Aids and malaria COMBINED each year

  16-06-2015 15:51 via
  
  Air pollution results in3.2 million deaths each year, from conditions including heart attack, stroke and lung cancer - more than the combined impact of HIV-Aids and malaria, scientists in Texas say.
  
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• Sweden's Arlanda Airport installs 'Climate Portal' extreme air conditioning

  16-06-2015 15:50 via
  
  Whether the destination is in searing heat, freezing cold, or a hive of activity, Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden believes they have found the perfect passenger preparation.
  
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• Mystery of name Eshba'al Ben Beda' on 3,000 year old pottery from time of King David

  16-06-2015 15:41 via
  
  Archaeologists at the Israeli Antiquities Authority and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem are baffled by the inscription, which appears to be the name of a powerful figure from the Kingdom of Judah.
  
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• Mount Everest shifts 1.2 inches south-west after shock of Nepal earthquake

  16-06-2015 15:23 via
  
  The world's tallest peak, Mount Everest (stock image), moved 1.2 inches (3cm) south-west because of the Nepal quake on April 25.
  
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• Tim Hunt should not have quit - Cox

  16-06-2015 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt should not have had to resign over remarks he made about women in science, Prof Brian Cox says.
  
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• 'Climate Portal' gives holidaymakers at Swedish airport a taste of the weather they can expect abroad using heaters, misters and extreme air conditioning  

  16-06-2015 15:00 via
  
  Whether the destination is in searing heat, freezing cold, or a hive of activity, Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden believes they have found the perfect passenger preparation.
  
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• Mobile blackspots 'set to disappear'

  16-06-2015 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As a survey shows 40% of the UK population have problems using mobiles at home, an expert reveals the problem should disappear in the near future.
  
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• Who was Eshba'al Ben Beda'? Mysterious name of powerful figure who lived at the time of King David found inscribed on 3,000-year-old pottery

  16-06-2015 14:50 via
  
  Archaeologists at the Israeli Antiquities Authority and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem are baffled by the inscription, which appears to be the name of a powerful figure from the Kingdom of Judah.
  
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• 'Mars NEVER had oceans': New theory says the red planet used to be cold and icy, not warm and wet

  16-06-2015 14:32 via
  
  A team of scientists in Massachusetts studied Mars 3 to 4 billion years ago. They found the scenario that it was once warm and wet (left) was less likely than it was cold and icy (right).
  
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• Does the sun cause ARTHRITIS? 11-year solar cycle linked to new cases and is 'more than a coincidence', study claims

  16-06-2015 14:29 via
  
  Scientists in New Jersey found that arthritis cases peaked every 11 years, which correlates with the 11-year solar cycle (solar ejection shown), they claim. The cause could be reduced melatonin.
  
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• Humpback whale seen in Liverpool Bay

  16-06-2015 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A humpback whale is spotted off the coast of Liverpool for the first time in more than 70 years.
  
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• MirrorMe3D use 3D printed busts to reveal the new improved you after plastic surgery

  16-06-2015 14:09 via
  
  New York-based company MirrorMe3D uses 3D printing to create life size busts (pictured) with the aim of showing patients possible surgical improvements.
  
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• Try before you buy! 3D printed busts reveal the all-new improved you after undergoing plastic surgery

  16-06-2015 13:46 via
  
  New York-based company MirrorMe3D uses 3D printing to create life size busts (pictured) with the aim of showing patients possible surgical improvements.
  
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• E3: Big games must 'innovate'

  16-06-2015 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As E3 is again dominated by big franchises and familiar titles, we ask whether sequels are good for gaming.
  
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• Facebook taken to court over privacy

  16-06-2015 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social network is due in court over claims that it tracks users across the web and even monitors people who don't have accounts.
  
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• Did Mars NEVER have oceans? New theory says the red planet used to be cold and icy, not warm and wet

  16-06-2015 13:27 via
  
  A team of scientists in Massachusetts studied Mars 3 to 4 billion years ago. They found the scenario that it was once warm and wet (left) was less likely than it was cold and icy (right).
  
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• Computer algorithm reveals the most original masterpieces of all time

  16-06-2015 13:25 via
  
  Computer scientists at Rutgers University in New Jersey used a computer algorithm to analyse 63,000 paintings and sculptures for their originality and influence on the art world.
  
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• Shenmue hits $2m target in hours

  16-06-2015 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A campaign to raise $2m (£1.3m) on Kickstarter to help fund the making of video game Shenmue III hits its target within hours.
  
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• Lake remembers Romania's revolution

  16-06-2015 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sediment from a lake in Romania reveals the environmental change linked to shifts in the political landscape, a study shows.
  
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• Move over art critics! Computer algorithm reveals the most original masterpieces of all time

  16-06-2015 12:55 via
  
  Computer scientists at Rutgers University in New Jersey used a computer algorithm to analyse 63,000 paintings and sculptures for their originality and influence on the art world.
  
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• Pope Francis' leaked encyclical says global warming is 'mostly' caused by humans

  16-06-2015 12:24 via
  
  The magazine L'Espresso put the 192-page draft on its website on Monday – prompting the Vatican to condemn the 'heinous' act and say the text is not the final version.
  
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• Mount Everest has shifted 1.2 inches south-west due to shock of Nepal earthquake

  16-06-2015 12:00 via
  
  The world's tallest peak, Mount Everest (stock image), moved 1.2 inches (three centimetres) to the southwest because of the Nepal Earthquake on April 25.
  
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