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• Taylor Swift shakes off Apple and refuses to let tech giant stream her latest album

  19-06-2015 23:56 via
  
  Taylor Swift's 1989 album will not be part of Apple Music, her record label confirmed - but her back catalogue will.
  
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• Ginger people finally have their own emoji after 'an international outcry'

  19-06-2015 23:25 via
  
  Ginger emoji have today been launched on the Google Play Store for Android by New York-based Swyft Media - and an iPhone version may not be far behind.
  
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• Is this the future of motor racing? Designer reveals supersafe F1 car concepts that would allow racing in any weather

  19-06-2015 23:01 via
  
  The new cars would use a close cockpit to protect drivers - and allow them to race in any weather.
  
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• Map reveals the drunkest states in America with West Virginia and Nevada topping the list

  19-06-2015 22:21 via
  
  The study found Kentucky, Delaware and Washington DC are far more sensible when it comes to alcohol consumption, according to data released by BACtrack.
  
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• 6th mass extinction has begun and could threaten humanity's existence

  19-06-2015 22:18 via
  
  Stanford researchers say a new study shows 'without any significant doubt' that we are entering the sixth great mass extinction on Earth.
  
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• Want to calm down? Listen to Judas Priest or Slipknot: Study finds 'extreme music' can reduce violence 

  19-06-2015 21:49 via
  
  Researchers say extreme music can positively influence those experiencing anger, helping to regulate sadness, and enhanced positivity.
  
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• How boozy is YOUR region? Map reveals the drunkest states in America, with West Virginia and Nevada topping the list

  19-06-2015 21:20 via
  
  The study found Kentucky, Delaware and Washington DC are far more sensible when it comes to alcohol consumption, according to data released by BACtrack.
  
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• Experts fear added time could cause computer chaos as clocks will add extra second

  19-06-2015 21:13 via
  
  Scientists say the leap second is crucial to compensate for slowing of the Earth's rotation. But according computer experts, it could wreak havoc to systems powering the internet.
  
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• The sixth mass extinction has officially begun and could threaten humanity's existence, scientists warn

  19-06-2015 20:47 via
  
  Researchers say a new study shows 'without any significant doubt' that we are entering the sixth great mass extinction on Earth.
  
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• David Attenborough and virtual reality headsets bring ancient museum specimens to life

  19-06-2015 20:31 via
  
  Visitors to David Attenborough’s First Life exhibit at London's Natural History Museum are transported back 500 million years under the sea by wearing virtual reality headsets.
  
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• Beats headphones contain 'weights' to make them seem better quality claims Bolt engineer

  19-06-2015 20:30 via
  
  An engineer at a Boston-based venture capitalist firm has dismantled a pair of Beats Solo headphones and claims that four metal parts are there 'for the sole purpose of adding weight'.
  
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• Oukitel's handset promises new battery that will last for a WEEK

  19-06-2015 19:56 via
  
  Oukitel, based in China, has released mock images of a smartphone that it says contains a 10,000mAh battery, which is five times larger than the iPhone 6's.
  
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• Make friends first to win partner out of your league say scientists

  19-06-2015 19:49 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Texas Austin found that forging a friendship first gives time for women to notice unique non-physical traits in a man.
  
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• Will the leap second on June 30 break the internet? Experts fear added time could cause computer chaos

  19-06-2015 19:48 via
  
  Scientists say the leap second is crucial to compensate for slowing of the Earth's rotation. But according computer experts, it could wreak havoc to systems powering the internet.
  
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• Pictures taken for the Royal Geographical Society reveal beauty in bleakest parts of the world

  19-06-2015 19:30 via
  
  A selection of images from 10,000 submissions to the Environmental Photographer of the Year awards reveal the changing environment in places like Romania (pictured).
  
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• Google brings Mount Etna in Sicily and its craters to Street View

  19-06-2015 19:27 via
  
  Google took its 360-degree Trekker camera to Mount Etna and the surrounding region in Sicily, Italy. The locations reveal the snowy peaks of Mount Etna(shown) and two craters.
  
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• Fed up of charging your phone? Mystery Chinese handset promises new battery that will last for a WEEK

  19-06-2015 18:49 via
  
  Oukitel, based in China, has released mock images of a smartphone that it says contains a 10,000mAh battery, which is five times larger than the iPhone 6's.
  
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• Secret to pulling a pretty woman: Make friends first to win partner out of your league say scientists

  19-06-2015 18:41 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Texas Austin found that forging a friendship first gives time for women to notice unique non-physical traits in a man.
  
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• Volcanic eruptions glimpsed on Venus

  19-06-2015 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say they have the best evidence yet that there is hot lava spewing from the surface of Venus.
  
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• Comet lander Philae renews contact

  19-06-2015 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Europe's Philae comet lander has been back in touch with Earth - its first contact since Sunday.
  
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• Facial recognition fears a privacy threat?

  19-06-2015 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is facial recognition tech really a threat to privacy?
  
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• Tehran's oldest resident reconstructed to reveal large lips and raven hair

  19-06-2015 17:19 via
  
  Experts have reconstructed the face (pictured) of 7,000-year-old skeleton found beneath a busy street in Tehran last year, using a 3D computer model.
  
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• Saucy QR porn code too hot for Heinz

  19-06-2015 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A QR code on a bottle of Heinz ketchup directed browsers to a site that was hosting porn.
  
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• VIDEO: How to monitor your kid's driving

  19-06-2015 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How to be a back seat driver - even when you are not in the car
  
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• Honeybees could be used at airports to detect narcotics instead of sniffer dogs

  19-06-2015 15:34 via
  
  A German study found honeybees (shown) could detect heroin. The bees were conditioned to fly away from the odour of narcotics. They could be used at airport security checks to detect drugs.
  
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• Saturn's moon has Earth-like 'polar winds' as well as 'waterfalls' and sea

  19-06-2015 15:20 via
  
  Scientists at University College London found that gases were being pulled out of Titan's atmosphere (shown). This 'polar wind' effect also occurs on Earth, and maybe Mars and Venus as well.
  
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• Heinz apologise after QR code on ketchup bottle takes customers to a porn site

  19-06-2015 15:16 via
  
  Heinz has apologised to customers after a website used in an oldpromotional campaign in Germany and printed on the back of its bottles in the country showed pictures of naked of women.
  
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• Rocks reveal enormous earthquake that shook Tanzania 25,000 years ago

  19-06-2015 15:11 via
  
  Evidence of an earthquake that shook Tanzania (pictured) 25,000 years ago and caused soil in the region to behave like quicksand, has been discovered.
  
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• Facebook drops photo app in Europe

  19-06-2015 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook's photo-synching app Moments will not be launched in Europe because of its use of facial recognition technology.
  
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• Is Titan Earth's toxic twin? Saturn's moon has Earth-like 'polar winds' as well as 'waterfalls', rainfall and sea

  19-06-2015 14:44 via
  
  Scientists at University College London found that gases were being pulled out of Titan's atmosphere (shown). This 'polar wind' effect also occurs on Earth, and maybe Mars and Venus as well.
  
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• Rocks reveal enormous earthquake that shook Tanzania 25,000 years ago - and the findings could help countries prepare for future tremors

  19-06-2015 14:40 via
  
  Evidence of an earthquake that shook Tanzania (pictured) 25,000 years ago and caused soil in the region to behave like quicksand, has been discovered.
  
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• Celtic find near Lavau in France leaves archaeologists baffled

  19-06-2015 13:47 via
  
  Archaeologists believe the lavish tomb, unearthed in Lavau, near Troyes in France, may have belonged to a wealthy Celtic prince or princess, found still wearing jewels in the grave (pictured).
  
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• Does France's 2,500-year-old royal tomb belong to a prince or princess? Stunning Celtic find complete with chariot and jewels leaves archaeologists baffled

  19-06-2015 13:37 via
  
  Archaeologists believe the lavish tomb, unearthed in Lavau, near Troyes in France, may have belonged to a wealthy Celtic prince or princess, found still wearing jewels in the grave (pictured).
  
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• 360 video shows British pilots fly through standing structure in formation

  19-06-2015 13:22 via
  
  British pilots Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones' precision had to be bulls-eye perfect to ensure they made it through the7.6metre tall hangar at Llanbedr Airfield, North Wales.
  
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• Now that’s a drug sting! Honeybees could be used at airports to detect narcotics instead of sniffer dogs

  19-06-2015 13:19 via
  
  A German study found honeybees (shown) could detect heroin. The bees were conditioned to fly away from the odour of narcotics. They could be used at airport security checks to detect drugs.
  
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• Sky Photo Contest shows the beauty of the heavens

  19-06-2015 13:03 via
  
  South African photographer Eric Nathan won first place in the ixth annual International Sky Photo Contest with hisphotograph showing star trails above Table Mountain in the moonlight.
  
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• Mankind will be extinct in 100 years because of climate change, warns expert

  19-06-2015 13:02 via
  
  The comments were first made by Australian microbiologist Dr Frank Fenner in 2010, but science writer David Auerbach has reiterated the warning in his latest article for Reuters.
  
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• Clear sky at night, photographer's delight! Breathtaking images show the beauty of the heavens, from star trails above Table Mountain to a snowy forest illuminated by the Northern Lights

  19-06-2015 12:52 via
  
  South African photographer Eric Nathan won first place in the ixth annual International Sky Photo Contest with hisphotograph showing star trails above Table Mountain in the moonlight.
  
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• Online reviews 'used as blackmail'

  19-06-2015 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Businesses are ambushing rivals with fake reviews and customers are reportedly using the threat of online criticism to win discounts, research finds.
  
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• Will YOUR child witness the end of humanity? Mankind will be extinct in 100 years because of climate change, warns expert

  19-06-2015 11:48 via
  
  The comments were first made by Australian microbiologist Dr Frank Fenner in 2010, but science writer David Auerbach has reiterated the warning in his latest article for Reuters.
  
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• America NEVER landed on the moon, Russia's Vladimir Markin suggests

  19-06-2015 11:41 via
  
  Vladimir Markin from the Russian government's Investigative Committee says an inquiry is vital to find out what happened to the footage from 1969 which has been lost by Nasa.
  
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• VIDEO: The bridge that prints itself

  19-06-2015 11:07 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: 'Carpet of crabs' covers US beaches

  19-06-2015 08:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of tiny crabs have been washing up on Southern California's beaches, after warm ocean currents carried them closer to the shoreline than usual.
  
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• Google's Inceptionism AI creates bizarre images like Munch's The Scream as a dog

  19-06-2015 03:08 via
  
  Google has revealed what its most advanced artificial systems dream of - and it can be terrifying. The firm has revealed a stunning set of images to help explain how its systems learn over time.
  
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• Solar Impulse faces a race against time to finish its round-the-world trip

  19-06-2015 02:39 via
  
  Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg said the journey may have to be delayed to next spring. Solar Impulse 2 (shown) is currently grounded in Japan due to poor weather.
  
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• Close-up on 'most ambitious game'

  19-06-2015 02:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Get close to a 'most ambitious game'
  
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• From the pig-snail that lives in a cloud to dumbells with human arms: Google reveals the bizarre images created by its artificial intelligence software as it learns to recognise the world around it

  19-06-2015 02:25 via
  
  Google has revealed what its most advanced artificial systems dream of - and it can be terrifying. The firm has revealed a stunning set of images to help explain how its systems learn over time.
  
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• Eton plans online lessons for China

  19-06-2015 01:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eton College is going to launch online tutorials for schools in China.
  
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• The women whom science forgot

  19-06-2015 01:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The women scientists who failed to get credit
  
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• Argo Design unveils its luxurious vision for Elon Musk's Hyperloop

  19-06-2015 01:47 via
  
  Austin-based Argo Design is the latest company to unveil its vision for the radical form of transport, which Musk describes as a 'cross between a Concorde, a railgun and air hockey table'.
  
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