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• The gas powered 3D printed supercar that can go from 0-60 in TWO seconds

  24-06-2015 23:15 via
  
  The Blade is the first 3D printed supercar, and has a 700-horsepower engine that can use either compressed natural gas or gasoline. It weighs just 1400lbs - 90% less than some modern cars.
  
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• The full colour 'skin screen' you can wear as clothing: Radical technology could let you alter your outfit instantly

  24-06-2015 22:01 via
  
  Researchers say their discovery could lead to smart clothing and paper thin TV sets that can be rolled up. They say the technology is based on a chameleon.
  
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• Single mutation in DNA may be responsible for evolution of multicellular life

  24-06-2015 21:28 via
  
  Biologists at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta found a single gene called ACE2 controls whether yeast grows separately (pictured) or clumps together like a multicellular organism.
  
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• Stunning new pictures of colourful aurora power of sun's particles

  24-06-2015 20:53 via
  
  The three separate solar storms that combined to smash into Earth's atmosphere caused an incredible spectacle across the globe - and it is set to appear again this evening as a fourth storm hits.
  
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• Kanye West and Bastille top Twitter's Glastonbury Festival chart

  24-06-2015 20:52 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Figures show Kanye West (pictured) is the most tweeted about Glastonbury artist this year with music fans divided about his headline slot on Saturday at Worthy Farm, Somerset.
  
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• Our memories might skew how we see ourselves in photos

  24-06-2015 20:46 via
  
  Students from the University of New South Wales, Australia ranked photos of themselves in terms of likeness before strangers were asked to do the same to compare the differences.
  
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• How do parrots talk? Wiring in the brain may explain their ability to imitate speech

  24-06-2015 20:37 via
  
  Research by Duke University in North Carolina studied parrot speech. The study found that they have controlled vocal learning centres called ‘shells' (shown).
  
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• How do parrots talk? Wiring in the brain may explain their ability to imitate speech, study claims 

  24-06-2015 20:07 via
  
  Research by Duke University in North Carolina studied parrot speech. The study found that they have controlled vocal learning centres called ‘shells' (shown).
  
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• Early ancestor of turtles Pappochelys lived 240 million years ago

  24-06-2015 19:52 via
  
  Paleontologists unearthed the fossil, named Pappochelys (pictured in the drawing above), in a quarry near Nuremberg in Germany where it lived on the shore of a lake in the Middle Triassic period.
  
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• Exoplanet discovered with a huge comet-like tail

  24-06-2015 19:33 via
  
  A study led by the University of Geneva has found a comet-like exoplanet (artist's impression shown). Called GJ 436b, it is Neptune-sized and located 33 light-years away.
  
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• Google executive dies in Cannes

  24-06-2015 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Google executive has been killed in an accident in Cannes, the search company confirms.
  
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• Climate change: Is the Dutch court ruling 'a game changer'?

  24-06-2015 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is the Dutch court ruling 'a game changer'?
  
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• Royalty-creating app targets Spotify

  24-06-2015 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A New York-based electronic pop band creates a web app that artificially generates royalties on Spotify.
  
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• Lexus hoverboard levitates using electromagnets and liquid nitrogen

  24-06-2015 18:19 via
  
  The Tokyo branch of Lexus claims to have made a working hoverboard (shown). Called Slide, it apparently uses electromagnets and liquid nitrogen to float.
  
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• One gene to create us all: Single mutation in DNA may have been responsible for evolution of multicellular life

  24-06-2015 18:13 via
  
  Biologists at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta found a single gene called ACE2 controls whether yeast grows separately (pictured) or clumps together like a multicellular organism.
  
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• Kanye West and Bastille top Twitter's #Glastonbury chart: Singers are among the most tweeted artists of this year's festival

  24-06-2015 18:10 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Figures show Kanye West (pictured) is the most tweeted about Glastonbury artist this year with music fans divided about his headline slot on Saturday at Worthy Farm, Somerset.
  
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• Drastic action to save endangered tortoise

  24-06-2015 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a desperate bid to save one of the world's most endangered animals, conservationists are taking the controversial step of defacing the last survivors.
  
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• Will being able to 'unsend' email save the day?

  24-06-2015 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will being able to 'unsend' email save the day?
  
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• VIDEO: Hands on nature at Oxford museum

  24-06-2015 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxford University Museum of Natural History has been shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year.
  
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• Is the hoverboard finally here? Slide concept levitates using electromagnets and liquid nitrogen

  24-06-2015 17:36 via
  
  The Tokyo branch of Lexus claims to have made a working hoverboard (shown). Called Slide, it apparently uses electromagnets and liquid nitrogen to float.
  
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• Do you really know what you look like? Our memories might skew how we see ourselves in photos

  24-06-2015 17:11 via
  
  Students from the University of New South Wales, Australia ranked photos of themselves in terms of likeness before strangers were asked to do the same to compare the differences.
  
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• Who uses Reddit in the UK?

  24-06-2015 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What's most popular on the "front page of the internet"?
  
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• Medical cannabis DOESN'T ease pain, nausea, vomiting, sleep disorders or Tourette's

  24-06-2015 16:51 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Bristol reviewed evidence from 79 randomised trials and found weak evidence cannabinoids - derived from the drug - were effective in easing symptoms.
  
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• Water flowed on Mars just 500k years ago which is more recent than thought

  24-06-2015 16:42 via
  
  The research was carried out by scientists from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. They studied a crater on Mars that has gullies in its walls, and found the planet had water recently (illustrated).
  
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• Adele, Dizzee Rascal and Jamie xx WILL feature on Apple Music

  24-06-2015 16:32 via
  
  The agreement was announced by Alison Wenham, the chief executive of the Worldwide Independent Network, based out of Switzerland. Adele is pictured.
  
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• Google Street View lets you climb Yosemite's 3,000ft El Capitan

  24-06-2015 14:44 via
  
  Google teamed up with three top climbers to take its Street View mapping service vertical for the first time by charting the route of The Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in California.
  
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• Don't look down! Google Street View lets you climb Yosemite's 3,000ft El Capitan from the comfort - and safety - of your sofa

  24-06-2015 14:38 via
  
  Google teamed up with three top climbers to take its Street View mapping service vertical for the first time by charting the route of The Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in California.
  
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• Netherlands ordered to cut emissions

  24-06-2015 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court in the Netherlands orders the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020, in a class action suit launched by activists.
  
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• US probes 'insider trading' hackers

  24-06-2015 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers who target company emails to get secret financial information are being investigated in the US.
  
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• Apple reaches indie streaming deal

  24-06-2015 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple reaches a deal with two leading indie music groups, paving the way for thousands of labels to join its new streaming service.
  
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• Pentagon unveils plans for operations centre to protect satellites from attack

  24-06-2015 13:31 via
  
  The Pentagon in Virginia will open the centre in just six months. It will coordinate all data from US government satellites (one shown) and will also help them survive attacks.
  
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• Will wars soon be fought in SPACE? Pentagon unveils plans for operations centre to protect satellites from attack

  24-06-2015 13:27 via
  
  The Pentagon in Virginia will open the centre in just six months. It will coordinate all data from US government satellites (one shown) and will also help them survive attacks.
  
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• Ford unveils the Folding MoDe:Flex that adapts to roads and mountains

  24-06-2015 13:15 via
  
  The prototype bike (pictured) was unveiled at the Further with Ford conference in California. Itsbattery, motor and wheels can be configured for different riders and terrains.
  
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• Ford unveils its all-terrain electric bike: Folding MoDe:Flex has sat-nav, collision sensors and adapts to roads and mountains

  24-06-2015 13:06 via
  
  The prototype bike (pictured) was unveiled at the Further with Ford conference in California. Itsbattery, motor and wheels can be configured for different riders and terrains.
  
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• Newsbeat's new app is here!

  24-06-2015 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Now you can keep up with all the news from the Newsbeat team at Radio 1 and 1Xtra on our brand new app.
  
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• Racehorse finishing times have improved despite fears the sport had reached peak

  24-06-2015 12:27 via
  
  Researchers at the University of Exeter found horses taking part in flat races have been speeding up since 1997 despite the popular believe race times had stagnated over the past 30 years.
  
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• Man discovers hidden face on Canadian cliff after TWO YEAR search

  24-06-2015 12:19 via
  
  Hank Gus, an aboriginal and member of the Tseshaht First Nation in British Columbia, heard about the face from someone who first learned about it after hearing a kayaker describe it in 2008
  
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• Russians endured the WW2 Leningrad siege with the help of DNA mutations

  24-06-2015 12:12 via
  
  Scientists from Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Russia took blood samples from 206 survivors of the Leningrad siege (pictured).
  
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• 'Survival' genes helped Russians endure the Leningrad siege: Blood samples reveal DNA mutations slowed down metabolism

  24-06-2015 12:07 via
  
  Scientists from Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Russia took blood samples from 206 survivors of the Leningrad siege (pictured).
  
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• 'Ancient Greek' political system may have emerged more than a MILLION years ago

  24-06-2015 12:04 via
  
  Anthropologists at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico say the advent of weapons gave individuals in early human groups more power and allowed debate over decisions.
  
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• Ebola crisis 'harming malaria fight'

  24-06-2015 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ebola epidemic in Guinea that began early last year has set back the country's fight against malaria, say experts.
  
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• EU climate chief slams UK wind policy

  24-06-2015 10:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EU's climate chief says the UK's scrapping of subsidies will make it harder to meet renewables targets and an official describes the move as "mind-boggling".
  
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• VIDEO: The lab hoping to make stronger metals

  24-06-2015 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click talked to scientists behind the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials in Manchester
  
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• Google launches free streaming service

  24-06-2015 10:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company already has a subscription streaming service but is launching a free version of Play Music.
  
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• VIDEO: Racehorses still getting quicker

  24-06-2015 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Racehorses are continuing to get quicker, a study of winning times spanning 165 years of racing indicates.
  
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• Interstellar 'should be shown in schools' to help with physics and relativity

  24-06-2015 09:55 via
  
  The 2014 blockbuster, starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, offers 'a variety of opportunities' for students grappling with Einstein's general theory of relativity, scientists say.
  
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• ISIS captures three solar storms that crash into Earth's atmosphere

  24-06-2015 06:15 via
  
  The red aurora caused by the phenomenon should be visible tonight from Europe and North America - as long as the skies are cloudless. The force of the storm has been labelled G4 - meaning 'severe'.
  
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• Astronomers capture 'interstellar rainbow' image from brightest light echo rings

  24-06-2015 04:12 via
  
  These rings, produced by an intense flare from a neutron star, provide a rare chance to find out how far the star in Circinus X-1 is from Earth.
  
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• What your brain looks like when you think you’re about to DIE

  24-06-2015 03:58 via
  
  Led by Baycrest Health Sciences' Rotman Research Institute, the study found a single trauma can heighten memories and skew perceptions for years after the event.
  
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• A cosmic 'rainbow': Astronomers capture stunning image of the largest and brightest light echo rings ever seen

  24-06-2015 03:55 via
  
  These rings, produced by an intense flare from a neutron star, provide a rare chance to find out how far the star in Circinus X-1 is from Earth.
  
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