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• ISS captured in front of the moon by Australian photographer with Canon 70D

  03-07-2015 23:27 via
  
  The orbiting outpost only passed over the moon for 0.33 seconds - ensuring no room for error for Dylan O'Donnell, who lives in Byron Bay.
  
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• Can you spot the space station? Australian photographer captures stunning image of ISS in front of the moon 

  03-07-2015 23:19 via
  
  The orbiting outpost only passed over the moon for 0.33 seconds - ensuring no room for error for Dylan O'Donnell, who lives in Byron Bay.
  
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• July 4th fireworks and how they get their red, white and blue colour

  03-07-2015 23:15 via
  
  As July 4th celebrations erupt across the country, researchers have revealed the chemical reactions that will cause America to be lit up in red, white and blue (and a few other colours as well).
  
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• The chemistry of July 4th: Scientists reveal exactly what gives fireworks their red, white and blue colour

  03-07-2015 23:00 via
  
  As July 4th celebrations erupt across the country, researchers have revealed the chemical reactions that will cause America to be lit up in red, white and blue (and a few other colours as well).
  
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• BMW reveals eco-friendly i8 batmobile that can go 300 miles on a tank

  03-07-2015 22:18 via
  
  The modified i8 coupe was developed with Toyota. It can travel 300 miles on one tank of hydrogen, with refueling taking about five minutes.
  
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• Solar Impulse plane lands in Hawaii

  03-07-2015 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, lands in Hawaii after making a historic 7,200km flight across the Pacific from Japan.
  
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• Solar Impulse completes epic flight

  03-07-2015 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, lands in Hawaii after making a historic 7,200km flight across the Pacific from Japan.
  
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• BMW reveals eco-friendly batmobile: New hydrogen prototype can go 300 miles on a tank (and will refill in five minutes)

  03-07-2015 21:47 via
  
  The modified i8 coupe was developed with Toyota. It can travel 300 miles on one tank of hydrogen, with refueling taking about five minutes.
  
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• Losing weight research shows adventurous eaters weigh less and are healthier

  03-07-2015 21:24 via
  
  The U.S. research foundthose who had eaten the widest variety of uncommon foods — including seitan, beef tongue, Kimchi, rabbit, and polenta, weighed less and were healthier.
  
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• Want to lose weight? Tuck into brains, tongue and kimchi: Researchers find adventurous eaters weigh less and are healthier

  03-07-2015 20:56 via
  
  The U.S. research foundthose who had eaten the widest variety of uncommon foods — including seitan, beef tongue, Kimchi, rabbit, and polenta, weighed less and were healthier.
  
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• New Horizon's Pluto video reveals reveals more mysterious white markings 

  03-07-2015 20:23 via
  
  Experts say the 'unusual' images reveal far more detail than they expected - including white markings across the planet.
  
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• What ARE the white 'alien spots’ on Pluto? First movie of dwarf planet reveals more mysterious markings 

  03-07-2015 20:11 via
  
  Experts say the 'unusual' images reveal far more detail than they expected - including white markings across the planet.
  
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• Apple correctly predicts Siri in 1987 video but is over-optimistic about smart glasses

  03-07-2015 19:48 via
  
  The company's top executives, including co-founder Steve Wozniak, made a humorous video in 1987 predicting meteoric growth rate and 'AppleVista' smart glasses (illustrated).
  
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• Mongol ship sent by Genghis Khan's grandson to invade Japan discovered underwater

  03-07-2015 19:34 via
  
  The Mongolian ship which formed part of a 4,000-strong armada sent by Genghis Khan's grandson to invade Japan in the 13th Century had been decaying underwater for over 700 years.
  
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• 'Lazy' ants found in colonies that spend half their time inactive as others work

  03-07-2015 19:18 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Arizona found some workers are consistently idle, doing about half as much work as others in a colony. They marked ants with coloured spots (pictured) to track them.
  
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• Solar Impulse 2 safely lands in Hawaii after flight across the Pacific Ocean

  03-07-2015 18:57 via
  
  Swiss pilot André Borschberg has successfully landed in Hawaii (shown). He spent more than 100 hours alone in the single-seater plane, smashing the longest solo flight record.
  
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• Apple predicts the company's future in 1987: Video correctly forecasts Siri, but is over-optimistic about smart glasses

  03-07-2015 18:36 via
  
  The company's top executives, including co-founder Steve Wozniak, made a humorous video in 1987 predicting meteoric growth rate and 'AppleVista' smart glasses (illustrated).
  
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• Ants can be spongers too! 'Lazy' insects found in colonies that spend half their time inactive while others work around them

  03-07-2015 18:29 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Arizona found some workers are consistently idle, doing about half as much work as others in a colony. They marked ants with coloured spots (pictured) to track them.
  
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• Success! Solar Impulse 2 safely lands in Hawaii after completing its daring five-day flight across the Pacific Ocean

  03-07-2015 18:05 via
  
  Swiss pilot André Borschberg has successfuly landed in Hawaii (shown). He spent more than 100 hours alone in the single-seater plane, smashing the longest solo flight record.
  
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• Capuchin monkeys use sticks to pick their NOSE: Primate captured on video using a tool to groom herself

  03-07-2015 18:01 via
  
  Primatologists at the University of Oxford were surprised to see a wild female bearded capuchin monkey using sticks and grass to pick her nose until she sneezed and then put the stick in her mouth.
  
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• Beer brewed from recycled URINE to go on sale at Roskilde festival

  03-07-2015 17:35 via
  
  Urine is being recycled at a Danish festival to help make beer (stock image shown). The 'beercycling' initiative hopes to collect 25,000 litres of urine. This will be used to create 425 kegs of beer.
  
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• Saab unveils superstealth submarine that is virtually invisible to enemies

  03-07-2015 17:14 via
  
  The A26 sub is 207 feet long, and features a 'ghost mode' to make it virtually undetectable when underwater. A special pod allows divers to enter and exit while it is underwater.
  
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• Pentagon say F35 fighter jet lost against F16 because it had no stealth paint

  03-07-2015 17:10 via
  
  The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have leapt to the defence of the expensive F-35 stealth jet after it was embarrassingly outperformed by a 40-year-old F-16 jet in a dogfight.
  
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• Are you taking the p*ss? Beer brewed from recycled URINE to go on sale at festival

  03-07-2015 16:59 via
  
  Urine is being recycled at a Danish festival to help make beer (stock image shown). The 'beercycling' initiative hopes to collect 25,000 litres of urine. This will be used to create 425 kegs of beer.
  
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• Could a genetic tweak give roses back their perfumed smell?

  03-07-2015 16:57 via
  
  Scientists at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) at Colmar pinpointed the gene that switches on an enzyme triggering the flower's sweet smell.
  
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• EverythingApplePro test to see how many Apple iPhones it take to stop an AK-74 bullet

  03-07-2015 16:50 via
  
  YouTube channel EverythingApplePro, who are based in Portland, tested to see how many iPhones it would take to stop a bullet fired from an AK-74 assault rifle.
  
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• Capuchin monkeys use sticks to pick their NOSE: Primate captured using a tool to groom herself on video

  03-07-2015 15:31 via
  
  Primatologists at the University of Oxford were surprised to see a wild female bearded capuchin monkey using sticks and grass to pick her nose until she sneezed and then put the stick in her mouth.
  
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• The universe could have 100 times fewer galaxies than predicted

  03-07-2015 15:28 via
  
  The simulations were led by Michigan State University. They showed that the distant universe could have ten to 100 times less galaxies than thought (Hubble image shown).
  
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• Small UVe robot uses UV light to blast germs lingering on kitchen worktops

  03-07-2015 15:24 via
  
  The UVe robot (pictured), designed by engineers in Seattle, disinfects surfaces with waves of ultraviolet light that destroy bacteria and other micro-organisms.
  
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• Domestication of animals may have evolved our modern sense of smell

  03-07-2015 15:09 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Manchester analysed the genomes of 45 human populations for the smell receptor OR7D4, which detects the foul smell of androsternone, a pig sex hormone.
  
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• Is the universe EMPTIER than we thought? Simulations suggest there could be 100 times fewer galaxies than predicted

  03-07-2015 14:17 via
  
  The simulations were led by Michigan State University. They showed that the distant universe could have ten to 100 times less galaxies than thought (Hubble image shown).
  
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• Lawsuit over Samsung phone software

  03-07-2015 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung is being taken to court in China over "unwanted" apps and other software it loads on its handsets.
  
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• Never wipe a surface again! Self-driving robot uses UV light to blast germs lingering on kitchen worktops

  03-07-2015 14:05 via
  
  The UVe robot (pictured), designed by engineers in Seattle, disinfects surfaces with waves of ultraviolet light that destroy bacteria and other micro-organisms.
  
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• Mastercard tests 'pay by selfie' app

  03-07-2015 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mastercard tests a smartphone app that uses facial recognition to verify online purchases.
  
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• Did farming pigs change our sense of SMELL? Domestication of animals thousands of years ago may have driven evolution how we detect odours

  03-07-2015 13:49 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Manchester analysed the genomes of 45 human populations for the smell receptor OR7D4, which detects the foul smell of androsternone, a pig sex hormone.
  
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• EE fined £1m for complaints handling

  03-07-2015 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  EE, the UK's largest mobile phone operator, is fined £1m by the regulator Ofcom for breaching rules on handling customer complaints.
  
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• Reddit forums shut down by staff over Victoria Taylor's firing

  03-07-2015 13:03 via
  
  California-based Reddit has fired an employee called Victoria Taylor for unknown reasons, and much of the site is now inaccessible (shown) due to a mass backlash over the decision.
  
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• Journalist Sarah O'Connor swamped with Terminator tweets after VW plant killer robot report

  03-07-2015 12:21 via
  
  Sarah Connor, a journalist at The Financial Times in London, was bombarded with comments on Twitter because her name closely resembles the protagonist's in the Terminator films.
  
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• Sound so loud you can SEE it: Watch paint, sand and vodka 'dance' to the vibrations created by speakers

  03-07-2015 12:17 via
  
  Sony partnered with London-based production studio Unit9 to study Cymatics - the visual representation of sound. They used Kiesza's song Hideaway to see paint, sand and vodka 'dance.'
  
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• R&H Direct's Woof Washer 360 makes sure your dirty dog is squeaky clean

  03-07-2015 12:11 via
  
  New York-based R&H Direct has revealed their Woof Washer 360 (shown). The device uses a hose attached to a large ring with holes in it. Water is pumped through and fires out to clean pets.
  
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• Journalist named Sarah O'Connor tweets news about killer robot at VW plant, and is perplexed when she is swamped by hilarous tweets from Terminator fans 

  03-07-2015 12:07 via
  
  Sarah Connor, a journalist at The Financial Times in London, was bombarded with comments on Twitter because her name closely resembles the protagonist's in the Terminator films.
  
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• Reddit in uproar after staff sacking

  03-07-2015 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Popular chat rooms on Reddit have been closed in protest over the sacking of a popular staff member.
  
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• Self-impregnating worms, Apple Music: Podcast 224

  03-07-2015 11:38
  
  
  Listen this week for an entertaining 45-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's Liat Clark, James Temperton and Katie Collins.
   By: Liat Clark, Continue reading...
  
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• Mucky mutts be gone! Bizarre Woof Washer makes sure your dirty dog is squeaky clean after a roll in the mud

  03-07-2015 11:07 via
  
  New York-based R&H Direct has revealed their Woof Washer 360 (shown). The device uses a hose attached to a large ring with holes in it. Water is pumped through and fires out to clean pets.
  
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• Scientists discover how spiders use their legs as sails and silk as an anchor

  03-07-2015 10:25 via
  
  It has long been known that spiders can ‘fly’ – using strands of their web silk to catch the wind so that they can travel up to 18 miles per day.
  
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• Crying during negotiations will more likely get the other person to cave in

  03-07-2015 09:51 via
  
  Researchers from the Insead Business School found that acting sad was better than getting angry in order to get what you want, but they also admitted the tactic might wear a little thin if used too often.
  
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• Why people say unpasteurised raw milk's the ultimate health food

  03-07-2015 08:16 via
  
  Fans of unpasteurised raw milk say it is thicker, creamier and sweeter -but according to the US Centres For Disease Control, it is one of the world's most dangerous foodstuffs.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Irreversible change' to sea life from CO2

  03-07-2015 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A major report warns that life in the seas will be irreversibly changed unless CO2 emissions from industrial society are drastically cut.
  
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• Limited badger cull to start in NI

  03-07-2015 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is to start a limited cull of badgers as part of a research project to combat a disease in cattle that costs the taxpayer £30m a year.
  
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• VIDEO: Ice lollies to keep zoo animals cool

  03-07-2015 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoo animals across Europe are being fed frozen treats to keep them cool and hydrated during the current heatwave.
  
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