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• Stunning video showcases the magic of special effects as an old woman is stripped of her wrinkles and eye bags and made to look decades younger in SECONDS

  23-07-2015 23:47 via
  
  The video, created by Los Angeles-based digital artist Rousselos Aravantinos, shows side by side frames of both an older and younger version of the same woman smoking a cigarette.
  
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• Could this be the end of the freezing cold summer office? App lets workers 'vote' on a building's temperature in ten minute bursts

  23-07-2015 23:43 via
  
  Building Robotics, an Oakland-based startup, has created an app dubbed Comfy which connects to an office's existing heating and cooling systems.
  
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• The Slow Mo Guys' Daniel Gruchy inside water balloon that explodes in slow motion

  23-07-2015 23:33 via
  
  The 4K video is a remake of a video made by the Texas-based Slow Mo Guys in 2011. The latest video shows one half of the pair, Daniel Gruchy, inside a 6ft water balloon as it fills with water.
  
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• Amazon overtakes Walmart as firm reveals record profits causing its worth to rocket to $250 billion

  23-07-2015 23:22 via
  
  The web giant reported an 19.9 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by higher sales in North America, its biggest market, and continued growth in its Amazon Web Services unit.
  
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• Nasa's Dawn spacecraft finds haze over Ceres' alien white spots

  23-07-2015 22:39 via
  
  Nasa scientists say the haze, which was spotted by the Dawn spacecraft more than once, can be seen on the dwarf planet at certain times of day. It may indicate the presence of ice, Nasa claims.
  
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• Russian fisherman capture Monstrous GIANT SQUID in video

  23-07-2015 21:46 via
  
  The squid can be seen feasting on a fish as it is hauled out of the ocean onto a fishing vessel while Russian sailors try to prod it with a long pole from the side of the boat to try to save their catch.
  
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• Rapid climate change doomed mammoths rather than humans, study suggests

  23-07-2015 21:43 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Adelaide led work to compare ancient DNA from ice age beasts to climate data in ice cores and found extinction events coincided with rapid global warming.
  
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• Royal Navy tests 3D printed drone on HMS Mersey

  23-07-2015 21:42 via
  
  The drone was printed out of nylon in four parts which fit together without tools. It was launched from the gun deck of HMS Mersey off the coast of Dorset, England, flying for five minutes before landing.
  
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• DNA plays a bigger part in exam success than school and home life combined

  23-07-2015 21:42 via
  
  Scientists from King's College London analysed genetic data from 12,500 identical and non-identical twins to assess the importance of genetic factors in academic achievement.
  
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• Nasa wants to send flying WINDBOTS to explore Jupiter

  23-07-2015 21:34 via
  
  Engineers at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California are developing 'windbots' to float through Jupiter's atmosphere by harvesting energy from the gas giant's turbulent winds.
  
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• It's all downhill after we hit puberty: Researchers pinpoint exactly when our bodies start to age

  23-07-2015 21:34 via
  
  A study of worms shows adult cells abruptly begin their downhill slide when they reach reproductive maturity.
  
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• A mysterious haze has appeared over Ceres' alien white spots: Dawn discovers strange atmosphere above dwarf planet

  23-07-2015 21:34 via
  
  Nasa scientists say the haze, which was spotted by the Dawn spacecraft more than once, can be seen on the dwarf planet at certain times of day. It may indicate the presence of ice, Nasa claims.
  
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• Ban lift on controversial pesticide

  23-07-2015 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government has temporarily lifted a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in certain parts of the country.
  
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• The four legged SNAKE: Fossil find reveals serpents evolved from burrowing lizards

  23-07-2015 21:06 via
  
  The first known fossil of a four-legged snake has been discovered by scientists who believe it may help unravel the mystery of how serpents lost their legs.
  
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• Navy tests 3D printed drone: Unmanned aircraft launched from warship could lead to UAVs being created on demand while at sea

  23-07-2015 21:02 via
  
  The drone was printed out of nylon in four parts which fit together without tools. It was launched from the gun deck of HMS Mersey off the coast of Dorset, England, flying for five minutes before landing.
  
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• Did global warming kill off the mammoths? Rapid climate change doomed Ice Age giants rather than humans, study suggests

  23-07-2015 20:17 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Adelaide led work to compare ancient DNA from ice age beasts to climate data in ice cores and found extinction events coincided with rapid global warming.
  
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• GCSE results are down to your GENES: DNA plays a bigger part in exam success than school and home life combined

  23-07-2015 19:48 via
  
  Scientists from King's College London analysed genetic data from 12,500 identical and non-identical twins to assess the importance of genetic factors in academic achievement.
  
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• Facebook adds age and gender controls to videos

  23-07-2015 19:46 via
  
  Page owners can now select which age groups and genders view videos on Facebook. The new tools also mean they can set the videos to private for people only with a direct link.
  
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• Bronze Age teenager unearthed near Stonehenge: 4,000-year-old skeleton discovered in ancient burial site

  23-07-2015 19:41 via
  
  Archaeologists discovered the body in a foetal position during excavations at Wilsford henge in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, just 15 miles from the famous site of Stonehenge.
  
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• Bronze Age skeleton found at dig

  23-07-2015 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 4,000 year-old Bronze Age skeleton, believed to be that of a child, is unearthed by archaeologists at a dig in Wiltshire.
  
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• Infidelity and dronecodes: Podcast 227

  23-07-2015 19:17
  
  
  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 Michael Rundle, Liat Clark and Katie Collins.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Smartwatches 'open to cyberattack'

  23-07-2015 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The best-selling smartwatches on the market all have security problems, according to US tech giant Hewlett-Packard.
  
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• Smartwatches have 'security flaws'

  23-07-2015 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The best-selling smartwatches on the market all have security problems, according to US tech giant Hewlett-Packard.
  
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• How Instagram and Facebook can leave teenagers suicidal: Those who spend two hours a day on social networking sites are 'more likely to have mental health problems'

  23-07-2015 19:00 via
  
  Researchers from Ottawa Public Health say parents should consider frequent use of social networking sites a sign of psychological problems.
  
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• Meet Earth's bigger, older cousin: Kepler 452b revealed as most similar planet to our own ever found with a 'substantial opportunity' for life

  23-07-2015 18:46 via
  
  Named Kepler-452b, it is the smallest planet to date discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of a G2-type star, like our sun. It has the same size orbit as Earth, and the same length of year.
  
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• Nasa reveals Kepler has found Earth's bigger, older cousin: Kepler-452b is the 'most similar ever planet found' and orbits star similar to our own sun 

  23-07-2015 18:41 via
  
  Named Kepler-452b, it is the smallest planet to date discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of a G2-type star, like our sun. It has the same size orbit as Earth, and the same length of year.
  
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• How to cope with being ghosted

  23-07-2015 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When the person you're dating never texts, calls or emails back. Ever.
  
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• Monstrous GIANT SQUID caught on camera: Russian fishermen desperately try to save their catch from terror of the deep

  23-07-2015 18:40 via
  
  The squid can be seen feasting on a fish as it is hauled out of the ocean onto a fishing vessel while Russian sailors try to prod it with a long pole from the side of the boat to try to save their catch.
  
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• 'Earth 2.0' found by Nasa telescope

  23-07-2015 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A haul of planets from Nasa's Kepler telescope includes a world sharing many characteristics with Earth.
  
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• The butterfly that feeds on rotting flesh

  23-07-2015 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The butterfly that feeds on rotting flesh
  
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• Facebook adds age and gender controls to videos: Move may help create targeted ads - but will it lead to sexism?

  23-07-2015 17:29 via
  
  Page owners can now select which age groups and genders view videos on Facebook. The new tools also mean they can set the videos to private for people only with a direct link.
  
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• Forget Mars and Curiosity, next up is Jupiter and the WINDBOTS: Nasa wants to send a fleet of flying robots powered by the wind to explore the gas giant

  23-07-2015 17:09 via
  
  Engineers at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California are developing 'windbots' to float through Jupiter's atmosphere by harvesting energy from the gas giant's turbulent winds.
  
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• The HUMAN water bomb: Watch a giant balloon with a man inside burst in spectacular slow motion

  23-07-2015 17:04 via
  
  The 4K video is a remake of a video made by the Texas-based Slow Mo Guys in 2011. The latest video shows one half of the pair, Daniel Gruchy, inside a 6ft water balloon as it fills with water.
  
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• Weyl fermion could pave way for next-generation quantum computing

  23-07-2015 16:12 via
  
  Researchers in Princeton have discovered a new particle that can act as matter and antimatter simultaneously, and could one day help to build a more stable quantum computer.
  
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• Surveillance of MPs' data challenged

  23-07-2015 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The intelligence services' interception of politicians' communications data is challenged at a hearing.
  
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• Arsenic threat: Is it safer to cook rice in a coffee percolator?

  23-07-2015 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is it safer to cook rice in a coffee percolator?
  
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• Stone 'sickles' suggest we were cultivating crops 23,000 years ago

  23-07-2015 14:40 via
  
  Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of an early human settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel where plants were being cultivated and harvested for food.
  
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• Faster Tor on the horizon

  23-07-2015 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A high-speed anonymous way to browse the web is developed by security researchers.
  
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• Video exposes idiotic fad for describing products as natural or chemical

  23-07-2015 14:14 via
  
  The video was produced by Toronto-based Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown from ASAPScience and explains that bananas, for example, contain more chemicals than some sweets.
  
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• There's no such thing as 'chemical-free' food! Video exposes idiotic fad for describing products as being natural or chemical

  23-07-2015 14:07 via
  
  The video was produced by Toronto-based Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown from ASAPScience and explains that bananas, for example, contain more chemicals than some sweets.
  
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• Engineers create origami bridge

  23-07-2015 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers have successfully tested a mobile bridge based on origami that could be deployed in disaster zones.
  
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• Mystery of HAIR ICE solved: Strange white frozen growths found on trees are engineered by fungus

  23-07-2015 13:36 via
  
  The physical, chemical and biological processes behind the formation of 'hair ice' has been revealed by researchers in Germany and Switzerland after remaining a mystery for 100 years.
  
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• Deep Dreamer lets you create your own images as 'imagined' by computers

  23-07-2015 13:27 via
  
  Deep Dreamer was built by Realmac Software based in Brighton and is currently only available for Mac. Any photo or GIF can be dragged into the tool.
  
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• Soyuz rocket delivers astronauts to the International Space Station

  23-07-2015 13:23 via
  
  Three new astronauts hugged the existing three-man crew as they floated aboard the space station for the first time just six hours after blasting off from Kazakhstan.
  
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• Rate change text alert for savers

  23-07-2015 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Savers will receive a text message alert when their bonus introductory interest rate has expired, under proposals from the UK finance regulator.
  
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• Turn your photos into Deep Dream NIGHTMARES: App lets you create your own psychedelic images as 'imagined' by computers

  23-07-2015 12:40 via
  
  Deep Dreamer was built by Realmac Software based in Brighton and is currently only available for Mac. Any photo or GIF can be dragged into the tool.
  
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• VIDEO: Soyuz successfully docks at ISS

  23-07-2015 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronauts from Russia, the US and Japan have successfully docked at the International Space Station.
  
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• Never-before-seen pictures of the last uncontacted Amazon tribe

  23-07-2015 12:23 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Never-before-seen photographs of the Mashco Piro tribe have emerged, revealing previously untold secrets of their way of life. The government in Peru is trying to contact them.
  
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• Fukushima radiation causes daisies to grow strangely in Japan

  23-07-2015 12:18 via
  
  Mutated daisies (pictured) are growing near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. With connected flower heads and numerous stems the plants appeared because of radiation in the area.
  
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• Sony Pictures to make emoji movie

  23-07-2015 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sony Animation Pictures buys the rights to turn emojis into a film.
  
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