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• Chinese house of horrors with 100 deformed dead bodies stacked

  28-07-2015 23:52 via
  
  The home includes the bodies of juveniles, young adults and middle-age adults - all crammed into a house measuring just 20 square metres.
  
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• Amazon reveals plans for a drone superhighway: Firm details ‘air traffic control’ for UAVs in bid to speed approval

  28-07-2015 23:10 via
  
  Its vision, which is in line with that of Google's, is for tracked drones to communicate their positions to a centralised computer system available to all operators, similar to aviation airspace.
  
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• The mysterious Chinese house of horrors: Researchers find almost 100 deformed dead bodies stacked in ancient home 

  28-07-2015 23:04 via
  
  The home includes the bodies of juveniles, young adults and middle-age adults - all crammed into a house measuring just 20 square metres.
  
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• Vikings were the original PACKAGE HOLIDAY tourists

  28-07-2015 22:47 via
  
  Dr Ashby from the Department of Archaeology at the University of York said there were social reasons for raids on Britain as well as seeking wealth and power.
  
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• Jamestown's four early colonial leaders discovered under church

  28-07-2015 22:05 via
  
  Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of four of the earliest leaders of the English colony that would become America in Jamestown, Virginia - along with strange catholic artifacts.
  
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• Is Apple working on fitness-friendly wireless earphones?

  28-07-2015 22:00 via
  
  The patent awarded by the US Patent and Trademark Office shows a design for earbuds with a bendy rubber outside part that’s designed to mould to a user’s ear so the buds don't fall out easily.
  
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• Girlplay concept uses spray-on condom to prevent pregnancy

  28-07-2015 21:58 via
  
  Michele Chu, a student at Pratt Institute in New York, has designed a spray-on condom that comes with a 'lover's kit' including a smart bra that can be unhooked using a remote control.
  
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• Three-mile-high pyramid found on alien dwarf world, baffles boffins

  28-07-2015 21:50 via go.theregister.com
  
  Weird pimple on Ceres remains unnamed and unexplained Pics and video  When it comes to probing dwarfs, NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe has been hogging the limelight.…
  
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• Nasa astronaut Terry Virts shows what happens to Alka-seltzer in space

  28-07-2015 21:29 via
  
  Nasa astronaut Terry Virts added an antacid tablet to a globule of water on the International Space Station to see what would happen. In low gravity it fizzed in mid-air, spitting water in all directions.
  
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• Chimpanzees detox on mineral-rich clay to purify their bodies and boost their health 

  28-07-2015 21:13 via
  
  Biologists at the University of Oxford and St Andrews University have found chimps in the Budongo forest in Uganda are eating clay to supplement the minerals in their diet and neutralise toxins.
  
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• VIDEO: Virgin Galactic crash: Brakes blamed

  28-07-2015 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investigators have said a Virgin Galactic spaceship crash was caused by structural failure after the co-pilot unlocked a braking system early.
  
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• Ants use 'combs' and 'brushes' to groom their antenna 

  28-07-2015 21:08 via
  
  Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that ants use three types of hair and bristles on their front legs to meticulously clean dirt from their antennae.
  
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• China is building the world's biggest radio telescope

  28-07-2015 21:00 via
  
  Construction started March 2011 and should finish 2016, costing cost approximately 1.2 billion Yuan (£120 million). It will be able to collect radio signals beyond our solar system.
  
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• Virgin Galactic crash was caused by 'braking error'

  28-07-2015 20:52 via
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board found that co-pilot Michael Alsbury unlocked the feathering system at Mach 0.92 instead of Mach 1.4, causing brakes to be applied.
  
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• Nasa astronaut shows what happens to Alka-seltzer in space

  28-07-2015 20:45 via
  
  Nasa astronaut Terry Virts added an antacid tablet to a globule of water on the International Space Station to see what would happen. In low gravity it fizzed in mid-air, spitting water in all directions.
  
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• Remains of 4 early colonial leaders discovered at Jamestown

  28-07-2015 20:31 via
  
  Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of four of the earliest leaders of the English colony that would become America in Jamestown, Virginia - along with strange catholic artifacts.
  
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• Chimps detox too! Primates binge on mineral-rich clay to purify their bodies and boost their health 

  28-07-2015 20:09 via
  
  Biologists at the University of Oxford and St Andrews University have found chimps in the Budongo forest in Uganda are eating clay to supplement the minerals in their diet and neutralise toxins.
  
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• Ants like to look their best! Insects use 'combs' and 'brushes' to groom their antenna 

  28-07-2015 19:42 via
  
  Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that ants use three types of hair and bristles on their front legs to meticulously clean dirt from their antennae.
  
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• Nasa's 'impossible' EMDrive propulsion DOES work

  28-07-2015 19:18 via
  
  Martin Tajmar, professor and chair for Space Systems at the Dresden University of Technology, confirmed that the EMDrive creates thrust in a vacuum and could revolutionise space travel.
  
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• Motorola unveils The Moto X Style ‘the world's fastest-charging smartphone'

  28-07-2015 19:13 via
  
  Illinois-based Motorola has launched a trio of smartphones in an attempt to dominate both the high and low end of the mobile market.
  
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• 'Let children erase online past'

  28-07-2015 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A campaign promotes the idea that children should be able to delete their online past.
  
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• Braking error led to spaceship crash

  28-07-2015 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investigators say a fatal Virgin Galactic spaceship crash last year was caused by structural failure after the co-pilot unlocked a braking system early.
  
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• New fast memory tech outraces flash

  28-07-2015 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new kind of computer memory that is up to 1,000 times faster than flash storage is to go on sale in 2016, helping scientists and games developers alike.
  
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• Virgin Galactic crash was caused by 'braking error': Co-pilot unlocked the craft's feathering system too early, report finds

  28-07-2015 18:07 via
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board found that co-pilot Michael Alsbury unlocked the feathering system at Mach 0.92 instead of Mach 1.4, causing brakes to be applied.
  
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• N++ PS4 review: press X to remember the pain of old wounds

  28-07-2015 18:03
  
      N++ is the final version of a devastatingly hard freeware PC platform game, exclusive to PS4. With the game out this week, Michael Rundle returns to the glory and tragedy of an old gaming flame.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Ancient tooth found in French cave

  28-07-2015 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A human tooth dating to around 565,000 years ago has been found by a 16-year-old volunteer in France.
  
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• First English US founders identified

  28-07-2015 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists identify the remains of four English men who were among the early leaders of Virginia's Jamestown settlement - the first successful British colony.
  
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• Are Apple's earpods going wireless? Patent suggests fitness-friendly rubbery earbuds are designed to stay in while running

  28-07-2015 17:19 via
  
  The patent awarded by the US Patent and Trademark Office shows a design for earbuds with a bendy rubber outside part that’s designed to mould to a user’s ear so the buds don't fall out easily.
  
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• AUDIO: Motorola wants battery breakthrough

  28-07-2015 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Motorola's chief executive says he would love a battery tech breakthrough, but believes it will be a long time before phones last a full week between charges.
  
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• Amazon Prime Music launches in the UK without Taylor Swift and Jay-Z's music

  28-07-2015 16:43 via
  
  Amazon has launched its Prime Music streaming service for subscribers in the UK who pay the £79 a year but did not manage to reach a deal with Universal Music Group.
  
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• Tyrannosaurus rex had teeth like a STEAK KNIFE

  28-07-2015 16:36 via
  
  University of Toronto Mississauga paleontologist Kirstin Brink said fossil evidence showed that T. rex's serrated teeth could crush bone and rip through the meat of its prey.
  
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• Would you use a SPRAY-ON condom? Girlplay concept uses aerosol latex to prevent pregnancy

  28-07-2015 16:33 via
  
  Michele Chu, a student at Pratt Institute in New York, has designed a spray-on condom that comes with a 'lover's kit' including a smart bra that can be unhooked using a remote control.
  
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• Amazon launches Prime Music in the UK: Streaming service goes live, but you'll have to do without Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Jay-Z

  28-07-2015 16:31 via
  
  Amazon has launched its Prime Music streaming service for subscribers in the UK who pay the £79 a year but did not manage to reach a deal with Universal Music Group.
  
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• VIDEO: OnePlus 2 phone on sale 'by invite'

  28-07-2015 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese phone manufacturer OnePlus releases its new device, the OnePlus 2, but people can only buy it if they are invited.
  
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• New Horizons reached Pluto just in time as its atmosphere may collapse

  28-07-2015 14:58 via
  
  Scientists at Stanford University say data sent back by the New Horizons spacecraft suggests the thin atmosphere on Pluto is falling back to the surface.
  
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• Vikings were the original PACKAGE HOLIDAY tourists: Sightseeing and souvenirs inspired raids on Britain

  28-07-2015 14:56 via
  
  Dr Ashby from the Department of Archaeology at the University of York said there were social reasons for raids on Britain as well as seeking wealth and power.
  
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• Smog Free Tower will suck pollutants from the skies to lock them inside jewellery

  28-07-2015 14:55 via
  
  The Smog Free Tower will create a 'cube of smog' from every 1,000 cubic metres of air it cleans when it travels around the world, starting its journey in Rotterdam in The Netherlands.
  
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• E-ink signs provide clearer parking instructions in the Australian sun

  28-07-2015 13:12 via
  
  Australia’s Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) embedded e-ink screens (pictured), like used in Amazon’s e-reader, in signs in Sydney for ‘the first time’ to make life easier for motorists.
  
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• Does this tooth belong to one of the first Europeans? 580,000-year-old incisor unearthed in French cave by teenager

  28-07-2015 13:08 via
  
  Volunteer Camille Jacquey unearthed the tooth in the rocky soil of the Arago Cave in Tautaval in the French Pyrenees. Experts have described it as a 'major discovery'.
  
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• Android bug affects 'billion' phones

  28-07-2015 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bug in the Android mobile operating system is discovered by researchers, who say it affects nearly a billion devices.
  
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• Google tried to buy veggie burger start-up Impossible Foods for $300 MILLION

  28-07-2015 12:55 via
  
  Impossible foods is working on meat and cheese alternatives made entirely from plants, and hope to unveil its Impossible Burger, made entirely from plants later this year.
  
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• The way you talk to your baby could affect their social skills

  28-07-2015 12:55 via
  
  University of York researchers say those whose mothers made ‘mind-related comments’ were more able to understand other people’s feelings by age five.
  
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• Tyrannosaurus rex had teeth like a STEAK KNIFE: Serrated bite of theropods could crush bone, analysis reveals

  28-07-2015 12:51 via
  
  University of Toronto Mississauga paleontologist Kirstin Brink said fossil evidence showed that T. rex's serrated teeth could crush bone and rip through the meat of its prey.
  
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• VIDEO: Will gamers flock to Angry Birds 2?

  28-07-2015 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rovio Entertainment, creators of the smash hit mobile game Angry Birds, are set to release their new game, Angry Birds 2, as Jeremy Howell reports.
  
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• Is the OnePlus 2 an Apple iPhone killer?

  28-07-2015 11:57 via
  
  Made by a Chinese start-up, the 5.5-inch model witha13 megapixel camera is the follow-up to last year’s popular OnePlus One.
  
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• Chick has surgery on broken beak

  28-07-2015 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A kite chick in Gloucestershire which broke its beak after growing too big inside its egg, undergoes reconstructive surgery.
  
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• Neolithic house discovery at Avebury

  28-07-2015 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists believe they may have found the remains of a house where people who built Avebury stone circle may have lived.
  
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• EU satellite gears up for data flood

  28-07-2015 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Europe's Sentinel-2a satellite, which will "carpet map" the Earth's land surface day-in, day-out, is on course to go into full operation in early or mid-October.
  
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• BBC's Trust Me, I'm A Doctor says it's healthier to cook with LARD than sunflower oil

  28-07-2015 10:20 via
  
  When it comes to choosing an oil or fat for cooking, we have never been so spoiled for choice. But which of them really is best to cook with?
  
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• Nasa completes review of Space Launch System to send humans to Mars

  28-07-2015 08:28 via
  
  The in-depth review – the first in almost 40 years for a Nasa exploration class vehicle - provides a final look at the design of the rocket before full-scale construction begins in 2018.
  
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