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• African golden jackal is a WOLF and 1st new canid species found in 150 years

  31-07-2015 23:49 via
  
  Genetic analysis by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Washington has found golden jackals of Africa and Eurasia aretwo distantly related species.
  
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• NASA satellite animation shows rainfall on east coast of US while west scorches

  31-07-2015 23:13 via
  
  From the Rockies westward, rainfall has been much sparser over the last six months, meanwhile California and the southwest received little relief from their punishing drought.
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg to have child

  31-07-2015 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a baby girl.
  
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• New layer of hair discovered that could lead to better shampoos

  31-07-2015 22:38 via
  
  Scientists at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source discovered a previously unknown layer in strands of hair between the pigmented cortex and the outer cutical layer, shown in the image above.
  
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• How stars travel the Milky Way: Map provides the first evidence of stellar migration in our galaxy

  31-07-2015 22:23 via
  
  The map, created by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III, found that nearly a third of the stars in our own galaxy have dramatically changed their orbits.
  
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• Kids who are popular at school become losers as adults

  31-07-2015 22:21 via
  
  Researchers found teens who were 'cool' at school were far more likely to struggle as an adult, and were at higher risk of falling into a life of alcohol, drugs and crime. Pictured, James Dean.
  
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• Meteor with an orange trail soaring across the sky over Buenos Aires

  31-07-2015 22:21 via
  
  A bright green fireball with an orange trail soared through the sky over Argentina last night and the incredibly rare footage was captured on camera.
  
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• World's largest mosquito factory makes a MILLION insects each week

  31-07-2015 22:19 via
  
  The world's largest mosquito factory is based in Guangzhou in southern China and produces around one million of the sterilised insects each week in the hope of preventing dengue fever.
  
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• Every car needs windows: Microsoft buys into Uber as funding values firm at $51 BILION

  31-07-2015 22:10 via
  
  Online taxi-hailing company Uber Technologies has closed a new round of funding that values the company at close to $51 billion, with Microsoft as a major investor.
  
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• Venomous Portuguese man o' war jellyfish washes up on British beach

  31-07-2015 20:55 via
  
  A Portuguese man o' war has been found at Portheras Cove in Cornwall. Experts have warned there may be more on the way and urged the public not to touch it.
  
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• Is there a jellyfish invasion on its way? Venomous Portuguese man o' war washes up on British beach

  31-07-2015 20:44 via
  
  A Portuguese man o' war has been found at Portheras Cove in Cornwall. Experts have warned there may be more on the way and urged the public not to touch it.
  
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• Lamborghini changes colour to reveal a Captain America design

  31-07-2015 20:28 via
  
  German artistRene Turrek has released a video of a Lamborghini Gallardo supercar magically changing colour to reveal his hidden design using heat-sensitive paint.
  
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• New hair layer discovered: Mysterious component may give hair strength and could lead to better shampoos

  31-07-2015 19:58 via
  
  Scientists at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source discovered a previously unknown layer in strands of hair between the pigmented cortex and the outer cutical layer, shown in the image above.
  
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• The curse of being ‘cool’: Kids who are popular at school become losers as adults, claims study

  31-07-2015 19:51 via
  
  Researchers found teens who were 'cool' at school were far more likely to struggle as an adult, and were at higher risk of falling into a life of alcohol, drugs and crime. Pictured, James Dean.
  
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• Asteroid impact triggered sudden cooling on Earth 12,800 years ago

  31-07-2015 19:44 via
  
  Geologists at the University of California Santa Barbara have pinned down the start of the Younger Dryas period of rapid cooling to 12,800 years ago.
  
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• Great ball of fire! Incredible footage captures bright green meteor with an orange trail soaring across the sky over Buenos Aires

  31-07-2015 19:42 via
  
  A bright green fireball with an orange trail soared through the sky over Argentina last night and the incredibly rare footage was captured on camera.
  
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• A tale of two coasts: Stunning Nasa satellite animation reveals record rainfall on the east side of the US while the west scorches

  31-07-2015 19:41 via
  
  From the Rockies westward, rainfall has been much sparser over the last six months, meanwhile California and the southwest received little relief from their punishing drought.
  
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• Is being a perfectionist RUINING your career?

  31-07-2015 19:34 via
  
  Researchers from York St John University and the University of Bath have found it is 'largely destructive' and can lead to poorer performance at work.
  
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• Rise of facial recognition queried

  31-07-2015 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A government-related agency in the US has published a report on privacy concerns relating to facial recognition.
  
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• The chameleon Lamborghini: Vehicle changes colour to reveal a Captain America design thanks to heat-sensitive paint

  31-07-2015 18:08 via
  
  German artistRene Turrek has released a video of a Lamborghini Gallardo supercar magically changing colour to reveal his hidden design using heat-sensitive paint.
  
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• How much of ONE YEAR's Californian energy use would WIPE OUT the DROUGHT?

  31-07-2015 17:56 via go.theregister.com
  
  What causes drought? Laziness Analysis  That California drought - it's terrible, isn't it? But there's nothing to be done. If it doesn't rain for a few years, and doesn't snow up in the mountains, Californians must just yield to Mother Nature and stop watering their lawns, stop washing their cars, maybe even stop growing those delicious but thirsty almonds.…
  
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• Watch the terrifying moment a great white shark RAMS a boat and almost capsizes it ... but don't worry, it's only saying 'hello'

  31-07-2015 17:52 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A video shot in New Zealand shows a great white rocking and biting at a boat with two men on board, but an expert told MailOnline that it was not showing aggressive behavior.
  
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• Asteroid impact triggered sudden cooling on Earth 12,800 years ago - and may have killed off the mammoths

  31-07-2015 17:18 via
  
  Geologists at the University of California Santa Barbara have pinned down the start of the Younger Dryas period of rapid cooling to 12,800 years ago.
  
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• Is being a perfectionist RUINING your career? Striving for excellence leads to burnout, study warns

  31-07-2015 17:12 via
  
  Researchers from York St John University and the University of Bath have found it is 'largely destructive' and can lead to poorer performance at work.
  
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• German documentary claims Nazis were developing 'flying saucer' to deliver bomb

  31-07-2015 16:57 via
  
  Records sealed in Russia and America are said to contain details of how the Nazis tested their atomic bomb on Russian Prisoners of war in Thuringia, Germany.
  
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• ATTACK of the ZOMBIE SATELLITE: Run radio hams, run!

  31-07-2015 16:54 via go.theregister.com
  
  Knocked down, now up again, you just can't keep it down A satellite launched by the US military has gone rogue and is causing interference to radio hams across Europe.…
  
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• US energy plan to boost renewables

  31-07-2015 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Obama's clean power plan is likely to be delayed by 2 years but is also expected to push renewable energy.
  
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• Google Glass clip-on secretly rolled out to businesses

  31-07-2015 16:40 via
  
  Google has secretly released a new clip-on version of Google Glass to developers, and hopes to have a version ready to sell to businesses in the autumn, according to reports.
  
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• Turn all your food into CAVIAR! Catering firm launches Spherificator gadget that transforms any food into garnishing pearls

  31-07-2015 16:29 via
  
  Canadian Naor Cohen, the man behind Montreal company Kelp Caviar, has designed a nifty gadget that turns everyday food into pearls resembling caviar.
  
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• El Reg touches down at the ESA's Spanish outpost, sniffs around

  31-07-2015 16:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Lab coats on, pipes at the ready for European Space Astronomy Centre tour Pics  "Are you really going to wear that into the canteen?" That was the perfectly reasonable question posed by Emmet Fletcher, communication officer at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) as my nephew Matt Haines braced himself for lunch sporting a Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) lab coat and pipe.…
  
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• How far away can YOU see a candle? Raging debate is finally extinguished thanks to study that puts distance at just 1.6 miles

  31-07-2015 15:54 via
  
  Astronomers at Texas A&M University have calculated that the faintest stars visible to the human eye are the equivalent of looking at a candle just 2,576 metres (1.6 miles) away.
  
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• US man shoots down garden drone

  31-07-2015 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US man has shot down a drone which was hovering over his back garden.
  
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• Map shows over 600 times Chinese hackers have stolen American secrets in past five years

  31-07-2015 15:14 via
  
  Chinese hackers stealing American secrets is a problem much worse than originally thought, according to a new map plotting their attacks against the U.S. in the past five years.
  
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• Shryne app lets you archive every text, tweet, Facebook photo and email from your ex 

  31-07-2015 14:59 via
  
  The app could be said to evoke the 1990s film Single White Female in which Alison 'Allie' Jones, played by Bridget Fonda (pictured in still from the movie) , becomes obsessed with her ex.
  
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• Bright Grill tells you when your BBQ food is perfectly cooked

  31-07-2015 14:30 via
  
  The inventor of the grill, from Miami Beach Florida, says it gives users notifications to help them grill food effectively and that the device can even be used indoors.
  
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• Tracking system 'open to attack'

  31-07-2015 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A widely used location-tracking system can be intercepted or fooled with fake data, claims a security researcher.
  
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• Seahorses could be extinct in 30 years: Trade in dried wildlife souvenirs could see the marine creatures wiped out

  31-07-2015 14:07 via
  
  The Devon-based charity The Seahorse Trust has launched a new campaign to target the sale of dried marine animals as holiday keepsakes to try to save the seahorse from extinction.
  
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• No more burnt burgers on the barbeque! $199 smartphone-controlled grill tells you when your food is perfectly cooked

  31-07-2015 14:04 via
  
  The inventor of the grill, from Miami Beach Florida, says it gives users notifications to help them grill food effectively and that the device can even be used indoors.
  
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• Earth magnetic shield is much older

  31-07-2015 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers have revealed that the Earth's magnetic field is 550 million years older than previously believed.
  
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• Japanese Oakblue caterpillar DRUGS ants to enslave them as bodyguards

  31-07-2015 13:37 via
  
  Scientists at Kobe University in Japan have found a sugary liquid produced by the Japanese oakblue caterpillar (pictured) is drunk by ants, causing them to abandon their own colonies.
  
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• DogSync app keeps track of your dog's meals and even when he goes to the toilet

  31-07-2015 13:22 via
  
  DogSync allows you to receive notifications when your dog is fed or taken for a walk. The app is free and available to download from the iOS App Store, and an Android version coming soon.
  
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• The app that stops your dogs getting FAT: DogSync keeps track of your canine's meals and even when he goes to the toilet

  31-07-2015 13:05 via
  
  DogSync allows you to receive notifications when your dog is fed or taken for a walk. The app is free and available to download from the iOS App Store, and an Android version coming soon.
  
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• Ashley Madison hack aids spammers

  31-07-2015 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spammers are exploiting the Ashley Madison hack by posting links that offer stolen data but lead to booby-trapped web pages and scams.
  
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• Big year ahead for James Webb telescope

  31-07-2015 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's been a long time coming, but Nasa is now at the business end of building its giant successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
  
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• Google rejects French order to apply the 'right to be forgotten' across the world

  31-07-2015 12:10 via
  
  French data protection authority, the CNIL, ordered Google to de-list on request search results appearing under a person's name from all its websites, but the Californian tech giant has so far refused.
  
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• Caterpillar's S40 smart phone can withstand sun, water, dust, and shocks

  31-07-2015 12:09 via
  
  The S40 is water, dust and shock-proof, boasts a large capacity battery and has glove-on and wet-finger tracking technology. The Caterpillar S40 will go on sale tomorrow for £399.99 (€429).
  
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• Will.i.am fears we're investing more in robot intelligence than our own

  31-07-2015 11:33 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Will.i.am shared his fears and excitements about future technology with MailOnline while using a fleet of hybrid Lexus sports vehicles and a laser grid to play a song in Madrid.
  
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• US 'spied on Japan' Wikileaks says

  31-07-2015 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US has been spying on Japanese cabinet officials, banks and companies, including the Mitsubishi group, Wikileaks says.
  
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• The 4x4 of mobile phones: Caterpillar's S40 rugged handset is made to withstand sun, water, dust, and shocks

  31-07-2015 11:02 via
  
  The S40 is water, dust and shock-proof, boasts a large capacity battery and has glove-on and wet-finger tracking technology. The Caterpillar S40 will go on sale tomorrow for £399.99 (€429).
  
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• Blue moon images reveal rare phenomenon of two full moons within a calendar month

  31-07-2015 11:01 via
  
  From arty shots of statues seemingly supporting the moon, to images of iconic landmarks, stargazers have captured the 'blue moon' on camera across the UK and in Kansas City.
  
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