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• 'Dark lady' and crab-like 'alien facehugger' are spotted on Mars

  05-08-2015 23:55 via
  
  Scientists say these strange sightings are a case of pareidolia, which is the psychological response to seeing faces and other significant and everyday items in random places.
  
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• Facebook takes on Twitter's Periscope with live video streaming

  05-08-2015 22:14 via
  
  The new Live app allows celebrities to host their own interactive shows on Facebook, interacting with fans while broadcasting live video.
  
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• Rolls Royce Wraith has smart stereo to drown out outside sounds

  05-08-2015 22:08 via
  
  The Rolls Royce Wraith boasts an 18 channel stereo system, and microphones that can monitor outside noises to help block them.
  
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• Unstealable bike designed in Chile goes into production with self-locking frame

  05-08-2015 22:04 via
  
  The design, called the Yerka, looks like most bikes on an average street, but the bottom tube of the frame can be split into two parts and wrapped around a pole.
  
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• The world's first 'unstealable bike' goes into production: Chilean engineers create radical bicycle with a self-locking frame

  05-08-2015 21:45 via
  
  The design, called the Yerka, looks like most bikes on an average street, but the bottom tube of the frame can be split into two parts and wrapped around a pole.
  
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• Facebook takes on Twitter's Periscope with live video streaming - but will only let celebs like Martha Stewart and The Rock use it

  05-08-2015 21:01 via
  
  The new Live app allows celebrities to host their own interactive shows on Facebook, interacting with fans while broadcasting live video.
  
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• NASA's DSCOVR EPIC camera captures the moon moving across Earth's sunlit face

  05-08-2015 20:46 via
  
  The images which make up this animation were taken between 3:50 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. EDT on July 16, showing the moon moving over the Pacific Ocean near North America.
  
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• Horses share facial expressions with humans and more animated than chimps and dogs

  05-08-2015 20:21 via
  
  University of Sussex researchers used an Equine Facial Action Coding System to identify different individual facial expressions on the basis of underlying muscle movement.
  
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• London warship exploded in 1665 because sailors were recycling artillery cartridges

  05-08-2015 20:19 via
  
  A dive to the Stuart period wreckage, located two miles from Southend-on-Sea in Essex, will take place next week with the aim of retrieving a wooden gun carriage.
  
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• Facebook in video 'views' row

  05-08-2015 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook defends the way it handles video content after criticism by a popular YouTube star.
  
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• Offshore wind farm plan for Teesside

  05-08-2015 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A giant offshore wind farm that could provide power for up to two million homes is given the go-ahead by the government.
  
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• Could hackers target your life-saving medical device?

  05-08-2015 18:30 via
  
  The US Food and Drug Administration and Department of Homeland Security have warned infusion pumps which deliver drugs to patients contain 'security flaws' and can be hacked.
  
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• Dying star known as Southern Owl Nebula is captured glowing in its death throes

  05-08-2015 18:20 via
  
  The object is almost four light years across and is located in the constellation of Hydra, and its informal name relates to a similar object in the skies of the northern hemisphere known as the Owl Nebula.
  
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• 'Spiderman of mobile cases' defies gravity to sit on table edges, stick to windows and turn your phone into a hands-free mirror

  05-08-2015 18:17 via
  
  The Italian-designed ExtraVerso mobile phone cover clings to all flat and non-porous surfaces such as glass, mirrors, tiles, computer screens, whiteboards, polished plastic and steel.
  
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• Sacked Reddit employee speaks out

  05-08-2015 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victoria Taylor gives her first broadcast interview since being sacked from Reddit, talking about how her dismissal drove her offline.
  
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• Our sun's fate pictured: Dying star known as the Southern Owl Nebula is captured glowing in its death throes

  05-08-2015 17:42 via
  
  The object is almost four light years across and is located in the constellation of Hydra, and its informal name relates to a similar object in the skies of the northern hemisphere known as the Owl Nebula.
  
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• Google could make your holiday snaps better by removing reflections

  05-08-2015 16:32 via
  
  Scientists at Google and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed software for smartphones that can strip out reflections from images taken through a window or remove ugly fence wires.
  
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• Facebook patent suggests lenders could check your friends to decide on loan

  05-08-2015 16:30 via
  
  The patent granted by the US Patent and Trade Office means that credit ratings of friends could come into play when assessing the reliability of an individual to repay a loan.
  
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• Fish 'at risk' to trawlers revealed

  05-08-2015 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lab-based experiments produce the first evidence of the characteristics of individual fish that leave them at greater risk of getting caught.
  
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• Joe's Jeans allows you to charge your phone in your pocket

  05-08-2015 16:06 via
  
  The new design called #Hellojean by LA-based Joe's Jeans, has a dedicated hidden pocket for a battery pack (pictured) as well as another one for an iPhone 5 or 5S.
  
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• War declared on athletics - Coe

  05-08-2015 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Allegations of widespread doping in athletics are "a declaration of war" on the sport, says IAAF vice-president Lord Coe.
  
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• EE recalls fire-risk phone charger

  05-08-2015 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  EE recalls up to 500,000 phone chargers given away to customers after several incidents of overheating.
  
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• Never let windows or railings ruin your holiday snaps again! Software breakthrough banishes annoying reflections and bars

  05-08-2015 15:00 via
  
  Scientists at Google and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed software for smartphones that can strip out reflections from images taken through a window or remove ugly fence wires.
  
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• Ancient find baffles archaeologists

  05-08-2015 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israeli archaeologists say they are trying to decode ancient inscriptions written in Hebrew discovered at a dig in Jerusalem.
  
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• Were the ancient Irish the first to record an ECLIPSE?

  05-08-2015 14:36 via
  
  The geometric carving (pictured) lies on the wall of a mysterious mound known as Cairn L outside Kells in County Meath, Ireland where the landscape is covered in Neolithic ruins.
  
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• Possible ‘game changer’ for planning disputes

  05-08-2015 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new website allowing people to crowdfund legal challenges could be a “game changer” according to a leading environmental planning lawyer.
  
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• Lexus shows off hoverboard but admits it will only run on special tracks

  05-08-2015 14:16 via
  
  It works using a combination of superconductors, magnets and liquid nitrogen - but will only run on a track. For the videos, Lexus hid the track to make it look like a skatepark.
  
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• Fish are EVOLVING to swim faster to escape trawler nets

  05-08-2015 14:15 via
  
  Fitter fish are better at avoiding nets, scientists at the University of Glasgow have found. Over time the removal of slow fish could change the makeup of descendant populations that avoid capture.
  
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• Could jet fly to New York in an hour?

  05-08-2015 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Airbus has had a patent approved for a super-powered jet but how realistic is it?
  
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• Dinklage voice replaced in video game

  05-08-2015 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage is replaced as the voice of a computer in an video game after widespread criticism of his performance.
  
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• Jewish message found in a secret bathing chamber leaves experts baffled

  05-08-2015 13:27 via
  
  A hidden chamber used for ritual bathing in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago was uncovered under the construction site of a new nursery school in the city. The walls were covered in inscriptions.
  
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• Scientists solve mystery of why balancing rocks in California weren't knocked over

  05-08-2015 13:21 via
  
  The new study of rocks less than 10km from the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault lines which have been there for thousands of years could be key to earthquake planning strategy.
  
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• iPhone fans tricked into thinking Android is the new iOS9

  05-08-2015 12:21 via
  
  Dutch pranksters put Apple fans to the test by installing Android on an iPhone then attempting to convince them it was iOS9 - the company's highly anticipated new operating system.
  
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• Why smartwatches are a flop, according to Will.i.am

  05-08-2015 12:16 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Will.i.am told MailOnline in Madrid that he plans to launch a new smartwatch in the UK, but it's not yet known whether it will resemble his prototype 'Puls' watch.
  
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• VIDEO: Levitating magnetic hoverboard unveiled

  05-08-2015 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A levitating hoverboard which runs on a specially constructed magnetic skate park near Barcelona in Spain has been unveiled.
  
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• Apple stock plummets for 5th straight day as they struggle with expectations

  05-08-2015 05:09 via
  
  Apple is slumping as the usually high-flying tech stock struggles with the burden of raised expectations with its stock dropping for the fifth straight day on Tuesday.
  
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• Loss of world's rarest ape charted

  05-08-2015 04:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decline of the Hainan gibbon - the world's rarest primate - has been revealed by a trawl through historical Chinese documents.
  
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• How spy agencies hack mobile phones

  05-08-2015 03:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How intelligence agencies hack mobile phones
  
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• Trouble in orbit: the growing problem of space junk

  05-08-2015 02:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Hugh Lewis examines the threat posed by growing amounts of space junk, and outlines some possible solutions.
  
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• Nico Gerard's Skyview Pinnacle features an Apple Watch on the back of the strap

  05-08-2015 02:17 via
  
  The bizarre double-watch, dubbed the Skyview Pinnacle, is the creation of California-based boutique watchmaker, Nico Gerard, and took six months to create.
  
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• Ayam Cemani chicks of rare breed now selling for $200 in latest craze

  05-08-2015 02:15 via
  
  The Ayam Cemani chicken has been dubbed the 'Lamborghini of poultry' and is a rarity in many countries outside of Indonesia, where they are believed to have mythical powers.
  
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• The ‘goth chicken’ that has black skin, meat, bones and organs: Day-old chicks of rare breed now selling for $200 in latest craze

  05-08-2015 02:11 via
  
  The Ayam Cemani chicken has been dubbed the 'Lamborghini of poultry' and is a rarity in many countries outside of Indonesia, where they are believed to have mythical powers.
  
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• Why have one gold watch when you can have TWO? $112,000 timepiece comes with an Apple Watch on the back of the strap

  05-08-2015 01:52 via
  
  The bizarre double-watch, dubbed the Skyview Pinnacle, is the creation of California-based boutique watchmaker, Nico Gerard, and took six months to create.
  
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• VIDEO: The spyware spooks use to hack mobiles

  05-08-2015 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Security experts give a live demonstration of mobile phone spyware
  
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• Boston University's 3D map reveals tiny connections between cells

  05-08-2015 01:12 via
  
  Harvard University researchers hope the map could be used to identify unusual connections between brain cells that could shed light on disorders such as bipolar and depression.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Employ scientists - and back them'

  05-08-2015 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir James Dyson offers the business advice he wishes he'd had when he started out, as part of the BBC News series, CEO Secrets.
  
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• 3D map reveals the brain in unprecedented detail

  05-08-2015 00:51 via
  
  Harvard University researchers hope the map could be used to identify unusual connections between brain cells that could shed light on disorders such as bipolar and depression.
  
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• The Lexus hoverboard IS real (sort of): Firm finally shows off riders on levitating board but admits it will only run on special tracks

  05-08-2015 00:24 via
  
  It works using a combination of superconductors, magnets and liquid nitrogen - but will only run on a track. For the videos, Lexus hid the track to make it look like a skatepark.
  
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• VIDEO: 3D printing: A disability revolution?

  05-08-2015 00:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nikki Fox looks at how 3D printing could potentially revolutionise the lives of disabled people.
  
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