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• weatherView shows Typhoon Soudelor hitting land via an interactive map

  07-08-2015 23:52 via
  
  Named weatherView, the map allows you to switch on various layers showing the planet’s temperature, precipitation, moisture and pressure, as well as see the world's air currents in detail.
  
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• How time zones confused the world

  07-08-2015 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is now Pyongyang Time to add to Greenwich Mean Time, Eastern Standard Time and Lord Howe Standard Time. Time zones are as much about politics, diplomacy and rebellion as they are about... the time.
  
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• Mars salt flats could be last place water survived on the red planet

  07-08-2015 22:43 via
  
  Researchers have discovered evidence of an ancient lake that likely represents some of the last potentially habitable surface water ever to exist on the Red Planet.
  
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• Apple is bringing back the mixtape! Firm files patent for digital version of classic cassettes 

  07-08-2015 22:09 via
  
  Users would be able to select their own artwork, and even choose to hide the names of songs until each one begins to play - just like on an unmarked cassette.
  
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• Android flaw 'Certifi-gate' lets hackers listen in on conversations and steal data

  07-08-2015 21:34 via
  
  The flaw could allow hackers to 'steal personal data, track device locations, turn on microphones to record conversations', the firm that discovered it says.
  
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• Cocoa motors reveal WalkCar, small enough to fit in a backpack

  07-08-2015 20:47 via
  
  The $800'WalkCar' is small enoughto fit in a backpack, and has a top speed of 6.2 miles per hour. To steer, the user just shifts their weight.
  
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• Boars WASH their food before eating it at Basel Zoo, Switzerland

  07-08-2015 20:29 via
  
  When presented with grubby apples, a group of boars at Basel Zoo, Switzerland carry the treats to a river using their snouts and carefully wash them in the water.
  
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• Yellowstone supervolcano eruption would cause 90k deaths and nuclear winter

  07-08-2015 20:29 via
  
  If it were to erupt, the supervolcano could release a 10 ft (3-meter) layer of molten ash 1,000 miles (1,609km) from Yellowstone National Park, experts have warned.
  
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• Mackeral attacks surfer who suffers broken cheek and dislocated jaw

  07-08-2015 20:08 via
  
  A 27-year-old surfer fell from his board off the coast of Sao Vicente, Brazil, and suffered severe facial injuries. Surgeonsremoved the jaw of a white snake mackerel (pictured) from his nasal cavity.
  
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• Predators have vertical slits for pupils, while prey have 'letterbox' shaped holes

  07-08-2015 20:05 via
  
  Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley studied the eyes of 214 land species to deduce that predators have differently shaped eyes to prey.
  
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• Japanese inventor reveals tiny electric transporter small enough to fit in a backpack

  07-08-2015 19:27 via
  
  The $800'WalkCar' in small enoughto fit in a backpack, and has a top speed of 6.2 miles per hour. To steer, the user just shifts their weight.
  
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• iTunes in the UK is now practically ILLEGAL: Copying music from CDs violates copyright law

  07-08-2015 18:21 via
  
  The High Court in London has ruled that copying music from a personal CD collection to iTunes violates copyright law as well as backing up music to a hard drive or the cloud.
  
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• VIDEO: Robotic-snake car charger revealed

  07-08-2015 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An electric car charger that can find its own way into a vehicle has been unveiled by Tesla.
  
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• Humans evolved large brains because our ancestors ate POTATOES

  07-08-2015 18:00 via
  
  Researchers at the Autonomous University of Barcelona say starches would have been readily available to ancestral human populations in the form of potatoes, nuts and seeds.
  
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• Is this a witch's skeleton? 1.4k-year-old bones unearthed at Rollright Stones

  07-08-2015 17:55 via
  
  The remains were discovered near the Rollright Stones in Warwickshire, which legend has it were created when a witch turned a king and his knights to stone.
  
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• Is this the witch of Rollright? 1,400-year-old skeleton unearthed with a rare religious spoon at Bronze Age monument

  07-08-2015 17:46 via
  
  The remains were discovered near the Rollright Stones in Warwickshire, which legend has it were created when a witch turned a king and his knights to stone.
  
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• Will we soon spot Little Green PLANTS in space? Light from our closest star Alpha Centauri could reveal signs of alien life on its planets

  07-08-2015 17:39 via
  
  Astronomers have found that photosynthetic pigments in plants, algae and bacteria reflect light in distinctive ways, which may make it possible to spot life on planets orbiting distant stars.
  
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• Was life on Earth jump-started by underwater volcanoes?

  07-08-2015 17:37 via
  
  Scientists from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California have managed to power a light bulb using geothermal vents built in the lab that simulate conditions on the ocean floor when life first arose.
  
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• Was life on Earth jump-started by underwater volcanoes? Scientists power a light bulb using thermal vents on the ocean floor 

  07-08-2015 17:24 via
  
  Scientists from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California have managed to power a light bulb using geothermal vents built in the lab that simulate conditions on the ocean floor when life first arose.
  
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• Fastest neutrino among new findings

  07-08-2015 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Physicists unveil a raft of new findings about neutrinos bombarding the Earth from above, below - and within.
  
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• Boffins have made optical transistors that can reach 4 TERAHERTZ

  07-08-2015 16:59 via go.theregister.com
  
  Practical application could take years to reach, though Aluminum-doped zinc oxide is the key to building faster, optical chips, according to researchers at Purdue University, Indiana.…
  
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• Tobacco field bacteria offers hope for buzz-kill smoking therapy

  07-08-2015 16:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  Subterranean 'baccy microbe guzzles down nicotine 'like Pac-Man' Help may soon be at hand for those who have tried and failed to quit smoking, thanks to a bacterium that guzzles down nicotine.…
  
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• Using iTunes in the UK is now practically ILLEGAL: Copying music from your CD collection now violates copyright law

  07-08-2015 16:22 via
  
  The High Court in London has ruled that copying music from a personal CD collection to iTunes violates copyright law as well as backing up music to a hard drive or the cloud.
  
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• Apple Music and whisky in space: Podcast 229

  07-08-2015 15:49
  
  
  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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• Could fridges fitted with blue lights help food last longer?

  07-08-2015 15:33 via
  
  Scientists from the National University of Singapore have shown that blue LEDs have an antibacterial effect on pathogens commonly found on food including E. Coli and Salmonella.
  
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• Coasts 'final frontier' for study

  07-08-2015 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists want the public's help as they attempt to tackle what they describe as the "final frontier" - England's coastline.
  
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• Early humanss had the equivalent of thousands more genes than we do now 

  07-08-2015 14:37 via
  
  Geneticists at the University of Washington in Seattle have created the most detailed map (pictured) yet of the genetic diversity that exists among human populations around the world.
  
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• Ruthless wasps force zombie spiders to build homes for their young

  07-08-2015 13:57 via
  
  A Japanese study has revealed the Reclinervellus Nielseni wasp can conrol the mind and body of their spider hosts,forcing them to build webs which are 40 times stronger than usual.
  
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• Humans LOST DNA as we evolved: Early species had the equivalent of thousands more genes than we do now 

  07-08-2015 13:54 via
  
  Geneticists at the University of Washington in Seattle have created the most detailed map (pictured) yet of the genetic diversity that exists among human populations around the world.
  
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• Why it feels as if the years speed by as you grow older

  07-08-2015 13:50 via
  
  Austrian designer Maximilian Kiener created the interactive infographic that suggests why summer seems to last forever as a child but seasons pass faster when you're older.
  
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• Ash cloud grounds Bali-bound flights

  07-08-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian flights to and from the holiday island of Bali are halted due to a persistent volcanic ash cloud.
  
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• 'Biggest update' to fix Android bug

  07-08-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung, LG and Google pledge to provide monthly security updates for smartphones running the Android operating system.
  
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• Bangladesh blogger hacked to death

  07-08-2015 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Niloy Neel, a Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views, is hacked to death in Dhaka - the fourth blogger to be murdered in recent months.
  
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• Japan court rebuts lost Bitcoin plea

  07-08-2015 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Japanese court has ruled against a man hoping to claim compensation over lost bitcoins, saying the virtual currency can't be owned.
  
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• Why time flies: Interactive graphic reveals why it feels as if the years speed by as you grow older... and it's all down to perspective

  07-08-2015 13:24 via
  
  Austrian designer Maximilian Kiener created the interactive infographic that suggests why summer seems to last forever as a child but seasons pass faster when you're older.
  
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• Stolen webcam footage 'not policed'

  07-08-2015 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  YouTube should do more to police and remove video clips made using hijacked webcams, say digital safety campaigners.
  
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• Cat owner hacks automatic feeder to satisfy pet's hunting instincts

  07-08-2015 12:41 via
  
  Benjamin Millam has released a video of his cat 'hunting' RFID enabled balls which, when delivered to a specially built automatic feeding machine, allow the cat to get its reward for the hunt.
  
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• British Library appeals for help in cracking code carved in sword

  07-08-2015 11:23 via
  
  Found at the bottom of a Lincolnshire river in 1825, it is believed the 13th century sword (pictured) may once have belonged to a medieval knight.
  
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• VIDEO: Solving the mystery of air accidents

  07-08-2015 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Richard Westcott speaks to Prof Graham Braithwaite at The Accident Lab at Cranfield University, where air accident investigators are trained.
  
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• Can you solve the riddle of NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI? British Library appeals for help in cracking the code carved into a medieval double-edged sword

  07-08-2015 11:07 via
  
  Found at the bottom of a Lincolnshire river in 1825, it is believed the 13th century sword (pictured) may once have belonged to a medieval knight.
  
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• Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to create its own TIME ZONE

  07-08-2015 10:10 via
  
  North Korea has announced a bizarre new decision today to establish its own time zone. Startingnext week, the country's clocks will be pulled back by 30 minutes to celebrate its liberation from Japan.
  
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• Professional exams are child's play

  07-08-2015 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As a six-year-old boy passes his third Microsoft professional exam, psychologists weigh up the merits of extending children.
  
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• VIDEO: Getting rid of reflections in photos

  07-08-2015 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at some of the best of the week's technology news
  
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• Cecil the lion: Why a hunting ban is not the answer

  07-08-2015 04:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Would a hunting ban cost more lives than it saves?
  
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• Happy birthday! Rosetta starts second year around comet

  07-08-2015 03:56 via go.theregister.com
  
  Perihelion approaches on rendezvous anniversary More than a decade after its launch, the spacecraft Rosetta reached Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and as it approaches perihelion with the Sun, the ESA is celebrating a year since Rosetta reached its target.…
  
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• Tesla reveals video of its 'solid metal snake' charger connecting to Model S

  07-08-2015 01:57 via
  
  A video posted on Tesla's Twitter account today shows the probing metal snake slithering its way to the car before beginning the charging process. It is not yet known when it will be available.
  
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• Android fingerprint warning as hackers say data can be stolen and used for fraud

  07-08-2015 01:15 via
  
  Hackers are set to demonstrate four different attacks at a Las Vegas conference showing how the data could be stolen and used for fraud.
  
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• Breakups hurt women more in the short term but men NEVER recover

  07-08-2015 01:11 via
  
  Women reported higher levels of both physical and emotional pain. However, researchers said that, over time, they came put stronger - while men simply moved on and never fully recover.
  
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• The architects building film careers

  07-08-2015 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A steady stream of architects are using their digital animation skills to cross over into the film industry.
  
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• VIDEO: How architects build careers in film

  07-08-2015 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As architects increasingly need to learn digital software skills, many are being drawn to the world of film animation.
  
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