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• Scientists find evidence of prehistoric massacre in Europe

  17-08-2015 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say they have found rare evidence of a prehistoric massacre in Europe showing some of the continent's first farmers bearing terrible wounds.
  
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• Shell gets final permit for Arctic

  17-08-2015 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oil and gas giant Shell has been granted the final permit it needs to begin drilling below the ocean floor for oil in the Arctic.
  
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• Human bones in Pennsylvania thought to be from 1918 flu pandemic

  17-08-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have discovered bones believed to be from impoverished victims of the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 under a highway embankment
  in eastern Pennsylvania.
  
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• Google's next Nexus 5 revealed: Leak shows phone will have fingerprint sensor on the back as firm reveals new version of Android will be called Marshmallow

  17-08-2015 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The handset, made by LG, is believed to be being readied for release later this year. It comes as Google revealed its next version of Android will be called Marshmallow.
  
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• World's first 'flower' Montsechia vidalii is 130 million years old

  17-08-2015 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The aquatic Montsechia vidalii (pictured) was once abundant in freshwater lakes in what are now mountainous regions of central and northern Spain.
  
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• India's budget Mars Orbiter captures stunning 3D image of the Ophir Chasma

  17-08-2015 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 317km (197 miles)- long feature, which describes a system of deep valleys, is located in Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system.
  
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• Is the global warming 'pause' over? Researcher says the planet is ‘on fire’ and warns it could get even hotter 

  17-08-2015 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Kevin Trenberth, a scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, argues that the natural variability in weather patterns has masked the upward trend in temperatures.
  
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• Seagulls kill seals by eating their EYES

  17-08-2015 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelp gulls have been seen to peck and eat the eye of Cape fur seal pups on the coast of Dorob National Park in Namibia. Unable to see their mothers to feed, the pups starve to death or are attacked by other gulls.
  
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• Watch Google's terrifying humanoid robot running through a forest

  17-08-2015 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It may have fared badly in the recent robo-olympics, but Google has revealed its humanoid robot has been set free in the woods to learn how to run through terrain.
  
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• Grave records prehistoric warfare

  17-08-2015 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mass grave containing at least 26 skeletons is further evidence of the brutal conflict that appears to have beset central Europe 7,000 years ago.
  
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• World's first 'flower' revealed: 130-million-year-old aquatic plant may have been eaten by dinosaurs

  17-08-2015 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The aquatic Montsechia vidalii (pictured) was once abundant in freshwater lakes in what are now mountainous regions of central and northern Spain.
  
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• The signs that could reveal if YOU have autism

  17-08-2015 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Cardiff University and La Trobe University have developed a test which measures the severity of repetitive behaviours, and could help doctors diagnose autism in adults.
  
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• Dinosaur footprints found in Germany reveal beast's softer side

  17-08-2015 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footprints were analysed by a biologist and presented at a conference in Opole, Poland in July. They seem to show a softer side of an otherwise ferocious looking predator.
  
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• Watch Google's terrifying humanoid robot running through a forest as firm pledges its will soon be MORE agile than humans

  17-08-2015 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It may have fared badly in the recent robo-olympics, but Google has revealed its humanoid robot has been set free in the woods to learn how to run through terrain.
  
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• Explore the red planet's vast valleys: India's budget Mars Orbiter captures stunning 3D image of the vast Ophir Chasma

  17-08-2015 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 317km (197 miles)- long feature, which describes a system of deep valleys, is located in Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system.
  
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• Peering inside the moon's mysterious caves

  17-08-2015 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are developing a camera that can be used from orbit to peer around corners to reveal inside a hidden network of lava tubes on the moon.
  
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• Peering inside the moon's mysterious caves: Camera that can see around corners could reveal the interiors of lunar lava tubes

  17-08-2015 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are developing a camera that can be used from orbit to peer around corners to reveal inside a hidden network of lava tubes on the moon.
  
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• Is SUNLIGHT poisoning city dwellers? Rays release smog-forming particles trapped on grimy buildings and streets

  17-08-2015 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Toronto have proved sunlight triggers the release of nitrogen oxide compounds from dirt, which could be a significant contributor to air pollution in cities.
  
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• Do video games make people violent?

  17-08-2015 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Over 200 academics have signed an open letter criticising controversial new research suggesting a link between violent video games and aggression.
  
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• American Psychological Association claims video games trigger aggressive behaviour

  17-08-2015 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by the American Psychological Association has concluded that violence in video games is a risk factor for increased aggression and has urged greater parental control over game violence.
  
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• Ancient civilisation 'drove tanks across Turkey 14 MILLION years ago'

  17-08-2015 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Alexander Koltypin (pictured top right), director of the Natural Science Scientific Research Centre in Moscow claims that markings in the Phrygian Valley of central Turkey are artificial.
  
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• Ex-Kaspersky Lab employees say security firm created fake malware

  17-08-2015 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two ex-employees of the Russian anti-virus firm say the company, led by Eugene Kaspersky (pictured), deliberately fed fake malware to its rivals for more than a decade.
  
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• Is it for a mummy or a marinade? Unusual ingredients including plant gum and fish oil used to preserve ancient Egyptian architect

  17-08-2015 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Zurich have used X-rays (pictured) and chemical analysis to study the remains of the royal architect Kha and his wife Merit, who died 3,500 years ago.
  
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• Fish that sleeps on land for YEARS without any food or water

  17-08-2015 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the National University of Singapore have discovered how gene expression in African lungfish allows them to enter suspended animation for up to five years at a time.
  
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• Spanish woman who took picture of police car fined £600 under 'gagging law'

  17-08-2015 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The picture, taken by an unnamed woman from Petrer in Alicante, was put up online with the caption 'Park wherever the hell you like and they won’t even fine you'.
  
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• Inmarsat finally gets a launch date

  17-08-2015 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London-based Inmarsat sets a launch date for the third of its next-generation spacecraft, allowing it to complete its £1bn Global Xpress network - the UK's biggest commercial space venture.
  
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• ISS Astronaut captures incredible footage of the Northern Lights

  17-08-2015 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Jersey-born astronaut, Scott Kelly, recorded the incredible natural phenomenon before sunrise 141 days into his year-long trip aboard the ISS.
  
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• Amazon defends workplace culture

  17-08-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeff Bezos, the boss of the online retailer Amazon, sends a memo to staff rejecting a New York Times report of a 'bruising' corporate culture.
  
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• Strangers can tell if you are powerful, intelligent or even criminal by a quick glance

  17-08-2015 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research shows those with higher IQs are usually good-looking, while those with wider faces are usually perceived as being more powerful and successful.
  
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• Bears get 'stressed' by drones

  17-08-2015 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bears show signs of stress when drones are flown near them, according to a new study.
  
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• Cenote discovered under 1,000-year-old Mayan temple in Chichen Itza in Mexico

  17-08-2015 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Temple of Kukulkan, the Mayan snake god, has been built on top of a natural sinkhole that is 114 feet long and is up to 65 feet deep. It is capped by 13 feet of limestone that is being washed away.
  
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• COMPUTERS software may accidentally sort job applications based on race or gender

  17-08-2015 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of computer scientists at the University of Utah and two other institutions have devised a test, which reveals whether an algorithm could be biased like a human being.
  
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• Testing times as NASA rattles Mississippi with mighty motor burn

  17-08-2015 13:08 via go.theregister.com
  
  Space Launch System RS-25 roars into life VID  NASA has released a video of last week's test burn of an RS-25 motor, which will ultimately power the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS).…
  
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• VIDEO: Openreach defends broadband rollout

  17-08-2015 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The organisation charged with rolling out broadband connection across the UK denies claims it is moving too slowly.
  
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• Mobile phone and internet use linked to poor attention span

  17-08-2015 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Lee Hadlington of De Montford University Leicester found the more times a person used the internet or a mobile phone the more likely they were to experience 'cognitive failures'.
  
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• Sardinia could have been Atlantis before comet triggered an enormous tidal wave

  17-08-2015 12:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Frau says the southern end of Sardinia in the Mediterranean resembles an underwater Pompeii, which may have been the inspiration for Plato’s fictional Island of Atlantis.
  
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• Falling object in Bridgewater, Victoria leaves a 6 metre CRATER

  17-08-2015 09:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The town of Bridgewater was left puzzled when a mysterious object dropped out of the sky, leaving a six metre crater filled with computer chips and metal fragments (pictured).
  
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• Extremely rare brown panda bear's colour linked to conditions in Chinese mountains

  17-08-2015 09:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Qi Lai, a rare brown and white panda, was found as a two-month-old cub, weak and alone and taken to a nature reserve. His discovery was one of just five sightings of the species since 1985.
  
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• ICYMI: Amazon's 'bruising' workplace

  17-08-2015 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A round-up of interesting technology-related links you may have missed over the past weekend.
  
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• VIDEO: Swiss watch meets Apple Watch

  17-08-2015 02:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A luxury watch company has created a watch which allows the wearer to combine their Swiss-made watch with an Apple Watch
  
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• What makes a planet habitable?

  17-08-2015 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Working out what is necessary for life
  
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• Vietnam's start-up queen

  17-08-2015 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boss of the first Vietnamese firm bought by Silicon Valley
  
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• VIDEO: Pioneering start-ups in Vietnam

  17-08-2015 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How serial young entrepreneur Thuy Truong created three start-up companies in Vietnam.
  
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• 'Drinkable book' cleans murky water

  17-08-2015 00:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Field trials show a so-called "drinkable book" can kill bacteria in drinking water, thanks to metal nanoparticles embedded in its pages.
  
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