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• Researchers find sperm whales speak to each other in local dialects

  08-09-2015 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers examined two clans of sperm whales, observed in the Pacific since the '80s. Despite living in the same neighbourhood, each clan of whales developed their own 'dialects', it was found.
  
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• Our common ancestors looked like APES: Researchers reveal how shoulders shed new light on human evolution

  08-09-2015 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco shows that important clues lie in the shoulder - and reveal our commonancestor looked a lot like a chimp or gorilla,.
  
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• Researchers reveal video from inside a wilderbeast carcass left on the Serengeti

  08-09-2015 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  National Geographic magazine placed a camera inside a wildebeest carcass on the Serengeti. Within seconds, nature took its course and vultures descended to rip apart the corpse.
  
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• Core of North American continent is 'extremely deformed': Researchers find mysterious event caused shift of 850 kilometers over billions of years

  08-09-2015 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A groundbreaking new study found that cratons, the cores of continents, are far less stable than thought.
  
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• Similarities between this year's El Niño and monster weather system of 1997

  08-09-2015 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The videouses the latest data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to put the 2015 El Nino next to this year's.
  
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• Scientists to 'awaken' bug that has laid dormant for 30k years

  08-09-2015 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The virus was found by the French National Centre for Scientific Research in the Kolyma lowland region of Russia. It has been called Mollivirus sibericum, which translates to 'soft virus from Siberia'.
  
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• Formula for the perfect pair of TIGHTS depending on the weather

  08-09-2015 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr James Hind of Nottingham Trent University came up with the equation to determine the most suitable fabric thickness depending on the weather conditions.
  
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• Star Trek-style teleportation IS possible says theoretical physicist

  08-09-2015 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The claims were made by Michio Kaku (pictured) from New York's City University. Quantum teleportation is possible and Dr Kaku believes the first molecules will teleport in the next decade.
  
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• VIDEO: Nasa's amazing hedgehog space robot

  08-09-2015 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Check out the incredible hedgehog space robot that Nasa's developing to help explore rocky comets and asteroids.
  
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• Star Trek-style teleportation IS possible: Theoretical physicist believes we could be beaming to other planets 'within decades'

  08-09-2015 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The claims were made by Michio Kaku (pictured) from New York's City University. Quantum teleportation is possible and Dr Kaku believes the first molecules will teleport in the next decade.
  
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• Woolly rhinoceros baby is three times older than thought: Autopsy reveals 18-month-old calf roamed Siberia 34,000 years ago

  08-09-2015 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Sasha, the well-preserved calf was discovered last year preserved in permafrost in the far north of Siberia in 2014.
  
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• Nasa's Comet Hitchhiker could tour the Kuiper Belt by 'jumping' from one asteroid to another

  08-09-2015 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The concept (artist's impression pictured) was developed by Masahiro Ono at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena. A tether would replace the fuel used in current spacecrafts.
  
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• Netflix doesn't think fans can deal with the 'complexity' of watching offline shows

  08-09-2015 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The claims were made by Netflix's chief product officer Neil Hunt at the IFA trade show in Berlin. He said site will only introduce the option if lots of viewers ask for it.
  
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• ISS astronaut controls a rover on Earth and it could let us build cities on other planets

  08-09-2015 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen performed theexperiment in which he placed a peg into a very tight hole using the Interact Centaur rover (pictured).
  
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• Forza Motorsport 6 review: rhapsody in drizzle

  08-09-2015 14:54
  
      WIRED reviews the latest entry in the Forza Motorsport series for Xbox One.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Cornell University expert claims YOU may well have a doppelgänger

  08-09-2015 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The claims were made by Michael Sheehan, assistant professor of neurobiology at Cornell University. Actors Marshall Logan-Green (left) are Tom Hardy are celebrity lookalikes.
  
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• Forensic techniques are used to reconstruct the bandaged head of ancient Egyptian priest

  08-09-2015 13:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mummy, known as Kent is the oldest at the Egyptian Museum of Florence. Called Kent, he lived during the XVIII Dynasty and may have witnessed the reigns of Tutankhamen or Nefertiti.
  
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• Almost 50% of people check their mobile phone at least 50 times a day

  08-09-2015 13:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The figures come from the Deloitte Mobile Consumer report which surveyed 4,000 people in the UK. They show almost half of 18 to 24-year-olds check their smartphones within five minutes of waking.
  
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• Giving a mummy a face: Forensic techniques are used to reconstruct the bandaged head of ancient Egyptian priest

  08-09-2015 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mummy, known as Kent is the oldest at the Egyptian Museum of Florence. Called Kent, he lived during the XVIII Dynasty and may have witnessed the reigns of Tutankhamen or Nefertiti.
  
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• Generation mobile zombie: 1 in 10 look at their phone as soon as they wake up - and almost 50% check it at least 50 times a day

  08-09-2015 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The figures come from the Deloitte Mobile Consumer report which surveyed 4,000 people in the UK. They show almost half of 18 to 24-year-olds check their smartphones within five minutes of waking.
  
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• Drunk Japanese warrior cuffed after NINJA STRIKE on shop robot

  08-09-2015 13:06 via go.theregister.com
  
  Machine uprising postponed following FLAWLESS VICTORY for mankind A 60-year-old man has been arrested in Japan following a violent encounter with a robot on Sunday, with the mechanoid coming off worse.…
  
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• Forget alarm clocks, soon your BED will wake you up: Bedjet puts air conditioning inside your mattress to help you rise

  08-09-2015 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bedjet is an ultra rapid cooling, heating and climate control system made for your bed. Its describes its alarm function as 'a natural bio-hack wake up time'.
  
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• Japanese man kicks Pepper robot designed to read emotions in fit of rage in Japan

  08-09-2015 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kiichi Ishikawa, 60, visited a tech store in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sunday morning and lost his temper with a member of staff, but instead attacked a Pepper robot.
  
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• Do YOU have a doppelgänger? Expert claims chances are high as 'there is only so much genetic diversity to go around'

  08-09-2015 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The claims were made by Michael Sheehan, assistant professor of neurobiology at Cornell University. Actors Marshall Logan-Green (left) are Tom Hardy are celebrity lookalikes.
  
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• World's oldest fossilised turtle is at least 25M years older than last record holder

  08-09-2015 11:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The almost completely preserved skeleton found in Columbia measures more than six and a half feet (two metres) long and is thought to be 120 million years old.
  
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• Toyota's 'aerocar' patent reveals will have WINGS hidden in the roof

  08-09-2015 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patent was filed by Kentucky-based car maker Toyota in March 2014. Called 'Stackable wing for an aerocar', the illustrations (pictured) resemble a multiplane with wings built into the roof.
  
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• ORIGAMI paper tubes make could help make collapsible buildings and robots

  08-09-2015 11:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed a 'zippered tube' configuration that makes paper structures that are stiff enough to hold weight yet can fold flat.
  
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• Toyota's 'aerocar' will have WINGS hidden in the roof: Patent reveals plans for a flying vehicle resembling a multiplane

  08-09-2015 11:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patent was filed by Kentucky-based car maker Toyota in March 2014. Called 'Stackable wing for an aerocar', the illustrations (pictured) resemble a multiplane with wings built into the roof.
  
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• Psychological test to find out if you're a 'punisher', an 'escapee' or a know-it-all

  08-09-2015 09:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and tyre manufacturer Goodyear created an interactive quiz to detail seven types of driving personality.
  
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• Apple's historic hits and misses to try and take over the living room

  08-09-2015 06:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple expert Jonathan Zufi has revealed this isn't the firm's first attempt at gaming - and has given dailymail.com exclusive pictures of some of Apple's previous products.
  
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• Surburban ponds are spawning more female frogs due to the chemicals washed into soil

  08-09-2015 05:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Yale University in the US said female sex hormones from the contraceptive pill and HRT which wash up in the soil may be partly to blame for playing havoc with the creatures’ hormones.
  
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• NASA wants to send HEDGEHOGS to Mars

  08-09-2015 03:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Test pilot' survives vomit comet Video  The space-makers at JPL are toying with the idea of getting rid of wheels for planetary exploration robots. Instead, the “hedgehog” design in the pic above (here for mobile readers) exploits low gravity environments to get around without them.…
  
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• Public given chance to name UK storms

  08-09-2015 03:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the public are being given the opportunity to name storms affecting the UK and Ireland.
  
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• Oat traces on pestle grinder suggests Stone Age man ate PORRIDGE

  08-09-2015 03:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Florence University said such a treatment may have been necessary during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic when the climate was colder.
  
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• Is man's long lifespan down to GRANNY?

  08-09-2015 03:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Utah anthropologist Professor Kristen Hawkes' new hypothesis suggests grandmothering was crucial to the development of pair bonds in humans.
  
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• Amazon to release $50 tablet to take on Apple's iPad

  08-09-2015 02:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 6-inch screen tablet comes with a mono speaker and is priced much lower than Amazon's Fire tablet, the cheapest variant of which is sold at $99.
  
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• Apple iPad Plus to launch with new iPhones and Apple TV on Wednesday

  08-09-2015 01:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The San Francisco event is set to be one of the biggest in the tech giant's history, with updates to almost all of its products.
  
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• 'Rivers of acid' in Zambian villages

  08-09-2015 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The villagers taking on a copper mine over polluted water
  
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• Amazon to release $50 tablet in time for Christmas to take on Apple and Google

  08-09-2015 01:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 6-inch screen tablet comes with a mono speaker and is priced much lower than Amazon's Fire tablet, the cheapest variant of which is sold at $99.
  
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• VIDEO: Could mixed reality aid the military?

  08-09-2015 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech which could help commanders make military decisions and help plan emergency responses.
  
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• 'Monster' iPad with a 12.9 inch pressure sensitive screen set to launch on Wednesday alongside new iPhones, Apple TV and even a new cheaper gold watch

  08-09-2015 00:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The San Francisco event is set to be one of the biggest in the tech giant's history, with updates to almost all of its products.
  
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