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• Dawn probe captures new images of the dwarf planet Ceres

  09-09-2015 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa today revealed stunning new close up images of showing the brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres, and revealing the crater they are in is a mile deep in some places.
  
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• China eyes the dark, sorry, far side of the Moon

  09-09-2015 23:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  Probe to touch down by 2020, space boffin claims A Chinese space boffin has said his country will land the first probe on the far side of the Moon* before 2020, the BBC reports.…
  
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• Australian scientists discover a new species of the funnel-web in Booderee National Park

  09-09-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Australian National University may have discovered a new species of funnel-web spider at Booderee National Park near Jervis Bay on the NSW south coast.
  
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• Apple unveils iPad Pro with a stylus Steve Jobs once said 'nobody wants'

  09-09-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The larger iPad (pictured) was announced by Apple boss Tim Cook at an event in California. Steve Jobs famously once said if a company makes a stylus for a tablet, then 'they blew it'.
  
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• Steve Jobs would NOT approve: Apple unveils 'monster' iPad Pro with a stylus the late co-founder once said 'nobody wants'

  09-09-2015 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The larger iPad (pictured) was announced by Apple boss Tim Cook at an event in California. Steve Jobs famously once said if a company makes a stylus for a tablet, then 'they blew it'.
  
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• Apple TV now doubles up as a GAMES CONSOLE with a touch remote

  09-09-2015 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's next-generation TV box, running TV OS, was unveiled at an event in California. Its remote has a 'glass-touch' surface that lets viewers control menus with swipes and play games.
  
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• Apple unveils iPad Pro and Apple TV

  09-09-2015 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple unveils a larger iPad, an app-centric TV set-top box and new iPhones at a launch event in San Francisco.
  
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• Apple Event unveils iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, iPad Pro with a 12.9inch screen and a new Apple TV box

  09-09-2015 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has launched its iPhone 6s and 6s Plus alongside a giant iPad called the iPad Pro and an upgraded Apple TV that can run apps at a 'special event' in San Francisco.
  
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• BBC offers Doctor Who maker kits

  09-09-2015 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC is launching a website that allows people to make digital content from popular brands such as Dr Who and EastEnders.
  
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• Eye test to spot future sports stars

  09-09-2015 20:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists are looking for a link between visual processing and sporting performance, and their battery of tests could help with talent spotting.
  
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• Chinese surgeon teams up with Sergio Canavero to perform head transplant in 2017

  09-09-2015 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Controversial specialist Sergio Canavero from Italy will partner with Chinese surgeon Ren Xiaoping to carry out the operation on Valery Spiridonov of Russia (pictured).
  
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• £60 'Piece' adapter adds dual-sim options to any mobile over Bluetooth

  09-09-2015 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The credit card-sized adapter (pictured) was developed by Hong Kong designer Dennis Wong who is currently raising money for the gadget on Kickstarter.
  
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• Britain put on high RACCOON alert as it could become a pest

  09-09-2015 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Niall Moore, head of the invasive species secretariat for Defra, said there was a real threat that raccoons could become a pest in this country.
  
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• China aims for Moon's far side

  09-09-2015 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China is planning to attempt the first ever landing of a lunar probe on the far side of the Moon, an engineer has said.
  
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• 'Transmittable Alzheimer's' concept raised

  09-09-2015 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People might be able to contract Alzheimer's during certain medical procedures, just like they can catch the brain disease CJD, say researchers.
  
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• Human head transplant edges closer to reality: Chinese surgeon teams up with Italian doctor to perform procedure in 2017

  09-09-2015 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Controversial specialist Sergio Canavero from Italy will partner with Chinese surgeon Ren Xiaoping to carry out the operation on Valery Spiridonov of Russia (pictured).
  
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• Apple unveils iPhone 6s and a new Watch strap has ALREADY leaked online

  09-09-2015 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is set to launch its iPhone 6s and 6s Plus alongside a giant iPad called the iPad Plus and an upgraded Apple TV that can run apps at a 'special event' in San Francisco.
  
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• Two numbers for one phone: £60 'Piece' adapter adds dual-sim options to any mobile over Bluetooth

  09-09-2015 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The credit card-sized adapter (pictured) was developed by Hong Kong designer Dennis Wong who is currently raising money for the gadget on Kickstarter.
  
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• Britain put on high RACCOON alert: US mammal could become a pest and devastate native wildlife, expert warns

  09-09-2015 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Niall Moore, head of the invasive species secretariat for Defra, said there was a real threat that raccoons could become a pest in this country.
  
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• A fortress on wheels! Range Rover debuts luxury car that can withstand a volley of bullets, grenades and even bomb blasts 

  09-09-2015 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Oxfordshire-based firm said the vehicle provides the ‘highest levels of protection an SUV can offer against a wide variety of attacks.’
  
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• Siri will soon be listening in at ALL times: iOS 9 will switch feature on permanently to help you ask questions

  09-09-2015 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sources claim Apple will announce the update at tonight's event in California. The 'Hey Siri' tool is already is available in iOS 8 but only works when the phone is charging.
  
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• Are aliens spreading through the universe like a DISEASE? Astronomers say extraterrestrial life may form in patterns that can be spotted from Earth

  09-09-2015 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research was led by Henry Lin from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. It is based on panspermia - a theory that suggests life spreads on comets or meteorites.
  
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• Blood at crime scenes could soon reveal the AGE of criminals and human remains

  09-09-2015 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forensic experts at KU Leuven in Blegium studied the process of methylation in the human body to devise the test. Researchers determined a person's age with a margin of error of just 3.75 years.
  
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• International Space station photobombs the SUN as it hurtles at 17,000mph

  09-09-2015 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The composite image (pictured) is made from five frames and was taken by Nasa photographer Bill Ingalls on Sunday from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
  
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• Google patent hints at glasses sensors and motors to stop them falling off

  09-09-2015 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patentfor bendy spectacle frames (illustrated) was awarded to Google by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia.
  
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• International Space station photobombs the SUN: Stunning image tracks the laboratory's journey as it hurtles at 17,000mph

  09-09-2015 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The composite image (pictured) is made from five frames and was taken by Nasa photographer Bill Ingalls on Sunday from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
  
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• VIDEO: Wozniak gives verdict on Jobs film

  09-09-2015 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak tells the BBC what he thinks of the forthcoming Steve Jobs movie after seeing a rough cut.
  
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• Nuclear signals from chemical weapons on other planets would be visible, claim physicists

  09-09-2015 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by Adam Stevens at The Open University at Milton Keynes have discussed the various ways in which the civilisations could end including nuclear warsand bioterrorism.
  
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• Is Google working on self-adjusting glasses? Patent hints at sensors and motors that tighten the arms to stop them falling off

  09-09-2015 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patentfor bendy spectacle frames (illustrated) was awarded to Google by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia.
  
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• Computer algorithm manages to paint in the style of artists like Turner and Munch

  09-09-2015 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Tübingen in Germany used a system that can interpret the styles of famous painters to transform a photograph into a digital painting.
  
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• Interactive map reveals how the US, India and China can ALL fit inside Africa

  09-09-2015 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two computer developers based in Detroit, Michigan, created the interactive tool called 'The True Size Of,' whichshows how large countries really are compared to one another.
  
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• What our planet REALLY looks like: Interactive map reveals how traditional atlases have got it wrong - and how the US, India and China can ALL fit inside Africa

  09-09-2015 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two computer developers based in Detroit, Michigan, created the interactive tool called 'The True Size Of,' whichshows how large countries really are compared to one another.
  
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• BORN to HURL: Our shoulders are head and shoulders above apes, gorillas, chimps etc

  09-09-2015 11:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  If you have any poo, fling it now Bone-furtling boffins delving deep back in time to the evolutionary dawn of humanity itself say that the key thing which set us on the path to global mastery was adaptation of our shoulders away from such tasks as swinging from branch to branch - and towards finer pastimes such as wielding tools (perhaps cricket bats) and throwing things (for instance, cricket balls).…
  
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• BORN to HURL: Man's shoulders are head and shoulders above apes, gorillas, chimps etc

  09-09-2015 11:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  If you have any poo, fling it now Top-level bone fondlers delving back into humanity's remote past say that the key adaptation which lifted us from the ruck of other primates was a change to the shoulder permitting us - among other things - to play cricket by hurling balls and wielding bats.…
  
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• BORN TO HURL: Human shoulder's utility in cricket raises us above chimps, gorillas etc

  09-09-2015 11:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  And monkeys - we would win a poo flinging battle easily Bone-bothering boffins probing the evolutionary history of the human race say that the key development which set us on the path to global mastery was the adaptation of our shoulders away from such tasks as swinging from branch to branch in the trees - and towards finer things such as wielding tools (such as cricket bats) and throwing things (for instance, cricket balls).…
  
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• BORN to HURL: Human shoulders are head and shoulders above apes, gorillas, chimps etc

  09-09-2015 11:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  If you have any poo, fling it now Bone-bothering boffins probing the evolutionary history of the human race say that the key development which set us on the path to global mastery was the adaptation of our shoulders away from such tasks as swinging from branch to branch in the trees - and towards finer things such as wielding tools (such as cricket bats) and throwing things (for instance, cricket balls).…
  
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• Tudor fisherman cast their nets as far away as Canada: Research shows 16th century ships were travelling 2,000 miles for catch

  09-09-2015 10:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study of 11 cod bones on the Mary Rose, pictured, which sank in 1545, suggests that it was demand for fish that fueled the colonisation of North America, were bounties were plentiful.
  
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• Orca killer whales force onto a rock to escape being eaten by the hungry pod 

  09-09-2015 09:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sixteen orca were spotted hunting sevengill sharks and stringray in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand's north on Monday when one shark was forced to throw itself onto rocks to avoid being eaten.
  
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• Woz: Shocked and amazed by Jobs film

  09-09-2015 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In an exclusive interview, Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak gives his verdict on the new Steve Jobs movie.
  
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• VIDEO: Exploring a war zone in 360 degrees

  09-09-2015 02:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Filmmaker Christian Stephen has made what he claims to be the world's first war zone filmed in 360 degree video.
  
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• UC San Francisco researchers reveal how shoulders shed new light on human evolution

  09-09-2015 01:50 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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• Real deal or meal deal? Will new climate treaty be a 'nothing burger'?

  09-09-2015 01:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will new climate treaty be a 'nothing burger'?
  
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• Science goes in search of the perfect wave

  09-09-2015 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How science is helping to improve surfing
  
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• Why you want to grow older in Switzerland but not South Africa

  09-09-2015 01:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To track how countries manage ageing populations, charity Age International has released its third annual Global AgeWatch Index which ranks countries in terms of quality of life and health.
  
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• Nasa to send Orion capsule around dark side of the moon on biggest rocket in history

  09-09-2015 01:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa has begun building the latest version of its Orion spaceship that will one day take man to Mars - and says it plans to blast it around the moon to test it out.
  
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• The coming of the glacier men

  09-09-2015 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is it time to look for frozen climbers, as the ice melts?
  
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• Verizon to begin 5G trials next year and could boost mobile downloads by TEN times

  09-09-2015 00:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The announcement aims to accelerate the deployment of the new wireless system that could unleash innovation and new services such as driverless cars and remote surgery.
  
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