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• Hideous knobby-faced Bunostegos was the first to stand on all fours

  18-09-2015 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossils ofBunostegos akokanensis, found in Niger, suggest the long bone in all of its limbs did not have a structure called a twist that would allow it to move flat on the ground.
  
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• How good are YOU at paying attention? Take the test that reveals just how bad humans are at noticing obvious changes

  18-09-2015 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watch the clip and count how many basketball passes are made. The famous test highlights a phenomenon known as 'change blindness' that causes us to miss obvious changes to a scene.
  
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• Napoleonic skeletons unearthed in Frankfurt

  18-09-2015 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeletons (pictured) were found in the Frankfurt's western Roedelheim district and its thought the soldiers were buried in a hurry, with many succumbing to battle wounds and typhus.
  
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• Spotify tool scans face selfies to see how you're feeling and makes music playlists to suit mood

  18-09-2015 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taiwanese mobile phone giant HTC has teamed up with Spotify to create a service that analyses selfies to select music based on the user's facial expression.
  
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• Logitech's Harmony Elite remote control works with 270,000 household gadgets

  18-09-2015 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harmony Elite (pictured) was unveiled at this month's IFA conference in Berlin. It works with the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled Logitech Hub which connects all the devices together.
  
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• How to speak confidently in public: Virtuozo's top public speaking tips

  18-09-2015 20:12
  
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• Hate noisy jets above you? What if they were charging your phone?

  18-09-2015 20:06 via go.theregister.com
  
  Boeing boffin suggests harnessing noise pollution for power A researcher with Boeing has floated a plan to convert the noise from departing planes into a power source.…
  
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• Bald ibis chicks shipped to Spain

  18-09-2015 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four captive-bred chicks are sent from Chester to Jerez in Spain, where they will be released as part of an effort to reintroduce the Northern bald ibis.
  
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• What will personal computers look like in 20 years' time?

  18-09-2015 19:22
  
  Emotion chips, sensors and molecular network. We explore the future of personal computing.By: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• How to own an audience

  18-09-2015 19:12
  
  The founders of Virtuozo give WIRED their best advice on how to be a great public speaker.By: Sophia Epstein, Continue reading...
  
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• Tanzania stops Malawi burning ivory

  18-09-2015 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tanzania obtains a court order preventing Malawi from burning 2.6 tonnes of ivory, saying it needs to use the tusks as evidence for the prosecution of suspected poachers.
  
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• Apple Watch travel, sex robots: Podcast 235

  18-09-2015 18:59
  
  
  Listen this week for an entertaining look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's James Temperton, Katie Collins and Cara McGoogan.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• WIRED Weekender 18.09.15 - micro:bit delays, privacy problems

  18-09-2015 18:51
  
      The best of WIRED in one weekly postBy: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• British scientists set to genetically modify embryos for the first time

  18-09-2015 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Francis Crick Institute geneticists say they hope to use the technique to understand what causes women to suffer repeated miscarriages, as critics call for a ban on genetically modified babies.
  
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• World Air Quality Index reveals how polluted YOUR city is

  18-09-2015 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beijing based environmental monitoring project, the World Air Quality Index is publishing real time pollution maps across the world to reveal levels of harmful particulate matter.
  
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• GLOBAL WARMING STOPPED in 1998? NO it didn't. If you say that, you're going to PRISON

  18-09-2015 17:36 via go.theregister.com
  
  Climate scientists revise history, call for Vultures' arrest In extraordinary developments, assorted scientists and other academics have waded into the debate over the widely-acknowledged absence of global warming seen over the last 15+ years.…
  
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• The only remote you'll ever need: Logitech's Harmony Elite works with 270,000 gadgets from TVs to speakers and lights

  18-09-2015 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harmony Elite (pictured) was unveiled at this month's IFA conference in Berlin. It works with the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled Logitech Hub which connects all the devices together.
  
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• WIRED2015: Next Generation: bionics, space and LEGO join the line-up

  18-09-2015 17:12
  
  New additions to the WIRED2015: Next Generation line up include how to make a human robot, a talk from a North Korean defector and more.By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• Bookworms' Weston mecca: The Oxford institution with a Swindon secret

  18-09-2015 16:51 via go.theregister.com
  
  The 400-year-old Uni library with a big-box backer Geek's Guide to Britain  The Botanic Gardens, Sheldonian Theatre, Museum of Natural History – there’s plenty to see in Oxford. Off limits, however, was the New Bodleian Library, arguably the city’s greatest treasure and jewel in the nation's academic crown.…
  
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• Konami quits console gaming, but Pro Evo survives

  18-09-2015 15:12
  
  Konami has reportedly cancelled all development of "triple A" home console titles with the exception of its football franchise and will now focus on mobile games.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• How polluted is YOUR city? Interactive map shows exactly how much harmful smog is in the air around where you live right now

  18-09-2015 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beijing based environmental monitoring project, the World Air Quality Index is publishing real time pollution maps across the world to reveal levels of harmful particulate matter.
  
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• Sony names its virtual reality headset PlayStation VR ahead of 2016 release

  18-09-2015 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The newly-named PlayStation VR (pictured), or PSVR, has been on display at this week's Tokyo Game Show, where Sony also confirmed the device will go on sale in the first half of 2016.
  
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• Pyramids discovered in ancient Sudanese cemetery: 2,000-year-old structures built for the dead hid offerings to the god Osiris

  18-09-2015 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pyramids (a ruin is shown) were found close to the ancient town of Gematon in Sudan, which as part of the ancient kingdom of Kush.
  
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• The truth behind the five-second rule by Professor Paul Dawson

  18-09-2015 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A food scientist from Clemson University in South Carolina has explained the recent scientific breakthroughs in studying the rule and which surfaces are the most dangerous.
  
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• Finches choose partners in a similar way to humans

  18-09-2015 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany set up a speed-dating session for zebra finches (stock image) to study natural selection.
  
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• UK scientists apply to modify embryos

  18-09-2015 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK researchers want to use a controversial new genetic technique on human embryos.
  
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• Amazing 'end of times' lights form among clouds over San Jose in Costa Rica

  18-09-2015 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crowds were brought to a standstill when they witnessed an astonishing 'end of times' lights form among clouds over Costa Rica.
  
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• BBC defends delay of 'truly transformational' micro:bit

  18-09-2015 13:32
  
  The BBC has defended its plan to supply a million schoolchildren with free micro:bit computers after it was criticised for delaying the launch until at least 2016.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Opinion: there are too many opinions. Agree? Disagree? Quick!

  18-09-2015 13:19
  
  So you're overworked and stressed out, under valued, and you've barely exercised this week. You're ground down, worn out and vanquished by the machine –- the constant, relentless, merciless drumbeat of new, new things coming over the horizon demanding your attention.By: Greg Williams, Continue reading...
  
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• Parasitic wasps are genetically modifying butterflies: Insects pass on a virus that alters the genome of caterpillars

  18-09-2015 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Valencia in Spain were surprised to discover DNA from parasitic wasps (pictured) in the genomes of several species of butterfly.
  
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• Chicken dressed up like a dinosaur wins Ig Nobel award

  18-09-2015 13:08
  
  This year's Ig Nobel awards honoured research into chickens that walk like dinosaurs, the urination time of mammals and the most painful place to be stung by a bee.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Marco Arment pulls Peace ad-blocker: 'success doesn't feel good'

  18-09-2015 13:01
  Ad blockers topped the App store charts after the launch of iOS 9. One of the most-anticipated additions to Apple's mobile and tablet operating system was the addition of a content blocking function.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• iOS 9 ad-blocking apps immediately top App Store charts

  18-09-2015 13:01
  Ad blockers topped the App store charts after the launch of iOS 9. One of the most-anticipated additions to Apple's mobile and tablet operating system was the addition of a content blocking function.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Birds fall in love too! Finches choose partners in a similar way to humans and have more chicks when they are enamoured

  18-09-2015 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany set up a speed-dating session for zebra finches (stock image) to study natural selection.
  
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• The truth behind the five-second rule: Scientist reveals the chances of you getting sick from eating food dropped on the floor

  18-09-2015 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A food scientist from Clemson University in South Carolina has explained the recent scientific breakthroughs in studying the rule and which surfaces are the most dangerous.
  
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• Call of Duty publisher releases Downton Abbey game

  18-09-2015 12:22
  
  Activision publishes some of the world's biggest, most explosive games. Skylanders. Call of Duty. Destiny. Downton Abbey.
  Yes, you read that last one right. The same publisher best known for dudebro shooters and colourful toys to life adventures has released Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor, a hidden object game for mobile, based on ITV's addictive but sedate period drama.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Adam Buxton tells WIRED why he's returned to podcasting

  18-09-2015 12:15
  
  WIRED speaks to Adam Buxton about his new podcast, The Adam Buxton Show. Buxton talks about his hopes and ambitions for the show, the tech he uses and reveals his podcast picks.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Could YOU land Elon Musk's Falcon 9 on a barge? Game lets you put your skills to the test...and reveals just how difficult it is

  18-09-2015 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 8-bit game, called SpaceX Falcon Lander, was developed by MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts and lets people use a keyboard's arrow keys to manoeuvre the rocket.
  
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• Star Fox Zero misses shot at Christmas launch, slips to 2016

  18-09-2015 11:58
  
  Upcoming Wii U release Star Fox Zero has slipped from its planned 2015 release date. The game, which would have been the first home console instalment in Nintendo's anthropomorphic space shooter series in a decade, will now be released in the first quarter 2016.
  World of the delay came in an official Facebook post headed "A Message from Mr. Miyamoto Regarding Star Fox Zero".By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Spectacular image of sunset over Pluto 'stuns' scientists

  18-09-2015 11:54
  
  A spectacular new panorama of Pluto has "stunned" scientists with views of its icy mountains, streams of frozen nitrogen and low-lying hazes.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Can you build a robot in one day?

  18-09-2015 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Charlie Stayt was set the challenge of using a student robotics kit to create his own robot, in just one day.
  
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• Ig Nobel Prize awarded to Professor Colin Raston for creating way to unboil an egg

  18-09-2015 09:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Colin Raston (pictured) from Flinders University in Adelaide has been awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for building a machine which can unboil an egg.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 18 September

  18-09-2015 08:40
  
  Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, Amazon's budget tablet comes with strings attached, the BBC Micro Bit computer is delayed, New Horizons photos show the nitrogen mountains of Pluto and more.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple founder Steve Jobs was a heartless monster

  18-09-2015 08:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They leave bouquets and hand-written notes on the grass in Alta Mesa cemetery in honour of a man behind a business making electronic devices which some people claim they can’t live without.
  
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• El Reg unfurls awe-inspiring Integrated Space Plan megagraphic

  18-09-2015 08:04 via go.theregister.com
  
  That's one small step for a man, but we need one giant wall to hang it on We're delighted to report that we at Special Projects Bureau HQ have just taken delivery of the updated version of the famous Integrated Space Plan (ISP), although we're not quite sure if we have a wall space big enough to accommodate the breathtaking scope of its vision.…
  
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• Gorilla at Frankfurt Zoo cannot bear to be separated from baby a week after it died

  18-09-2015 07:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shira the gorilla lost her one-week-old daughter at Frankfurt Zoo, Berlin, and keepers have yet to retrieve the body as she refuses to realise the little gorilla baby is dead
  
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• Air pollution will kill 6.6 million a year worldwide by 2050

  18-09-2015 07:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residential emissions- those from heating and cooking- prevalent in India and China have the largest impact on global air pollution, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry experts said.
  
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• The transhumanist running for president

  18-09-2015 06:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The transhumanist aiming to be the next US President
  
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• Video reveals what it's like to be eaten alive by a saltwater crocodile

  18-09-2015 06:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wildlife photographers in Australia's Northern Territory captured the moment crocodiles pounced on their GoPro cameras, believing them to be prey.
  
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• One in ten toddlers are being sent to bed with an iPad

  18-09-2015 05:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rising numbers of pre-schoolers across Britain are using their parents’ mobile phones to access apps while many already possess their own tablets and games consoles that they're glued to.
  
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