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• Study finds the warmer it gets, the more world economy hurts

  21-10-2015 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With each upward degree, global warming will singe the economies of three-quarters of the world's nations and widen the north-south gap between rich and poor countries, according to a new study.
  
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• Pig-snouted turtle from dinosaur era discovered in Utah

  21-10-2015 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A strange pig-snouted turtle that lived alongside tyrannosaurs and duck-billed dinosaurs has been discovered in Utah.
  
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• Aggression when we need to eat is actually a survival mechanism

  21-10-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say the phenomenon is caused by the brain being starved of glucose, impacting our concentration and our abilities - as well as our self control mechanism.
  
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• Cloud formations seen above Russian mountains resemble alien spaceships

  21-10-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographer Vladimir Voychuk said it was not the first time he'd spotted the clouds above the volcanoes of Kamchatka, eastern Russia, but the first time he was able to capture it on film.
  
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• ExoMars preference is for Oxia Planum

  21-10-2015 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The robot rover that Europe is building to send to Mars is likely to be targeted at an equatorial region known as Oxia Planum.
  
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• YouTube Red will include music, original movies and TV shows

  21-10-2015 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Red combines ad-free videos, new original series and movies from top YouTubers like PewDiePie, and on-demand unlimited streaming music for $10 a month.
  
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• Einstein was wrong: Groundbreaking test reveals spooky 'quantum entanglement' phenomenon IS real

  21-10-2015 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Dutch team proved the phenomenon using entangled electrons held in tiny diamond traps 0.8 miles (1.3km) apart on opposite sides of the campus at Delft University.
  
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• Nasa spots real-life Death Star pulverising a planet 570 light-years away

  21-10-2015 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using Nasa's Kepler space telescope, scientists spotted the doomed planetary object from the dip in brightness caused when an orbiting body crosses in front of a star.
  
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• Cats have a BITTER tooth to help alert them to poisonous prey

  21-10-2015 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Monell Centre in Philadelphia say the findings are surprising given most animals high levels of bitter taste receptors tend to be plant eaters.
  
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• Ancient arrowheads reveal the gory practices of Mayan 'life force' rituals: Ears, tongues and genitals were pierced so blood could be 'fed' to the gods

  21-10-2015 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The arrows (pictured) were collected from five sites in Guatemala, including a temple at Zacpetén, where bloodletting ceremonies took place around 500 years ago.
  
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• Great Scott! Nike confirms the first pair of self-lacing sneakers inspired by Back to the Future exist - and are in New York City

  21-10-2015 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Self-tying laces were worn by Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly in the 1989 film Back to the Future II - which was set in 2015.
  
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• The biggest picture ever of our galaxy: 46 BILLION pixel interactive image of Milky Way revealed

  21-10-2015 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have compiled the largest astronomical image to date, which led to a single 194GB file.
  
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• Microbes communicate by exchanging electrical signals like brain cells

  21-10-2015 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of California at San Diego found that bacteria (stock image) 'talk' by means of electrical signals allowed to pass in and out of their bodies by gate-keeper 'ion channel' proteins.
  
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• Apple News has launched: here's what you need to know

  21-10-2015 19:19
  
  Apple News has launched, joining rival services from Google and Facebook as major US tech firms battle for control of people's online reading habits.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• YouTube launches 'Red' paid subscription network

  21-10-2015 19:16
  
  YouTube has finally unveiled its paid subscription service.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• YouTube debuts subscription service

  21-10-2015 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video-streaming site YouTube is to launch a paid-for service that will offer a range of original programmes to subscribers.
  
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• Revealed: Nesta's top tech cities, from London to New York

  21-10-2015 19:10
  
  Sorry, London – Nesta says New York out-innovates you
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• Hottest and largest ever double star system discovered

  21-10-2015 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Southern Observatory (ESO) say the system, named VFTS 352 (artist's impression pictured), lies about 160 000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
  
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• Inspirator app helps you design your perfect car by tracking your EMOTIONS

  21-10-2015 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bentley Inspirator app (pictured) is available on the iOS. It uses facial recognition to plot varies data points on the viewer's face before tracking changes in their expressions.
  
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• Hinkley Point nuclear agreement reached

  21-10-2015 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  EDF Energy reaches an agreement with China's CGN for a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset.
  
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• Wikileaks to release contents of CIA chief's email account

  21-10-2015 18:33
  
  Wikileaks has announced that it will release the contents of CIA chief John Brennan's email account.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Wikileaks release six emails from CIA chief's email account

  21-10-2015 18:33
  
  Wikileaks have released six emails from the compromised account of CIA chief John Brennan.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• The #cringe proof your teen self is stuck online forever

  21-10-2015 18:18
  
     What's your first internet memory? And how far back can you go? The internet is a confusingly erratic keeper of memories... but, for the most part, it never forgets.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Revealed: the top tech cities, from London to New York

  21-10-2015 18:10
      Sorry, London -- Nesta says New York out-innovates you.By: Madhumita Venkataramanan, Continue reading...
  
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• UK studio Rebellion to fulfill missing Kickstarter rewards for 'Woolfe'

  21-10-2015 18:04
  
  When indie developer Grin filed for bankruptcy in August this year, it didn't just mean the end of its episodic gothic fairy tale Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries. It also meant a horde of disappointed Kickstarter backers went without the rewards they had paid up for.
  Thankfully, British developer Rebellion has stepped in. Not only has the studio, best known for the likes of Sniper Elite and Zombie Army Trilogy, bought the rights to the IP, it has said it will hon
  
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• Dyson's 360 Eye goes on sale: Smart robo-vacuum uses live cameras to map your home - but it costs an eye-watering $1,150

  21-10-2015 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The super-powerful smart vacuum (pictured) has gone sale in Japan and costs ¥138,000 ($1,150 or £750). It uses a panoramic camera lens on top of the machine to map its way around the house.
  
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• 'Humanity in the digital age' Jaguar Thought Leadership session at WIRED 2015 #1

  21-10-2015 17:43
  
  Jaguar Thought Leadership session at WIRED 2015 #1.Continue reading...
  
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• What do we need to do before humans can visit Mars?

  21-10-2015 17:34
  
  Fancy a trip to the Red Planet? This is what we're up against...By: David Ferry, Danielle Venton, Rhett Allain, Shara Tonn, Continue reading...
  
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• Six areas that artificial emotional intelligence will revolutionise

  21-10-2015 17:18
  
  Artificial emotional intelligence will put old heads on shoulders of all ages. By: Alain De Botton, Continue reading...
  
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• The kiss of DEATH: Hottest and largest ever double star system discovered - and it could be about to form black holes

  21-10-2015 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Southern Observatory (ESO) say the system, named VFTS 352 (artist's impression pictured), lies about 160 000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
  
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• DNA testing startup 23andme to resume testing in US

  21-10-2015 16:16
  
  The DNA testing startup 23andme, which provides users with detailed health information, is to resume service in the US.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• DNA testing startup 23andme relaunched in US

  21-10-2015 16:16
  
  The DNA testing startup 23andme, which provides users with detailed health information, is to resume service in the US.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Could Starlingplastic clip boost your baby's IQ?

  21-10-2015 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by a team of California-based parents, Starling (pictured) is described as the 'world's first education wearable for children'. It tracks how many words a parent says to their child each day.
  
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• Rich in the Middle Ages were at higher risk of lead poisoning because of the cups they drank from

  21-10-2015 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Southern Denmark researchers revealed that the goblets and plates that rich individuals ate from were glazed using lead, and entered bodies when people ate acidic foods.
  
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• Minecraft: Story Mode review - building on greatness

  21-10-2015 15:34
  
      Forget Steve and Alex -- Minecraft's new breakout hero is a pig named Reuben. The porcine wonder is just one of many standouts to be found in Telltale Games' narrative driven take on Mojang's unstoppably successful sandbox game.
  Perhaps the biggest surprise is just how strong a story Telltale has woven around the vast and largely undefined world of Minecraft. The main game is a wilderness, by design something for each player to make what
  
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• Rock Band 4 Review: a not-so-best of album

  21-10-2015 15:32
  
      I wanna rock. The problem is, Rock Band 4 makes it kind of tricky to do that -- at least in the way that I want.
  There's nothing intrinsically wrong with Harmonix's reunion tour. In many ways, it refines the basic formula laid down when the first entry debuted way back in 2007, dusting it off and making it accessible for a new generation. The problem is, refining is about all it does, and the improvements it does attempt don't quite justify the high en
  
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• Future civilisations won't know how the universe formed

  21-10-2015 15:18 via go.theregister.com
  
  Pity the 'clueless' inhabitants of as-yet-unborn Earth-like worlds Scientists have estimated that a whopping 92 per cent of "Earth-like" planets have yet to be born, and inhabitants of such worlds in the far-distant future will be "largely clueless as to how or if the universe began and evolved".…
  
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• The largest astronomical image ever has 46 billion pixels

  21-10-2015 14:55
  
  A picture of the Milky Way is the largest astronomical image of all time, at 46 billion pixels.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Is sunscreen killing off coral reefs? Oxybenzone found in lotion can cause infertility

  21-10-2015 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Tel Aviv University say that that the chemical poses an existential threat - even in miniscule concentrations - to the planet's corals and coral reefs.
  
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• Video of a masked figure and cryptic clues about death sets social media into a spin

  21-10-2015 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The creepy footage features someone in a medieval-style plague doctor mask who stands silently as strange noises play in the background.
  
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• Apple tells US judge it's 'impossible' to unlock new iPhones thanks to strong encryption

  21-10-2015 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has told a US judge in Brooklyn, New York, it can only access around 10 per cent of iPhones, which run older operating systems, whereas iOS 8 and 9 (stock image) can't be accessed.
  
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• Islamic State isn't the only group raiding Syria's ancient ruins

  21-10-2015 13:58
  
  Looting of archaeological sites in Syria is more widespread than previously thought and not just work of Islamic State, new research has shown.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Google-backed firm Magic Leap teases more features of its virtual reality headset

  21-10-2015 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Florida company posted the demo video to YouTube. One scene shows an augmented reality robot under a desk and another shows a model of the solar system (pictured).
  
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• Don't Panic: Even if asteroid showers cause mass extinctions ...

  21-10-2015 13:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  ... humans still have several million years in the bank Expect scientists to start arguing about whether there's a match in the long (very long) term between mass extinctions and rising number of comet/asteroid impacts, which, at least according to a new paper, both appear to occur around every 26 million years.…
  
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• 'Unusually fast' and massive asteroid will fly past Earth on Halloween

  21-10-2015 13:11
  
  A huge asteroid is set to fly past Earth on Halloween -- the closest an asteroid has come in nearly ten years.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Asteroid will fly past Earth on Halloween

  21-10-2015 13:11
  
  A huge asteroid is set to fly past Earth on Halloween -- the closest an asteroid has come in nearly ten years.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Inside the mysterious world of Magic Leap: Google-backed firm teases more features of its virtual reality headset in a new video

  21-10-2015 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Florida company posted the demo video to YouTube. One scene shows an augmented reality robot under a desk and another shows a model of the solar system (pictured).
  
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• Cleopatra probably WASN'T killed by a snake bite say University of Manchester academics

  21-10-2015 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Academics at the University of Manchester and the city's museum say venomous snakes in Egypt such as cobras and vipers would have been too large to sneak unseen into Cleopatra's palace.
  
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• Back to the Future...2045: What will the world look like in 30 years?

  21-10-2015 12:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The predictions have been made futurologists from Australian universities who foresee 'talking' buildings, self-healing planes and pods (pictured) and the end of windows by 2045.
  
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• Fire Brigade: your hoverboard could be a serious fire risk

  21-10-2015 12:28
  
  The London Fire Brigade has released details of two hoverboard fire incidents.By: Becca Caddy, Continue reading...
  
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