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• Wal-Mart set to take on Amazon and Google with home delivery drones

  26-10-2015 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wal-Mart has applied to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones
  for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse
  inventories.
  
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• Scan Pyramids project may find Queen Nefertiti's tomb and unravel Egypt's secrets

  26-10-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Architects and scientists from Egypt, France, Canada and Japan will use infrared technology and detectors to map two pyramids at Giza and the two Dahshur pyramids, south of Cairo.
  
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• No, seriously, NASA will fly a probe through Saturn's moon plumes

  26-10-2015 22:19 via go.theregister.com
  
  Cassini craft will buzz natural satellite to sample polar liquid jets Vid  NASA is just days away from a flyby in which its Cassini space probe will fly through liquid plumes on Saturn's moon Enceladus.…
  
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• Asthma drug Singulair may be a cure for Alzheimer's, claims study

  26-10-2015 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists atthe Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria, have discovered that the drug montelukast is able to reverse the brain's ageing process in rats.
  
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• Loss of giant animal droppings is leaving Earth's soil infertile

  26-10-2015 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by scientists at the University of Vermont and University of Oxford has found that extinctions of large animals like mammoths and whales has resulted in a massive drop in nutrient recycling.
  
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• Apple Music is coming to Android after screenshots are leaked

  26-10-2015 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leaked images spotted by German website Mobile Geeks seem to show Apple Music features including Beats 1 Radio and the built-in social network Apple Music Connect.
  
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• The wonder pill that could STOP ageing: Common asthma drug may be a cure for Alzheimer's, claims study

  26-10-2015 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists atthe Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria, have discovered that the drug montelukast is able to reverse the brain's ageing process in rats.
  
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• Wendelstein 7-x stellarator reactor to be turned on for first time

  26-10-2015 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbed Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), the reactor in Greifswald, Germany is hoped to continuously contain super-hot plasma for more than 30 minutes at a time.
  
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• Scientists reveal test that could tell exactly when a woman is about to go into labour

  26-10-2015 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from The University of Texas have uncovered a cellular signal in the amniotic fluid around the foetus that builds up when a pregnant woman is about to go into labour.
  
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• Police: teenager arrested over TalkTalk hack

  26-10-2015 20:04
  
  Police say they have arrested a teenager over a devastating hack on TalkTalkBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Sabre-toothed tigers may have stopped mammoths destroying the planet

  26-10-2015 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, led by the University of California, estimated size ranges for Pleistocene predators using fossils and compared these sizes to the size of mammoths and mastodons.
  
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• 10% of vegetarian hot dogs contain meat and some have HUMAN DNA

  26-10-2015 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis of hot dogs and sausages that examined 345 samples representing 75 brands sold at ten food retailers found ten per cent of vegetarian products contained meat and some also contained human DNA.
  
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• Are YOU being ripped off? New York launches probe into internet speeds

  26-10-2015 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Verizon Communications Inc, Cablevision Systems Corp and Time Warner Cable are the subject of a new probe by  the New York attorney general.
  
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• May's badger cull legal action rejected

  26-10-2015 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rock star Brian May's request for a judicial review into the legalities of badger culling is rejected.
  
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• Scientists create the blackest material ever made using microscopic rods

  26-10-2015 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inspired by the body of an Asian beetle, experts from Saudia Arabia have used the structure of the insect's scales to create an ultra-black material made of a nanorod attached to a nanosphere (pictured).
  
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• James Bond's stunt co-ordinator has an amazing job

  26-10-2015 18:27
  
  Gary Powell has the kind of job that kids fantasise about. As stunt coordinator for the James Bond films, he gets the first go on all the latest spy gadgetsBy: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Researchers grow SUPERTOMATOES containing same amount of cancer-beating chemical as 50 glasses of red wine

  26-10-2015 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just one of the genetically engineered tomatoes grown by British scientists contains as much of the grape compound resveratrol as 50 bottles of red wine.
  
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• Cuppa coffee from Northern Ireland?

  26-10-2015 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Take a coffee plant and some volcanic soil, keep indoors for a while and despite the cold, you could have Northern Ireland-grown coffee.
  
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• Did ancient animals REGROW their limbs? Fossils suggest the ability to regenerate was widespread 300 million years ago

  26-10-2015 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science in Berlin, say plenty of other tetrapods (one illustrated) may have been able to re-grown their limbs like modern salamanders.
  
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• Do crabs feel pain?

  26-10-2015 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A supermarket in London is shocking customers by selling live crabs wrapped in plastic. But do crabs actually feel pain?
  
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• 'Catamancer' is the all-cat 'Hearthstone' you've been waiting for

  26-10-2015 17:41
  
      Blizzard's digital collectible card game Hearthstone is already a hit. But cats -- furry, adorable, occasionally cantankerous -- are also quite popular. It's safe to say that he internet loves cats. But why aren't there more cats in Hearthstone?
  That's a question for Blizzard to answer. In the meantime though, indie developer Frostbolt Games is aiming to deliver the next best thing with Catamancer, a planned online mu
  
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• Cocaine, sex and social media: the untold story of Rio's most notorious cartel boss

  26-10-2015 16:54
  
  How the boss of Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious cocaine cartel was brought down by a social media postBy: Misha Glenny, Continue reading...
  
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• Afghan quake: Continents collide

  26-10-2015 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deadly quake in Afghanistan and Pakistan was large but mercifully deep, according to geoscientists studying the area.
  
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• Ofcom confirms sale of UK spectrum for push towards 5G

  26-10-2015 16:35
  
  The UK telecoms regulator has published details of how portions of the country's telecoms spectrum will be sold-off next year.
  Ofcom has confirmed its intention to auction the 2.3 and 3.4 GHz spectrums as UK mobile networks move towards creation of 5G mobile networks.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Google unveils RankBrain AI to handle queries its never seen before

  26-10-2015 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During tests, Google engineers who design the algorithms correctly ranked 70 per cent of sites from a range of search terms while RankBrain achieved a score of 80 per cent.
  
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• YouTuber TomSka on comedy, anxiety and TV stardom

  26-10-2015 16:24
  
  Thomas Ridgewell -- better known as YouTube comedy creator TomSka -- used to suck. His message for aspiring filmmakers? You suck, too.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Earth-like planet Alpha Centauri Bb spotted in orbit our closest star is an ILLUSION

  26-10-2015 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astrophysicists at the University of Oxford have reanalysed data concerning Alpha Centauri Bb, thought to be orbiting our nearest star, and found it may be an 'ghost' in the data.
  
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• Citigroup to allow customers to withdraw money using retinal scanning

  26-10-2015 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The New York-based bank say the new approach would be more secure and would mean that cards could never be skimmed at an ATM again, making life harder for criminals and identity thieves.
  
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• Aboriginal females used dogs to hunt small animals 4000 years ago

  26-10-2015 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study by the University of Western Australia and the Australian National University, Canberra, suggests Aboriginals formed close bonds with dingoes as soon as they arrived 4,000 years ago.
  
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• Star Wars: Darth Maul game looking to resurrect itself for next-gen gamers

  26-10-2015 16:00
  
  Back in April 2014, footage from an aborted Darth Maul video game hit the net. Devloped by Red Fly Studio, Battle of the Sith Lords was to have been a stealth-action game following the striking villain of The Phantom Menace. The title had been in production since 2010, but was killed by Disney's buyout of Lucasfilm -- the same deal that ultimately scuppered even Lucasarts' own highly-anticipated Star Wars 1313.
  Now though, with Star Wars: Battlefront 
  
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• DJ Black Coffee wants to take South African music global

  26-10-2015 15:44
  
  This man became a hit DJ with one hand. Now he wants to take on iTunes in South Africa.By: Andy Morris, Continue reading...
  
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• Skreemr concept could travel five times faster than Concorde

  26-10-2015 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designers Charles Bombardier and Ray Mattison envisage the craft could be launched using a magnetic railgun system to catapult it into the sky to reach a staggering Mach 10.
  
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• Processed meats do cause cancer - WHO

  26-10-2015 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Processed meats - such as bacon and ham - do cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
  
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• These bird-inspired drones will do our dirty work

  26-10-2015 15:23
  
  Mirko Kovac makes nature-inspired drones that can walk, swim and perch.By: Mark Piesing, Continue reading...
  
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• 'Alien megastructure' is more likely to be a lopsided star than a Dyson sphere

  26-10-2015 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maine-based space blogger Jim Galasyn proposes that the dips in 'flux' around KIC 8462852 (pictured) are caused by the star having a lopsided disc, and two planets obstructing its view.
  
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• The Inca shrine in the Vilcabamba Kingdom where CHILDREN were sacrificed

  26-10-2015 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spanish explorers travelling through the remote Vilcabamba region in Peru discovered the ruins of around 50 buildings and a system of caves containing human remains (pictured).
  
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• How will technology enhance our bodies by 2025?

  26-10-2015 14:55
  
  In 2025, cancer will be defeated by biochemically adjusting the body's immune system and AI will help cure neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy and Parkinson's.By: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Mysterious UFO dubbed 'WTF' is on a collision course with Earth

  26-10-2015 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WTF1190F (circled in this image from a Hawaiian telescope) is set to crash into the Indian Ocean, around 40 miles (65km) off the southern tip of Sri Lanka, at 6:20 UTC on November 13.
  
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• Does Snapchat make you happier than Facebook?

  26-10-2015 14:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by researchers at the University of Michigan found users of Snapchat reported having more rewarding interactions and feeling more positive, perhaps because they worried less about posts.
  
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• The place that has wiped out grey squirrels

  26-10-2015 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Welsh island of Anglesey has wiped out grey squirrels
  
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• Steve Jobs biopic flops on opening weekend

  26-10-2015 13:59
  
  Aaron Sorkin's long-awaited Steve Jobs biopic made just $7.3m (£4.76m) after its first weekend in the US.By: Becca Caddy, Continue reading...
  
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• Parachuting beavers once rained down on Idaho

  26-10-2015 13:28
  
  The "great beaver drop" of 1948 was part of Idaho's program to relocate beavers. By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Net neutrality at risk as EU heads for crucial vote

  26-10-2015 13:10
  
  In Europe, the amount of money a company is able to pay could soon determine how fast its content is delivered over the internet.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Bacon gives you cancer: global health study condemns processed meat

  26-10-2015 12:21
  
  The World Health Organisation has classified processed meat as officially carcinogenic.
  WHO said that according to most available evidence, just 50g of processed meat per day is enough to increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer by 18 percent.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Renowned academic Lisa Jardine dies

  26-10-2015 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes are paid to the historian and biographer Lisa Jardine following her death at the age of 71 from cancer.
  
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• VIDEO: Hands-on with UK start-up's VR headset

  26-10-2015 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A York-based start-up is crowdfunding a virtual reality headset with a built-in computer - but the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones is sceptical.
  
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• Boozy comet expels massive amounts of alcohol into space

  26-10-2015 11:48
  
  Comet Lovejoy has been releasing large amounts of alcohol and sugar into space.By: Becca Caddy, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: How an ash tree is turned into a spoon

  26-10-2015 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch as an ash tree is felled and part of the wood is turned quickly into a spoon in this 60-second time lapse.
  
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• Halo 5: Guardians review - almost angelic

  26-10-2015 11:17
  
      Halo 5: Guardians is better than first impressions allow. It's deeper, with a far more complex and engaging story, than the time the Microsoft overlords permit for a preview can do justice to. Yet despite its unfurling narrative that weaves serpentine across the galaxy, it is ultimately exactly what we originally said: "the Halo you love, only more.... Halo-y."
  Seemingly intent on making the series this generation's interactive Star
  
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• Cassini space probe set to travel past Saturn's moon Enceladus to find life

  26-10-2015 11:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, Nasa's Cassini probe will shoot through a fountain erupting from Saturn's frozen moon, Enceladus (pictured), at an altitude of 30 miles, in the hope of discovering signs of life.
  
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