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• Nasa conducts MORE secret tests of its ‘impossible engine’: Study reveals fuel-free thrusters do work, but no one knows why

  05-11-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Details of the test were given by Paul March, one of the top engineers working the EM Drive thruster in Texas. He said improved tests on the thruster removed errors from earlier studies.
  
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• NASA reveals how Mars solar winds stripped the planet's atmosphere

  05-11-2015 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made by the Maven mission which has revealed the rapid rate at which the Martian atmosphere currently is losing gas to space as a result of the solar wind.
  
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• Women are 'either bisexual or gay but NEVER straight', University of Essex study finds

  05-11-2015 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists from the University of Essex looked for signs of sexual stimulation. While lesbians only responded strongly to clips of women, heterosexual women were aroused by both sexes.
  
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• Sun of a b... Solar winds blamed for ripping away Mars' atmosphere

  05-11-2015 22:19 via go.theregister.com
  
  Terraforming Red Planet going to be much harder than thought Video  NASA thinks it now understands why Mars has lost so much of its atmosphere: the Sun stripped it virtually clean.…
  
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• kGoal is the smart kegel exerciser for MEN that could help with better orgasms

  05-11-2015 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kegel exercises has long been popular among women - but a new product claims they could also help men last longer in the bedroom and have better orgasms.
  
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• Financial worries, social media and adulthood mean 'your 30s are no longer happy'

  05-11-2015 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People in their 30s are less likely to be as happy as their parents were at the same age, a study at San Diego State University has revealed - a finding researchers have branded 'shocking'.
  
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• Nature's fireworks: Cosmic fireballs set to illuminate the skies tonight as the Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak

  05-11-2015 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each year, between the end of October and until the beginning of December, the skies play host to 'nature's fireworks' - the northern Taurid meteor shower.
  
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• Scientists tinker with evolution to save Hawaii coral reefs around Coconut Island

  05-11-2015 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The assisted evolution project in Hawaii uses coral that has survived the changing water conditions to breed stronger kinds that can better withstand conditions created by global warming.
  
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• NASA images reveal $20m Antares accident close up

  05-11-2015 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The images, posted without explanation to the agency's Flickr page, show the Orbital Antares rocket exploding in October last year.
  
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• Red kite numbers soar in urban areas thanks to controversial feeding scheme

  05-11-2015 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the University of Reading found that more than 4,300 households in Reading have fed the birds - one in 20 households.
  
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• Jetpack daredevils fly beside an Emirates Airbus A380 over Dubai

  05-11-2015 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jetman, Yves Rossy, and Jetman Junior, Vince Reffet, took to the skies to record the hair-raising stunt, which saw the duo flying beside an Emirates A380 passenger plane over the Dubai skyline.
  
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• Mount St Helens could erupt as magma chamber found below the volcano

  05-11-2015 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geologists at Rice University in Houston, Texas have discovered a second magma chamber that appears to feed the one directly below the Washington volcano.
  
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• Emojiworks reveal keyboard that can type only in EMOJI for Mac, PC and iOS

  05-11-2015 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Austin-based Emojiworks has developed three bluetooth keyboards that allow users to type purely in emoji by pressing a special command key.
  
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• Beat the gridlock: Google Maps will now read traffic and accident alerts out loud to warn you about congestion while driving

  05-11-2015 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has released a new update for its Maps app on iPhone and Android which introduces spoken traffic alerts to warn motorists of incidents along their route.
  
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• Goths rejoice, black just got blacker! Designer creates the darkest T-shirt in the world inspired by the skin of a VIPER

  05-11-2015 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German fashion designer Phoebe Heess has launched a Kickstarter page, appealing for funding to make a T-shirt (pictured) which is the darkest in the world.
  
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• Star Wars' 'Death Star' is discovered in the middle of a Spanish field

  05-11-2015 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spanish goat farmers discovered the strange object in Calasparra, Murcia and alerted the Civil Guard, who put the area under quarantine, to investigate.
  
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• 'Designer cells' reverse baby's cancer

  05-11-2015 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first person in the world to receive a pioneering genetic therapy has shown a remarkable reversal of her cancer.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge at risk of attack as Google finds 11 security holes

  05-11-2015 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Google's Project Zero recently discovered a total of 11 'high-impact' security holes in the device (pictured) that could leave the handset at risk of attack from hackers.
  
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• Facebook v YouTube: Fighting for views

  05-11-2015 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than eight billion videos are viewed on Facebook every day, the social network has announced but how has it reached this number?
  
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• Microbot Push is the robotic finger that will push buttons for you

  05-11-2015 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microbot Push (pictured) is a robotic finger that will push buttons for you. Designed by Korean start-up Naran, it can be activated from a phone or programmed to work automatically.
  
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• Fanged eel among Brazil fossil finds

  05-11-2015 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists unearth a haul of reptile and amphibian fossils in Brazil, dating from 278 million years ago when the continents were joined.
  
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• Facebook's laser-powered internet drone preps for take off

  05-11-2015 18:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  10Gbit/s connectivity – now that's what I call inflight Wi-Fi The prototype craft for Facebook’s laser internet-in-the-sky is close to take off. A solar-powered, carbon fiber flying V-shaped wing, that’ll pump out 10Gbit/s connectivity using a laser, will begin test flights “soon”, the firm said Thursday.…
  
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• Fireworks cut visibility by a QUARTER: Motorists are advised to be more alert when driving around on Bonfire Night

  05-11-2015 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Birmingham examined data collected between 2000 and 2012 from 34 meteorological stations throughout the UK on bonfire night when fireworks are set off.
  
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• New machine cuts sepsis diagnosis to just five hours

  05-11-2015 17:45
  
  A new technique may be able to cut sepsis diagnosis from five days to just five hours.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Jessi Baker is building product trust on the blockchain

  05-11-2015 17:31
  
  Jessi Baker is the founder of Provenance, which is building the future of supply chain transparency and product trust on the blockchain.By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• Are YOU a jealous person? People under 30 are the most envious of their friends but this resentment fades once they hit 50

  05-11-2015 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a University of California, San Diego paper published in the journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology, young adults are more envious than older adults.
  
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• Porn Lords: aged peers tackle online pornography

  05-11-2015 16:57
  
  Honourable members -- most of which probably haven't sent a sext, or used snapchat -- pumped the Lords' chamber full of their takes on the future of online porn. 
   
   
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• Photographers 'put deer off mating'

  05-11-2015 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Photographers trying to capture stags clashing antlers during rutting season could be threatening the herd's future in a London park, wardens warn.
  
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• Five-year-old savant Ramses Sanguino to be studied by Dr Diane Powell

  05-11-2015 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ramses Sanguino - who is already learning seven languages and solving complex mathematical equations -  was filmed seemingly demonstrating telepathy at his home in Los Angeles, California.
  
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• Clothes with built-in 'air conditioning' could help you control your temperature using app 

  05-11-2015 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a flexible plastic film etched with microchannels that warming or cooling liquid can be pumped through.
  
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• Slate Scale weigh your food and automatically track what you're eating on your smartphone

  05-11-2015 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Calagary-based inventors of Slate Scale (pictured) claim their gadget is the world's first portable smart scale for nutrition.
  
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• Government snoops, space weather: Podcast 242

  05-11-2015 16:20
  
  
  We break down the Investigatory Powers Bill, find out how a flight to New Zealand could one day take just four hours and run down the weirdest and deadliest space weather.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• The video game that's bigger than Bond: Xbox's Halo 5: Guardians takes more money on its first day than Spectre

  05-11-2015 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The latest Halo title pulled in £7.7million in gross revenue in the UK on its first day, beating Spectre. The Bond film took £6.3 million in first day box office sales in the UK.
  
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• Nasa releases spectacular photos of 2014 Antares explosion

  05-11-2015 16:09
  
      These pictures, just released by Nasa, detail in visually spectacular detail the last moments of the Orbital ATK Antares rocket, which exploded on Wallops Island in Virginia on 28 October, 2014.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Hadrian's Wall collapsed several times into the River Tyne due to instability of the land

  05-11-2015 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Excavations at Segedunum Fort at Wallsend in North Tyneside have revealed that a stretch of Hadrian's Wall (pictured) collapsed several times and had to be rebuilt.
  
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• VIDEO: Ten second pitches at Web Summit

  05-11-2015 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the annual Web Summit in Dublin draws to a close, BBC News hears some 10-second pitches from aspiring technology start-up companies.
  
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• MI5 'secretly collected phone data'

  05-11-2015 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MI5 has secretly been collecting vast amounts of data about UK phone calls to search for terrorist connections.
  
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• Report finds apps 'spy on users'

  05-11-2015 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A report looking at how Apple and Google's apps behave finds many leak personal information to third parties.
  
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• Zap to recall! Electrodes fitted inside the BRAIN could soon be used to help prevent memory loss

  05-11-2015 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US military is investing in research projects that use brain implants to enhance memory. Two neuroscience teams have started testing this technology on humans
  
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• Your mood swings may give you an evolutionary advantage

  05-11-2015 13:59
  
  We already know that mood affects the way we judge and perceive things -- and it's generally considered to be negative. Studies have found that bad or sad moods can affect our judgement and reasoning, with clinical depression even having an impact on perception of time. But a new study suggests that mood, and extreme changes in mood, may actually be "an evolutionary relic that may have been advantageous for early humans". By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading..
  
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• Ancient amphibian 'vampire' discovered in Brazil 278m years later

  05-11-2015 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two ancient relatives of modern salamanders have been discovered in north eastern Brazil alongside the oldest terrestrial reptile skeleton ever found in South America.
  
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• iTunes graphic novel artist: Jobs makes a perfect character

  05-11-2015 13:29
  
      Artist R. Sikoryak's unabridged graphic adaptation of the iTunes Terms and Conditions has proven a big hit. Sikoryak's webcomic experiment sees a new page -- each drawn in the style of the world's greatest comics artists -- added daily, adapting the full legal document to comic book form.
  The result is a surprisingly enjoyable way to read Apple's notoriously lengthy agreement; the sight of a caricature Steve Jobs traipsing the works of history's finest comi
  
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• BBC shows available to buy online

  05-11-2015 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC is making more than 7,000 hours of TV available to buy from its archives, including current shows and "lost gems", fron the new BBC Store.
  
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• Why getting a promotion could make you FAT: People in positions of power are more likely to develop larger waistlines due to stress

  05-11-2015 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, led by the University of Adelaide, psychologists interviewed 450 middle-aged men and women who worked in a variety of jobs, both blue and white-collar.
  
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• Facebook profits jump on ad revenue hike

  05-11-2015 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook reports an 11% jump in profits on the back of increased advertising sales after attracting more users.
  
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• VIDEO: Sun comes alive in HD images

  05-11-2015 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Remarkable high-definition images of the sun taken by Nasa's space-based telescope, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) have been released.
  
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• Never de-ice your car again! Material causes frozen droplets to LEVITATE - and it could be built into windscreens and plane wings

  05-11-2015 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich studied ice forming on a superhydrophobic surface and found the droplets began to bounce as they started to freeze.
  
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• Fancy flying to Mars? NASA's hiring

  05-11-2015 12:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  Seeks next generations of 'nauts NASA has put out a call for the next generation of astronaut candidates, in anticipation of regaining the ability to put people aloft space aboard US-built spacecraft.…
  
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• Man dies after tapeworm gives him cancer

  05-11-2015 11:58
  
  A man has died after a tapeworm living inside him deposited cancerous cells throughout his body.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Investigatory Powers Bill: questions that must be answered

  05-11-2015 11:50
  
  Edward Snowden has called it the "most intrusive and least accountable surveillance regime in the West," civil liberty groups have said it is "breath-taking" and an "attempt to grab even more intrusive surveillance powers".By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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