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• UN warns El Niño weather system will be the worst in over 15 years

  16-11-2015 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A UN agency claims this year's event will push surface temperatures in the east-central Pacific Ocean up by 2°C above normal. This makes it one of the four strongest El Niños since 1950.
  
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• Listening to your favourite songs can cause pupils to dilate

  16-11-2015 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have discovered that sound canstimulate pupil dilation.
  Two universities in Austria conducted a study to analyse the affect music has on a listener’s pupil.
  
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• Astronomers take the pulse of distant galaxy M87 revealing dying stars' 'heartbeat'

  16-11-2015 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a scientific first, astronomers at Yale and Harvard have taken the pulse of distant galaxy called M87, and measured the effects of older red stars on the light of their surroundings
  
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• Google hits out at California's DMV over self driving car regulations

  16-11-2015 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has hit a roadblock in its plans to bring self driving cars to the masses - the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department of Motor Vehicles was supposed to write rules of the road by last Jan. 1.
  
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• Bats have heavy wings to help them perform mid-air aerobatics and land upside down

  16-11-2015 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island filmed bats as they came into land on a ceiling and found they draw in one of their wings to create inertia that spins them in the air.
  
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• Half the world's natural history specimens may have the WRONG name

  16-11-2015 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Oxford and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh used three different approaches to work out how many mistakes there are.
  
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• Your phone's GPS is rubbish because it tracks you by 'scattering points' randomly

  16-11-2015 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Salzburg found that GPS units in sat navs and phones invariably overestimate the distance travelled by as much as 20 per cent.
  
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• Anonymous 'declares war' on Islamic State

  16-11-2015 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anonymous is promising its "biggest operation ever" against Islamic State militants after the Paris attacks.
  
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• VIDEO: Social media responds to Paris attacks

  16-11-2015 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes continue to dominate social media feeds, as the world tries to make sense of the Paris attacks online.
  
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• Earth's groundwater could drown the continents in 590 FEET of liquid

  16-11-2015 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geologists at the University of Victoria in Canada, found there is enough ground water to cover all of the Earth's land in 590ft (179 metres) of liquid if it pooled evenly on the surface.
  
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• Forget salt and pepper, BREATHING can make your food taste better

  16-11-2015 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breathing slowly could make food taste better. Engineers from Penn State and Yale University say slow quiet breathing allows for intake of more particles, which will enhance smell and flavor.
  
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• UK are most likely to tell the truth while the Chinese are the most deceitful

  16-11-2015 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) quizzed 1,500 people from 15 countries in an online survey, which involved two experiments designed to measure honest behaviour.
  
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• Optical illusion turns black and white images into COLOUR

  16-11-2015 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The illusion uses a false colour image of Dunstaburgh Castle in Northumberland (pictured)to desensitise your retina so a monochrome picture appears to be fully coloured.
  
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• Earth has enough groundwater to drown the continents in 590 FEET of liquid - but maps reveal we can only use 6% of it

  16-11-2015 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geologists at the University of Victoria in Canada, found there is enough ground water to cover all of the Earth's land in 590ft (179 metres) of liquid if it pooled evenly on the surface.
  
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• How honest is YOUR country? People in the UK are most likely to tell the truth while the Chinese are the most deceitful

  16-11-2015 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) quizzed 1,500 people from 15 countries in an online survey, which involved two experiments designed to measure honest behaviour.
  
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• Bram de Zwart wants to bring 3D printers to the high street

  16-11-2015 18:17
  
  At WIRED Retail Bram de Zwart will be talking about designing and producing products at the point of sale. By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• Forget salt and pepper: Study finds quiet BREATHING can make your food taste better

  16-11-2015 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breathing slowly could make food taste better. Engineers from Penn State and Yale University say slow quiet breathing allows for intake of more particles, which will enhance smell and flavor.
  
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• Rex Specs 'doggles' protect your pet's eyes from UV rays, wind and dust

  16-11-2015 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dog goggles, from Wyoming-based Rex Specs can shield the animals from intense sunlight, dust and strong wind.
  
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• The 'cross-dressing' bird that steals girlfriends: Supergene lets male ruffs avoid competition by mimicking females

  16-11-2015 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Sheffield found this behaviour is encoded by a 'supergene' - a section of a chromosome containing a hundred or more genes.
  
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• Apple Watch 2 to launch in June and will get a battery boost and front-facing camera

  16-11-2015 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A statement in Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta’s earnings call by chairman Barry Lam said a new Apple Watch will be ready for sale by the end of the second quarter next year.
  
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• Dubai police adds Porsche 918 Spyder to its fleet of supercars

  16-11-2015 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest vehicle to join the Dubai police fleet, the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid, sells for around£555,000 and is currentlythe most expensive Porsche available.
  
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• Amazon brings startup Launchpad to the UK

  16-11-2015 16:51
  
  Amazon's expanded Launchpad its platform for startups to sell and market their products to the UK.
   By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Why 'Overwatch' is Blizzard's riskiest game yet

  16-11-2015 16:41
  
      Blizzard is known primarily as a developer of strategy games and MMORPGs. Recent years have seen it expand those boundaries though, with MOBA Heroes of the Storm and trading card game Hearthstone. Those are spin-offs or remixes of existing titles though -- next spring, the studio launches Overwatch, its first completely new franchise in nearly two decades.
  The game sees Blizzard stepping into new territory, conceptually and literally -- a mul
  
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• Dolphins have accents too! Experts are studying the unique sounds made by the mammals around the Channel Islands

  16-11-2015 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Societe Jersiaise in the Channel Islands will compare the noises made by dolphins (stock image) off the Channel Islands with those from elsewhere to see if they have ‘accents’.
  
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• Scottish accents found to be 'flourishing' while other British dialects are dying out

  16-11-2015 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Linguists from the University of Glasgow studied audio recordings spanning the centuries to understand changes to the Glaswegian accent. Actor James McAvoy who was born in the city is shown.
  
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• Nintendo wins major anti-piracy court battle

  16-11-2015 15:41
  
  Nintendo has won a court battle in Italy against importers of copyright and protection infringing consoles and accessories.
  The ruling, from a specialised intellectual property court in Milan, is the first time that a European Member State court has applied the guidance of Europe's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• 'High impacts' from stronger El Nino

  16-11-2015 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This year's El Niño weather event is expected to gain in strength before the end of this year according to the latest research.
  
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• Algorithm uses machine vision to spot and recognise hidden emotions

  16-11-2015 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Univeristy of Oulu in Finland have created an algorithm using machine vision to spot and recognise hidden facial movement that give away what we truly think.
  
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• Switzerland to launch buses on public streets next year that drive themselves

  16-11-2015 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BestMile is launching two buses in Sion in Spring 2016. The two PostBus vehicles are part of a two-year trial and are able to run at 12mph.
  
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• Missing piece of Europe's hunter-gatherer ancestry discovered

  16-11-2015 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Genetic sequencing conducted by Cambridge University suggests a group of ancient hunter-gatherers are a 'fourth strand' in Europe's ancient lineage.
  
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• EA reveals Star Wars Battlefront DLC... kind of

  16-11-2015 14:19
  
  EA has finally revealed some of the content that will be included in its forthcoming downloadable content expansions for Star Wars Battlefront.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• How AI is helping to build next-gen thermal imaging

  16-11-2015 13:52
  
  A team of computer scientists from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology near Stuttgart used artificial intelligence to match a well-lit photo with a thermal image of the same face.By: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Luxurious houseboat boasts king size beds, a jacuzzi and lounges

  16-11-2015 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Overblue vessel, designed by Italian boat manufacturer Raffaele Grotti, boasts en-suite bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen and a flybridge for al fresco entertaining.
  
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• 'Last-resort' prescriptions rise with antibiotic resistance

  16-11-2015 13:40
  
  More hospitals are having to prescribe "last-resort" antibiotics as the number of resistant infections continues to rise, a Public Health England report has said. 
   By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Emergency 'collapsible' bridge can be assembled in 60 minutes

  16-11-2015 13:29
  
  Installed in an hour, expanded in 5 minutes: Mobilebridge is helping speed up evacuations from disasters. By: Lydia Belanger, Continue reading...
  
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• Huawei reveals quick-charge battery

  16-11-2015 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese tech giant Huawei has unveiled two prototype lithium-ion batteries that can re-charge in minutes.
  
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• Mystery ancestral 'tribe' revealed

  16-11-2015 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Geneticists have detected a fourth ancestral "tribe" which contributed to the modern European gene pool.
  
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• Pornhub reveals traffic dropped 10% the day Fallout 4 was released

  16-11-2015 12:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Starting at 5am on 10 November, traffic on the Montreal-based Pornhub began to drop, down as much as 10 per cent from 7am till noon. A still from the game is pictured.
  
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• Bloodhound Diary: Getting 'ready to roll'

  16-11-2015 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sequence for firing up a supersonic car
  
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• Emergency stop game tests your reflexes to reveal how 'old' a driver you are

  16-11-2015 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The game, created by London-based start-up, Justpark.com, gives you a driving age, from 18 to 'a very, very old person,' based on your ability to perform an emergency stop.
  
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• VIDEO: Microsoft pulls plug on Zune music

  16-11-2015 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft's failed Zune music service is quietly put to rest.
  
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• UFO filmed blazing in the sky over Siberia in video but it’s most likely a meteor

  16-11-2015 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to witnesses, the bright light flew across the sky above the village of Olovyannaya, some 150miles south-east of the city of Chita at around 10pm last Wednesday.
  
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• Eleven percent of UK schoolchildren cyberbullied

  16-11-2015 11:19
  
  Eleven percent of year 10 students in the UK have experienced cyberbullying, according to the first government survey on online abuse. By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• 'Hoverboarders' dancing to Justin Bieber is unexpectedly graceful

  16-11-2015 11:09
  
  Hoverboards might be illegal in the streets but what you do with them in your own dance studio is up to you.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook 'Safety Check': why it was used in Paris, but not Beirut

  16-11-2015 10:35
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the social network will seek to open up its 'Safety Check' feature more widely in the wake of disasters.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Cirque du Soleil's virtual circus

  16-11-2015 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the acrobatic troupe is looking at a future of customised story-telling for virtual reality
  
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• Cameron might fast-track snooping bill after Paris attacks

  16-11-2015 09:30
  
  David Cameron has hinted the government may move to speed-up the passing of its proposed new surveillance law.
   By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Hauwei's new battery promises to charge your phone 10 times faster

  16-11-2015 08:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by Chinese company Huawei, the Lithium-ion batteries can be charged to 50 per cent capacity in five minutes, with usage life and storage power not compromised.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 16 November

  16-11-2015 08:40
  
  Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, Facebook will be expanding Safety Check to cover more human disasters, Apple has no intention of merging its tablet and laptop ranges, Google offers 1TB of storage in exchange for Maps reviews and more.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Kickstarter boss on success secrets

  16-11-2015 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yancey Strickler, cofounder of Kickstarter, offers the business advice he wishes he'd had when he started out, as part of the BBC News series, CEO Secrets.
  
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