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• Nasa wants to ‘move out’ of the ISS and focus on the moon and Mars

  08-12-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Among other things, the space agency says it wants to focus on its goal of taking humans to moon's orbit -  which is also known as cislunar space - ahead of going to Mars.
  
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• Hippos are not vegetarians and regularly feast on MEAT

  08-12-2015 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Based on observations in eastern and southern Africa, including South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, researchers claim hippos regularly eat meat.
  
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• How does YOUR country rank on climate change?

  08-12-2015 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report card on climate change policies around the world has ranked countries according to the progress they have made towards combating global warming, with the UK coming second in the list.
  
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• China's near-space aircraft is a success with solar-powered blimp

  08-12-2015 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bright silver craft, which was lifted into the skies using helium, runs on the solar energy it generates through its panels during orbit and can carry up to around 660 lbs of weight on board.
  
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• Snapchat suffers technical issues as firm takes to Twitter to reassure users

  08-12-2015 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a tweet from the official Snapchat support account, the company said: 'Our team is aware of the problem and working on a fix now.'
  
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• Kunbarrasaurus dinosaur discovered in Australia

  08-12-2015 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University of Queensland and University of Ohio have found evidence of a new species of dinosaur found in Australia. CT scanning and 3D imaging were used in discovery.
  
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• Alcohol can make you more attractive: Social drinkers found to be more appealing than teetotallers... but heavy drinking is ugly

  08-12-2015 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Houston found social drinkers are seen as being more attractive than non drinkers but heavy drinkers were considered to be the least appealing.
  
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• Apple Watch 2 will be revealed in March 2016 alongside ‘mini’ 4inch iPhone 6c 

  08-12-2015 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tech blog 9to5Mac claims the new products will be announced at a special event in March, over a year after the Apple Watch was first introduced by Tim Cook.
  
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• Lions made famous on TV's Big Cat Diary are poisoned in Kenya

  08-12-2015 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two lions from the Marsh Pride (pictured) have died, including lioness Bibi, who was found lying on her side 'foaming at the mouth, spitting and panting' before her death.
  
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• Simulation shows the storms that take place inside stars as they spin

  08-12-2015 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, these models show a star that’s around the same mass as our sun but spinning five times faster.
  
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• Research claims we will all use four gadgets every day by 2018

  08-12-2015 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In less than three years, the average consumer will be using three to four gadgets every day. This includes smartphones, tablets, two-in-one devices, and notebooks, as well as wearables.
  
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• Nasa wants to ‘move out’ of the International Space Station: Bosses say the focus is now on the moon and Mars

  08-12-2015 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Among other things, the space agency says it wants to focus on its goal of taking humans to moon's orbit -  which is also known as cislunar space - ahead of going to Mars.
  
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• Want your texts to appear sincere? DON’T use punctuation: Researchers say full stops make messages appear less trustworthy

  08-12-2015 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Binghamton University’s Harpur College conducted a study that suggests people perceive text messages ending in a period are less sincere than those that have no punctuation.
  
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• How many gadgets do YOU own? Research claims we will all use four every day by 2018

  08-12-2015 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In less than three years, the average consumer will be using three to four gadgets every day. This includes smartphones, tablets, two-in-one devices, and notebooks, as well as wearables.
  
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• Time for an upgrade? Apple Watch 2 will be revealed in March alongside ‘mini’ 4inch iPhone 6c 

  08-12-2015 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tech blog 9to5Mac claims the new products will be announced at a special event in March, over a year after the Apple Watch was first introduced by Tim Cook.
  
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• Take a look INSIDE a star: Stunning simulation shows the storms that take place inside stellar bodies as they spin

  08-12-2015 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, these models show a star that’s around the same mass as our sun but spinning five times faster.
  
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• Snapchat suffers technical issues as firm takes to Twitter to reassure users it is 'working on a fix' for users who can't log in

  08-12-2015 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a tweet from the official Snapchat support account, the company said: 'Our team is aware of the problem and working on a fix now.'
  
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• Zodiac Aerospace designs lower deck passenger cabin with vending machines

  08-12-2015 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The radical designs from French firm Zodiac Aerospace include staircases, stacked storage bins for hand luggage and display screens that beam video from exterior cameras.
  
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• Who's a pretty boy then? Heavily armoured parrot beaked dinosaur with bones in its skin and the ears of a turtle revealed

  08-12-2015 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University of Queensland and University of Ohio have found evidence of a new species of dinosaur found in Australia. CT scanning and 3D imaging were used in discovery.
  
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• Google Pixel C review: too great for its own good

  08-12-2015 19:00
  
      WIRED reviews the new Google Pixel C tablet and keyboardBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• How does YOUR country rank on climate change? Denmark tops report on national climate policies, while Australia and Saudi Arabia bring up the rear

  08-12-2015 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report card on climate change policies around the world has ranked countries according to the progress they have made towards combating global warming, with the UK coming second in the list.
  
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• Hungry hippos! Giant aquatic mammals are not vegetarians and regularly feast on MEAT

  08-12-2015 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Based on observations in eastern and southern Africa, including South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, researchers claim hippos regularly eat meat.
  
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• Twitter experiments with non-chronological timelines

  08-12-2015 17:54
  
  Is nothing sacred? First, Twitter got rid of 'faves' and replaced them with 'hearts'. And now, Twitter is experimenting with non-chronological timelines.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Medieval castle discovered beneath HM Prison Gloucester to rival Tower of London

  08-12-2015 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists examining the site of HM Prison Gloucester in south west England discovered the ruins of enormous '12 feet wide' castle walls beneath the prison's old basketball court.
  
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• Star Wars' Millennium Falcon would cost £2m a year to run, engineers estimate

  08-12-2015 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Derby-based engineering firm SGS said with a reputation for being unreliable, the Millennium Falcon (pictured) would require more than £350,000 in mechanical man hours alone.
  
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• Floating, flower-shaped ice rinks proposed for the Thames

  08-12-2015 17:07
  
     Architecture firm NBBJ has released a concept for a series of natural, flower shaped ice rinks on the River Thames. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• This algorithm is unlocking the mysteries of Tom Hanks

  08-12-2015 16:42
  
  This rubbery, alien facsimile of Tom Hanks' face may look like a bad waxwork -- but it's actually a computer generated digital model created by a machine learning algorithm.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Space mining laws set to spark explosion in extraterrestrial extractions

  08-12-2015 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Barack Obama signed legislation at the end of November that allows commercial extraction of minerals and other materials, including water, from asteroids and the moon.
  
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• Is there hidden painting beneath Mona Lisa's smile? SECOND portrait of a woman spotted under Da Vinci's masterpiece

  08-12-2015 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pascal Cotte says he has discovered another portrait beneath the existing painting on display in The Louvre, in Paris (pictured) by using reflective light technology.
  
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• 180 million-year-old dinosaur fossils unearthed by road workers in China

  08-12-2015 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two Jurassic dinosaurs - which would have measured up to 30 feet when alive - were found 1,600 feet apart in Lufeng County, Yunnan Province, China.
  
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• Taylor Swift songs that make foods taste better but Justin Bieber ruins it

  08-12-2015 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An experimental psychologist at Oxford University has found some music genres can make specific foods taste better. Taylor Swift (pictured) is ideal with Chinese food, Pavarotti with pasta.
  
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• 'Red Mars' could be sci-fi TV's 'Game of Thrones'

  08-12-2015 13:36
  
  Author Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy is heading to television, under the title of its first novel Red Mars. American network Spike TV has confirmed a ten-episode season set to premiere in January 2017.
  A classic of 'hard' sci-fi, the books -- Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars -- follow the colonisation of Mars over the course of centuries. Robinson charts the earliest colonisation efforts through to final terraforming of the planet,
  
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• Apple's Smart Battery Case is so ugly it's almost sarcastic

  08-12-2015 13:25
  
   Apple does not release products purely to spite editorial writers, but they just came awfully close.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Donald Trump wants to 'close up the internet' to stop Isis

  08-12-2015 13:22
  
  Donald Trump has discovered the secret to world peace -- 'closing up the internet'.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• TfL reveals blueprint for London's 'station of the future'

  08-12-2015 13:05
  
  A new "blueprint" for station designs of the future has been unveiled by London Underground in a bid to improve the look of the network.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Arnie: 'Go part-time veggie for climate'

  08-12-2015 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says people should go meat-free one or two days a week to fight climate change.
  
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• Netflix will double original programming in 2016

  08-12-2015 12:25
  
  Netflix head of content says it is set to double its original series next year, but it won't launch live TV.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Star Wars and Darth Vader inspired motorboat with expandable WINGS

  08-12-2015 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rear deck of the boat expands by 40 per cent at the touch of a button. Its expandable wings are said to resemble TIE Fighter Crafts in Star Wars. The 42 foot long boat can travel 38 knots.
  
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• Marvel confirms 'Civil War II' comic crossover

  08-12-2015 11:25
  
  Marvel has confirmed rumours of Civil War II, a sequel to its groundbreaking 2006 comic crossover. The new series will coincide with the third Captain America movie, which adapts the original storyline for the shared cinematic universe.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Nasa decides to 'move out' of low-Earth orbit for private industry

  08-12-2015 11:23
  Nasa wants to turn over low-Earth orbit to private companies in order to refocus on more ambitious missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Eric Schmidt wants to build a 'spellcheck for hate'

  08-12-2015 11:01
  
  Alphabet CEO Eric Schmidt has called for a "spellcheck for hate and harassment".By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Hands on with a 3D music controller

  08-12-2015 10:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The controller which can be a DJ scratch deck, control a lightshow or musical instrument
  
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• David Attenborough's fears over the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland

  08-12-2015 09:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir David Attenborough's favourite holiday destination has been Queensland, Australia, since he first travelled there 60 years ago to see the Great Barrier Reef.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 8 December

  08-12-2015 08:40
  
  Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, Google chief Eric Schmidt wants "spell-checking for hate and harassment", Nasa will be pulling out of low-Earth orbit, a study says that most Kickstarters deliver on their promises and more.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Hidden portrait 'found under Mona Lisa'

  08-12-2015 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An earlier portrait of the Mona Lisa has been found under the existing painting using reflective light technology, according to a French scientist.
  
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• Smog 'red alert' in effect in Beijing

  08-12-2015 06:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital's first ever pollution "red alert" comes into effect over smog levels.
  
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• Sydney quantum computing wonks get $36M to build god box

  08-12-2015 05:47 via go.theregister.com
  
  Commonwealth Bank lobs $10 million build ball at UNSW team. Aussie physicists have scored AU$36 million to advance their work on the world's first silicon-based quantum computer.…
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S7 could be 10% CHEAPER than its S6

  08-12-2015 05:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung is expected to announce details of its new flagship phone the Galaxy S7 early next year. It is expected to keep the design of the Galaxy S6 Edge (pictured) but will have 3D Touch interface.
  
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• Software can transform George Bush into Barack Obama and even Tom Hanks

  08-12-2015 03:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team at Washington University used algorithms to map 49 points on a person’s face, then chart how those points change depending on various emotions.
  
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• The world's first Olympics for bionic athletes is unveiled

  08-12-2015 03:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two months following the Summer Olympics, individuals who use prosthetics and other aids are invited to compete at Cybathlon . This event will take place in Switzerland on October 8, 2016.
  
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