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• Lunar and Planetary Institute experts baffled by arch-shaped red lines on Tethys' icy surface

  16-12-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Schenk of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston says the most likely explanation is that there are unseen fractures on Saturn's moon which are causing fresh material to appear on the surface.
  
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• Up to 90% of cancer 'could be wiped out by avoiding triggers'

  16-12-2015 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Yusuf Hannun, of Stony Brook University in the US, said that while luck plays a role, factors in the world around us are much more important including diet, cigarettes, sunburn, some viruses and pollution.
  
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• Lamar Odom, Jurassic World, Adele and Caitlyn Jenner top Google's US 2015 trending search terms

  16-12-2015 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lamar Odom's bizarre downfall from a former Los Angeles Lakers star to a lost soul in a Nevada brothel had the US searching Google for answers more than any other topic this year.
  
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• Seasonal affective disorder infographic reveals how fatigue and sex drive could be a sign

  16-12-2015 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The infographic reveals the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder, which affects 10 million Americans, include fatigue, a loss of sex drive, poor sleep, depression and crying spells.
  
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• California: Self-driving cars must have driver behind wheel

  16-12-2015 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California unveiled precedent-setting draft rules Wednesday that would slow the public's access to self-driving cars of the future until regulators are confident the technology is safe.
  
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• Facebook Messenger lets users call Uber cars

  16-12-2015 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook on Wednesday announced an alliance with Uber that lets people summon cars from the ride-sharing service using the Messenger smartphone application. ...
  
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• Researchers reveal a glass of drinking water contains 10M bacteria

  16-12-2015 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Lunch University in Sweden found 10 million bacteria in a glass of tap water. Although it sounds disgusting, they can actually help clean water of other toxins.
  
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• Google to create self driving taxi firm to take on Uber

  16-12-2015 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is believed to be planning to offer fleets, which would include a range of large and small vehicles and could be in college campuses or office parks, Bloomberg's source claims.
  
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• Cern may have discovered a mysterious new Higgs Boson particle

  16-12-2015 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cern scientists in Geneva say that one theory is that it is a graviton, and its discovery could reveal the existence of extra dimensions of space-time. However, more tests need to be done, they added.
  
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• HIV dating app HZone 'potentially left 5k users' personal details exposed

  16-12-2015 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Security researchers claim a breach at app HZone - for people who are HIV positive - means the email addresses, dates of birth and user names of users were accessible, leaving them vulnerable to 'identity theft and extortion'.
  
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• Lips that redden during mating season help bizarre snub-nosed primates get the girl

  16-12-2015 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Plump red lips have long been a symbol of sexuality, and not just for humans. For snub-nosed monkeys in China, lip colour indicates mating status, and it's males who flaunt a scarlet pout.
  
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• Have scientists found a huge new Higgs Boson? Cern may have discovered tantalising signs of a mysterious particle

  16-12-2015 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cern scientists in Geneva say that one theory is that it is a graviton, and its discovery could reveal the existence of extra dimensions of space-time. However, more tests need to be done, they added.
  
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• Fancy a drink? Researchers reveal a glass of drinking water contains ten MILLION bacteria (but don’t panic - they claim they aren’t harmful)

  16-12-2015 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Lunch University in Sweden found 10 million bacteria in a glass of tap water. Although it sounds disgusting, they can actually help clean water of other toxins.
  
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• Greenland Ice Sheet lost mass faster between 2003 and 2010 than ever before

  16-12-2015 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the first time, climate researchers in Denmark have revealed their direct observations of the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet during the latest 110 years.
  
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• Deakin University researchers' video captures little penguins hunting in gangs

  16-12-2015 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Deakin University in Australia fitted cameras to 21 little penguins to reveal what the small birds hunt, their strategies and success in getting a meal.
  
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• Herbivorous dinosaur Morelladon beltrani's fossils show 'sail-like' hump on its back 

  16-12-2015 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new species of 20ft (6 metre) long herbivorous dinosaur with a 2ft (60cm) tall sail on its back has been named Morelladon beltrani (illustrated). It was found close to Morella in Spain.
  
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• Animation reveals plesiosaurs flapped like PENGUINS to 'fly' through water

  16-12-2015 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using computer modelling scientists from Georgia Institute of Technology claim to have finally found the 'optimal locomotive strategy' for plesiosaurs.
  
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• Microsoft developing an app that can predict crimes in the future

  16-12-2015 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft is creating an app with the potential to predict and prevent crimes. The algorithm will analyze historic data of inmates and could single out those who might commit crimes within 6 six of their release.
  
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• Insect from Italy's Lombardy region is named 'gaudiella' which means 'fun'

  16-12-2015 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The insect (pictured) is only found in the remote Pizzo Arera mountain of Bergamasque Prealps in northern Italy's Lombardy region, some 5,250ft (1,600 metres) above sea level.
  
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• Physics uses warp theory to look beyond relativity

  16-12-2015 19:04 via go.theregister.com
  
  Compressing the space-time continuum. No flux capacitors here, though Experiments to examine the possibility of making a real-life warp drive may fail, but they teach us a lot more about the limits of the universe and the physics that describes it.…
  
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• VIDEO: A $5,900 chair for the office

  16-12-2015 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A San Francisco firm creates a robotic chair designed to help you stay focused while working.
  
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• Super-Earth found just 14 light years away: Wolf 1061c is the closest 'habitable' planet outside our solar system ever found

  16-12-2015 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at he University of New South Wales said the rocky orb is more than four times the mass of the Earth, orbiting the star Wolf 1061 (illustrated) and is just 14 light years away.
  
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• The tiny 'disco' moth that only lives in the Italian Alps: Shimmering insect is named 'gaudiella' which means 'fun'

  16-12-2015 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The insect (pictured) is only found in the remote Pizzo Arera mountain of Bergamasque Prealps in northern Italy's Lombardy region, some 5,250ft (1,600 metres) above sea level.
  
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• This is the smallest image ever printed

  16-12-2015 17:57
  
  It may not look like anything special, but this image is actually the world's smallest printed picture. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• LaMem website scans your photos to reveal how recognisable you are

  16-12-2015 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The algorithm from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory uses machine learning to predict how memorable an image is. Miley Cyrus was 'very memorable' on 0.958.
  
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• Spotify Party can make your playlists for you

  16-12-2015 17:21
  
  Planning a party is hard work. You've got to decide who to invite and who to leave out, how much booze you should buy and who's going to clean up when it's all over. On the plus side, though, you no longer have to worry about the music -- Spotify's got it sorted for you.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old sphinx statue in ancient Chinese tomb

  16-12-2015 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Excavators in Ningxia, northwest China, have unearthed what they believe to be a Chinese sphinx in a tomb that dates back to the Tang Dynasty, belonging to the writer Liu Jun.
  
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• AUDIO: 'Thief recognition' CCTV on trial in UK stores

  16-12-2015 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could face-recognition cameras that warn business owners when known thieves enter their premises help tackle crime?
  
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• Quantum dots print tiniest inkjet image

  16-12-2015 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers use quantum dots to create what has been classed as the world's smallest inkjet-printed picture.
  
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• Poverty CAN lower your IQ but it depends where you live: Americans suffer the effects more than Europeans

  16-12-2015 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to new research by scientists at the University of Texas, Austin and the University of Edinburgh, being born in the US means your IQ could be limited by your social class.
  
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• Too much hot air in your office? Temperature is found to be the number one cause of arguments in the workplace

  16-12-2015 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than a third of British workers who were surveyed by E.on, admit to having argued with colleagues (illustrated) at least once a month, about whether they are too hot or cold.
  
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• Saturn's moons Enceladus and Tethys pose for a perfectly aligned photo

  16-12-2015 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image, captured by the Cassini probe, shows the moons Enceladus and Tethys perfectly aligned above Saturn’s signature rings.
  
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• The science of Star Wars and how the Death Star's laser would melt it

  16-12-2015 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the American Chemical Society and the University of Berkeley have examined the science underlying the Star Wars films ahead of the release of The Force Awakens (still shown).
  
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• Tim Peake tweets from the ISS describing the trip as 'incredible'

  16-12-2015 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake has posted his first tweet from his new home for six months. It says: 'Hi from #ISS!' before crediting cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko for getting the crew safely docked.
  
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• Ground control from Major Tim: British astronaut tweets for the first time since arriving on the ISS, describing the trip as 'incredible' as stunning pictures emerge of his craft lighting up the night sky

  16-12-2015 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake has posted his first tweet from his new home for six months. It says: 'Hi from #ISS!' before crediting cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko for getting the crew safely docked.
  
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• Star Wars Escape game turns your phone into a LIGHTSABER

  16-12-2015 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lightsaber Escape was built in Chrome but works on all desktop browsers. Users enter a URL on their phone to turn it into a lightsaber and the desktop site is then transformed into a game (pictured).
  
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• EU 'breached law' on chemicals rules

  16-12-2015 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Court of Justice rules the European Commission breached EU law over the potentially harmful "endocrine disruptor" chemicals.
  
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• UK shops test 'thief recognition' tech

  16-12-2015 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK stores test facial recognition tech
  
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• Polar bears travel further on ice

  16-12-2015 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Polar bears are working harder just to stay in one place, as the Arctic sea-ice on which they hunt drifts away.
  
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• Amazon tells customers to trash dodgy 'hoverboards'

  16-12-2015 12:54
  
  Amazon has told customers who bought unsafe 'hoverboards' to throw them away and get a refundBy: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Northern Lights photo over Iceland resembles giant Wicked Witch of the West

  16-12-2015 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The evil Wizard of Oz character momentarily appeared to be looking down from the sky above Iceland during the spectacular light show.
  
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• Dogs have been man's best friend for 33,000 years: DNA shows domesticated canines descend from Asian grey wolves

  16-12-2015 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists examined the DNA of wolves and dogs from China, Africa and Europe, to discover domesticated dogs likely evolved from grey wolves (image) that joined humans on hunts.
  
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• Cern's potential new particle discovery is 'a total game changer'

  16-12-2015 12:33
  
  Higgs boson researchers may have discovered a new particle that is six times bigger than the Higgs Boson. By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Hummingbirds avoid overheating with special 'windows' in their plumage

  16-12-2015 12:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists at George Fox University in Oregon used thermal imaging to study how hummingbirds avoid overheating from the high levels of energy they burn while flying and hovering.
  
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• Exoplanets renamed after scientists, gods and the undead

  16-12-2015 12:11
  
  Arion, Taphao Kaew, Poltergeist and Tadmor are just some of the new official names given to exoplanets by the International Astronomical Union.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: How fracking could change national parks

  16-12-2015 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Claire Marshall explains how fracking could be done in national parks.
  
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• World War Three will be a cyber war against ISIS that the West could lose

  16-12-2015 11:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Describing the U.S. reliance on war machines and troops as outdated, John McAfee claims jihadi hackers could turn such equipment against us in a nightmarish 'doomsday' scenario.
  
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• Just as many women play games, but only men are thought of as 'gamers'

  16-12-2015 11:45
  
  Gaming is often considered to be a solely male pastime, with female gamers often pushed to the sidelines or, worse, attacked. But a new study from the Pew Research Centre found that just as many women play games. The only difference is how the two genders are perceived. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Grim-faced cosmonaut in ISS manual docking nail-biter

  16-12-2015 11:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  Yuri Malenchenko's serious demeanour expained European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake, NASA 'naut Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko safely boarded the International Space Station yesterday following a tense manual docking of their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft with the orbiting outpost.…
  
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• Germany makes move to remove hate speech from the internet

  16-12-2015 11:25
  
  Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to delete hate speech posted to their sites in Germany within 24 hours.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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