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• It's better to shop for Christmas gifts at the last-minute

  23-12-2015 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thoughtfulness is at the heart of holiday shopping, but too much of it can really trip you up, according to Northwestern and Washington University researchers.
  
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• Nasa video shows how muscle and tissue behave in extreme conditions

  23-12-2015 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage, from 1946, was taken as part of Nasa tests in Virginia developed to find out ifpilots can withstand being in their plane with the canopy off.
  
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• What happens to your face in 457mph winds: Vintage Nasa video shows how muscle and tissue behave in extreme conditions

  23-12-2015 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage, from 1946, was taken as part of Nasa tests in Virginia developed to find out ifpilots can withstand being in their plane with the canopy off.
  
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• Bob Oravec explains how El Niño is causing ‘upside-down’ weather

  23-12-2015 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big parts of the county are basking in above-average temperatures, especially east of the Mississippi and across the Northern Plains. Record warmth is expected on Christmas Eve along the East Coast.
  
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• YouTube video shows 'fleet of UFOs' flying above Santiago, Chile

  23-12-2015 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage of mysterious glowing lights in the sky have left people divided over whether UFOs were visiting earth. The objects were seen above Santiago, Chile, and were captured in a short clip.
  
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• 'Alien signals' are caused by collisions between stars and asteroids claim scientists

  23-12-2015 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mysterious 'alien signals,' have perplexed astronomers for almost a decade. Now, research from the Nanjing University in China may have found the answer behind fast radio bursts.
  
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• University of Birmingham unveil the spit test that can predict how long you will live

  23-12-2015 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doctors could tell elderly people how long they have left to live and use the test as a way of looking at overall health of younger people, University of Birmingham researchers said.
  
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• Families fight so much at Christmas due to 'hypercopresence'

  23-12-2015 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Melanie Booth-Butterfield, a communications expert at the University of Virginia, said that rows occur when people tried to 'strike out' and reclaim their independence.
  
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• Spotting solar flares BEFORE they erupt and what causes explosions on the sun

  23-12-2015 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in the US think they may have cracked what makes or breaks a solar flare (pictured). The findings could help space agencies work out the threats from the false alarms.
  
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• Does this creature hold the secret to IMMORTALITY? Scientists discover that the Hydra may be able to live forever

  23-12-2015 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pomona College in California has found observed hydras in two separate studies and found the organisms do not age. They claim in the right circumstances, they could live forever.
  
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• No snow this Christmas? Blame El Niño: Expert explains how the phenomenon is causing ‘upside-down’ weather

  23-12-2015 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big parts of the county are basking in above-average temperatures, especially east of the Mississippi and across the Northern Plains. Record warmth is expected on Christmas Eve along the East Coast.
  
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• Has the mystery of 'alien signals' been solved? Researchers claim fast radio bursts are caused by collisions between stars and asteroids

  23-12-2015 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mysterious 'alien signals,' have perplexed astronomers for almost a decade. Now, research from the Nanjing University in China may have found the answer behind fast radio bursts.
  
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• VIDEO: Fireball filmed over Nevada and California

  23-12-2015 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US defence officials confirm a streaking fireball over the skies of Nevada and California was Russian space debris.
  
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• Bigger wine glasses trick you into thinking you're having smaller measures

  23-12-2015 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The theory was tested at Cambridge bar The Pint Shop. The wine was served in two ways - by the bottle in the bar's restaurant with the glasses handed to the customers, and by the glass at the bar.
  
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• VIDEO: El Nino's effect around the world

  23-12-2015 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Weather's Nick Miller looks at how the effects of El Nino are being felt around the world.
  
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• Spotting solar flares BEFORE they erupt: Study reveals what causes some explosions on the sun to burst free and others to fail

  23-12-2015 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in the US think they may have cracked what makes or breaks a solar flare (pictured). The findings could help space agencies work out the threats from the false alarms.
  
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• Security experts warn the code used to protect online data is under 'serious threat from hackers'

  23-12-2015 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The SHA-1 algorithm is currently used by websites to encrypt data, but experts believe hackers may be closer to cracking the code than previously thought. It is now urging these sites to upgrade to SHA-2.
  
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• India puts the brakes on Facebook

  23-12-2015 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's telecoms regulator has put Facebook's "free mobile data" scheme on hold following claims it breaches net neutrality principles.
  
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• Game Digital shares hit as sales fall

  23-12-2015 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in Game Digital plunge by more than a third after it says profits will be hit by slower-than-expected sales of new video game formats.
  
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• Virtual MMO Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization heads west

  23-12-2015 17:32
  
      Like the idea of MMOs but can't stand other people interfering with your game? Bandai Namco has the answer, with the biggest ever Sword Art Online game heading to the UK in 2016.
  An offline RPG mimicking the gameplay of massively multiplayer games, the Sword Art Online franchise stems from the Japanese novel series by Reki Kawahara. The series follows a group of players trapped in a virtual reality MMO, forced to clea
  
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• It was definitely them! Eyewitnesses are more reliable when identifying suspects if they feel confident in their answer

  23-12-2015 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by psychologists at the University of California San Diego said police should take eyewitness confidence levels into account when they perform identifications.
  
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• Why drinking wine from a large glass makes you go back for more: Bigger glasses trick you into thinking you're having smaller measures

  23-12-2015 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The theory was tested at Cambridge bar The Pint Shop. The wine was served in two ways - by the bottle in the bar's restaurant with the glasses handed to the customers, and by the glass at the bar.
  
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• Solar or coal? India's decision may decide the fate of the planet

  23-12-2015 16:10
  
  Coal or solar? The power source India chooses may decide the fate of the planet.By: Charles C. Mann, Continue reading...
  
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• Twitter baffled by mysterious 'alien eggs' hatching in British countryside

  23-12-2015 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Images of the fungus, known as devil's fingers, sparked a Twitter frenzy after they were posted by Dan Hoare, with the tongue-in-cheek caption 'alien eggs hatching in the New Forest'.
  
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• These rescue robots are efficient lifesavers

  23-12-2015 15:48
  
  Robin Murphy provides a special kind of emergency help: robots.By: Sophia Epstein, Continue reading...
  
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• Hello Kitty security breach 'corrected'

  23-12-2015 15:28
  
  A security breach that exposed the details of 3.3 million Hello Kitty fans online has been "corrected", according to the company. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Figurines carved from antlers in Siberia may have been to protect baby from evil

  23-12-2015 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The eight intricately carved figurines were made from antlers and still bear traces of red paint. They were found on the chest of an infant found in a grave (pictured)near Lake Itkul in Siberia.
  
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• VIDEO: Google's robots challenge Rudolph

  23-12-2015 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google's roboticists charge three of their BigDog droids with pulling Santa's sleigh to mark Christmas.
  
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• New NINJA lanternshark fish spotted off the coast of Central America

  23-12-2015 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Pacific Shark Research Center in California found the new species in the Pacific. The Ninja lanternshark can grow up to half a metre long (19 inches) and glows in the dark.
  
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• Rare Full Cold Moon on Christmas day for first in 38 years

  23-12-2015 14:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  December's full moon (pictured) is called the Full Cold Moon because it occurs during the beginning of winter and it will peak at 06.11 EST (23.11GMT Christmas Eve).
  
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• Crows' tool time captured on camera

  23-12-2015 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ecologists observe wild New Caledonian crows making and using hook-shaped tools, thanks to tiny tail-mounted cameras.
  
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• VIDEO: Crows shoot selfie videos for science

  23-12-2015 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Caledonian crows have been caught in the act of making and using hook-shaped tools, thanks to tiny tail-mounted cameras.
  
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• Qantas video reveals what it's like to land a Boeing 747

  23-12-2015 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Offering a perspective most passengers will never see, this video shows the incredible views that Qantas pilots enjoyed when they flew a Boeing 747 from Sydney to San Francisco.
  
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• Meet the NINJA lanternshark that glows as it stalks its prey: New species of stealthy fish spotted off the coast of Central America

  23-12-2015 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Pacific Shark Research Center in California found the new species in the Pacific. The Ninja lanternshark can grow up to half a metre long (19 inches) and glows in the dark.
  
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• The Beatles' catalogue will be available on Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music at midnight

  23-12-2015 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Original The Beatles (pictured) tunes will be available on nine services including Amazon Prime, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify, Rhapsody, Google Play, Groove, Tidal and Slacker.
  
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• Getting metal hunks into orbit used to cost a bomb. Then SpaceX's Falcon 9 landed

  23-12-2015 13:36 via go.theregister.com
  
  Why Jeff Bezos should shut up Analysis  Monday's historic landing of the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is possibly the most significant event in rocketry since Apollo 8 showed we could get humans to the Moon and back safely.…
  
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• Winter Steam Sale ready to drain your wallets

  23-12-2015 13:33
  
  Prepare your wallets, PC gamers -- the winter Steam sale is now live.
  Continuing a holiday tradition as timeless as arguing with your family and eating leftovers for days, Steam's annual savings bonanza is once again in full festive effect.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Hello Kitty tackles child data leak

  23-12-2015 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A security loophole on the Hello Kitty website that exposed personal data on millions of people has been "corrected"
  
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• Women who changed science in 2015

  23-12-2015 13:19
  
  2015 has been full of scientific and technological innovation. From self-teaching robots to gene editing technology, here are the women who made it happen. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Watch 60 years of space debris appear in just one minute

  23-12-2015 13:06
  
  When you look into the night sky to marvel at the stars and ponder the vast, unknown chasm that is our universe, you may not spare a thought for what else is up there. Not UFOs, of course -- space debris.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• All Beatles albums available to stream from Christmas eve

  23-12-2015 13:05
  Following a rumours and anticipation, Britain's best-selling pop band will finally be available to stream from Christmas Eve.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider and more in Square Enix Humble Bundle

  23-12-2015 13:03
  
  Problem: it's two days until Christmas, and there's a game-loving friend you've forgotten to buy presents for. Possible solution: more than 15 PC games for about six quid in Square Enix's latest Humble Bundle.
  The Humble Square Enix Bundle 3 sees the publisher offering up 2008 JRPG The Last Remnant, noirish afterlife adventure Murdered: Soul Suspect, the first chapter of the episodic Life is Strange, and the first three original Tomb Raider game
  
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• ISS crew receives Christmas delivery

  23-12-2015 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Russian cargo vehicle carrying food and supplies has docked with the International Space Station - just in time for Christmas.
  
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• Software bug releases convicts early

  23-12-2015 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It emerges that more than 3,200 US prisoners in Washington state were released early because of a software bug.
  
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• Beatles music joins streaming services

  23-12-2015 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Beatles' music is being added to nine music streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music.
  
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• Guilty plea to financial news hack

  23-12-2015 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US-based man admits making financial trades based on information stolen from hacked embargoed press releases.
  
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• Riddle of mysterious 'Jewish relic' solved on Facebook

  23-12-2015 12:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 19lb gold-plated object was discovered in a cemetery in Jerusalem six months ago, leaving experts baffled as to what it was, but Facebook users have finally solved the mystery.
  
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• Cassini captures shot of Saturn's pockmarked dark moon Phoebe

  23-12-2015 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image (pictured) was taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft. Phoebe orbits at a staggering distance of 8,049,668 miles (12,952,000km) from the ringed planet.
  
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• Rare Full Cold Moon will brighten the sky on Christmas day: Lunar event is the first in 38 years - and it won't happen again until 2034

  23-12-2015 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  December's full moon (pictured) is called the Full Cold Moon because it occurs during the beginning of winter and it will peak at 06.11 EST (23.11GMT Christmas Eve).
  
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• Skier Hirscher almost hit by drone

  23-12-2015 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher is nearly hit by a falling drone camera at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Italy.
  
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