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• Tim Peake in a historic spacewalk to replace a faulty power unit in the dark

  14-01-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tim Peake and Tim Kopra will face a race against the clock to repair a power unit on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) using simple tools, one of which is a toothbrush.
  
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• New York gets a TITANOSAUR: Gigantic skeleton unveiled at natural history museum

  14-01-2016 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The biggest dinosaur ever to be shown at the American Museum of Natural History will be unveiled on Friday, and its head will graze the ceiling. It is known as the Titanosaur.
  
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• The biggest ice volcano in the solar system: Stunning new images reveal 90-mile-wide CRYOVOLCANO on Pluto 

  14-01-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature, named Wright Mons after the Wright brothers, is one of two potential ice volcanoes on Pluto. It is about 90 miles (150km) across and 2.5 miles (4km) high.
  
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• Think this year’s weather is weird? Interactive maps reveal what summers and winters will feel like across the US in 2100

  14-01-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In less than a century meteorologists claim that summertime in Boston will feel more like Miami, while winters in New York will feel like North Carolina today.
  
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• Do your shopping WITHOUT getting out of the car: Plans for a drive-through supermarket revealed

  14-01-2016 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Russian inventor has filed a patent for drive-through supermarkets, where everything you need is on cascading shelves and you never have to get out of the car.
  
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• Nest users left in the cold: Bug forces smart thermostats offline as frigid temperatures arrive

  14-01-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A software bug caused Nest smart thermostats to lose power, causing heating and cooling systems into completely shutdown. And many Nest owners have been waking up to frigid homes.
  
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• That really IS a mighty wind: Astronomers spot Milky Way 'twin' with hot gas blasting out at 33,000 km a SECOND

  14-01-2016 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Winds from around the black hole are moving at 23 000–33 000 km/s, about 10% the speed of light, researchers found.
  
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• Boffins baffled by record-smashing supernova that shouldn't exist

  14-01-2016 22:08 via go.theregister.com
  
  New type of stellar explosion or alien pressing the wrong button? Supernovae are nothing new in the universe, but scientists have spotted the largest yet seen, some 200 times as bright as anything recorded previously.…
  
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• Dating app ‘Once’ uses your heart rate to help you find love

  14-01-2016 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Once' is a dating app that integrates with a Fitbit or Android wearable to monitor your heart rate while you are looking at a potential matches profile. If both of your hearts begin to race, then it's a match.
  
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• Measuring brainwaves could prevent patients waking up during surgery

  14-01-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cambridge scientists say the level of 'chatter' between brain cells indicates how much anaesthetic is needed. The greater the activity at the start of surgery, the bigger the required dose.
  
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• Spear marks on mammoths carcass suggests humans were in Siberia 26k years ago

  14-01-2016 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian scientists believe that marks on a woolly mammoth carcass in Siberia may provide evidence that humans were present in the Arctic as early as 45,000 years ago.
  
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• What are these strange ‘alien’ circles near Las Vegas? Scientist says patterns seen from space are caused by ANTS 

  14-01-2016 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amelia Carolina Sparavigna, a specialist in satellite imagery analysis at the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy claims the patterns are ant nests, each 47 inches (120cm) in diameter.
  
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• Tiny jumping spider Jotus remus plays hide and seek to win over the ladies

  14-01-2016 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographer Jurgen Otto appears to have captured a spider's fun side. A video depicts a species of Australian jumping spider, called Jotus remus, playing hide and seek to snag a partner.
  
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• Zoological Society of London say synthetic chemicals are killing dolphins

  14-01-2016 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) say dangerous levels of synthetic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, known as PCBs, are still leaking into the oceans.
  
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• Hyperloop Technologies testtrack in Las Vegas gets first pieces

  14-01-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The test track, thirty miles north of Las Vegas, will be home to Hyperloop Technologies new three-mile test track that would reach 700 mph by the end of this year.
  
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• Colossal star explosion detected

  14-01-2016 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronomers have seen what could be the most powerful supernova yet detected - an event so big it shone with 570 billion times the brightness of our Sun.
  
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• Ghent University study examined the difference Facebook profiles make in job applications

  14-01-2016 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study conducted by researchers at Ghent University found that candidates with attractive photos were invited to 39 per cent more interviews and were a fifth more likely to get positive feedback.
  
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• Do YOU set pulses racing? Dating app ‘Once’ uses your heart rate to help you find love

  14-01-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Once' is a dating app that integrates with a Fitbit or Android wearable to monitor your heart rate while you are looking at a potential matches profile. If both of your hearts begin to race, then it's a match.
  
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• What the brain looks like on anaesthetic: Measuring brainwaves could help to prevent patients waking up during surgery

  14-01-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cambridge scientists say the level of 'chatter' between brain cells indicates how much anaesthetic is needed. The greater the activity at the start of surgery, the bigger the required dose.
  
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• Did humans hunt mammoths in the Arctic 45,000 years ago? Spear marks on frozen carcass suggests our ancestors were in Siberia 10,000 years earlier than believed

  14-01-2016 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian scientists believe that marks on a woolly mammoth carcass in Siberia may provide evidence that humans were present in the Arctic as early as 45,000 years ago.
  
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• Bijou Linux autopilot takes to the skies

  14-01-2016 19:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Diminutive PXFmini shield for the Raspberry Pi Zero Those who believe that less is indeed more are directed to the PXFmini autopilot shield for the Raspberry Pi Zero - a seriously bijou bit of kit measuring just 31mm by 73mm and weighing in at 15g.…
  
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• Do YOU have the happiness gene? It may depend where you live: Sweden and Ghana have lots of cheery DNA, but it's bad news for the Chinese and Jordanians

  14-01-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 26.3 per cent of Swedes have the happiness gene, compared to 23 per cent of Britons, 21 per cent of the French and 20 per cent of Germans, Bulgarian researchers found.
  
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• Juvenile Chasmosaurus dinosaur from 75m years ago is helping evolutionary scientists

  14-01-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The baby dinosaur, a juvenile Chasmosaurus, uncovered six years ago in Alberta badlands is now providing scientists with the answers to evolutionary mysteries.
  
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• Banned pollutants are killing dolphins: Flame retardant chemicals are accumulating in bodies of orcas at toxic levels

  14-01-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) say dangerous levels of synthetic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, known as PCBs, are still leaking into the oceans.
  
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• Peek-a-boo! Tiny jumping spider plays hide and seek to win over the ladies

  14-01-2016 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographer Jurgen Otto appears to have captured a spider's fun side. A video depicts a species of Australian jumping spider, called Jotus remus, playing hide and seek to snag a partner.
  
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• 'Don't snoop on staff,' bosses warned

  14-01-2016 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a European court rules that the rights of a man whose employer read his private messages were not violated, companies are warned not to go too far.
  
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• Tim Peake faces a race against the clock in historic spacewalk to replace a faulty power unit in the dark with the help of a toothbrush

  14-01-2016 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tim Peake and Tim Kopra will face a race against the clock to repair a power unit on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) using simple tools, one of which is a toothbrush.
  
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• Robotic Falcon drone could rid the skies of annoying UAVs

  14-01-2016 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at Michigan Michigan Technological University have developed a drone catcher that fires a net at other UAVs from up to 40 feet away while still in mid-air.
  
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• Drone-enthusiast filming algae claims to have spotted a UFO near Chile

  14-01-2016 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Augustine Lepe was flying his drone above the sea near La Serena, Chile when a 'UFO' fell from the sky at speed, stopped suddenly, travelled along the surface of the water and then vanished.
  
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• Tim Peake's spacewalk: everything you need to know

  14-01-2016 17:37
  
  Tim Peake will make history today as he becomes the first British citizen to go into actual space; the astronaut will complete his inaugural spacewalk.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Vietnam’s war dead to be identified with a DNA project

  14-01-2016 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Vietnamese government is working with Hamburg-based medical diagnostics firm Bioglobe to train experts how to use DNA technologies to identify remains.
  
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• Deliberately boring 'Desert Bus' game comes to VR

  14-01-2016 17:08
  
  One of the most boring games of all time is going to be reborn in virtual reality. It will probably, like its predecessor, be relentlessly, deliberately dull.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Hummingbirds create tiny tornadoes with their wings to make tight turns

  14-01-2016 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in at the University of Montana analysed the complex air currents created by the tiny birds’ wings and found they create tiny tornadoes which gives them their high maneuverability.
  
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• Ford's driverless car that can cope with SNOW and tackle slippery corners

  14-01-2016 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ford has been testing the vehicles in winter weather (pictured) in Michigan, including at Mcity – a 32-acre, fake urban environment at the University of Michigan.
  
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• Pollutant 'threatens Europe's whales'

  14-01-2016 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PCB chemical, banned in Europe in the 1980s, has been found in extremely high levels in Europe's whales and dolphins, scientists report.
  
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• Giant army drone set to dodge trees

  14-01-2016 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A large military drone that can carry loads of up to 500kg will be tested later this year to see if it can fly itself between trees without crashing.
  
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• Macroscopic photos reveal insects in dazzling detail 

  14-01-2016 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teacher and freelance photographer Roni Hendrawan has captured stunning macro images of mini-beasts. The photos were taken the forests and gardens near his home in Bangka, Indonesia.
  
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• What's it like to have your emails investigated?

  14-01-2016 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How does it feel to have your emails investigated?
  
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• Kindle-style Braille tablet for the blind will allow people to feel images and text

  14-01-2016 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing a Kindle style Braille e-reader for blind and partially sighted people. It will be capable of displaying text, graphs and graphics.
  
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• Nest thermostat bug leaves users cold

  14-01-2016 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A software problem with smart thermostat Nest has angered users and left them with cold houses.
  
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• Otzi's parents came from different parts of Europe and may have met in the Alps

  14-01-2016 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from European Academy of Bozen-Bolzaon in Italy have compared the Otzi the iceman’s mitochondrial DNA with 1,077 modern samples. A stock image of the mummy is shown.
  
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• Watch this drone drag another drone from the sky with a net

  14-01-2016 12:39
  
  Drone killing -- stopping rogue drones that could be equipped with explosives -- will be a big business. Boeing has already developed a laser to shoot drones out of the sky but there may be an easy solution: the humble net.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• West Africa 'free of Ebola', but new flare-ups feared

  14-01-2016 12:38
  
  West Africa has been declared free of Ebola 42 days after Liberia's last patient tested negative, but the WHO warns that the virus can linger in survivors.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• 2000 AD publisher launches petition for 'Dredd' TV series

  14-01-2016 12:38
  
  In the kind of almost slavish devotion rarely seen for properties not called Firefly, fans have never given up hope of a sequel to 2012's comic adaptation Dredd. Now though, the character's publisher Rebellion is making an official drive to show producers there's a market for more.
  Rebellion has launched Bring Back Dredd, a campaign which currently has more than 136,000 signees. Shepherded by "superfans" Frank Palmer and Brian Ritchie, it's shifting focus away from a th
  
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• Human embryo editing research awaits landmark ruling

  14-01-2016 12:06
  
  The HFEA is to rule on whether a UK researcher will for the first time be allowed to use CRISPR gene editing in human embryo research.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• HTC Vive: the unanswered questions

  14-01-2016 12:02
  
  The HTC Vive has -- like all virtual reality headsets -- had a long and drawn out birth. WIRED tries out the latest kit at CES in Las Vegas.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Mugen Puchi Puchi 'Infinite bubble wrap' is the toy for those in need of stress relief

  14-01-2016 10:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Named Mugen Puchi Puchi, the product was designed in Japan and is the world's first electronic bubble wrap simulator, which emulates both the sensation on your finger and the sound of the pop.
  
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• Smart thermostat bug leaves early-adopters offline (and cold) in winter

  14-01-2016 10:40
  
  A software update to the Nest ecosystem in December reportedly came with a fairly major flaw, which drained the battery of thermostats and subsequently deactivated the system.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Human CO2 emissions could hold off the next ice age

  14-01-2016 10:33
  We narrowly missed an ice age before the Industrial Revoluation, and modern human CO2 emissions could add 50,000 years to the period before the next oneBy: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• Lions likely to gain new protection

  14-01-2016 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  African lions are set to gain greater international protection this year in the wake of the killing of Cecil in 2015.
  
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