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• Nasa image shows Saturn's moons Tethys, Enceladus and Mimas around its ring

  24-02-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This Nasa image shows three of Saturn's moons - Tethys, Enceladus and Mimas around the rings of the giant planet.
  
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• Is this America's future? Shocking images show how national icons could be submerged by a 25 foot sea level rise within a few centuries

  24-02-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The photographs were developed by Pittsburgh-based Nickolay Lamm, based on sea level-rise mapping data from Climate Central and come amid claims of record sea level rises,
  
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• YouTube reveals fan favorites for Oscars 2016 Best Picture nominees

  24-02-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTube releasedrankings for the 8 Best Picture nominees in its Movie Trailers Leaderboard. It usesthe number of views for each clip, and 'The Revenant' won the fan favorite.
  
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• The fashions of the holy land: Archaeologists find fabrics from reign of Solomon and David preserved in copper mine

  24-02-2016 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An excavation team has uncovered 3000-year-old textiles in the Timna copper mines in Israel's Arava Valley, dating back to the era of Kings David and Solomon.
  
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• VIDEO: Apple CEO on why he won't work with FBI

  24-02-2016 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook explains why he is refusing to build a system to break into the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino killers.
  
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• China's top phone maker Xiaomi unveils new flagship handset

  24-02-2016 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China's leading smartphone maker, Xiaomi, unveiled Wednesday its new flagship device and hinted it was looking to launch in the US and Europe.
  
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• Google human-like robot brushes off beating by puny human – this is how Skynet starts

  24-02-2016 21:52 via go.theregister.com
  
  Boston Dynamics reveals your next machine overlord Vid  The next generation of humanoid robots has been unveiled by bot-building Google-stablemate Boston Dynamics. The 'droid boffins have been showing off their latest creation's moves – and its ability to recover from puny human attacks.…
  
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• Being a victim of sexual violence changes how the female brain works

  24-02-2016 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rutgers University set out to learn how acts of violence and related experiences alter the female brain. They found victims are more prone to depression, PTSD and will neglect their young.
  
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• Ford patents self-driving car with a personality: Passengers will be able to choose everything from chauffeur to racecar modes

  24-02-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A patent application filed by Ford aims to give self-driving cars a real personality. The patent reveals different driving styles to suit preferences of owner, from 'chauffeur mode' to 'racecar mode.'
  
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• To-do lists are a 'waste of time': Expert claims people who write down tasks rarely finish them and this causes added stress

  24-02-2016 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin Kruse, who lives in Philadelphia, said that to-do lists (stock image) are ‘where important tasks go to die’ and that they can make people more stressed out.
  
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• Facebook rolls out Reactions worldwide revealing six new emojis

  24-02-2016 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After five months of testing, Facebook has begun rolling out the six new emotions on the social network to its 1.6 billion users worldwide. Selection pictured.
  
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• Is a rogue comet on a collision course with Earth?

  24-02-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the SETI Institute in California and the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, say the meteor shower appeared over New Zealand on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Gorilla's 'sing' for their supper: Male apes produce tuneful calls and 'hum' while they eat their favourite plants, flowers and seeds

  24-02-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists have discovered two groups of wild western lowland gorillas in the Republic of Congo where the adult males sing and hum while they are eating. They tend to sing more depending on the food.
  
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• Did Islam reach France 1,300 years ago? DNA and burial rituals reveals Medieval skeletons were Muslims, suggesting the faith spread further than previously thought

  24-02-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered the remains of three Berbers from North Africa who appear to have been part of the Islamic Umayyad army that conquered Spain and extended into France.
  
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• Spectacular image of the Milky Way mapped by giant telescope in Chile 

  24-02-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Apex telescope in Chile has mapped the full area of the Galactic Plane visible from the southern hemisphere for the first time at wavelengths between infrared light and radio waves.
  
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• Google's new Atlas robot stands up on its own up after getting knocked down

  24-02-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boston Dynamic has revealed the new wireless version of its humanoid robot in a new video showing it walk, run, and even be pushed over and get up again on its own.
  
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• Great Barrier GRIEF: Ocean acidification caused by rising carbon dioxide levels can stop coral from growing

  24-02-2016 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from California and Townsville, Australia, used a unique system of coral atolls in the southern Great Barrier Reef to experiment on the acidity of sea water.
  
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• Radio flash tracked to faraway galaxy

  24-02-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Astronomers pinpoint the source of an explosive 'fast radio burst' for the very first time, and use it to measure the density of the cosmos.
  
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• Punishing others makes us seem more trustworthy: People scold others for selfish acts to avoid being tarred with same brush

  24-02-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The finding, from psychologists from Yale and Harvard universities in the USA, confirms the theory that 'third party punishment' (TTP) boosts the reputation of the punisher.
  
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• 'Pulling' water out of thin air: Material inspired by desert plants gathers and transports liquid from the atmosphere

  24-02-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Harvard University have invented a material (pictured) to collect and transport water droplets, based on the processes used by a desert beetle, a cactus and a pitcher plant.
  
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• Has the universe's 'missing matter' been found? Location of Fast Radio Burst may help astronomers 'weigh' the universe

  24-02-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from West Virginia University detected the source of an FRB in 2015. Although its cause is still a mystery, by locating where the burst came from they can learn more about the universe.
  
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• Astronomers complete 'gas survey' of Milky Way

  24-02-2016 18:48
  
  The most comprehensive map of the Milky Way ever made has been released by astronomers working at the Apex telescope in Chile.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Skylights Theater headsets in trials by XL Airways

  24-02-2016 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by a Paris-based tech firm, the portable Skylights Theater headset offers an immersive 2D/3D cinema experience on a wide-angle, high definition screen.
  
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• Could eating ugly fruit help save the planet?

  24-02-2016 18:21
  
  Up to 40 percent of fresh produce is rejected by supermarkets because its too ugly -- these 'wonky veg' startups are fighting back against food wasteBy: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
  
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• Why women are attracted to bad boys: Brooding looks reveal Dark Triad traits

  24-02-2016 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at the University of Liverpool as well as institutions in Poland and Finland, studied women's preference for dark triad traits in men’s faces. Daniel Craig pictured.
  
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• VIDEO: Nissan Leaf security flaw exposed

  24-02-2016 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A cybersecurity researcher warns that Nissan Leaf electric cars can have their climate systems hijacked by hackers.
  
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• Fifty shades of PREY: Male nursery web spiders tie their partners up during sex to prevent themselves from being eaten

  24-02-2016 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln found male nursery web spiders that tie their partner up during sex (pictured) are less likely to become a post coital snack than those that skip bondage.
  
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• Google CEO tells Paris it will secure a future for 'news without fear'

  24-02-2016 18:08
  
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai used a keynote speech in Paris to announce two major new media programmes, just hours before the French government announced it will seek €1.6 billion in back tax payments from the search giant.By: Pauline Bock, Continue reading...
  
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• Nissan Leaf electric cars vulnerable to hacking

  24-02-2016 17:53
  
  Nissan's Leaf car, the world's best selling electric car, can be remotely hacked, according to security expert Troy Hunt.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Who let the dogs out? Playing tapes of canines barking is enough to scare pesky raccoons and reduce how much they eat

  24-02-2016 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Victoria, Canada, spent a month off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, playing the sounds of dogs barking to scare raccoons.
  
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• Virtual shops, bikes that warn of collisions and 'ground drones' - technologies of the future go on display in Innovation City 

  24-02-2016 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline took a tour of GSMA's Innovation City at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona to see new technologies that could make life easier, such as a virtual mall (main picture) at train stations.
  
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• Lonely bloke in chem suit fuels Mars orbiter

  24-02-2016 16:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  'A hazardous exercise', ESA snap shows The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a nice snap of a rather lonely figure in a chemical suit fuelling the ExoMars mission's Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), due to launch between 14–25 March 2016 from Baikonur Cosmodrome.…
  
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• Fukushima meltdown alert 'was delayed'

  24-02-2016 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant hit by the 2011 tsunami admits it should have announced a nuclear meltdown at the site sooner.
  
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• Meet the 'gangsta gardener' turning freeways into food

  24-02-2016 16:01
  
  A lack of fresh local produce led Ron Finley to transform South LA's wasteland into an oasisBy: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
  
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• Virtual and real worlds collide in this drone-filmed music video

  24-02-2016 15:56
  
  Director and programmer Daito Manabe blends reality with laser-created virtual worlds in his music video for Nosaj Thing's song "Cold Stares"By: Sophia Epstein, Continue reading...
  
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• Get angry: Facebook's 'Reaction' buttons are here

  24-02-2016 15:40
  Facebook's 'Reaction' buttons -- an alternative to the humble Like -- have been launched around the world. 
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• The best outdoor cooking equipment

  24-02-2016 15:25
  
  Gather round the campfire and get cooking with WIRED's selection of outdoor kitchen equipment.By: Kieran Alger, Continue reading...
  
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• Ford says it isn't 'a given' that self-driving cars will kill people

  24-02-2016 15:16
  
  Ford has said it isn't "a given" that driverless cars will "result in horrible situations where people die".By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Will the universe end in a BIG RIP? Expert suggests its rate of expansion could end up tearing everything we know apart

  24-02-2016 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The theory has been explained by astrophysicist Thomas Kitching from the University of College London.
  
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• Google's £130m tax deal is 'disproportionately small', MPs argue

  24-02-2016 15:01
  The £130 million tax deal Google struck with the UK government seems "disproportionately small" in comparison to size of its business, a group of MPs have said.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Not so skippy after all! Fossils of a tiny ancient kangaroo that couldn't hop has been found in Australia

  24-02-2016 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Queensland discovered the skull of a fanged kangaroo alongside bones of the non-hopping genus. Stock image of a modern kangaroo is shown.
  
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• Is the world really warming up? Planet may be no hotter at the end of the century than it is now, claims controversial report

  24-02-2016 14:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A statistician at Loughborough University has claimed analysis of past global temperature records suggests they will not change by 2100 but in Britain winters may bet a bit milder.
  
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• What REALLY happens when you strike a match: Mesmerising slow-motion footage shows how the spark becomes a flame

  24-02-2016 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video by the American Chemical Society, based in Washinton DC, details the processes that are required to ignite a match, drawing on a beautiful slow-motion video.
  
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• 'Bloom' inhaler stores six sprays of medication in its super slim frame

  24-02-2016 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Bloom' mini inhaler (pictured) is still in testing phases with the US Food and Drug Administration. Its New York developers believe it could change the way people with asthma carry medication.
  
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• Smarter than your average bird: Turtle doves that migrate for long distances have more neurons in the brain 

  24-02-2016 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Oxford, focused on the role played by neurons in two species, turtle doves (pictured) and reed warblers, making their way from Africa to Europe.
  
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• Mysterious 'buzzing in the Pacific Ocean may be caused by deep sea creatures emitting gas'

  24-02-2016 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marine biologists from the University of California San Diego and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in La Jolla, California have found the cause of 'the buzz'.
  
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• IoFit smart shoes reveal how you measure up to top athletes

  24-02-2016 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IoFit Smart Balance can improve your golf-swing by measuring the force at different points along your foot anddetermining your left-right and front-back balance.
  
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• Stomach-churning recipes for 18th century delicacies go on sale

  24-02-2016 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A handwritten book of recipes for unappetising 18th century dishes such as offal-heavy mock turtle soup created by Margaret Walpole the niece of Sir Robert Walpole in 1758 has gone up for sale.
  
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• This device can tell doctors just how conscious you are

  24-02-2016 13:10
  
  How conscious are you? It seems like an unanswerable question. But new research from the University of Cambridge claims to be able to measure exactly how conscious you are. 
  The technique, developed by neuroscientist Srivas Chennu, combines classic EEGs with graph theory, a form of maths. With two simple pieces of equipment -- a cap covered in electrodes and a box that measures patterns of electrical activity, Chennu can measure the brain's "signature", which represents the ways
  
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• BBC Music wants to be the new British home for curated audio

  24-02-2016 12:55
  
  The BBC has revealed its latest attempt to gather together music from radio, TV and online into one place, and become a default hub for music discovery and curation.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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