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• How palm-sized satellites could help find alien worlds: Researchers say tiny probes may be the best hope for spotting ET

  25-02-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ameer Blake, an undergraduate student at Howard University in Washington, D.C. is studying the possibility of usingcubesat to search for a new planet aroundBeta Pictoris.
  
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• California gas blowout was largest US methane release

  25-02-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A natural gas well in California that spewed more than 100,000 tons of the harmful greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere was the largest methane leak in...
  
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• Apple asks court to reverse iPhone order

  25-02-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple has asked a US court to overturn an earlier ruling forcing the company to help the FBI break into a phone used by one of the San Bernardino killers.
  
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• Is that why it kept getting beaten up? Fossil of 'most injured theropod ever found' was constantly 'giving the finger' due to bone deformity

  25-02-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dilophosaurus wetherilli, found in Arizona, lived around 193 million years ago and shows evidence of having suffered from up to eight painful maladies during its life.
  
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• The jobs that get you right swiped on Tinder: Women are looking for pilots and firefighters, while men want physical therapists and interior designers

  25-02-2016 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tinder released the top 15 jobs that receive the most right-swipes. Men are more attracted to female therapists, interior designers and founders. And women desire a male pilot, founder or firefighter.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 5se will go on sale on March 18th with iPad Air 3 and new watch bands

  25-02-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new handset is 'essentially the 2013 iPhone 5s with significant internal hardware and software upgrades' according to 9to5Mac.
  
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• VIDEO: Automatic refunds for c2c train delays

  25-02-2016 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Commuters can now get automatic refunds if their train journeys are delayed by more than two minutes when travelling on c2c trains.
  
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• Scott Kelly prepares to return to Earth after record-breaking year in space - and says the experience was 'like camping in the woods'

  25-02-2016 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelly held his final news conference from the International Space Station, tellingreporters that space is a 'harsh environment,' and you never feel perfectly normal.'
  
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• World’s largest aircraft is almost ready! Giant fin is attached to the ‘Flying Bum’ airship ahead of its first flight next month

  25-02-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first giant fin has now been attached to the 300ft-long ship, officially called the 'Airlander'. The two fins at the hanger in Cardington, Bedfordshire could cover the playing area of a tennis court.
  
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• Flowers entice bees through 'invisible' colour-changing patterns: Experts find first evidence of the plants using iridescence

  25-02-2016 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Botanists from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge found that some flowers use a limited form of iridescence to attract bees in order to spread their pollen.
  
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• Who's the daddy? Chimps share a common ancestor who lived one million years ago - making them five times older than humans

  25-02-2016 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Leicester used DNA from a group of great apes to find most recent common ancestor that all animals alive today from each species have descended from.
  
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• Netflix announces first original anime series, 'Perfect Bones'

  25-02-2016 18:21
  
  Netflix has made another move to secure more original anime content, with the announcement that upcoming series Perfect Bones will debut worldwide on the platform.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Google backs down in ad switch-off row

  25-02-2016 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google has backed down in a trademark row that suddenly deprived tech news site 9to5Google of adverts.
  
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• Lab-grown sperm makes healthy offspring

  25-02-2016 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sperm have been made in the laboratory and used to father healthy baby mice in a move that could lead to infertility treatments.
  
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• Thou shalt not end a relationship by text: Psychologist reveals the 17 golden rules of 'digital etiquette'

  25-02-2016 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study by BT Mobile and Oxford University took an in-depth look into the 'dos and don'ts' of tech etiquette and came up with a modern day guide, including not ending relationships by text.
  
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• The simple trick that can reveal if you're a conservative or liberal

  25-02-2016 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group or researchers at the University of Kent studied speeches of politicians in three countries and found conservatives prefer using nouns in their speeches compared liberals.
  
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• Did Muslim army try to invade France 1,300 years ago? Three skeletons found facing east in a French burial ground belonged to medieval Islamic soldiers

  25-02-2016 16:50 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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• Launch game fears hit Nintendo NX (before it's even announced)

  25-02-2016 16:46
  Nintendo's mysterious NX console won't have any games at launch -- because the company won't let developers actually see the hardware they'll be making games for.
  At least, that is, according to Thomas Mahler, CEO of developer Moon Studios. Best known as one of the creators of the beautiful but challenging Xbox One platformer Ori and the Blind Forest, Mahler took to gaming forum NeoGAF to join in discussion on Nintendo's upcoming hardware, exact details of which are still ye
  
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• Far from lunar-cy! Lockheed Martin reveals plans for a human outpost orbiting the moon to help launch man to Mars

  25-02-2016 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plan is the brainchild of Lockheed Martin’s space systems division, headquartered in Maryland, which is looking at ways to use Nasa’s Orion capsule as a cislunar base.
  
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• The smart 'skin' made from foil and sticky tape: Sensor uses everyday items to detect changes in touch and pressure

  25-02-2016 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team from King Abdullah University of Science in Saudia Arabia used sticky note paper to detect humidity, sponges and wipes to detect pressure and aluminum foil to detect motion.
  
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• The 'mint-sauce' worm that acts like a PLANT

  25-02-2016 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the ‘mint-sauce worm’ (pictured) due to its bright-green colour, S. roscoffensis is found in shallow water on sheltered sand beaches at certain sites on the Atlantic Coast.
  
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• The $159 headband that lulls you to sleep: Sleep Shepherd tracks brain activity and plays low frequency beats to help you relax

  25-02-2016 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Sleep Shepherd Blue (pictured), from Colorado-based MindRocket, uses so-called 'binaural beats' - humming noises that lull the brain into a meditative state.
  
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• How European waters soak up CO2

  25-02-2016 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The seas around the UK and other parts of northern Europe take up about 24 million tonnes of carbon a year - the mass equivalent to two million double-decker buses.
  
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• Tinder reveals the 'most desirable' job titles in online dating

  25-02-2016 16:04
  
  If Tinder hasn't yet provided you with true love and you're still impotently swiping right to no avail, there might be a reason -- your job just isn't sexy enough. Because according to new research from the ubiquitous dating app, not all professions are equally desirable. 
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• This MIT algorithm predicts 'dangerous' waves

  25-02-2016 16:04
  
  The ocean can be cruel and unforgiving. To help give sailors some advanced warning of "dangerous" rogue  waves computer scientists have created a new algorithm to predict swells. 
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• Why germ-ridden bats don't get sick: Flying mammals that carry disease have a 'super immunity' that protects from the viruses

  25-02-2016 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia, found bats' immune systems are permanently on rather than merely responding to infections.
  
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• Why DeepMind wants to bring AI to the NHS

  25-02-2016 15:45
  
  Google-owned artificial intelligence pioneer DeepMind has announced it will build a medical technology division to research how AI could improve our health.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Sacre bleu! Quadcopter makes aviation history by flying across the English Channel from France in 72 minutes

  25-02-2016 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The drone was launched from a beach in Cap Gris Nez, northern France and successfully completed the 21.7 mile (35km) journey to Dover on 16 Feburary.
  
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• This farm is hidden 33 metres below London

  25-02-2016 15:29
  
  Growing Underground swapped sunlight for LEDs and transformed a World War II tunnel deep below Clapham into a hydroponic farm capable of producing 20,000kg of greens every year.By: Sophia Epstein, Continue reading...
  
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• Growing underground: the hydroponic farm hidden 33 metres below London

  25-02-2016 15:29
  
  Growing Underground is transforming disused underground spaces into efficient farms
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• A flight of fantasy: International Space Station flies through the 'eerie' green fog of the aurora 250 miles above the Earth

  25-02-2016 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake captured the spectacular moment on camera (pictured) and described the 'thick green fog' of the aurora as 'eerie but very beautiful'.
  
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• France's oldest 'Muslim burials' found

  25-02-2016 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers have identified what may be the earliest Muslim burials in France.
  
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• Scans reveal what happens in the brains of prejudiced people: It takes longer to think positively about things we don't like 

  25-02-2016 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Bern have shown that an additional process is not responsible for the time lag, as previously thought. Red indicates positive values, and blue is negative.
  
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• Customised minute-by-minute weather predictions can tell you EXACTLY when it's going to rain

  25-02-2016 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AccuWeather MinuteCast (New York map shown), claims to pinpoint when it's going to start raining in minute detail, over a two-hour time frame customised to exactly where you are.
  
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• Google knows where you took your photos using individual PIXELS

  25-02-2016 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Google and RWTH Aachen University, Germany developed PlaNet, which they say has ‘superhuman levels of accuracy' when guessing the location of a photograph.
  
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• US court case reveals Tor attack deal

  25-02-2016 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US court case reveals who was behind a 2014 effort to identify users of the Tor anonymising network.
  
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• Tim Cook: Apple hacking phones is software 'equivalent of cancer'

  25-02-2016 13:52
  
  Cook's comments come as other Apple executives confirm they are working to increase the security of future software.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Nissan disables app over Leaf hack risk

  25-02-2016 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nissan suspends an app that allowed hackers to take control of its Leaf cars' heating and air conditioning systems.
  
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• What is the future of food?

  25-02-2016 13:40
  
  Protein-packed bee larvae, fermentated coffee and thoughtful eating -- six food experts share their thoughts on the future of foodBy: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
  
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• Kids' data breach firm defends response

  25-02-2016 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a data breach, the chief executive of uKnowKids defends calling the researcher who flagged the issue a "hacker".
  
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• The circular economy can cut our rubbish addiction

  25-02-2016 13:28
  
  Denmark is one of Europe's most wasteful countries, but the circular economy is dramatically turning the situation aroundBy: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
  
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• Now that's a dental filling! Method of measuring ancient teeth may help plug the gaps of human evolution and early diets

  25-02-2016 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthropologists at Monash University in Victoria, Australia, analysed the teeth of modern and fossils from early human species and found they can predict the size of other teeth from just a single sample.
  
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• Nissan disables Leaf car app after security scare

  25-02-2016 13:20
  
  Nissan has pulled its NissanConnect EV app after it was found the software could be hacked to remotely control in-car systems.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• The supernova that just won't 'die': Light from a nearby stellar explosion is still shining brightly THREE years later

  25-02-2016 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The work, by the American Museum of Natural History, could help researchers pinpoint the parents of type Ia supernovae and reveal what happens during these explosions.
  
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• Apple developing unbreakable iPhone that can't be hacked as the FBI fights for access to San Bernardino terrorist's device

  25-02-2016 12:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is reportedly developing new security features for its iPhone products that will prevent anyone from accessing private data as the FBI seeks to force the company to allow access.
  
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• The digital vigilante taking on revenge porn

  25-02-2016 12:50
  
  Online vigilante James McGibney says he's protecting the web from bullies and paedophiles. He packs a gun for his own protection and faces down his enemies. But the world of bully-baiting has its own murky ethics.By: Greg Williams, Continue reading...
  
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• Ebola's ghost: the mystery after the outbreak

  25-02-2016 12:32
  
  Ian Crozier had been Ebola-free for two months when the virus reappeared.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• 'Sobriety tags' to be rolled out in London

  25-02-2016 12:18
  
  'Sobriety tags' are set to be rolled out in London in a scheme intended to "keep criminals sober", the Ministry of Justice has announced today. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• What future for BT and broadband?

  25-02-2016 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofcom publishes a report into the UK communications market - but what is it all about?
  
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• Seven essential baking accessories

  25-02-2016 11:31
  
  Seven essential kitchen accessories that'll take your baking skills to the next level.By: Kieran Alger, Continue reading...
  
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