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• New Hubble image shows gigantic blue cloud of debris around a star

  29-02-2016 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The star, named as WR 31a, is sparkling in the center of this beautiful image in the constellation of Carina and is growingat a rate of 136,700mph.
  
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• VIDEO: Scott Kelly's year in space

  29-02-2016 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronaut Scott Kelly returns home after spending a year in space. He documented his journey on Twitter and Instagram.
  
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• The ultimate Top Trumps car: Bugatti's Veyron replacement is the 261mph Chiron that can do 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds and costs £1.9m 

  29-02-2016 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officially launched on the eve of the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, it's been dubbed the 'world's most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and most exclusive production super sports car' to be built.
  
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• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg defends 'zombie' VR headset pic

  29-02-2016 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A was photo taken last week of Mark Zuckerberg walking past a sea of people hooked up to a VR headset and people said it looked 'isolating'. But Zuckerberg says it is the complete opposite.
  
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• Nasa reveals 'son of Concorde' concept it hopes to fly in 2020

  29-02-2016 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The space agency has reborn its 'X-plane' project with a new supersonic jet design it hopes could one day replace passenger jets. The project is the first in a series of 'X-planes' .
  
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• Google SUV crashes into a bus during road test in first car accident of its kind

  29-02-2016 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The collision occurred on Valentine's Day in Mountain View, California, and Google reported it to California's Department of Motor Vehicles in an accident report that the agency posted Monday.
  
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• Physicists say new theory could help make time travel a reality

  29-02-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research carried out at the University of Waterloo and University of Lethbridge, in Canada, claims time isn't constant, and we can someday pinpoint discrete units of time.
  
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• New Scientist find primates prefer to fight with friends at their side

  29-02-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Bromances' in male chimpanzees have been found to work as a buffer in social settings, making confrontations less stressful for a chimp who fights alongside a close partner.
  
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• Why clever people make 'bad' decisions: Having too many options creates 'noise' in the brain that leads to irrational choices

  29-02-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of behaviour scientists, led by the University of Oxford explained 'noise' experienced when making decisions can explain seemingly irrational choices.
  
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• The oldest fossilised nervous system ever found: 520 million-year-old remains are so detailed they feature individual NERVES

  29-02-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossilised nervous system was discovered in China from the animalChengjiangocaris kunmingensi. The rare find will help us understand how the nervous system evolved.
  
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• Tests begin for gravity mission

  29-02-2016 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Space Agency Lisa Pathfinder probe is about to begin testing the technologies needed to detect gravitational waves in space.
  
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• Tiny handprints in Stone Age Egyptian shelter were NOT human

  29-02-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research claims the prints in the Egyptian cave have hands that are too small, and the fingers to long, to belong to a human.
  
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• Find the letter 'T' (it won't be red): The optical illusion that shows how good you are at ignoring things 

  29-02-2016 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Find the 'T' in the image above. (Hint: it won't be red). If you want to find something fast, knowing what not to look for can help speed things up, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
  
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• Want to live longer? Think positively! People who believe they are healthy tend to outlive those who worry about how they feel

  29-02-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Oxford University said that faced with an ageing population, simply asking people how they feel could prove to be an effective way of separating out those in need of help.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Dragon mum' guards her precious eggs

  29-02-2016 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Infrared footage shows a female olm - a bizarre, blind amphibian - guarding her eggs in a Slovenian cave.
  
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• Beaches in Argentina infested with millions of beetles leave experts baffled

  29-02-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A beetle invasion of biblical proportions has hit beaches in Argentina with millions of the black critters descending on the sands leaving experts baffled.
  
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• Michigan State University ask could your love handles help you live LONGER?

  29-02-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Michigan State University found that yeast cells whose ability to break down fat molecules was suppressed, and so had more fat, tended to live longer than those who had lower levels of fat.
  
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• Microsoft begins taking preorders from developers for the HoloLens

  29-02-2016 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has opened up preorder sales for its HoloLens to developers who have been pre-approved. The set costs $3,000 and is set to ship March 30th with 7 new apps/games for users.
  
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• Would YOU take painkillers made from Peruvian spider venom?

  29-02-2016 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Within the venomous cocktail of toxins in the bite of the Thrixopelma pruriens are peptides which target nerve receptors, explained the researchers from the University of Queensland.
  
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• VIDEO: The power station inside a mountain

  29-02-2016 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish Power is planning to double the size of its hydro-electric power plant which creates and stores energy.
  
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• Bobbit worm emerges from rock after hiding in man's fish tank for TWO YEARS

  29-02-2016 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ghastly creature is captured slithering its way between rocks and up the side of the tank in the clip, filmed in the U.S, after the man spotted it while he was cleaning the aquarium's filthy glass.
  
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• Cheetah genes mutated to boost muscle strength and make it the fastest land mammal

  29-02-2016 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by the Theodosius Dobzhansky Centre for Genome Bioinformatics at St Petersburg State University in Russia sequenced a cheetah's genome.
  
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• Scientists identify the 'switch' which means some of us NEVER feel full

  29-02-2016 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the German Centre for Diabetes Research found the HDAC5 enzyme causes leptin resistance, where the brain cannot read signals telling the body it is full.
  
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• People who only know one language make better judgements than bilinguals

  29-02-2016 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin said the findings provide new insight into the differences between monolinguals and bilinguals. Stock image pictured.
  
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• Minecraft update adds new weapons, dual-wielding and more

  29-02-2016 18:48
  
  Big changes are coming to Minecraft, as the construction-focused sandbox game takes up arms for its "Combat Update".By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Good looking people seen as more intelligent due to 'attractiveness halo'

  29-02-2016 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of St Andrews found we rate attractive people (example pictured ) as being more intelligent, and this impacts how we judge their suitability for tasks, for example.
  
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• Foolish humans blindly follow robot guides into danger

  29-02-2016 18:29
  
  Test subjects followed the 'Emergency Guide Robot' even after it had proven itself to be unreliable and faultyBy: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Contributor's Guidelines

  29-02-2016 18:20
  Want to write for Wired magazine? Consider these contributor's guidelines first.By: Wired, Continue reading...
  
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• Steven Petrow's email hacked on American Airlines flight

  29-02-2016 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steven Petrow, who writes for USA Today and the Washington Post, was astonished when the hacker told him he had read his emails on the flight from Dallas to Raleigh, North Carolina.
  
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• Halo formed around the moon as light bent by ice crystals

  29-02-2016 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographer Paul Kingston spotted the rare sight of the 'moon halo' (pictured) in the Lake District. The phenomenon happens when light from the moon reflects off ice crystals in the atmosphere.
  
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• The Bugatti Chiron is the most powerful (and absurd) production car ever

  29-02-2016 17:45
  
      The world has a new fastest, most powerful and objectively most absurd motor vehicle.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Raspberry Pi breaks UK computer record

  29-02-2016 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The makers of the Raspberry Pi say their computer has outsold the Amstrad PCW, making it the most popular British computer yet made.
  
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• Inside the world's largest vertical farm

  29-02-2016 17:28
  
  AeroFarms' indoor headquarters grows crops in shelves stacked ceiling-high using a combination of aeroponics and LEDs.By: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
  
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• Big picture: Pakistan's surging glaciers

  29-02-2016 17:20
  
      Images from Nasa's Landsat satellite show that Pakistan's glaciers are growing, but researchers are baffled why it's happening.By: Rowland Manthorpe, Continue reading...
  
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• Artificial intelligence could make your phone more human

  29-02-2016 17:20
  
  AI smartphone app Snips learns your habits and preferences and uses that data to help your phone guess what you're about to doBy: Rowland Manthorpe, Continue reading...
  
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• Stretchy artificial skin that QUADRUPLES in length

  29-02-2016 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at EPFL’s Laboratory for soft bioelectronic interfaces (LSBI) in Lausanne, Switzerland developed the conductive tracks or circuits (pictured) that are as flexible as rubber.
  
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• Don't speak the local lingo? Don't worry! People who only know one language make better judgements than bilinguals

  29-02-2016 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin said the findings provide new insight into the differences between monolinguals and bilinguals. Stock image pictured.
  
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• Blinded by beauty: Good looking people are seen as more intelligent because their 'attractiveness halo' skews our views

  29-02-2016 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of St Andrews found we rate attractive people (example pictured ) as being more intelligent, and this impacts how we judge their suitability for tasks, for example.
  
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• Attractive people are also seen as more intelligent

  29-02-2016 16:53
  
  People thought of as physically attractive are also more likely to be thought of as intelligent and conscientious, a study has found.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• WIRED puts Bentley and Naim's 'loudest ever' SUV stereo to the test

  29-02-2016 16:50
  
  Let’s run through the stats: 1,960 watts, a 21-channel amplifier and 20 speakers including nine combined mid-range and tweeters, four advanced bass speakers and a 300-watt sub-woofer. The new Bentley is LOUD.By: Jeremy White, Continue reading...
  
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• SpaceX delays satellite launch AGAIN

  29-02-2016 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the very last second before lift off from Cape Canaeral in Florida on Sunday, SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to send a communications satellite into orbit.
  
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• HTC Vive available now for £689, but shipping adds £57.60

  29-02-2016 16:32
  
  HTC's virtual reality headset will cost £689 in the UK and will be available to pre-order today, the company has said.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Amazon signs deal with Morrisons to deliver groceries in the UK

  29-02-2016 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Online retail giant Amazon has pushed further into the British grocery market by joining forces with supermarket Morrisons.
  
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• Dinosaur Abelisauridae is identified after its fossil was forgotten about for years

  29-02-2016 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alessandro Chiarenza from Imperial College London stumbled across the fossilised femur bone during his visit to the Museum of Geology and Palaeontology in Palermo Italy. Dinosaur illustrated.
  
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• Nasa drills holes in 'driest place on Earth' to learn how life could survive on Mars

  29-02-2016 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa scientists (pictured) spent a month drilling in the Atacama desert, Chile, testing drilling and life-detection technologies that might be sent to Mars in future.
  
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• Watch Batman v Superman's first major battle scene

  29-02-2016 16:19
  
  The hype machine for the upcoming Batman v Superman rolls along, with the release of an extended fight scene showcasing the two superheroes' knock-down, drag-out brawl and a featurette revealing some of director Zack Snyder's decisions in making the movie.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Hungarian mummy that could show modern lifestyles are NOT to blame for some cancers

  29-02-2016 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If confirmed, the study by Tel Aviv University would shed new light on the debate over how importantprocessed food, physical inactivity and other modern lifestyle factors are on the disease.
  
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• Mind-bending illusion that puts a HOLE in your hand

  29-02-2016 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The illusion works by holding a tube up to one eye and your hand up to the other. It takes advantage of what's known as binocular rivalry where one of your eyes becomes more dominant.
  
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• Buzz Aldrin claims we'll land on Mars by 2040 but colonising it will be harder

  29-02-2016 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at the Science Museum in London, Dr Aldrin (pictured) believes that through international collaboration and the input of big businesses a human colony could be established on Mars.
  
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• We each use 5 tonnes less 'material' per year than we did in 2001

  29-02-2016 15:47
  Average person in UK uses 5 tonnes less 'material' per year than in 2001By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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