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• VIDEO: Photos of the Moon from all angles

  01-03-2016 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of images of the moon taken from space
  
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• Predator drone gets new long distance upgrade and can fly for 40 hours non-stop

  01-03-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new larger version of the military drone with wings 79 feet long can fly for 40 hours at a time rather the 27 hours current models can manage.
  
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• Neanderthals used CHEMICALS to light fires by grounding rocks into a powder

  01-03-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Leiden University and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands say manganese dioxide rocks found at a Neanderthal site in France may have been used help light fires.
  
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• UCLA reveals ’high protein’ fuel system that could use human waste

  01-03-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of California have revealed a system that engineers bacteria to breakdown proteins in human waste and transform the material into a biofuel.
  
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• AT&T says DirecTV won't need a dish or box as TV service moves online

  01-03-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AT&T confirmed DirecTV packages that run on apps and don't need a dish or TV set-top box are coming in the fourth quarter - but refused to reveal channel lineup or pricing for the new service.
  
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• New York has America's most bacteria-ridden subway

  01-03-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Grabbing a handrail on the New York subway system transfers as much bacteria as shaking hands with 10,000 people, according to a recent study by Travelmath.
  
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• Swear words help relieve anger and is satisfying because you're breaking taboos 

  01-03-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a philosophy lecturer at the University of London., swear words may hold a special role in expression due to the taboo nature of such language, and its unique ability to convey emotion.
  
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• El Nino is spreading killer Cholera-like waterborne bacteria

  01-03-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The record El Niño could be transporting and spreading waterborne diseases like cholera thousands of miles, across oceans, with significant impacts for public health, researchers have warned.
  
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• Can an iPhone’s fingerprint sensor be hacked using PLAY-DOH?

  01-03-2016 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At Mobile World Congress, Vkansee president Jason Chaikin demonstrated just how easily fingerprint sensors can be bypassed by lifting another person's fingerprint with common moulding materials.
  
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• Light pollution outside bedrooms is linked to sleepless nights

  01-03-2016 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Stanford University in California have found that people living in areas with the brightest lights at night are more likely to sleep less than six hours per night and waking up in the night.
  
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• Named web app claims to guess where your surname originates from

  01-03-2016 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designed by geographers at UCL, the map uses data from the Consumer Data Research Centre to return where the surname is most concentrated in the UK, in comparison to the general population of the area.
  
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• European Space Agency boss reveals plans for 'moon village' that could allow tourists

  01-03-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jan Woerner said'the future of space travel needs a new vision,' and claims his moon village would allow mining, tourism and research - as well as acting as a stopoff for Mars missions.
  
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• Bill Gates remains Forbes' richest man in world in 2016 list of billionaires

  01-03-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With a net worth of $75billion, Microsoft head Bill Gates hit the top spot on Forbes' 2016 World Billionaires list for the third year in a row, after overcoming telecom’s Carlos Slim Helu in 2014.
  
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• Timelapse video shows a 787-9 Dreamliner built from scratch

  01-03-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video by Norwegian airline shows the work that goes into building a jet plane from an empty shell. The plane will be used to fly passengers from London to New York, LA and Florida.
  
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• Video shows terrier barking and chasing Boston Dynamics' robotic dog' Spot

  01-03-2016 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robot, built in Waltham, Massachusetts, received a less than friendly welcome from a terrier named Alex belonging to Andy Rubin, the co-founder of Android.
  
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• Japanese cities devastated by tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster five years on

  01-03-2016 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japan prepares to mark five years since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the country's north-east coast causing a meltdown at Fukushima nuclear power plant.
  
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• F-35 stealth jet CAN perform Top Gun ‘fly right by’ manoeuvre test pilot reveals

  01-03-2016 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norwegian fighter pilot Morten 'Dolby' Hanche, pictured, has spent the past four months training on the F-35 stealth jet atLuke Air Force Base in Arizona having spent 2,200 hours on the F-16.
  
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• What Scott Kelly's mission means for the future of space travel

  01-03-2016 18:52
  
      Scott Kelly might have (nearly) completed a year in space, but we're still a long way from knowing enough about bodies in microgravity to contemplate a mission to Mars.By: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Xbox One hardware may be customisable in future

  01-03-2016 18:51
  
  Xbox One might be the last Microsoft console you buy, as head of Xbox Phil Spencer envisages a customisable future for the hardware.
  The idea is to bring Xbox One and PC gaming closer together, using Universal Windows Applications -- a development platform for Windows-based PCs, Xbox, tablets, and smartphones, allowing developers to create apps that run seamlessly across all compatible devices.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook boss arrested over court order

  01-03-2016 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vice-president of Facebook in Latin America is held for questioning over claims the firm has failed to comply with court orders to aid a drug-trafficking investigation.
  
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• 'Grey hair gene' identified for the first time

  01-03-2016 18:32
  
  A gene responsible for greying hair has been discovered for the first time, raising hopes that a treatment could be developed to block the affects of ageing on hair.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Google reveals St Paul's Cathedral in fresh 'gigapixel' detail

  01-03-2016 17:33
  
      Google has used a gigapixel camera to give digital tourists the best view of St Paul's since the cathedral was built after the Great Fire of London.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Sticklebacks breed into separate species before scientists' very eyes

  01-03-2016 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Eawag and the University of Bern studied fish in Lake Constance, Switzerland. The fish have been there for the last 150 years, which is not a long time in evolutionary terms.
  
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• The Internet of Things wants to make your coffee too

  01-03-2016 16:49
  
  What makes a good cup of coffee? Is it the kind of beans used, or how they're roasted? Is it where it's from, how it's made, how ethical it is? Or is it the ability to brew it via your mobile phone?
  The last point doesn't come into it for most people, but that hasn't stopped Nespresso, who have announced the launch of their first smartphone connected coffee machine. Designed to "suit increasingly connected lifestyles", the Prodigio machine will allow you to prepare your coffee via your sma
  
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• Video shows what happens when you get SHOT

  01-03-2016 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the help of a joint of pork, and ballistics gel, a team of scientists from London reveals how a bullet fired from a handgun(stock image) can easily pass straight through flesh if unhindered.
  
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• Slovenian Olm salamander lays eggs for first time in three years

  01-03-2016 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rare animals, which live in an aquarium at Postojnska caves in Slovenia, are the only cave-dwelling vertebrates in Europe and have evolved for their subterranean environment
  
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• Argentinian site containing fossils from the Jurassic era has been discovered

  01-03-2016 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geologists at the Regional Center for Scientific Research and Technology Transfer discovered a site in Patagonia home to the biggest and most varied collection of Jurassic fossils (example shown)
  
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• Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris win Brain Prize

  01-03-2016 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professors Richard Morris, (left) Tim Bliss (right) and Graham Collingridge (not pictured) are the first UK scientists to share the Brain Prize, regarded as the 'Nobel' of neuroscience.
  
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• New snooping laws will hand sweeping powers to EVERY police force

  01-03-2016 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new draft of proposed laws was presented to Parliament this afternoon after three scathing inquiries blasted the original as rushed and flawed.
  
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• Video shows chimpanzees' stone-throwing behaviour is not for mating or finding food

  01-03-2016 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After discovering piles of stones next to trees at four research sites in West Africa,field teams placed camera traps to discover why and how the stones were used by chimps.
  
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• Hands on with Dark Souls III

  01-03-2016 15:33
  
      Bandai Namco's challenging action RPG returns for a punishingly difficult but surprisingly accessible third instalment.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Android Pay 'coming to the UK this month': Mobile payment service will rival Apple Pay

  01-03-2016 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Android Pay was rolled out in the US in September and it works with Near-Field Communication (NFC) chips built into handsets and contactless payment terminals.
  
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• Ford Calculator show how much time and money YOU spend commuting in your lifetime

  01-03-2016 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A calculator (screenshot shown) made by Detroit-based auto giant Ford lets users work out how long and how much cash they spend getting to work over a lifetime.
  
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• Waldo interactive 360-degree video challenges you to find elusive character in real-life

  01-03-2016 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringe, based in Los Angeles, posted a 360-degree interactive 'Where's Waldo?' video letting viewers look for the character. A shot from the video is shown.
  
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• Turning bacteria into 'SWARMBOTS'

  01-03-2016 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, have engineered E. coli cells so they can only survive when they are part of a swarm and die if their density falls (pictured)
  
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• VIDEO: Xbox chief: More innovation in 2016

  01-03-2016 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Xbox chief Phil Spencer discusses his plans to support virtual reality and augmented reality titles on Microsoft's games console.
  
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• VIDEO: Oculus chief unveils Minecraft in VR

  01-03-2016 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A demo of Minecraft running in virtual reality on the forthcoming Oculus Rift is shown off by the headset's creator Palmer Luckey.
  
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• Slovenian 'dragons' begin to stir: Ancient cave-dwelling olm salamander lays eggs for first time in three years

  01-03-2016 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rare animals, which live in an aquarium at Postojnska caves in Slovenia, are the only cave-dwelling vertebrates in Europe and have evolved for their subterranean environment
  
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• Russian 'Beacon' satellite set to light up the night sky

  01-03-2016 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Moscow State University of Mechanical Engineering is running a project to launch a satellite that will become the brightest object in the night sky when it is launched later this year.
  
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• Apple scores major win in FBI iPhone standoff

  01-03-2016 13:59
  
  A New York judge has rejected a US government request that would have forced Apple to extract data from a locked iPhone.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Would YOU trust a robot to save your life?

  01-03-2016 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at Georgia Tech in Atlanta created a mock fire and were surprised when volunteers blindly followed an 'emergency guide robot' (pictured) heading in the wrong direction.
  
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• Nine arrested in Europe-wide dark web raids

  01-03-2016 13:43
  
  Dark web suspects allegedly trading in illegal drugs, weapons, fake IDs and counterfeit money have been targeted in a series of police raids across Europe.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 set for fourth launch attempt

  01-03-2016 13:42 via go.theregister.com
  
  Hoping to avoid stray tugboat intervention tonight SpaceX will reportedly make a fourth attempt to get its SES-9 mission off the ground later today from Florida's Cape Canaveral.…
  
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• Watching evolution in REAL TIME: Scientists observe sticklebacks breeding into separate species before their eyes

  01-03-2016 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Eawag and the University of Bern studied fish in Lake Constance, Switzerland. The fish have been there for the last 150 years, which is not a long time in evolutionary terms.
  
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• Supercars set to roar off the block

  01-03-2016 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supercars set to roar off the block
  
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• Black widow spiders's red marking have evolved to deter predatory birds

  01-03-2016 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina found eyes are less well adapted than birds to spot the distinctive red hourglass marks on the spiders' abdomens (shown).
  
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• 'Mind reader' Lasse Burholt asks internet to think of a number

  01-03-2016 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Mind reader' Lasse Burholt, 42, from Denmark has attracted 25 million views on Facebook for a video in which he tells viewers to think of a number and promises to guess it correctly.
  
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• PS4 Remote Play coming to PC and Mac in next big update

  01-03-2016 12:11
  
  Sony will make it possible to play PS4 games on a PC or Mac in its next major firmware update.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Police, not just spies, to get increased snooping powers

  01-03-2016 12:05
  
  The Investigatory Powers Bill, which has been revised by the Home Office after critical reports from committee's of MPs, will now allow police forces to access all web browsing records in their investigations, previously this was limited to illegal websites.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Utomik wants to be the Netflix of gaming

  01-03-2016 11:59
  
  A new player has joined the game streaming business, with start-up Utomik the latest company attempting to become gaming's answer to Netflix.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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