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• No More Voicemail app plays callers a neverending ringtone

  04-03-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new app called No More Voicemail just might have the answer to your voicemail woes. The clever app will kill off the possibility by forwarding unanswered calls to a perpetually ringing line.
  
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• Data quoted by Ted Cruz was caused by monitoring satellites'

  04-03-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate change doubters including Ted Cruz may have lost one of their key talking points: a particular satellite temperature dataset that had seemed to show no warming for the past 18 years.
  
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• Crows and ravens just as clever as apes when it comes to thinking logically

  04-03-2016 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Results gathered by researchers in Rurh and VIenna found birds, particularly corvids and parrots have sophisticated thinking skills on a par with apes.
  
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• Airbus touts 400-seat 'A350-8000' jetliner

  04-03-2016 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Airbus is seeking
  airline support for a new 400-seat jetliner provisionally dubbed
  the A350-8000 to take on Boeing's 777.
  
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• Nasa claims we are safe from asteroid 203 TX68 that will pass Earth

  04-03-2016 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists are sure it will miss the Earth by at least 15,000 miles, and say there is no need to panic.
  
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• The Royal Society of Open Science say 'simple' faces are more likely to be seen as attractive

  04-03-2016 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French researchers found men prefer a 'simpler' face, which they suggest is because they are easier for our brains to process - and some experts even say itcould explain why emoticons are so popular.
  
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• Double the number of endangered Sumatran orangutans found than previously thought existed

  04-03-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team at Liverpool John Moores University, conducted a study of Sumatran orangutans in the wild and found 14,600, compared to earlier estimates of just 6,600.
  
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• SkyWall counter-measure system uses net and parachute to capture rogue craft

  04-03-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SkyWall can pinpoint and take a drone down bazooka-style – but by using a net for capture and a parachute to safely fly it down, the intact object can be taken into custody for analysis.
  
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• NASA ISS astronaut Scott Kelly has ALREADY shrunk back to his normal height

  04-03-2016 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In his first press conference since landing on Tuesday, the 52-year-old space-endurance champion revealed how gravity is proving painful.
  
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• VIDEO: Can scientists clone extinct cave lion?

  04-03-2016 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists from South Korea and Russia want to clone an extinct cave lion from its DNA.
  
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• Amber fossils reveal 'lost world'

  04-03-2016 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lizards locked in amber for 99 million years give a glimpse of how chameleons and geckos evolved, scientists say.
  
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• YouTube FunkyFran cracks open an egg only to find ANOTHER INSIDE

  04-03-2016 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a video, the breeder, known only as FunkyFran from Yorkshire, shows the larger of the two eggs laying on the side of a plate. The second, smaller egg is shown to the right (pictured).
  
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• Spain and Portugal ROTATED by 60 degrees in a tectonic 'ballet' 300mn years ago

  04-03-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geologists at the University of Salamanca have found magnetic signals in the rocks in north west Spain that suggest the Iberian Peninsula rotated during a supercontinent collision.
  
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• Orangutan population up - threats remain

  04-03-2016 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are more Sumatran orangutans in the wild than previously believed, according to a new survey.
  
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• 60 million year old viral 'invaders' in our DNA help us fight off modern infections, researchers find

  04-03-2016 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called endogenous viruses were thought to be just an oddity - but, a new study claims that evolution has repurposed them to fight off modern diseases.
  
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• Where were they hiding? Scientists find double the number of endangered Sumatran orangutans they previously thought existed

  04-03-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team at Liverpool John Moores University, conducted a study of Sumatran orangutans in the wild and found 14,600, compared to earlier estimates of just 6,600.
  
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• Center for a New American Security fear armed drones have 'potential for disaster'

  04-03-2016 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A New-York based security expert has warned that following the road to autonomous weapons will lead to two key issues capable of generating an ‘almost limitless’ potential for disaster.
  
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• HomeSnacks.com's map reveals which shows are most popular on Google Trends

  04-03-2016 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many states favor shows that are set there, with Oregon residents loving Portlandia, Tennesseeans streaming Nashville, and New Jersey residents watching Boardwalk Empire.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 set yet again to soar aloft

  04-03-2016 19:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Fifth go at SES-9 comms sat launch tonight SpaceX will have a fifth pop today at getting its SES-9 communications satellite mission off the ground from Cape Canaveral.…
  
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• The paralysed man who can ride a bike

  04-03-2016 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Darek Fidyka, who was paralysed from the chest down after a knife attack in 2010, can now ride an adapted tricycle.
  
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• FTC says you SHOULDN’T change your password: Advisors claim mandatory monthly changes cause us to come up with insecure codes 

  04-03-2016 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Federal Trade Commission suggests the more we change our passwords the weaker they become. Users tend to reuse passwords or transform them by rearranging characters.
  
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• Scott Kelly has ALREADY shrunk back to his normal height after gaining nearly two inches in space, his twin brother reveals

  04-03-2016 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After spending a record 340 days on the ISS, Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly grew 1.5 inches taller due to the lack of gravity in space elongating the spine. The effect, however, was temporary.
  
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• Google is planning to build a radio transmitter at Spaceport America, files reveal

  04-03-2016 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has applied to build an experimental radio transmitter at Spaceport America (pictured) in New Mexico where the company has reportedly been testing solar powered drones.
  
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• Geneva Motor Show, VR future: Podcast 257

  04-03-2016 18:27
  
  
  All the news from the Geneva Motor Show and we talk to some of VR's most influential creatives about the future for the technology.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• What we learned about the brain this week: anxiety and motivation

  04-03-2016 17:51
  
  Anxiety has many physiological side effects; increased heart rate, nausea, dizziness. Now a new study has added another side effect: changes in perception.
  A study from the Weizmann Institute of Science, published in Current Biology, has found that people with anxiety were "less able to distinguish between neutral stimuli and stimuli associated with threat". This meant they actually heard a ringing tone differently to those who hadn't been diagnosed with anxiety. By: Emily Reynol
  
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• Nature's secrets revealed in Wellcome Image Awards

  04-03-2016 17:41
  
      In pictures: the winners of the 2016 Wellcome Image AwardsBy: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Sentinel takes first ocean height data

  04-03-2016 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sentinel-3a, the EU's latest Earth observer, uses its altimeter for the first time to gather information about ocean height.
  
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• Where we're going, we don't need runways! Darpa's latest futuristic concept plane takes off VERTICALLY and could be ready by 2018

  04-03-2016 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has revealed its latest design for the vertical take-off and landing experimental aircraft (VTOL X-plane) in a new concept video.
  
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• Heston Blumenthal believes 'nostalgic meals' are key to keeping Mars astronauts happy

  04-03-2016 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: From interplanetary meals to multisensory cooking, London-based chef Heston Blumenthal (right) gives his insight on food for astronauts (Tim Peake pictured left).
  
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• Watch the 'Jesus' beetle walk on water

  04-03-2016 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  High-speed video footage taken by researchers at Stanford University in California has revealed water lily beetles stay afloat by bouncing across the surface of the water.
  
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• Sony teases its 'N' wearable, the first to be designed under Future Lab Program

  04-03-2016 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Japanese company announced its new Future Lab Program with a video hinting at a current prototype - a wearable device that will create new ways of experiencing music and sound.
  
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• This plane's bathroom cleans itself with UV lights

  04-03-2016 16:26
  
  Plane toilets are cramped, tiny and unavoidable -- and they're certainly not clean. But Boeing think they have a solution -- self-cleaning bathrooms.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Spies can steal objects by recording the sound of a 3D printer

  04-03-2016 16:14
  
  Industrial spies could accurately 'steal' 3D objects by recording the sound of them being produced on a 3D printer.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• No Man's Sky director: 'everything is to the wire, we work all night'

  04-03-2016 16:05
  
      WIRED speaks with Sean Murray, co-founder of Hello Games and director of No Man's Sky, on the studios rise to fame, the perils of being labelled "indie", and using the game as a gateway to classic works of science fiction.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• BMW's radical future in the world of driverless cars: Firm is planning a 'complete overhaul' to compete with Google and Tesla

  04-03-2016 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Munich-based firm said half the R&D staff will be computer programmers to build the brains for self-driving cars. The firm recently partnered with Baidu on a self-driving car (pictured).
  
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• People who watch porn are MORE likely to be feminists than those who don't

  04-03-2016 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Western University in Ontario argue the idea that pornography leads to a negative view of women may not necessarily be the case.
  
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• Remember Peeple? It's back, and launching on Monday

  04-03-2016 14:59
  
  Peeple, a controversial people-rating app dubbed the "Yelp for humans", will launch on Monday.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple launches support page on Twitter, instantly gets 50k followers

  04-03-2016 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Within the first 24 hours, the California-based account, tweeting from the handle @applesupport, has garnered more than 120,000 followers, with replies typically taking two hours.
  
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• Not bird-brained at all! Crows and ravens are 'just as clever as apes' when it comes to thinking logically and using tools

  04-03-2016 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Results gathered by researchers in Rurh and VIenna found birds, particularly corvids and parrots have sophisticated thinking skills on a par with apes.
  
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• Google Cultural Institute offers close-up look of St Paul's Cathedral's famous artwork

  04-03-2016 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As part of the project for Google's Cultural Institute, the tech giant worked with St Paul's Cathedral in London to capture detailed views of the historic building (close-up of the Quire Ceiling shown).
  
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• Drone tours and virtual decorators will make buying a house like playing THE SIMS

  04-03-2016 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A report by Essex-based estate agency easyProperty and The Future Laboratory explores what the future of buying property will be like - and it sounds like playing The Sims game (pictured).
  
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• Nintendo's SNES classics finally come to 3DS

  04-03-2016 13:27
  
  Retro Super Nintendo games come to New Nintendo 3DS, surprising Starfox games, and a slate of RPGs feature in Nintendo's latest Nintendo Direct broadcast.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Anti-drone net launcher can down quadcopters from 100 metres

  04-03-2016 13:14
  
  UK-based startup OpenWorks Engineering have created the SkyWall100, a net-launching anti-drone gun that can safely bring down a quadcopter from 100m awayBy: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• LOHAN sponsor knocks up nifty iMac fish tank

  04-03-2016 12:25 via go.theregister.com
  
  Something to entertain while waiting for the FAA It's a tip of the hat today to Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) sponsor Lucidica for demonstrating an entertaining way to fill the time while waiting for Federal Aviation Administration approval for an audacious rocket-powered spaceplane launch.…
  
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• Monkeys trained to control wheelchairs with their minds

  04-03-2016 12:22
  
  Monkeys may not have got Shakespeare's canon under their belts yet, but they can control wheelchairs with their minds.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Are you a closet NARCISSIST? Connections in your brain can reveal if your good deeds have hidden motives

  04-03-2016 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Zurich found differences in connectivity between brain regions can predict whether you are an altruist or just plain selfish. Stock image of a good deed is shown.
  
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• Scientists 'find cancer's Achilles heel'

  04-03-2016 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists from University College, London believe they have discovered a way to "steer" the immune system to kill cancers.
  
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• Prehistoric penguin skull reveals losing ability to fly did NOT cause brains to shrink

  04-03-2016 10:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin studied the skull of a 60-million-year-old penguin. The study found that penguins' brains did not change immediately when they stopped flying.
  
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• Facebook restructures to pay 'millions' more in UK tax

  04-03-2016 10:18
  
  Facebook will pay millions of pounds more in tax following a restructure of its UK business, the company has said.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Twitter storm erupts over 'Hands are the design of the Creator' tweet

  04-03-2016 10:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The paper was written by a team of researchers, from Huazhong University in China and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.
  
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