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• VIDEO: African rhino death rate increases

  09-03-2016 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of African rhinos killed by poachers has increased for the sixth year in a row.
  
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• Rhino slaughter continues unabated

  09-03-2016 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mass slaughter of rhinos increases for a sixth consecutive year, despite a drive to fight poachers by various means.
  
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• Google's DeepMind AlphaGo beats world Go champion in first of five matches

  09-03-2016 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is the first of five matches pitting DeepMind's artificial intelligence program against the South Korean champion in Seoul, with the winner taking home $1milllion (£706,388).
  
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• Is there a massive underwater UFO base in Guantanamo Bay? Conspiracy theorists claim Marine saw secret craft 'virtually every night'

  09-03-2016 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An ex-Marine has given a testimony about the UFO activity seen at the Guantanamo Bay Naval base in 1968 to 1969. He recalls seeing them flying in and out of a major underwater alien base.
  
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• Amazon Air is ready for take off! Shopping giant leases 20 Boeing 767 cargo planes to speed up deliveries

  09-03-2016 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The deal comes at a time when the world's biggest online retailer is offering ever-faster free deliveries for millions of online orders. Amazon spent $11.5 billion on shipping last year.
  
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• Have scientists found a cure for BLINDNESS?

  09-03-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cardiff University and Osaka University in Japan have generated eye tissue and restored vision in rabbits, offering hope that blind people will one day see again. Stock image.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket

  09-03-2016 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest leak from nowhereelse.fr shows a case with no headphone socket, but in their place stereo speakers.
  
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• Are YOU a pervert? Study suggests half of us have an interest in deviant sexual acts

  09-03-2016 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists questioned 1,040 people in Quebec about their sex lives and found 46 per cent showed an interest in paraphilic sexual behaviours while a third admitted to taking part in them.
  
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• Video shows Google self-driving car hit bus

  09-03-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newly released video shows recorded by cameras on the bus show the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus.
  
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• Facebook buys face swapping app Masquerade

  09-03-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company behind Masquerade, an app that overlays silly live filters to your selfies, has now revealed that it has been bought by Facebook as the social network takes on Snapchat.
  
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• Russian military advertises for spy dolphins and lists their physical requirements 

  09-03-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The military has opened the bidding on a £17,300 contract to deliver two female and three male dolphins with perfect teeth to the Crimean port city of Sevastopol by August 1.
  
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• IBM pimps Watson out to Hilton robot for concierge duty

  09-03-2016 20:55 via go.theregister.com
  
  That's cute, say Japanese Pics and video  Big Blue is making another effort to make a business case for the Watson deep learning system, this time by porting it to a robot concierge in the Hilton McLean in Virginia.…
  
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• Firm reveals 'smart incubator' Bios Urn to turn your loved one's ashes into a tree

  09-03-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bios Urn is a biodegradable urn that uses soil and cremated ashes to grow a tree. The firm has revealed a 'smart incubator' that helps users maintain and track the growth of their tree.
  
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• Your EAR canal could soon be your password

  09-03-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new identification system uses your ear as the password, distinguishing between individuals by the resonation of sound in the ear cavities.
  
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• Go No! Google cyber-brain bests top-ranked human in ancient game

  09-03-2016 20:07 via go.theregister.com
  
  Chalk one up for Skynet – for now. Still time for Mankind to pull it back Google's DeepMind machine learning system has beaten South Korean Lee Sedol, the top-ranked Go player over the last decade. It is being hailed as a milestone in the development of artificial intelligence.…
  
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• Is corruption CONTAGIOUS? People in countries with high levels of bribery, fraud and tax evasion are more dishonest - and Tanzania and Morocco top the list

  09-03-2016 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Nottingham came up with a ‘prevalence of rule violations’ index to measure 159 countries and determine different levels of dishonesty.
  
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• NASA sets the date for Martian robot drilling rig to lift off

  09-03-2016 19:18 via go.theregister.com
  
  Two years late, but InSight will fly The much-delayed InSight probe's mission is back on, and NASA has set the launch date for May 5, 2018 and will (hopefully) land on the Martian surface on November 26 that year.…
  
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• The terrifying ‘alien fish' with wings and glowing eyes: Rare long-nose chimaera pulled from the sea in Newfoundland

  09-03-2016 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fish was caught during a commercial fishing excursionnear Newfoundland, and usually lives 2,000 meters below the surface.
  
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• Nasa delays InSight Mars mission until 2018

  09-03-2016 19:10
  
  Nasa has announced that InSight, its latest mission to Mars, has been delayed by two years to 2018.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Meat eating accelerated face evolution

  09-03-2016 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eating raw meat and making stone tools may be behind the smaller teeth and faces of humans compared with their ancient relatives.
  
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• Earth's 'delicate balance' has shifted: Emissions now far outweigh the amount of CO2 the planet can absorb, study finds

  09-03-2016 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have shown that human activity has boosted emissions of nitorus oxide and methane, which outweighs the cooling effect of the land absorbing carbon dioxide.
  
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• 'Stunning' operation regenerates eye lens

  09-03-2016 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pioneering procedure to heal the eye has been described as one of the "finest achievements" in regenerative medicine.
  
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• Sorry vegetarians! Eating raw meat 2 million years ago separated us from apes by helping our brains to grow and language to develop

  09-03-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard University Researchers fed subjects lumps of raw goat meat and raw carrots and beetroot to simulate the paleolithic diet eaten by our prehistoric ancestors.
  
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• Nasa's Mars-monitoring mission WILL go ahead: InSight set for 2018 liftoff

  09-03-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robotic lander was grounded in December by a leak in a French instrument. It will now be completely redesigned in time for May 2018,the next available launch window.
  
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• Stem cell breakthrough restores eyesight in blind rabbits

  09-03-2016 18:59
  Scientists have been able to restore vision in blind rabbits by creating eye tissue from human stem cells.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Google's 'Destinations' tool helps you plan entire holidays with a single search

  09-03-2016 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest feature from Google is a way to plan and book holidays on the go. ‘Destinations’ on Google can help you work out where to go on holiday and then let you book it, from your mobile phone.
  
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• Facebook's Like button 'violates European privacy laws', court rules

  09-03-2016 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The case was brought by a consumer group against an online shopping site which relied on the user recommendation feature, a Dusseldorf regional court said on Wednesday.
  
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• Google Street View takes you on a SAFARI through Kruger National Park

  09-03-2016 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Now people from all over the world can have a safari experience in South Africa thanks to a new Google Street view feature the search giant is calling the 'Mzansi Experience'
  
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• DJI is the world's biggest drone-maker, but its got bigger plans

  09-03-2016 17:14
  
  Around 1,500 of DJI's 4,000 staff work in R&D. WIRED speaks to senior product manager Paul Pan about what's next for the world's best-known drone company.By: David Rowan, Continue reading...
  
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• DJI is the world's biggest drone-maker, but it has bigger plans

  09-03-2016 17:14
  
  Around 1,500 of DJI's 4,000 staff work in R&D. WIRED speaks to senior product manager Paul Pan about what's next for the world's best-known drone company.By: David Rowan, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak created 'something that spread' between devices

  09-03-2016 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Apple co-founder made the comments in interview with Conan O’Brien on the comedian’s US talkshow. Wozniak appeared on the show to discuss the ongoing Apple FBI legal battle.
  
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• This map of domain names flips the world on its head

  09-03-2016 16:55
  
  On a map of the world scaled to the most popular top-level domains, the Pacific island of Tokelau reigns supreme.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• EVE Online recruits pilots for real-world genetics research

  09-03-2016 16:42
  
  Space pilots inside the world of EVE Online will be given the chance to help real-world science, and fuel their personal power struggles, with a new project to classify thousands of proteins for in-game rewards.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Tomatoes and peas grown in 'Martian' soil

  09-03-2016 16:15
  
  Astronauts have already grown edible zinnias in space -- and now scientists back on Earth have managed to grow ten new crops in soil that simulates that of Mars. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Rosetta's comet ice reveals it is as old as the solar system

  09-03-2016 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ice the same age as the solar system has been found buried in the comet that Esa’s Rosetta probe is tracking, said researchers from Marseille University.
  
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• Arnhem's stunning station twists towards the sky

  09-03-2016 15:41
  
      Designed by Dutch firm UNStudio, the Arnhem Centraal railway station is dramatically designed to incorporate two giant steel Möbius stripsBy: Clare Dowdy, Continue reading...
  
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• Gamers are SMARTER and perform better at school: Study finds a link between playing games and higher intelligence in children

  09-03-2016 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Paris Descartes University foundchildren who spent more time playing video games had no increase in mental health problems.
  
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• Real-life 'Magneto' uses MAGNETS to control the behaviour of mice and fish

  09-03-2016 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists at the University of Vancouver introduced a protein containing iron called Magneto2.0 into the neurons of mice, allowing them to remotely control their behaviour.
  
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• Very Large Telescope Interferometer captures the 'halo' of a dying star

  09-03-2016 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of scientists from the Instituut voor Sterrenkunde in Leuven, Belgium captured the double star IRAS 08544-4431 (pictured), lying 4000 light-years from Earth.
  
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• Meet 'Connie' the robotic concierge: Helpful humanoid uses AI to suggest local hotel attractions and dinner choices

  09-03-2016 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Connie' the helpful humanoid (pictured) is on trial at the Hilton McLean in Virginia where it works alongside humans in the reception to tell guests about tourist attractions and hotel features.
  
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• Indonesians witness the only total solar eclipse of the year and first in 32 years

  09-03-2016 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of tourists and astronomy enthusiasts flocked to Indonesia to catch its first solar eclipse in nearly 33 years. The eclipse was also visible in parts of Australia and south-east Asia.
  
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• Vice is launching a TV channel on Sky

  09-03-2016 14:28
  
  The new 24-hour satellite channel will launch in September and be available to Sky TV customers through the most basic subscription packagesBy: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Evidence of an 'active cycle' raises possibility of Pluto being a planet again

  09-03-2016 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an email found by New Scientist, John Spencer of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, pointed out a cloud that seems to stand out from the surface.
  
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• Large Hadron Collider results hint at particle that doesn't fit the laws of physics

  09-03-2016 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In data from the LHC (pictured) in Geneva, twomeasurements found what looked like a particle six time heavier than the Higgs boson that does not comply with the Standard Model of physics.
  
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• Minority Report-style machines are 'solving' crimes BEFORE they happen

  09-03-2016 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at University of Pennsylvania used machine learning to study 28,000 cases of domestic violence in which the offender was charged and released. Tom Cruise in Minority Report is pictured.
  
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• West Virginia man spots unusual object hovering over a highway 

  09-03-2016 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage allegedly showing a faint UFO passing above West Virginia was captured by a man who was testing a new vehicle on a state highway around 1am at the beginning of March.
  
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• The wheelchair crossed with a SEGWAY: $40,000 'Ogo' lets disabled users lean in the direction they want to travel on all terrains

  09-03-2016 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Ogo' designed in new Zealand (pictured) is claimed to be the only 'completely hands-free two-wheeled self-balancing transportation device in the world'.
  
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• Highest ever annual rise in carbon dioxide levels measured

  09-03-2016 13:40
  
  Research from the Earth Sciences Research Laboratory (ESRL) has confirmed the biggest ever annual increase in carbon dioxide levels.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook plans to use AI to spot slang words BEFORE they become popular

  09-03-2016 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a US patent, the California-based social media firm could set its artificial intelligence to work searching for terms which are not associated with a known meaning.
  
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• ExoMars could find 'very strong evidence' of life on Mars

  09-03-2016 13:17
  
  The European Space Agency and Roscosmos' ExoMars launcher will scour the Martian atmosphere for signs of life, project scientist Havan Svedhem tells WIRED.By: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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