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• Tinder launches quiz where users can swipe on issues to find perfect candidate

  23-03-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tinder has launched 'Swipe the Vote', a campaign that shows users 10 political issues that they swipe left to disagree and right to agree. Then matches them with a candidate based
  
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• Study finds people take more chances if others around them are doing the same

  23-03-2016 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Caltech studied the behaviour of people who risked money, while taking brain scans in an attempt to uncover what influences decisions when taking risks.
  
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• Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rogers claims he saw UFO in New Jersey

  23-03-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aaron Rodgers said he'd been staying with former California Golden Bears teammate, Steve Levy at his family's New Jersey home in February, 2005 when they spotted an alien aircraft.
  
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• Gas clouds appear to form ghostly human features in incredible image

  23-03-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the La Silla Observatory in Chile captured an image of the Carina Nebula, which shows a face-like outline glowing through the clouds. It was created by stellar winds and radiation.
  
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• Good-looking people tend to seek out equally beautiful people in social situations

  23-03-2016 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team, led by researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand and Oxford University, found that attractive people tend to gather with other good-looking types (illustrated).
  
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• Facebook ad sales system uses likes to guess 'ethnic affiliation'

  23-03-2016 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook's 'ethnic affiliations' have been used as part of recent marketing strategies to help advertisers deliver targeted ads based on the interests of a particular group.
  
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• Humans have triggered the Anthropocene era

  23-03-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Leicester University say dramatic changes in the Earth's biosphere, caused by human activity, are now starting to become evident in rock and soil strata.
  
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• The 'mini concorde' Boom can fly 40 passengers from London to New York in 3.5 hours

  23-03-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Boom, the 40 seater aircraft would be able to fly from London to New York in 3.5 hours - with a ticket costing just $5,000.
  
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• Microsoft launches Tay to try and teach its system to interact with young people

  23-03-2016 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has launched Tay, an AI that interacts with people through playful conversation and will even comment on selfies. She can tell jokes, reply to message and even comment on selfies.
  
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• Radical gravity control experiments could let spies see through walls

  23-03-2016 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As part of one of the research projects, scientists at the Ministry of Defence claim they have made a breakthrough in creating a new 'quantum gravity detector'.
  
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• Just ONE hour of overtime a week 'increases your risk of heart disease’

  23-03-2016 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For those working a 46-hour week and longer the risk of cardiovascular disease gets progressively higher, with a one per cent increase for every extra hour, University of Texas scientists revealed.
  
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• Lunar poles wandered by 125 MILES over a billion years

  23-03-2016 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas say the discover that the moon's tilt changed three billion years ago may help to explain why the moon has less water than expected.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint the brain cells that cause us to take chances

  23-03-2016 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Stanford University in California have pinpointed the set of brain cells involved in making risky decisions, and have been able to control them in rats, using targeted light.
  
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• Are you an atheist? Then you're probably a PSYCHOPATH

  23-03-2016 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Cape Western Reserve University, Ohio have argued the conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains.
  
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• Women are more likely to be religious than men and it could be down to their genes

  23-03-2016 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study has found that British women are nine per cent more likely than men pray every day. The results were part of a report called ‘The Gender Gap in Religion’ from US-based research institute Pew.
  
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• Want to play better cricket? Try batting the OPPOSITE way

  23-03-2016 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sports scientists at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam conducted research that found players should switch their stance to stand and bat in the opposite direction to what feels natural.
  
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• Lincoln reimagines big Navigator SUV as 'personal sanctuary'

  23-03-2016 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 17 foot long concept car comes with gull wing doors and huge seats - with an option for a clothes carrying area. It also boast screens at every seat an an internal videoconferencing system.
  
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• Extremely angry people are twice as likely to test positive for bizarre bug

  23-03-2016 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Chicago have found people with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) and twice as likely to have toxoplasma gondii (pictured) in their brains.
  
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• Half of all mobile games money comes from 0.19% of uses

  23-03-2016 18:24
  
  A new report concludes that 48 percent of all mobile games spending comes from a minuscule 0.19 percent of users.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Half of all mobile games money comes from 0.19% of users

  23-03-2016 18:24
  
  A new report concludes that 48 percent of all mobile games spending comes from a minuscule 0.19 percent of users.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Mystery Saturn-sized exoplanet is found lurking near the 'bulge' of the Milky Way

  23-03-2016 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers, led by the University of Notre Dame used the gravitational microlensing method to detect a gas giant exoplanet similar to Saturn (shown) orbiting a star.
  
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• Funding for endangered animals is 'unevenly distributed'

  23-03-2016 18:15
  
  In the world of conservation, it appears some animals are more equal than others.Continue reading...
  
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• Zack Snyder on female empowerment and Batman's impotence

  23-03-2016 17:48
  
  WIRED talks to Zack Snyder, director of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, about why the filmmaker isn't afraid to shock fans and do something new with old charactersBy: Alex Godfrey, Continue reading...
  
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• Balluga mattress has built-in air conditioning and stops snoring

  23-03-2016 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Katan, 52, from North London, developed the Balluga bed, which is made up of air-filled balls, covered in foam, and is crammed full of tech to monitor sleep and regulate temperature.
  
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• Gene 'edits' and other words that don't help

  23-03-2016 17:19
  
  Government chief scientific advisor Mark Walport warns that the way researchers describe DNA shapes how the public responds to scientific progress.By: Mark Walport, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook's 'troll hunter' tool will let you catch frauds on the social network

  23-03-2016 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool analyses account names and profile pictures of accounts to find ones suspiciously similar to original accounts. It is one of three new tools being tested by the California- based firm.
  
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• Solar Impulse 2 will resume in April after tests showed repairs were successful

  23-03-2016 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swiss pilot Bertrant Piccard is conducting test flights from Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii after the solar powered aircraft was grounded in July following problems with its batteries overheating.
  
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• Microsoft's new chatbot wants to hang out with millennials on Twitter

  23-03-2016 16:40
  
  Microsoft has created a new artificial intelligence chat bot that gets smarter the more you talk to it.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Intel abandons manufacturing process as it struggles with pace of innovation

  23-03-2016 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer giant Intel, based in Santa Clara, is abandoning the principal of Moore's Law, which predicts that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit will double every two years.
  
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• What's the future of VR? We asked the experts

  23-03-2016 16:14
  
  Creators from ustwo, Crytek and Frontier discuss the impact of the Oculus Rift and the future of virtual reality.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• The machine that UNBOILS eggs may help treat cancer

  23-03-2016 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Colin Raston (pictured) from Flinders University in Adelaide, created a device which untangles proteins, has said that his method could help to develop medical technologies.
  
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• Solar Impulse 2 set to return to the skies: Round-the-world flight will resume in April after tests showed repairs were successful

  23-03-2016 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swiss pilot Bertrant Piccard is conducting test flights from Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii after the solar powered aircraft was grounded in July following problems with its batteries overheating.
  
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• The machine that UNBOILS eggs may help treat cancer: Method used to unravel egg proteins could be used in medical treatments

  23-03-2016 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Colin Raston (pictured) from Flinders University in Adelaide, created a device which untangles proteins, has said that his method could help to develop medical technologies.
  
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• The bacteria that grow better in SPACE

  23-03-2016 14:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study led by the University of California, Davis, has revealed one bacteria aboard the ISS - Bacillus safensis JPL-MERTA-8-2 (pictured) - grew better than in control conditions on Earth.
  
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• Self-cleaning cotton removes dirt and smells when left by a lightbulb in six minutes

  23-03-2016 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, have developed a way of growing metal nano-structures on cotton that catalyse the break down of organic stains and grime.
  
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• Simple Facebook trick will show you who is ignoring your friend requests

  23-03-2016 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To find the people who have ignored you, log in to Facebook on a desktop and tap the Friend Request icon in the top right-hand of the banner. The page is also available on the mobile app.
  
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• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- rebuilding the saga

  23-03-2016 14:24
  
      After more than a decade of Lego games, how can developer TT Games make its return to the franchise stand out? The answer? Go big - and Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is absolutely massive.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Ruins of TWO medieval castles uncovered in Glasgow

  23-03-2016 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The structural remains (pictured) were uncovered on the land off the North banks of the River Clyde, at the confluence of the River Kelvin.
  
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• Jaguar to make nine ultra-exclusive XKSS sports cars costing £1m each

  23-03-2016 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The models, conversions of the iconic D-Type race car, will be hand-built by Jaguar's specialist Classic division with each one meeting the exact specification as they appeared 59 years ago.
  
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• Were Neanderthals CANNIBALS?

  23-03-2016 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Rovira Virgili in Tarragona, Spain, say cannibalism played a 'major role' in the demise of the Neanderthals as they resorted to it to survive food shortages.
  
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• Has the evolution of the phone come to an end?

  23-03-2016 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Industry experts believe innovation has stalled. Even Apple is touting smaller handsets as new. Apple's Greg Joswiak is pictured with Apple's iPhone SE at its San Francisco launch.
  
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• Astronomers discover 'outrageous' galaxies as bright as 100 trillion suns

  23-03-2016 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst believe the eight newly-discovered galaxies (pictured) may be forming a new star every hour.
  
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• Jewellery from mysterious 'queen' of Stonehenge goes on display at Visitors Centre

  23-03-2016 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  William Cunnington discovered the remainsnear Stonehenge in Wiltshire in 1808. Now, more than 200 years later, some of the artefacts are going on display for the first time.
  
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• Oculus Rift could match HTC Vive's best trick

  23-03-2016 13:05
  
  The virtual reality wars are about to heat up, with figures from Oculus claiming it could match one of its chief rival HTC's key features -- room scale VR.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Prairie dogs are SERIAL KILLERS

  23-03-2016 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Universities of Maryland and Tulsa studied the behaviour of white-tailed prairie dogs to show they frequently kill Wyoming ground squirrels to boost their food security.
  
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• The ash tree could be 'wiped out' in Europe

  23-03-2016 12:52
  
  A green beetle may spell the end of ash trees in Europe, a new study has found.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Android Pay will launch in the UK 'in the coming months'

  23-03-2016 12:48
  
  Google will extend Android Pay to the UK "in the next few months", the company has said.
   By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Make a DIY phone stand from thermoplastic and hot water

  23-03-2016 12:22
  
  FORMcard is a credit-card piece of thermoplastic that turns into a pliable adhesive when its immersed in hot water - its creator hopes that the plastic will encourage people to think differently about the worldBy: Chris Stokel-Walker, Continue reading...
  
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• Google confirms Android Pay is coming to the UK...but still won't reveal when

  23-03-2016 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Android Pay in the UK will support MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society.
  
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• Twitter takes aim at Snapchat with 'Stickers'

  23-03-2016 11:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A small number of users of the California-based site have been given the option to add stickers to their images before tweeting them, according to reports. A Snapchat sticker is pictured.
  
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