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• Instagram users flooded with requests to turn on notifications ahead of update

  28-03-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seemingly overnight, social media has erupted with Instagram users asking their followers to ‘turn on’ their notifications, so others will be alerted when they share a post.
  
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• Photographer Terry Steeley wins global underwater photographic competition

  28-03-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diver Terry Steeley, 46, only took a camera underwater for the first time just over three years ago, but the judges gave him top honours for his eclectic portfolio.
  
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• Samsung accidentally reveals the Galaxy S7 Active in firm's app

  28-03-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ‘Galaxy S7 Active’ was spotted in the latest update to the Samsung Level app. Sources are saying it could have military-grade water but it will only be available in the US.
  
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• Quicksilver superboat to be tested on Scottish loch ahead of world record attempt

  28-03-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team behind the 40ft long Quicksilver superboat hope to test their vessel on Loch Ness in the Scottish highlands before attempting to break the current record of 317.58mph.
  
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• Original Air Force One built in 1948 takes to the air to be restored

  28-03-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicknamed ‘Columbine II’, the four-engine plane flew to Arizona, where it will be restored to its former glory. Used by President Dwight Eisenhower, it was built in 1948.
  
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• Craze to capture the perfect selfie is leading people to go to extreme lengths

  28-03-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Michael Weigold from the University of Florida claimsthe craze for selfies is doing more harm than good - impacting people's mental health and making them take unnecessary risks.
  
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• Anglers off Norway celebrate landing two of the biggest cod ever caught

  28-03-2016 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Stevens, 39, caught an incredible 83lb cod in the sea off the coast of Norway - but then his friend Bert Williams, 71, trumped his effort by catching a 93lb beast the following day.
  
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• World map shows how interbreeding has changed and even HELPED modern humans

  28-03-2016 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geneticists at Harvard medical School found Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA is surprisingly widespread in modern non-African human populations around the world.
  
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• Japan loses contact with new space 'scope just weeks after launch

  28-03-2016 20:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  Tanegashima, we have a problem Japan's newest space telescope has mysteriously gone quiet barely a month after launch, and engineers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are desperately trying to reestablish contact.…
  
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• Is the SUN destroying Yosemite's iconic cliffs?

  28-03-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geologists have found that the cliff faces of Yosemite National Park are being eroded by massive rock falls caused by heating due to sunlight, which causes fractures to open up and detach.
  
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• Simple blood test detects concussion up to a WEEK after head injury

  28-03-2016 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Orlando Health, in Florida, discovered that a biomarker released during head injuries remains in the bloodstream for seven days - and testing for it can cut out need for CT scans.
  
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• Scientists discover facial expression used around the world as sign of disagreement

  28-03-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ohio State University used students' faces to find an expression used among different cultures to convey negative emotion. Called 'not face', it consists of afurrowed brow, pressed lips and raised chin.
  
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• Scientists say they have more evidence of a NINTH planet in our solar system

  28-03-2016 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomer Mike Brown of Caltech, one of the scientists behind the January reveal of the mysterious 'Planet Nine', claims he’s found further evidence to support it.
  
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• Incredible picture of the moment a shark breaks through the water helps British snapper win global underwater photographic competition

  28-03-2016 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diver Terry Steeley, 46, only took a camera underwater for the first time just over three years ago, but the judges gave him top honours for his eclectic portfolio.
  
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• Do we owe our thick hair and tough skin to Neanderthals? World map of prehistoric ancestry shows how interbreeding has changed and even HELPED modern humans

  28-03-2016 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geneticists at Harvard medical School found Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA is surprisingly widespread in modern non-African human populations around the world.
  
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• Would you risk your life for a SELFIE? Craze to capture the perfect self portrait is leading people to go to ever more extreme lengths

  28-03-2016 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Michael Weigold from the University of Florida claimsthe craze for selfies is doing more harm than good - impacting people's mental health and making them take unnecessary risks.
  
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• Anglers celebrate landing two of the biggest cod ever caught including a monster 93lb beast off the Norwegian coast 

  28-03-2016 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Stevens, 39, caught an incredible 83lb cod in the sea off the coast of Norway - but then his friend Bert Williams, 71, trumped his effort by catching a 93lb beast the following day.
  
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• Is the SUN destroying Yosemite's iconic cliffs? Heating of the famous granite faces is leading to more rockfalls in the summer

  28-03-2016 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geologists have found that the cliff faces of Yosemite National Park are being eroded by massive rock falls caused by heating due to sunlight, which causes fractures to open up and detach.
  
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• Poo chart reveals what's normal and what could be a warning sign of cancer

  28-03-2016 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Ramsay Health Care UK advise when stools are healthy - and when to visit a doctor. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer, with 1.4 million new cases diagnosed each year.
  
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• Simple blood test detects concussion up to a WEEK after head injury - helping 'prevent headaches, memory loss and depression'

  28-03-2016 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Orlando Health, in Florida, discovered that a biomarker released during head injuries remains in the bloodstream for seven days - and testing for it can cut out need for CT scans.
  
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• The 10-second second rule is a 'dangerous myth' and could actually KILL you

  28-03-2016 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Judging food as OK to eat if it only touches the floor momentarily is misguided, says Dr Lisa Ackerely, of Salford University. Bugs like E. coli and Salmonellaon the floor can stick to foods in an instant.
  
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• Orkney seals to receive 'smartphones'

  28-03-2016 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Orkney Seals are to receive mobile smartphone technology as part of a study into population decline.
  
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• Concorde 2, Boom Jet and Antipode will bring about a new era in supersonic travel

  28-03-2016 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Recently UK tycoon Richard Branson announced Virgin is to order 10 supersonic Boom jets but it's not the only supersonic aircraft of the future in development. MailOnline investigates.
  
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• Huge meteorites go on sale for £3.4 million with most expensive at £800k

  28-03-2016 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A collection of 83 meteorites will go on sale at Christies in London next month, including a half-tonne dome valued at £800,000 and a fragment of the rock that exploded over Russia (pictured).
  
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• Humans could reproduce using skin samples within 20 years, claims geneticist

  28-03-2016 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A geneticist at Stanford University in California has claimed that parents will be able to select disease free embryos with the traits they want using new genetic techniques and eggs grown from skin.
  
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• People who watch a lot of the shows tend to be vain and self-absorbed

  28-03-2016 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at Ohio State University found regular viewers of reality TV shows (Keeping up with the Kardashians pictured) had higher narcissism than those who preferred the news.
  
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• Places scientists are hunting for new antibiotics from beards to cat noses

  28-03-2016 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists, including some at the University of East Anglia, are searching for new antibiotics, cancer drugs and other potential medicines in the natural world using a process known as bioprospecting.
  
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• Take our science quiz and test what you REALLY know about life and the universe

  28-03-2016 12:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline has teamed up with popular science author Brian Clegg to create the ultimate science quiz to test your knowledge of chemistry, physics, astronomy and biology.
  
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• Footsteps of Judas reveals that he may not have been such a sinner after all

  28-03-2016 10:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the name 'Judas' may be synonymous with the most heinous of traitors, Katie Edwards from the University of Sheffield suggests it may be time to re-address the claims.
  
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• Busy people complete more tasks and reduce the sense of failure

  28-03-2016 10:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to new research conducted at Columbia University in America, those with a hectic schedule are more likely to complete tasks and bounce back from missed deadlines.
  
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• Couples no longer talk face to face making it easier to cut loose from the marriage 

  28-03-2016 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Texting makes you feel 'emotionally removed' from your spouse, making it easier to leave them without talking it out with them first, says a family law expert.
  
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• Facebook apologizes after Lahore Bombings as app asks users worldwide if they are safe

  28-03-2016 08:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook apologized after the urgent notification was mistakenly sent to people in countries thousands of miles away, sparking fear and confusion online.
  
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• Number of British atheists on the rise at the same time believers are too

  28-03-2016 08:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On this Easter weekend, we asked leading thinkers to explain what the results of this new study tell us about the modern world, and what they believe about the afterlife.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 28 March

  28-03-2016 08:40
  
  Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, Facebook has apologised for a Safety Check error that led to people around the world being texted in the wake of the Sunday's bombing in Lahore, Japan's Hitomi X-ray satellite has lost communication with Earth, Microsoft has issued a formal explanation for the actions of its short-lived machine learning chatbot, Tay, and more.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• South African wildlife park worker finds bodies of three rhinos killed by poachers

  28-03-2016 02:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One warden said the slaughter of the three white rhinos – at the Sibuya Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa – was ‘the worst day of my life’.
  
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