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• Tesla recalls 2,700 Model X SUVs over seat safety issue

  11-04-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teslawill recall 2,700 Model X sport utility vehicles in the United States due to a faulty locking hinge in the third-row seats.
  
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• US Navy's giant destroyer is TOO stealthy: Zumwalt to be fitted with reflectors so other ships can spot it at sea

  11-04-2016 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Navy destroyer is designed to look like a much smaller vessel on radar, and it lived up to its billing during recent builder trials.
  
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• 26ft-long reticulated python found on Malaysia's Penang Island could set a new record

  11-04-2016 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographs of the fearsome python, which was found on an island in Malaysia, show more than a dozen workers posing for photographs with the 26ft-long reptile.
  
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• Tesla to recall 2,700 Model X SUVs over seat issue

  11-04-2016 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teslawill recall 2,700 Model X sport utility vehicles in the United States due to a faulty locking hinge in the third-row seats.
  
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• Nasa reveals radical plans for 2D printed spacecraft that wrap themselves around asteroids and 'Lego' blocks man could use to build a Martian habitat

  11-04-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Future space missions, including the journey to Mars, edge closer to reality as Nasa reveals its top picks from a series of competitions designed to crowdsource innovative concepts.
  
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• Take a trip into the mind of people on LSD: Scans reveal how the drug 'opens' up the brain to change how users see the world

  11-04-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Participants received either an injection of LSD or a placebo drug from researchers at Imperial College London before having their brains scanned. The brain of an LSD user is shown.
  
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• Is the bible an ANTHOLOGY? Inscriptions on 2,600-year-old shards of ceramic suggests literacy was more common in Judah than first thought

  11-04-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists at the University of Tel Aviv analysed the ink inscriptions on 2,600-year-old ceramic shards found at a fort in the Israeli desert and say they suggest writing was commonplace.
  
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• Why the unemployed have such a sense of entitlement: Belief that effort should be rewarded is lower in people out of work - and this makes it easier to accept handouts

  11-04-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Nottingham researchers said this change in mind-set could make it easier for those out of work to accept support from others – including the state. Stock image pictured.
  
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• The incredible history of Chauvet-Pont d'Arc: Radiocarbon dating reveals early humans 'shared' the painted cave with BEARS more than 30,000 years ago

  11-04-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have developed a timeline for the remarkable site in the Ardèche, southern France, to reveal when it was occupied and deserted by humans and ancient beasts.
  
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• Getting in on the joke: Listening to how two people laugh together can reveal whether they are friends or total strangers

  11-04-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team led by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, focused on what information people could learn from hearing people laugh, in particular, their friendship status.
  
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• Computers CAN spot the X factor: Chinese AI predicts finalists and winner of singing show

  11-04-2016 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by Alibaba Cloud, 'Ai' was able to predict not the just the winner of 'I'm a singer', Chinese-American singer Coco Lee (pictured), but all six finalists.
  
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• America's national icons underwater: Experts to reveal the full extent of damage climate change could to do everything from Jamestown to the Statue of Liberty

  11-04-2016 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists, historic preservationists, architects and public officials are meeting this week in Newport, Rhode Island - one of the threatened areas.
  
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• NASA gives blacked-out Kepler space 'scope the kiss of life

  11-04-2016 20:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Facing a week of checks before science mission resumes The Kepler space telescope is back in action after mysteriously shifting into emergency mode last week.…
  
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• Planets stripped bare by host stars

  11-04-2016 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronomers have defined a class of planet that have had their atmospheres stripped away by their host stars.
  
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• Space X's Falcon 9 rocket successfully lands on Atlantic Ocean barge

  11-04-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX made history on Friday after successfully landing its Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. The footage shows the last few seconds of the tall, narrow rocket gliding down onto the droneship.
  
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• VIDEO: Is this the world's safest helicopter?

  11-04-2016 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 18-rotor multicopter, designed to be safer than a traditional helicopter, takes its first manned flight in Germany.
  
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• It's alive! Nasa restores contact with planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft stuck 75 million miles from Earth

  11-04-2016 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spacecraft - responsible for detecting nearly 5,000 planets outside our solar system - slipped into emergency mode sometime last week.
  
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• Are YOU a genetic 'superhero? Doctors discover 13 people who are resistant to severe inherited diseases - and there may be more

  11-04-2016 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from The Resilience Project in New York found 13 people who seem to be miraculously resistant to severe inherited diseases. Mystique from X-Men is pictured.
  
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• Video shows what's inside rattlesnake's tail as father and son dissect reptile

  11-04-2016 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'What's Inside?', a popular YouTube channel originally started by Daniel Markham for his son Lincoln's science project, have taken a look inside a rattlesnake's tail after many questions from fans.
  
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• 'Superhero DNA' keeps diseases at bay

  11-04-2016 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some people appear to be born with 'superhero DNA' that cancels out genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, say researchers.
  
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• The biggest snake in the world? Massive 26ft-long reticulated python found on Malaysian island could set a new record

  11-04-2016 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographs of the fearsome python, which was found on an island in Malaysia, show more than a dozen workers posing for photographs with the 26ft-long reptile.
  
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• Redrawing the tree of life: Scientists redesign the branches to add 1,000 new microscopic life forms found over the past 15 years

  11-04-2016 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, who have discovered 1,000 new types of bacteria and Archaea have rejigged the tree to account for these microscopic life forms.
  
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• Why would anyone want to buy Yahoo?

  11-04-2016 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Daily Mail's owner says it is considering a bid for Yahoo - but why would anyone want to buy the tech giant?
  
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• Ratchet and Clank review: rebuilt and (mostly) revitalised

  11-04-2016 17:02
  
      Sony's cartoon Ratchet and Clank are reimagined for a new generation on PS4 and an animated movie, but can't quite resist pandering to long-time fans.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Ford's autonomous cars can now drive at night

  11-04-2016 17:01
  
      Ford's autonomous cars are now able to drive at night, the company has shown.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Why DO people with Alzheimer’s stop recognising loved ones? 'Disease affects how they see faces as well as memory'

  11-04-2016 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Université de Montréal say the breakthrough paves the way for different strategies to help patients interact with close relatives for longer to be developed.
  
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• Get ready to pay more for Netflix in the UK: Service is upping its prices next month - and even its most loyal customers will be hit

  11-04-2016 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those who set up accounts when Netflix first came to the UK will soon have to pay as much as new users. Prices for the £5.99 Standard package will rise to £7.49.
  
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• Never get blisters again! Scientists spend two years studying runners to discover a strip of surgical tape solves the problem

  11-04-2016 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Stanford University studied 128 runners participating in the 155-mile, six-stage RacingThePlanet ultramarathon that crosses deserts including the Gobi Desert. Stock image.
  
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• O2-Three tie-up risks 'long-term damage'

  11-04-2016 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The planned merger of UK mobile networks O2 and Three should be blocked or severely restricted by the EU to prevent serious damage, the UK competition regulator says.
  
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• 'Longest-ever' captured python dies

  11-04-2016 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A python estimated to be 8m (26ft) long has died three days after being captured on the Malaysian island of Penang, officials say.
  
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• Were early Vikings the first HIPSTERS?

  11-04-2016 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists analysed the designs seen in 1,200 pieces of jewellery from 400-550AD found in Norway and discovered some appear to incorporate foreign motifs into local designs.
  
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• Tesla's Model S could soon protect drivers from chemical weapons: 'Bioweapons Defense Mode' and a battery boost are among the upgrades expected this week

  11-04-2016 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reports are circulating that Tesla's Model S could soon be available in a 100kWh option, as well as 'bioweapons' air filtration boost. But the Palo Alto firm is yet to confirm or deny any of the rumours.
  
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• The Jungle Book was shot entirely in a warehouse

  11-04-2016 15:58
  
  Director Jon Favreau used groundbreaking CGI to turn a California warehouse into a rainforest for Disney's Jungle Book reboot.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• 1,700-year-old comedy 'penis pot' was used as a form of banter by Roman soldiers

  11-04-2016 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert at Cambridge’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthology said the pot(pictured) is supposed to be funny and is part of an exhibition to encourage people to talk about sex.
  
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• Ford's self-driving cars can navigate winding roads in total darkness

  11-04-2016 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Car giant Ford has been testing its self-driving cars in pitch darkness on the winding desert roads at its test facility in Arizona. The technology uses infrared lasers to scan the surroundings (pictured).
  
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• Nasa dismisses claims a mystery ninth planet is 'tugging' on its Cassini craft

  11-04-2016 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the latest in a series of developments surrounding the controversial mysterious planet, Nasa has dismissed claims the Cassini spacecraft's orbit has been altered by an unknown force.
  
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• Proof fitness trackers really CAN save your life

  11-04-2016 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 42-year-old man, who was treated in Camden, New Jersey, suffered from an irregular heartbeat - and was eventually treated with electrical shocks thanks to information gleaned from his FitBit.
  
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• Ancient pale green 'Judean' glassworks discovered in Israel

  11-04-2016 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The glassworks was unearthed south east of Yagur, Israel and chunks of 'Judean glass' have been found, which will help experts trace the export of Roman-era glass .
  
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• The science of FRECKLES

  11-04-2016 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alabama-based Hank Green, host of a US-based YouTube channel SciShow, explains how pigments in the skin lead to freckles but admits no-one knows why some of us get them more than others.
  
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• How Quantum Break mixes TV with computer games

  11-04-2016 15:12
  
  Remedy Games has created an entire adventure TV series to run alongside its latest release, Quantum Break.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: How graphene could change cycling

  11-04-2016 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why adding graphene to bicycle tyres makes them stronger and lighter with more grip
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper removes BRAIN-shaped skin tag from man's upper body

  11-04-2016 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dr Pimple Popper, who is based in California, was recently forced to remove an unsightly growth which actually resembled one in her latest case.
  
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• The first VR surgery will be broadcast this week

  11-04-2016 14:44
  
  Shafi Ahmed, surgeon and and co-founder of VR and AR firm Medical Realities will speak at WIRED Health 2016 on 29 AprilBy: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Blackberry to launch two Android phones

  11-04-2016 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackberry will launch two mid-range Android handsets this year, chief executive John Chen says.
  
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• Saturn spacecraft immune to mysterious Planet 9's charms

  11-04-2016 14:24 via go.theregister.com
  
  Cassini orbit normal, NASA insists NASA has been obliged to clarify that if the hypothetical Planet 9 exists, it is not responsible for "unexplained deviations" in the orbit of the Cassini spacecraft around Saturn.…
  
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• Petya ransomware encryption cracked

  11-04-2016 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anyone hit by the Petya ransomware virus can now recover their scrambled files without paying.
  
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• Nasa discovers exoplanets that are being stripped of their atmospheres

  11-04-2016 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astrophysicists at the University of Birmingham used data from the Nasa Kepler space telescope to discover the exoplanets. An artist's illustration is pictured.
  
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• Driveclub developer Evolution moves to Codemasters

  11-04-2016 14:03
  
  Codemasters has raced to the rescue of Evolution Studios, picking up the Driveclub developer after it was shut down by former owner Sony.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Power cells made of graphene harvest energy from storms and the sun

  11-04-2016 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Agroup of Chinese scientists has now invented a new kind of solar cell that generates electricity from rain as well as sun, using a layer of graphene on top of a solar cell.
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper removes BRAIN-shaped skin tag from man's upper body that grew for eight years 

  11-04-2016 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dr Pimple Popper, who is based in California, was recently forced to remove an unsightly growth which actually resembled one in her latest case.
  
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