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• Dinosaurs 'declining' before asteroid hit

  18-04-2016 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The dinosaurs were already in decline 50 million years before the asteroid strike that finally wiped them out, a study suggests.
  
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• Kim Kardashian's picture could replace your password

  18-04-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that looking at certain stimuli, including a picture of a well known celebrity, creates a unique 'brainprint'. This allows them to identify a person with 100% accuracy.
  
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• Economic losses from disasters counted

  18-04-2016 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Natural disasters around the globe have resulted in economic losses of roughly $7 trillion since 1900, according to a new calculation from scientists.
  
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• Reading University researchers believe Dinosaurs were becoming extinct before asteroid hit

  18-04-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new study from researchers at the universities of Reading and Bristol found the number of new species of dinosaur could not keep up with those dying out (stock image).
  
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• MacQuarie University researchers suggest Bees are much smarter than we think

  18-04-2016 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers argue that consciousness in humans comes from a structure called the mid-brain, and insects, while they have very different brains, have a similar structure.
  
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• Atomic 212 'dating droid' uses iPad and Skype to help those on first dates

  18-04-2016 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucy the Robot was the first robot to buy the new iPhone 6s last year and now it wants to start dating. Because it's powered remotely, users can go on dates miles away without leaving their home.
  
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• NASA timelapse video shows northern lights appear from space

  18-04-2016 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa 4K timelapse shows the Auroras Borealis and Australis as seen from 250 miles above Earth. The lights are created when charged particles from the sun enter Earth's atmosphere.
  
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• Just one in 39 American people get help from strangers during a medical emergency

  18-04-2016 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A recent study led by Cornell sociologists found that the majority of people who suffer a medical emergency in a public place are bypassed by strangers.
  
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• SPITTING sports drinks helps exercising without the calories, Hertfordshire University says

  18-04-2016 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Lindsay Bottoms, a senior lecturer in exercise physiology at Hertfordshire University, found rinsing the mouth with a sports drink improved performance without the additional calories.
  
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• Optical illusion sends the internet into a frenzy as people try to guess what it is

  18-04-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Savannah Root from Lamar, Missouri, shared the image on Facebook and it has been liked by more than 25,000 times. Many users were left stumped after staring at it for hours.
  
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• How to spot a LIAR: Researchers reveal the giveaways

  18-04-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have revealed the giveaways you can use to spot liars and say with time and training, it is possible to get a good sense of when someone is deceiving you.
  
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• Is your DNA making you promiscuous? Genes may influence sexual activity

  18-04-2016 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geneticists at Cambridge University studied 380,000 people to look for genes that lie behind when people start having sex and how their sexual behaviour continues in later life.
  
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• Your phone number is all hackers need to access EVERY call and message

  18-04-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 60 minutes investigation in Berlin has revealed just how easy it is to exploit a vulnerability in a global telecom network called Signal System 7 that helps phone carriers across the world route calls and texts.
  
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• LinkedIn launches ‘Tinder for graduates' to match them with employers

  18-04-2016 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LinkedIn Student aims to take the guesswork out of find a job after graduation. Just like Tinder, the app shows users job opportunities and internships based on their personal information.
  
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• Climate change leading to increased carbon dioxide helps crops grow more efficiently

  18-04-2016 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study led by Columbia University shows the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from climate change might help crops grow more in some parts, in spite of the increasing temperature.
  
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• Amazon Prime memberships' stand-alone streaming targets Netflix

  18-04-2016 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is taking on Netflix and Hulu with a stand-alone video streaming service, just weeks before Netflix raises prices for longtime subscribers.
  
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• Australian beer brewers develop the world's first gluten-free Kebari barley

  18-04-2016 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The breakthrough was made by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
  Organisation (CSIRO). It has now sold its Kebari barley (pictured) to brewer Radeberger.
  
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• US government warns QuickTime is vulnerable to hackers on PCs

  18-04-2016 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A cyber security team at the US Department of Homeland Security has warned computers using Windows could be vulnerable to attack if they are running Apple's QuickTime media player.
  
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• A 'monster' is found lurking in the depths of Loch Ness is actually a film prop

  18-04-2016 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Results from the survey seem to rubbish theories about a deep trench in Loch Ness near Inverness capable of shrouding the mysterious monster (hoax picture shown) from public view.
  
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• US Navy submarine drones to counter China threat in disputed seas

  18-04-2016 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pentagon's once-secret submarine drones programme is being discussed in the open, with US defence secretary Ashton Carter hinting at their potential use in the disputed sea.
  
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• Deep sea 'Cookie-cutter' sharks bite chunks off migrating whales

  18-04-2016 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cookie-cutter sharks – also known as demon whale biters – live in deep waters between 1,000 and 4,000 metres below the waves in tropical waters around the world.
  
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• US poised to unleash stadium-sized sandwich bag

  18-04-2016 18:06 via go.theregister.com
  
  Super pressure balloon mission launch is go NASA's long-duration super pressure balloon (SPB) mission looks to be set for launch tomorrow morning from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, now that "forecast surface and low-level winds are aligned", as the space agency puts it.…
  
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• School pupils that stand up in class are smarter than those who sit

  18-04-2016 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Texas A&M University have found that pupils get a cognitive boost of between seven and 14 per cent when they are standing during lessons compared to sitting at their desks.
  
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• Google investigated by the EU for forcing companies to pre-load apps onto handsets

  18-04-2016 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a speech in Amsterdam, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said she was looking closely at whether the search engine giant was shutting out rivals with its operating system contracts.
  
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• Amazon experiments with monthly Prime subscriptions

  18-04-2016 17:35
  
  The American branch is introducing a $10.99 per month option that offers the full array of Prime features on a rolling contract basis.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Does your brain have a filing cabinet?

  18-04-2016 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UCL researchers studied rats' brains and found memories are formed in one part of the brain, then they are replayed and transferred to a different area during rest.
  
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• Pint of Science returns for fourth year of beer and brains

  18-04-2016 17:19
  
  Pubs in 100 cities across the world will put science centre-stage for the fourth annual Pint of Science festival.
   By: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• NASA spools up ultra-high def aurora movie

  18-04-2016 17:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Illuminating 4K timelapse shot from ISS NASA has released an illuminating ultra-high definition video featuring the Auroras Borealis and Australis as seen from the International Space Station.…
  
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• Genes can 'influence' personality and behaviour

  18-04-2016 16:59
  
  Genetics play a role in the age a person first has sex, according to a new study from the Medical Research Council.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Cambridge Uni spins up green and beefy supercomputer project

  18-04-2016 16:29 via go.theregister.com
  
  Electron spin meets and marries super-conductivity Cambridge University is leading a £2.7m project building energy efficient, high-performance supercomputers.…
  
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• Cambridge Uni spins up green and beefy super-computer project

  18-04-2016 16:29 via go.theregister.com
  
  Electron spin meets and marries super-conductivity Cambridge University is leading a £2.7m project building energy efficient, high-performance supercomputers.…
  
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• Sky's Europe-wide Sony deal includes 4K movies

  18-04-2016 16:22
  
  Sky has signed a pan-European deal with Sony Pictures, giving the pay-TV provider exclusive broadcast rights to the studio's movies.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple, McDonalds and Pepsi's old 90s websites show how far technology has come

  18-04-2016 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the 1990s brands were beginning to experiment with their websites butearly homepage designs left a lot to be desired with grey backdrops, tiny wording and old fashioned fonts.
  
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• Anglo Saxon cemetery near Stonehenge reveals a 'work box' and 'fertility' shells

  18-04-2016 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have unearthed an Anglo Saxon cemetery of about 150 graves holding grave goods including an intricate comb, jewellery, a ‘sewing box’ and shells in the village of Bulford.
  
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• Error at domain hosting service 123-Reg sees hundreds of websites going offline

  18-04-2016 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An error at UK hosting and domains provider 123-Reg saw the data of hundreds of its customers permanently deleted meaning their websites went offline over the weekend.
  
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• Fairphone 2 review: ethical but ugly

  18-04-2016 15:59
  
      Fairphone manufactures ethically-sourced smartphones, but the Fairphone 2 doesn't make WIRED feel all warm and fuzzy inside.By: Andrew Williams, Continue reading...
  
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• Chinese residents claim to have spotted two UFOs hovering near a solar halo

  18-04-2016 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A red dot was seen hovering in the sky earlier today before another white one flying across the halo, claimed residents in Shanghai. A meteorological expert said they could just be drones.
  
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• The brain's 'stopping' mechanism can be triggered by sounds

  18-04-2016 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists at the University of Oxford and University of California, San Diego, have found the same mechanism which stops movements in their tracks could be stopping our thoughts (pictured).
  
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• University of Minnesota researchers' UEM videos show the speed-of-sound changes when temperatures rise

  18-04-2016 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of researchers in Minnesota captured the first ever videos of atoms conducting heat on a nanoscopic scale. It could help scientists learn how to reduce wasted heat from cars and computers.
  
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• Chinese scientists grow mouse embryos in space so humans can colonise other planets

  18-04-2016 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Beijing-based Chinese Academy of Sciences said they have grown mouse embryos in microgravity (stock image), overcoming issues which have plagued previous attempts.
  
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• Video capturing Tesla’s autopilot system saving Ohio driver from high-speed crash

  18-04-2016 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joshua Brown from Ohio was cruising down a US motorway when a heavy truck on his left hand side tried to join his lane, not spotting the Tesla. He caught the incident on his dashcam.
  
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• How Pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut looked before her image was changed to a man's

  18-04-2016 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The blocks were discovered by the German Archaeological Institute on the Island of Elephantine, Aswan in Egypt and shed light on Queen Hatshepsut who was a successful ruler in around 1,473BC.
  
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• This is how much life insurance costs in Game of Thrones

  18-04-2016 13:46
  
  Residents of Westeros are at risk of dragon attacks, alcoholism and assassination – WIRED found out how much life insurance would cost them By: Pauline Bock, Continue reading...
  
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• From crabs of Christmas Island to tree lobsters of Lord Howe Island Group, MailOnline reveals oddest island animals

  18-04-2016 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Isle of Man's tourist board has created an infographic detailing some of the weird and wonderful island dwellers, including migrating Christmas crabs and the smallest chameleons in the world.
  
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• Global prize honours Cambodian activist

  18-04-2016 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An activist's undercover work to shed light on illegal logging in Cambodia's forests has been recognised by the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.
  
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• Counter-Strike (unofficially) comes to Android phones

  18-04-2016 13:20
  
    Bored of match three puzzlers on your phone? Good news, then: you can now play Counter-Strike on your Android handset – if you jump through some hoops, that is.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Gravity mission passes 'sanity check'

  18-04-2016 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A European Space Agency effort to try to detect gravitational waves in space is not only technically feasible but compelling, a new report finds.
  
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• VIDEO: Tech helps to teach Malawi's children

  18-04-2016 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From apps and tablets to a solar-powered projector helping to teach Malawi's schoolchildren
  
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• Can you handle the heat? Ultra-slow-motion videos reveal the speed-of-sound changes inside materials when temperatures rise

  18-04-2016 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of researchers in Minnesota captured the first ever videos of atoms conducting heat on a nanoscopic scale. It could help scientists learn how to reduce wasted heat from cars and computers.
  
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• The hidden features coming to Android N

  18-04-2016 12:21
  
  Early adopters have uncovered a wide range of new features in the latest Android N preview, from virtual reality to pressure-sensitive touchscreen support.Continue reading...
  
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