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• NASA find lone planet in deep space without a host star

  20-04-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new object, namedWISEA 1147 for short, is estimated to be between roughly five to 10 times the mass of Jupiter and is believed to be about 10 million years old.
  
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• Scientists discover 119m-year-old organ in remarkably well-preserved fish fossil

  20-04-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The organ was found in 113-119 million-year-old fish called Rhacolepis unearthed in the Santana Formation of Brazil. This is the first definite fossilised heart found in any prehistoric animal.
  
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• 'Poisonous herbicide glyphosate is invading the food chain', experts warn

  20-04-2016 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by The Alliance for Natural Health USA found detectable traces of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, in 10 of 24 foods tested, including bagels, eggs, wholewheat bread and coffee creamers.
  
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• Biohackers hit black market to buy brain implants to become mind readers

  20-04-2016 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Presidential candidate, Zoltan Istvan, claims he knows two Americans who are travelling abroad to get the technology. He says it could become a widespread practice in 5 to 10 years.
  
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• Baboons QUEUE for food too

  20-04-2016 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Cambridge University studied troops of baboons in Namibia and found baboons queued in order of their social rank to access a patch of food so they could forage.
  
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• Is YOUR home making you ill? Indoor pollution is killing millions every year

  20-04-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research led by the University of Surrey found 4.3 million people globally died from indoor pollution - or Sick Building Syndrome - in a year. It can also cause headaches and extreme tiredness.
  
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• Close-up images of bacteria that live inside our mouths

  20-04-2016 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microscopy expertSteve Gschmeissner, from Bedford, UK, captured the images by taking mouth swabs and placing them under a scanning electron microscope.
  
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• Secret of the chameleon's ballistic tongue revealed

  20-04-2016 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Oxford focusing on how the chameleon strikes out at its lunch (illustrated) have broken the process into the three constituent parts .
  
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• Magic mushrooms may ease the pain of being rejected

  20-04-2016 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich have showed psilocybin -found in magic mushrooms (pictured)- changes the processing of social conflicts in the brain.
  
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• Microsoft discontinues Xbox 360 console

  20-04-2016 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft says it is to stop manufacturing the Xbox 360 games console, 10 years after it launched.
  
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• First neutrino from beyond our galaxy detected: High-energy particle traced to a source far outside the Milky Way and could lead to a 'new era in astrophysics'

  20-04-2016 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers led by Dr Matthias Kadler, from the University of Würzburg say the high-energy neutrino came from a distant 'blazar' galaxy called PKS B1424-418.
  
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• Airport sniffer dogs could be given Zinc spray to enhance their sense of smell

  20-04-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at Auburn University in Alabama found they can triple the sensitivity of dogs' noses by giving them a spray of tiny zinc particles before they take a sniff and could lead to better sniffer dogs.
  
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• Chameleon's tongue gives up secrets

  20-04-2016 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists build a mathematical model that explains the secrets of the chameleon's extraordinary tongue.
  
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• Japanese woman shares Twitter images of GIANT hornet found in her wardrobe

  20-04-2016 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman in Japan found an insect the size of a bird crawling over one of the sweaters in her closet. The giant Asian hornet, sometimes known as a sparrow bee, is native to the mountains of Japan.
  
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• Technology used in self-driving cars is being tested in toy taxis carrying rubber DUCKS

  20-04-2016 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Duckietown is the brainchild of computer scientists at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (Csail) where students are taught about autonomous vehicle technologies.
  
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• Could a cheap drug PREVENT type 1 diabetes?

  20-04-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Exeter Medical School experts want to find out if prescribing at-risk children the drug metformin, which lowers blood sugar levels, can prevent the disease occurring.
  
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• UFO hunter claims he saw ‘time-traveling aliens’ leaving Earth on ISS live stream

  20-04-2016 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A giant beam of green light shooting out from Earth could be a trail left behind during the departure of time-traveling aliens, UFO hunters claim. The bizarre phenomenon was spotted during an ISS live stream.
  
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• Bagels, eggs and a side of cancer-causing WEED KILLER: 'Poisonous herbicide is invading the food chain', experts warn - as traces found in popular breakfast foods

  20-04-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by The Alliance for Natural Health USA found detectable traces of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, in 10 of 24 foods tested, including bagels, eggs, wholewheat bread and coffee creamers.
  
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• Global warming is making weather BETTER: 80 per cent of Americans are benefiting from nicer conditions than 40 years ago

  20-04-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four out of five Americans are experiencing far better weather now than they did forty years ago despite the doom-laden warnings issued by climate scientists over the impacts of global warming.
  
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• Are these North America's first monkeys? Fossil teeth suggest primates roamed the continent far earlier than previously thought

  20-04-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the team, led by researchers at the University of Florida, the fossils indicate that monkeys (related to capuchins, pictured) were established before the continents joined.
  
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• China's LeEco reveals autonomous electric car concept

  20-04-2016 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LeEco unveiled LeSEE in Beijing today by having itdrive out of a container with voice commands via a mobile app. The sleek pearly white sedan is said to outperform Tesla's Model S ' in all aspects'.
  
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• Biohackers are turning to the black market for BRAIN implants: Risky surgery could allow humans to become mind readers

  20-04-2016 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Presidential candidate, Zoltan Istvan, claims he knows two Americans who are travelling abroad to get the technology. He says it could become a widespread practice in 5 to 10 years.
  
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• The 3 most common body types we all fit into

  20-04-2016 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Can you identify your body? Ectomorphs are delicate with a narrow frame, mesomorphs are more muscly on the torso and shoulders with a thin waist while endomorphs are feminine and curvy.
  
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• Unidentified Floating Object concept yacht looks like an alien spaceship

  20-04-2016 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designed by a team from Italy, the UFO (Unidentified Floating Object) has two half-spherical shells as passenger compartments, which are divided by a floating disc that can even be used as a cycling path.
  
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• 12 most commonly misunderstood emojis

  20-04-2016 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  First introduced in Japan in the 1990s, emoji characters are designed to be universal and understood in every language, but the meaning of some emojis is being lost in translation.
  
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• Nasa's experimental engine could put humans on Mars

  20-04-2016 18:16
  
  Researchers at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering have developed a thruster that delivers ten times the exhaust velocity of chemical fuelBy: Kathryn Nave, Continue reading...
  
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• Yiddish may have originated in Turkey, not Germany

  20-04-2016 17:58
  
  The origins of the Yiddish language have been traced to north-eastern Turkey, according to results from a DNA analysis tool.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• LHC can be 'biggest rain meter'

  20-04-2016 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The LHC is not just the world's most powerful particle accelerator, it could also be its biggest rain meter.
  
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• How to brush your teeth correctly in this 6 step guide

  20-04-2016 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When cleaning our teeth we should brush in small circular movements - and not forget to scrape the tongue which can harbour bacteria, an infographic from private dental insurers Denplan shows.
  
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• VIDEO: HDR: The next TV revolution

  20-04-2016 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  High Dynamic Range (HDR) is the latest picture boosting technology for our TV sets
  
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• China wants to land on Mars by 2021, top space agency official reveals to BBC

  20-04-2016 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Top officials working on the lunar and Mars missions for the Beijing-based CNSA have revealed the agency’s plans for planetary exploration and future collaboration.
  
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• Baboons QUEUE for food too: Apes spotted waiting patiently for their turn to eat, suggesting they adhere to social etiquette

  20-04-2016 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Cambridge University studied troops of baboons in Namibia and found baboons queued in order of their social rank to access a patch of food so they could forage.
  
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• Hospital patients are under threat from hackers as experts prove they could steal details

  20-04-2016 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Security firm Kaspersky, headquartered in Moscow, has shown its possible for hackers (illustrated) to gain access to medical machines, which could result in the injury or even death of patients.
  
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• Is YOUR home making you ill? From painting and decorating to mould spores, indoor pollution is killing millions every year

  20-04-2016 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research led by the University of Surrey found 4.3 million people globally died from indoor pollution - or Sick Building Syndrome - in a year. It can also cause headaches and extreme tiredness.
  
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• Snapchat criticised for Bob Marley 'blackface' lens

  20-04-2016 16:54
  
  Snapchat has been criticised for launching a Bob Marley lens that superimposes the singer's face, dreadlocks and iconic cap onto a user's pictureBy: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• It is raining PLASMA on the sun: Most detailed images captured of solar flares reveal bright spots and coronal downpours

  20-04-2016 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New images captured by the New Solar Telescope (NST) at the Big Bear Observatory, New Jersey, have revealed previously unseen bright spots in solar flare followed by and 'coronal rain'.
  
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• Magic mushrooms may ease the pain of being rejected: Hallucinogenic drug in fungi can make people feel less isolated

  20-04-2016 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich have showed psilocybin -found in magic mushrooms (pictured)- changes the processing of social conflicts in the brain.
  
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• Learning about learning could transform classrooms

  20-04-2016 16:12
  
  Neuroscientists at MIT are looking at students' brains to find out how humans learnBy: Emma Bryce, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Sweaty billboard could help fight Zika

  20-04-2016 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A billboard that smells of human sweat and breath in order to attract and kill mosquitoes has been designed in Brazil.
  
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• Machine learning is fuelling a cyber arms race

  20-04-2016 16:09
  
  Stealthy cyber wars are being fought between artificially intelligent attackers and defenders without anyone ever realisingBy: Mike Lynch, Continue reading...
  
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• 'Sweaty billboard' kills mosquitoes

  20-04-2016 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A billboard that smells of human sweat and breath in order to attract and kill mosquitoes has been designed in Brazil.
  
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• ESA seeks resident space artist

  20-04-2016 15:24 via go.theregister.com
  
  Innovative concepts invited to bridge art and science The European Space Agency (ESA) is seeking a resident artist with the Right Stuff to "explore the fertile ground between art and space science".…
  
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• Captain America: Civil War review – the best Avengers yet

  20-04-2016 14:59
  
  Civil War isn't just arguably the best Marvel Studios film to date, it's also a turning point for the franchise, and a daunting new benchmark for future films in the genre to overcome.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Google charged over Android 'abuse'

  20-04-2016 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Commission accuses Google of abusing the dominant position of its Android operating system to stifle competition
  
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• Today's stars can rely on crowdfunding for their income

  20-04-2016 14:03
  
  Patreon is a crowdfunding platform that lets fans support individual artists rather than sponsor specific projectsBy: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Walking on two feet might have lead to speech

  20-04-2016 13:59
  
  Cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott on the human voice, beatboxing and how walking on two feet might have given us speech.By: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Humans evolved speech because they walked on two feet

  20-04-2016 13:59
  
  Cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott on the human voice, beatboxing and how walking on two feet might have given us speech.By: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Scans reveal brain activity responsible for decoding facial expressions

  20-04-2016 13:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Ohio State University have pinpointed the region of the brain where facial expressions are decoded. They believe that a combination of patterns of activity in the region form the big picture.
  
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• Mitsubishi admits falsifying fuel economy tests

  20-04-2016 13:10
  
  Mitsubishi has announced that its internal tests falsified fuel consumption figures for 'environmentally friendly' mini-car models sold in Japan.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple report shows 30,000 law enforcement data queries

  20-04-2016 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cupertino-based Apple revealed it provided data in 63 per cent of cases in Asia, 52 per cent in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, and 80 per cent in the Americas in the last six months of 2015.
  
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