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• Can you tell the difference between bourbon and rye? The average drinker can't

  22-04-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drexel University used a blind sorting task of ryes and bourbons and discovered people are more likely to group products based on brand, age or alcohol content -- not on the type of whiskey.
  
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• The man behind Climate Hustle, the 'antidote' to Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth, who worked for Rush Limbaugh and counts Sarah Palin as a fan 

  22-04-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Outspoken climate change critic Marc Morano, 46, who counts Sarah Palin and radio host Rush Limbaugh as fans among others who disagree with the topic, co-wrote and narrated Climate Hustle.
  
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• There may be a huge lake lurking beneath Antarctic ice: Hidden feature could hold ‘unique forms of life’, say scientists

  22-04-2016 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lake is believed to be 60 miles (100km) long by 6 miles (10km). Evidence its location can be seen in a series of grooves, which cut across more than 600 miles (1000km) of Princess Elizabeth Land.
  
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• Mind. Blown. Brain-controlled drone race pushes future tech

  22-04-2016 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Competitors in the Florida race use specially programmed headbands to monitor their brainwaves - moving the drone when they will it to happen.
  
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• Nations sign historic Paris climate deal

  22-04-2016 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amid hope and hype, delegates have finished signing the Paris climate agreement at UN headquarters in New York.
  
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• Will YOU live to be 100? Figures reveal massive rise in centenarians - and predicts there will by 3.7 million by 2050

  22-04-2016 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data shows there will be 3.7 million centenarians by 2050. Experts say that for the first time in history, the old is on a path to outnumber the young. But it is unlikely most of us will live to see 100.
  
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• Google Glass can help the visually impaired use phones by magnifying the screen

  22-04-2016 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Harvard Medical School have developed technology that projects a magnified image of a phone screen to Google Glass so users can navigate by moving their head.
  
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• Zeiss camera lens used on Apollo 15 mission is auctioned off for $453,281

  22-04-2016 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A camera lens that helped astronauts document the fourth moon landing in 1971 was auctioned off to the public for $453,281 (£315,106).
  
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• CCP Games is 'actively working' on an EVE Online TV series

  22-04-2016 18:38
  
  Sci-fi MMO EVE Online could be leaving the confines of your computer, with developer CCP Games' CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, confirming plans for a TV series moving ahead, in association with Ridley Scott.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Skeletons found in Peru may be last survivors of the pre-Incan Chimu culture

  22-04-2016 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A cemetery containing the remains of adults and children from the Chimu culture shortly after they were conquered by the Inca has been discovered in the coastal town of Huanchaco in Peru.
  
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• Being a widow can IMPROVE your health as there's no husband to look after

  22-04-2016 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Widows were 23 per cent less likely to be frail than married women, according to a study of almost 2,000 people, reports the Journal of Women's Health.
  
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• Facebook wishes people a Happy St George's Day 24 hours EARLY

  22-04-2016 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saint George, the patron saint of England, is celebrated on St George's Day on 23 April every year. But this year Facebook it is starting its celebrations one day early.
  
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• Tiny BRAINS grown in a lab reveal how Zika virus can ravage unborn babies 

  22-04-2016 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have developed a more cost-effective way of growing mini-brains in the lab, which are already being used to study the Zika virus (pictured).
  
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• Nazi looted treasure may be hidden behind sealed wall in an underground bunker in Poland

  22-04-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bosses at the Mamerki museum in Poland say the room, built for Russian tsar Peter the Great in the 1700s, may have been hidden behind a false wall that was sealed shut inside a wartime bunker.
  
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• What would the world look like WITHOUT fossil fuels?

  22-04-2016 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The interactive website 'What Powers the World?' (pictured), from Newport-based Go Compare, reveals the major power sources used around the world to power homes and businesses.
  
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• Ready for your close up? Google Glass can help the visually impaired use phones by automatically magnifying the screen

  22-04-2016 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Harvard Medical School have developed technology that projects a magnified image of a phone screen to Google Glass so users can navigate by moving their head.
  
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• 'Reanimation' firm is looking for ways to bring 'brain-dead' people back to life

  22-04-2016 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A firm based in Philadelphia believes brain death might no longer be the end of the line. The company plans to start its first clinical trials of its 'reanimation' technology next year.
  
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• Sold! Signed camera lens used on Apollo 15 mission is auctioned off for $453,281

  22-04-2016 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A camera lens that helped astronauts document the fourth moon landing in 1971 was auctioned off to the public for $453,281 (£315,106).
  
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• Tim Peake's marathon, Palmyra Arch: Podcast 264

  22-04-2016 18:00
  
  
  We find out how Tim Peake's been training to run the London Marathon in space and speak to the organisation that rebuilt Syria's Palmyra Arch in London's Trafalgar Square.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Homebuyers will pay an average £23k extra for a fast Internet connection

  22-04-2016 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: House hunters would pay an extra 11 per cent for a fast internet connection, according to the survey commissioned by a company in west London.
  
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• Genes from mature tree in Norfolk forest may be used to grow resistant plants

  22-04-2016 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers from the John Innes Centre in Norwich said it hoped to use 'Betty' clone saplings that meant ash trees will continue to survive in the UK.
  
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• The 'cosmic soup' of particles that appeared seconds after the Big Bang

  22-04-2016 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from Los Alamos has brought together different disciplines of physics to create a computer model simulating the first few minutes after the Big Bang. A galaxy is pictured.
  
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• MrGamez quiz tests your gaming knowledge and sees how much retro titles could earn you

  22-04-2016 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The quiz was created by slot machines site Mr Gamez, which is based in Germany and allows users to guess the top value of classic titles such as Ice Climber (illustrated) and Pokemon.
  
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• Why Tales of Berseria is getting a female lead

  22-04-2016 16:45
  
      Yasuhiro Fukaya, produced on the 'Tales of' JRPG series, explains why the franchise is ready for a solo female hero, and what the future holds for the genre.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Jail time for web piracy could rise from 2 to 10 years

  22-04-2016 16:42
  
  Critics have argued the proposed sentence is the same, or higher, for other serious offences including rape and rioting.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Buddhist humanoid in Beijing has 'shaved' head, chants mantras and chats to visitors

  22-04-2016 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2ft-tall (60cm) robot resembles a
  cartoon-like novice monk in yellow robes with a shaven head, holding a touchscreen on its chest. It 'lives' at Longquan temple in Beijing.
  
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• The SHAPE of a woman's vagina will determine her ability to orgasm during sex

  22-04-2016 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research suggestsa woman's genital layout will determine her ability to orgasm during penetrative sex. The Indiana University study says the clitoris' proximity to the urinary tract is key.
  
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• China shuts down two Apple services

  22-04-2016 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China has shut down Apple's online book and movie services as it imposes strict rules governing what can be published on the net.
  
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• Connected tech aims to protect rhinos

  22-04-2016 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A system that tracks people rather than animals is being tested in a reserve in South Africa as part of fight against rhino poaching.
  
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• Could IMPLANTS stop female astronauts having periods in space

  22-04-2016 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from King's College London and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, have looked at the practicalities of having a period in zero and microgravity.
  
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• Half your brain stays alert when you sleep somewhere new

  22-04-2016 15:38
  
  Half of your brain stays alert and prepared for danger when you sleep in a new place, a study has revealed.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Chimps squeeze and smell figs before picking the best one for lunch

  22-04-2016 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by Dartmouthfound when looking for fruit to eat, chimps use their hands to inspectthe figs, and the researchers think this can help us understand the way we first started to use tools.
  
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• Nasa asks artists and engineers to design habitats for astronauts heading to Mars

  22-04-2016 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Washington-based space agency has put out the call for design proposals for deep space habitats used for long-haul journeys for astronauts to reach Mars (illustrated) and beyond.
  
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• Salvador Dali's Slave Market with Disappearing Bust of Voltaire illusion helps decode brains

  22-04-2016 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Glasgow have studied the brains of observers as they looked at Salvador Dali's famous ambiguous painting Slave Market with Disappearing Bust of Voltaire.
  
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• Google celebrates Earth Day 2016 with a series of beautiful Doodles

  22-04-2016 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Californian firm has created different Doodles, designed to represent the planet's five varied biomes in honour of the 46th Earth Day. The ocean Doodle is pictured.
  
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• March was the hottest such period we've had in modern times

  22-04-2016 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The month's average global temperature of 12.7°C (54.9°F) continues a record streak that started last May, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  
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• Can the NHS modernise without going broke?

  22-04-2016 13:47
  
  Medical technology could help the NHS cut costs and improve care – but it's not easy to change.By: Nicole Kobie, Continue reading...
  
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• Go off-road with this fatbike and bikepacking gear

  22-04-2016 13:41
  
  Get fully-laden for an overnight camping trip in minutes with this selection of bikepacking essentials and accessoriesBy: Andrew Diprose, Continue reading...
  
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• Wozniak: I was 'joking', the Apple Watch isn't bad

  22-04-2016 13:34
  
  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's "never been critical of the Apple Watch" and blamed the "sensationalist press" for twisting his words.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• VR headset shipments 'to boom' in 2016

  22-04-2016 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than nine million virtual reality (VR) headsets will be shipped in 2016, suggests research by analyst firm IDC.
  
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• Woolly and Columbian mammoths INTERBRED as their habitats merged 

  22-04-2016 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study led by by McMaster University in Canada and the American Museum of Natural History in New York City analysed the teeth of woolly and Columbian mammoths.
  
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• Apple should pay more tax, says firms co-founder Steve Wozniak

  22-04-2016 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking to London-based Radio 5 Live's Wake Up To Money, the entrepreneur (pictured) said: 'I don't like the idea that Apple might be unfair - not paying taxes the way I do as a person.'
  
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• Venus Express probe reveals the planet's poles are colder than anywhere on Earth

  22-04-2016 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data gathered by Esa's Venus Express in its last few months has revealed new information about the atmosphere of Venus, showing it is much more interesting than was originally thought.
  
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• Stonehenge may have been a CEMETERY, archaeologists suggest

  22-04-2016 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists at University College London have analysed charred bones found on the site of Stonehenge in Wiltshire and the oldest - dating back 3,100 years - were buried in old stone holes.
  
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• Snapchat Purple Rain filter remembers Prince alongside a new 'faceswap' feature

  22-04-2016 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The California-based social media app release a new filter for Snapchat users to update their photos in tribute to Prince (pictured). It superimposes purple drops over user’s photos and selfies.
  
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• Irish researchers sweep smartphones clear of super bugs

  22-04-2016 12:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Biological cleansing agent bursts forth in home of Westlife A team of Irish scientists has developed a way to neutralise that threatening sump of biological mayhem you just can’t leave home without - the mobile phone.…
  
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• San Bernardino hack 'cost FBI over $1m'

  22-04-2016 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The figure paid by the FBI to unnamed experts to unlock the phone of the San Bernardino killer has been estimated at $1.3m or more.
  
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• Constant watch on mighty polar glaciers

  22-04-2016 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EU’s Sentinel satellite system has begun monitoring six of the biggest glaciers on Earth in near real-time, to check for any changes in behaviour.
  
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• $10 router blamed in Bangladesh hack

  22-04-2016 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers stole more than $80m (£56m) from Bangladesh's central bank because it skimped on network hardware and security software, reports Reuters.
  
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• Ravens are as smart as CHIMPS despite having tiny brains

  22-04-2016 12:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Lund University in Sweden tested the motor self-regulation of ravens (stock image pictured), jackdaws and New Caledonian crows.
  
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