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• Daredevil William Trubridge breaks freediving world record by reaching depth of 400ft

  02-05-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  William Trubridge, 35, from New Zealand, pulled an impressive record-breaking dive at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas despite enduring an ascent that he described as 'terrible'.
  
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• The most complete map of Pluto's frozen landscape

  02-05-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest images woven into the map were sent back to Earth as recently as April 25, and the team will continue to add photos as the spacecraft transmits the rest of its stored Pluto encounter data.
  
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• The science of DEATH: Researchers say predictions of how quickly the dead decompose are wrong

  02-05-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville compared the decomposition rates of human remains with those of pigs and rabbits and found vast differences.
  
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• Creepy moment two-headed lizard feeds itself with both mouths at the same time

  02-05-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The creature, living in China, showed that its two heads were remarkably in sync with each other when they scooped up woodlice with their tongues at exactly the same time.
  
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• Why we sometimes mix up the names of our loved ones

  02-05-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say 'misnaming' is a common cognitive mistake that follows predictable patterns and can even indicate what relationship category you consider your loved ones to be in.
  
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• Oculus Rift delays flatten virtual-reality fan fervor

  02-05-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fans who preordered the $600 headsets were expecting delivery a month ago - but many have still not recieved their devices, with many set to cancel their orders or buy HTC's rival Vive product instead.
  
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• Can WORMHOLES create gravitational waves?

  02-05-2016 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lisbon University usedsimulations to match up the signal with those created by wormholes and gravasters, which are objects believed to have their insides made of dark energy.
  
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• Researchers reveal major security flaws in Samsung's SmartThings system

  02-05-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Michigan used malicious apps to hack Samsung's SmartThings platform. The team found it is possible to gain PIN codes for locks and trick inside devices to turn on or shut down.
  
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• World's tiniest nano-engine is powered by LIGHT

  02-05-2016 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The simple device, developed at the University of Cambridge, consists of tiny charged particles of gold bound into a polymer resin gel (illustrated).
  
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• The farm food that could help tackle climate change

  02-05-2016 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Methane is 20 times as powerful a greenhouse gas as carbon dioxide, and cows are estimated to produce the methane equivalent of four tonnes of CO2 per year, said researchers in Granada.
  
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• Hulu to take on cable firms with $40 a month 'cord cutter' package

  02-05-2016 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hulu is set to take on the cable companies with a new $40 a month package that includes access to live channels, it has been claimed by the Wall Street Journal.
  
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• Can you spot the Donald Trump card?

  02-05-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's faces are hidden among a mess of playing cards. Made exclusively for Daily Mail Online, the puzzle paints the Democrat as a queen and the Republican as a king.
  
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• Being poor can cut 15 YEARS off your life

  02-05-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US study identified ten states where low-income residents have the shortest live expectancies, including an eight-state
  'geographic belt from Michigan to Kansas' in the middle of the country.
  
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• Could the LHC find an entirely new particle?

  02-05-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at the Cern facility in Geneva, Switzerland, say the discovery of a new particlewould all but upend the most basic understanding of physics.
  
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• So much for the smart home: Researchers reveal major security flaws in Samsung's SmartThings system that let hackers unlock your doors and set off alarms

  02-05-2016 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Michigan used malicious apps to hack Samsung's SmartThings platform. The team found it is possible to gain PIN codes for locks and trick inside devices to turn on or shut down.
  
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• DNA shows all Europeans are related to group that lived around Belgium 35,000 years ago

  02-05-2016 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Harvard University analysed genome-wide data from 51 modern humans who lived 45,000 to 7,000 years ago. The data show all Europeans come from a single founding group.
  
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• Inside Air New Zealand's 'pee lab'

  02-05-2016 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Air New Zealand has produced an informative video from its 'pee lab' in which the construction of the plane loo is revealed.
  
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• Researchers develop smart harness that respond to your dog’s body language

  02-05-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from North Carolina State University developed a harness which contains an array of sensors to monitor posture and body language, and a computer that can trigger the release of treats.
  
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• French daredevil Franky Zapata travels more than 2,250 meters on his hoverboard

  02-05-2016 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 37-year-old used his Flyboard Air to break the record off the French Atlantic town of Sausset-les-Pins. He reached a height of 50 meters (165ft) and the record attempt lasted seven minutes.
  
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• The farm food that could help tackle climate change: Drug makes cows less flatulent and cuts methane by almost a THIRD

  02-05-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Methane is 20 times as powerful a greenhouse gas as carbon dioxide, and cows are estimated to produce the methane equivalent of four tonnes of CO2 per year, said researchers in Granada.
  
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• World's tiniest nano-engine is powered by LIGHT: 'Ant' device is so small it could one day enter living cells to fight disease

  02-05-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The simple device, developed at the University of Cambridge, consists of tiny charged particles of gold bound into a polymer resin gel (illustrated).
  
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• Earth is home to a TRILLION species meaning 99.999% are yet to be discovered

  02-05-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists previously estimated the number of species to be 8.7 million. Researchers from Indiana University have said this was a vast underestimate. Bacteria Actinomyces israelii is pictured.
  
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• Why we sometimes mix up the names of our loved ones: Researchers find the brain stores close relationships in a special ‘family folder’

  02-05-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say 'misnaming' is a common cognitive mistake that follows predictable patterns and can even indicate what relationship category you consider your loved ones to be in.
  
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• Forget having hundreds of Facebook contacts, our brains can only cope with FOUR true friends

  02-05-2016 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers from Oxford University analysed six billion mobile phone calls made by 35 million people during 2007 to test how many close friends people really have. Stock image.
  
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• Want better sex? Count your calories even if you don't need to!

  02-05-2016 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers atPennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana found adults with an ideal BMI had better health and relationships 2 years after eating a calorie light diet.
  
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• Astronomers 'hit the jackpot' by finding THREE Earth-sized habitable worlds

  02-05-2016 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers used a telescope in Chile to spot the planetary system (illustrated), and claim it may be the best bet for life beyond out solar system.
  
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• Stereotypes WARP how our brains 'see' faces

  02-05-2016 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research was carried out by Jonathan Freeman, an assistant professor in New York University's Department of Psychology and his colleagues. A stock image of a black man is pictured.
  
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• Is BOILING WATER causing mysterious streaks on Mars?

  02-05-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Open University in Milton Keynes found that dark streaks seen running down slopes on the surface of Mars may have been carved by boiling water.
  
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• VIDEO: Bitcoin scientist backs founder's claim

  02-05-2016 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gavin Andresen, chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation, speaks about the revelation that an Australian businessman was the founder of Bitcoin.
  
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• How to make your own Pi-powered vegetable orchestra

  02-05-2016 18:06
  
  Beatbox using real beets with this tutorial for making a Raspberry Pi-powered vegetable orchestraBy: Sophia Epstein, Continue reading...
  
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• Incredible 360-degree footage shows SpaceX's Falcon 9 landing on a barge

  02-05-2016 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage (pictured)from a camera on the barge in the Atlantic Ocean has been released by Musk that shows a 360-degree angle of the near-perfect landing in stunning detail.
  
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• Breast cancer genetic discovery hailed

  02-05-2016 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say they now have a near-perfect picture of the genetic events that cause breast cancer, which they hope will unlock new ways of treating the disease.
  
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• Mars rover project slips to 2020

  02-05-2016 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As expected, the European and Russian space agencies have delayed the launch of their ExoMars robot rover by two years to 2020.
  
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• DNA secrets of Ice Age Europe unlocked

  02-05-2016 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Genetic analysis unlocks the secrets of Europe's Ice Age inhabitants.
  
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• Owner's updates on stolen iPad as it traveled across America grips Twitter followers

  02-05-2016 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The journey of Shelby Bonnie's lost tablet went viral after he followed it around Miami and Memphis using an app on his iPhone and provided regular updates to hundreds on Facebook.
  
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• Nasa claims our moon's 'tattoos' were caused by solar wind 

  02-05-2016 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland used to computer models to test how lunar particles react to solar wind. Shown is the Reiner Gamma region of the moon.
  
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• Children of gay fathers are as well adjusted as those with heterosexual parents

  02-05-2016 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Compared to a sample of heterosexual parents by Illinois' American Academy of Pediatrics, gay fathers report similar wellbeing in their children. Neil Patrick Harris is shown with his children Gideon and Harper.
  
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• Google developing screens that TORN after patent is awarded

  02-05-2016 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patent filing was made by the Californian firm in October 2014 and awarded at the weekend. Images show the tearable screen being used to replace lost pet posters (pictured).
  
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• Being poor can cut 15 YEARS off your life: Study finds a staggering gap in expectancy between the rich and the deprived

  02-05-2016 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US study identified ten states where low-income residents have the shortest live expectancies, including an eight-state
  'geographic belt from Michigan to Kansas' in the middle of the country.
  
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• 'Salt' telescope spots the first evidence of a white dwarf pulsar in the distant universe

  02-05-2016 12:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Salt telescope used spectroscopy light to prove the existence of the white dwarf pulsar. A white dwarf star is pictured in the constellation Aquarius
  
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• Canadian expert claims self-driving cars will lead to drivers having sex behind the wheel

  02-05-2016 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The claims were made by Barrie Kirk from the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence. Stock image pictured.
  
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• Solar plane prepares to leave California for Arizona

  02-05-2016 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Swiss-made aircraft (pictured above California) will take off from Mountain View before dawn on Monday for what should be a 16-hour flight to Phoenix.
  
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• Pin number Inventor recalls how created the security system on its 50th anniversary

  02-05-2016 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Goodfellow, 79, was a young engineer working in Glasgow in the 1960s when the banks were looking for a way of letting customers get hold of their money after bank hours. Stock image.
  
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• The long search for Satoshi Nakamoto

  02-05-2016 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The long search for the real person behind Bitcoin
  
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• Bitcoin creator revealed as Craig Wright

  02-05-2016 10:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Wright, from Sydney, was named as the founder in a report released at the end of last year and the 45-year-old has now outed himself publicly for the first time. Coin used as an illustration.
  
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• UK size 8 waist found to be most attractive attribute, University of Pittsburgh reveals

  02-05-2016 10:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The magic measurement, according to research, is a fraction under 26 and a half inches - around a UK size 8. It could explain why tennis star Serena Williams felt the need to airbrush herself this week.
  
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• VIDEO: Bitcoin 'creator': 'I want to be left alone'

  02-05-2016 08:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright says he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
  
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• F-35s failed 'scramble test' because of buggy software

  02-05-2016 07:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Try turning it off and … The F-35 warplane still needs reboots to get the aircraft airborne, a US Senate committee has heard, and troubling problems persist in the project's security.…
  
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• Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour has been found in the United States

  02-05-2016 06:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists believe they have found the scuttled remains of Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island. The ship was last sighted 230 years ago.
  
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• SpaceX adds Mars haulage to its price list

  02-05-2016 05:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Book now to send 13,600kgs to the red planet in 2018 for the reasonable price of US$90m Elon Musk's SpaceX has started offering cargo haulage to Mars.…
  
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