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• Evidence of volcanoes beneath Martian ice provides more hints of water the red planet

  03-05-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter points to possible ancient volcanoes that erupted beneath ice far from where Nasa thought all the ice was located.
  
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• Would YOU confuse these paintings for speed bumps?

  03-05-2016 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 11,000 people lose their lives each year to road accidents involving speed bumps in India. To combat these numbers, the highways minster has suggested using 3D painted speed breakers.
  
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• One in three US antibiotic prescriptions 'unnecessary:' study

  03-05-2016 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nearly one in three antibiotic prescriptions doled out in the United States is 'inappropriate', doctors at the CDC warn. They called for a 15 per cent reduction in use of antibiotics to meet new plans to tackle resistance.
  
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• Take a virtual trip inside the brain and watch white cells 'glue' broken ends of blood vessels

  03-05-2016 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a microbleed in the brain, researchers at Southwest University in China saw white blood cells grab the ends of a blood vessel and stick them back together.
  
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• The drug sniffing CAR: Texas researchers say vehicle can pinpoint houses smoking drugs from a quarter of a MILE away

  03-05-2016 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of North Texas have developed a portable 'drug-sniffing' tool that could allow a police cruiser to detect nearby drugs based on their chemical signatures.
  
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• Google's AI has access to the private medical records of 1.6m NHS patients

  03-05-2016 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developers at Google's secretive DeepMind start-up in Britain, which it bought for £275million ($400m), have a historic deal with the Royal Free NHS Trust, pictured, in north London.
  
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• Look up this week! Halley’s comet is set to put on its annual show and some areas could see up to 40 meteors per hour 

  03-05-2016 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Eta Aquarid shower will peak tomorrow and Thursday with impressive views expected all over the world. The best time to see the shower between 3am and 5am your local time.
  
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• Tesla's Model 3 just got even faster: Elon Musk reveals $35,000 electric car will be sold with a ‘Ludicrous Mode’ option

  03-05-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Model 3 can go from 0-60mph in under six seconds. However, the exact change in performance with Ludicrous mode remains a mystery.
  
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• The smartest minivan on the block: Fiat Chrysler to put Google's self-driving system into its hybrid Pacifica

  03-05-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fiat Chrysler and Alphabet’s X Lab plan to develop 'several dozen self-driving prototypes based on the carmaker’s Pacifica minivan in the first phase of a joint project.
  
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• Brazil judge lifts WhatsApp suspension

  03-05-2016 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Brazilian appeals court judge lifts the suspension of messaging service WhatsApp, which had been blocked on Monday affecting millions of users.
  
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• How to survive a zombie apocalypse

  03-05-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cornell University in Ithaca New York, have developed an apocalyptic simulator that suggests the best thing to do is literally run for the hills in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
  
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• 'Invisible ink' lets you send private information on paper that only recipient can read

  03-05-2016 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technique (illustrated), developed at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science stems from 2,500-year-old steganography that saw Greeks sending warnings on tablets and covering them in wax.
  
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• Labradors have 'gluttony' genes that make them become obsessed with food

  03-05-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The international team led by researchers at Cambridge's Wellcome Trust Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science looked at 310 pet and guide dog Labradors.
  
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• Tim Peake shares space stories with patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital

  03-05-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Briton made a special video call to patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital, including Maddison Webb (pictured) - who is recovering after a bone marrow transplant to treat leukaemia.
  
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• Would YOU confuse these paintings for speed bumps? Opitical illusion could be used on roads to trick drivers into slowing down

  03-05-2016 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 11,000 people lose their lives each year to road accidents involving speed bumps in India. To combat these numbers, the highways minster has suggested using 3D painted speed breakers.
  
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• The world's simplest drone stays in the air using just ONE moving part

  03-05-2016 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers has created the simplest drone in the world. The ‘monospinner’ was demonstrated at the ETH Zurich Flying Machine Arena and has just one moving part.
  
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• New geoglyph discovered in Nazca desert

  03-05-2016 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Nazca geoglyph (pictured) has been discovered by Japanese scientists, thought to depict an animal sticking out its tongue.
  
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• Tim Peake: 'Science can solve problems'

  03-05-2016 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake says he wants his mission to the space station to change attitudes towards science.
  
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• Alien-hunting ExoMars mission is delayed by TWO YEARS

  03-05-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The second stage of a joint European-Russian mission, sending a rover to search for signs of life on Mars, will be delayed from 2018 to 2020 because of problems with industrial contractors.
  
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• Is your child addicted to their phone? Majority of US parents are battling with their teenager's obsession with technology

  03-05-2016 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The survey, by San Francisco-based Common Sense Media, also found that most teenagers check their devices at least every hour and feel pressured to respond immediately to messages.
  
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• Jellyfish Lake is losing its namesake: Droughts and El Nino cause numbers to plummet

  03-05-2016 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While scientists say there's every chance numbers will rebound when conditions improve, they also worry global warming poses a long-term threat to the delicate ecosystem of Palau in the Pacific.
  
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• Fat Labradors give clues to obesity

  03-05-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Genes are partly to blame for some dogs getting fat, say scientists who have studied Labrador retrievers.
  
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• Dishonored 2 will be released in November, Bethesda announces

  03-05-2016 18:39
  
  Bethesda has revealed the release date for its upcoming stealth-action title, Dishonored 2. The game will launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on 11 November 2016.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Gravitational wave scientists win $3 million: Researchers awarded Special Breakthrough prize for detecting ripples in space-time

  03-05-2016 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louisana-based Ligo scientists Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne (pictured) and Ronald Drever, will share $1 million. More than 1,000 contributors will also split $2 million equally.
  
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• Keep your bathroom dry using a Raspberry Pi

  03-05-2016 18:06
  
  Program your Raspberry Pi to keep tabs on your bathroom's humidity levels with this handy tutorialBy: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Revealed: HMS Endeavour's ignominious fate

  03-05-2016 17:54 via go.theregister.com
  
  Captain Cook's famous ship scuttled off Rhode Island Researchers in the US believe they have identified the remains of Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour – the ship aboard which he famously sailed the Pacific Ocean between 1768–71.…
  
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• Need motivation to water your plants? New phone charger uses power of photosynthesis

  03-05-2016 17:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Electricity-producing bacteria to power your mobe A team of developers from Barcelona has created the world’s first plant pot phone charger, which supposedly harnesses the natural power of photosynthesis.…
  
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• Devs claim phone charger uses 'photosynthesis' power

  03-05-2016 17:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Electricity-producing bacteria + secret sauce = hmmm A team of developers from Barcelona claim they have created the world’s first plant-pot-powered phone charger.…
  
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• Devs claim charger uses 'photosynthesis' power battery charger

  03-05-2016 17:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Electricity-producing bacteria + secret sauce = hmmm A team of developers claiming to have created the world’s first plant-pot-powered battery charger are pulling in crowd funding support.…
  
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• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III announced

  03-05-2016 17:17
  
  Sega reveals long-awaited third instalment for Games Workshop's sci-fi wargaming franchise, Warhammer 40K.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Control power outlets remotely with your Raspberry Pi

  03-05-2016 17:02
  
  Control your power outlets from the comfort of your sofa with this Raspberry Pi hackBy: Jeremy Cook, Continue reading...
  
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• The world's oldest bird VOMIT proves the ancestors ate fish 120m years ago

  03-05-2016 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains of a fish that had been swallowed whole were discovered alongside the fossils of the ancient 'bird' (pictured right) by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  
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• How to see WITHOUT your glasses

  03-05-2016 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Making a tiny pinhole with the hands and looking through it results in a crisp image without the need for glasses, according to a video by MinutePhysics, a Montana-based YouTube channel.
  
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• YouTube maths challenge claims to separate the fake brains from the REAL geniuses

  03-05-2016 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An intelligence test that swept the web when it asked people to 'share if you understand' has been followed up by another test. This time, those doing it have to show they really know the answers though.
  
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• Latest New Horizons data give best view yet of Pluto’s icy landscape

  03-05-2016 16:47
  
  Scientists leading the New Horizons spacecraft mission have produced an updated panchromatic (black and white) global map of Pluto, the most complete yet.By: Lee Bell, Continue reading...
  
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• Giphy launches iOS keyboard to make GIF sharing easy

  03-05-2016 16:13
  
  Fans of gifs will soon be able to add them to text conversations, as Giphy has introduced a gif keyboard to iOS. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• British astronomer films a pig’s eye set on FIRE through a telescope to reveal danger

  03-05-2016 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norfolk-born TV presenter and astronomer Mark Thompson has produced a video showing what can happen to an unwitting eye (pictured) using telescopes to look at the sun without protection.
  
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• UK-led satellite to 'weigh' forests

  03-05-2016 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British industry is to lead the construction of the Biomass satellite which will use an innovative radar instrument to essentially weigh the world's trees.
  
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• WoW opens door to private server team

  03-05-2016 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After shutting down the Nostalrius private server, the World of Warcraft developer invites the team to talks.
  
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• Has Craig Wright proved he is Satoshi?

  03-05-2016 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Craig Wright may have claimed to be the man behind Bitcoin, but does his evidence prove it?
  
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• Google given access to patient records

  03-05-2016 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google has signed an agreement with the Royal Free London NHS Trust to gain access to data of hundreds of thousands of patients.
  
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• Offundo device makes sandwiches in just three seconds for £90 fee

  03-05-2016 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin Whitehead, from Nottingham, came up with the idea for Offundo (pictured) - which is Latin for 'to spread' - after working in the catering industry for 20 years.
  
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• Sam Battle is turning old tech into future sounds

  03-05-2016 14:57
  
  Zibra's frontman has created a recording studio out of modded obsolete machines and old-school toysBy: Tom Banham, Continue reading...
  
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• Google launches an Android keyboard that makes it easier to test with one hand

  03-05-2016 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new version of Google Keyboard for Android phones features a one-handed mode and the ability to change the keyboard's height for your own preference.
  
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• Alton Towers ride leaves 28 stranded

  03-05-2016 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of people are left stranded on a rollercoaster at Alton Towers as heavy rain causes it to stop.
  
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• SuperFlex's lightweight exosuit will put a spring in your step

  03-05-2016 14:23
  
  The SuperFlex exosuit delivers 200 times more power than its weight and was designed to help US soldiers carry heavy loads over long distancesBy: Mark Piesing, Continue reading...
  
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• 230 million-year-old dinosaur footprint found in north Spain

  03-05-2016 14:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A walker discovered the footprint in northeastern Catalonia. It is said to belong to an ancestor of dinosaurs and crocodiles, called Isochirotherium.
  
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• Three Earth-like exoplanets discovered 40 light years away

  03-05-2016 14:11
  
  Three exoplanets similar to Earth have been discovered by scientists. In what is said to be a ‘world first discovery’ due to the atmospheres of these exoplanets being within the reach of telescopes for the first time, scientists are saying it finally makes it possible to search for life around another star.
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• The world's oldest 'bird' VOMIT proves flying creatures had teeth and swallowed fish whole 120 million years ago

  03-05-2016 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains of a fish that had been swallowed whole were discovered alongside the fossils of the ancient 'bird' (pictured right) by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  
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• Rök Runestone does NOT tell tales of Viking heroes and warriors

  03-05-2016 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has re-interpreted the Rök Runestone (pictured) saying its message refers to the monument itself, not heroic acts by Viking warriors.
  
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