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• US Air Force building radar 'space fence' that will keep American satellites safe

  19-05-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The space fence is due to become operational from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 2018. It will operate in frequencies 1,000 times higher than its predecessor.
  
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• Google to bring Android apps to its Chromebook laptop - as new figures show they have overtaken Mac sales

  19-05-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The laptops run a version of Google's Chrome browser instead of an operating system like Windows - but until now have been unable to download apps.
  
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• Nasa releases stunning new Hubble Space Telescope image of Mars

  19-05-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa has revealed this incredible Hubble Space Telescope image of Mars, taken to show off the incredible effect the seasons have on the red planet.
  
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• Africa unveils stunning mosaic combines 7k Sentinal-2A satellite images

  19-05-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The images taken by the Sentinel-2A satellite, were captured between December 2015 and April 2016. Combined, they show clear skies over11.67 million square miles of land.
  
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• Red colouring on feathers and beaks could indicate birds are in tip top health

  19-05-2016 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Cambridge's Department of Zoology has identified genes that allow some birds to produce red pigment. The colour red is used in the animal kingdom to attract a mate.
  
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• Japanese startup wants to create a man-made METEOR shower for the 2020 Olympics

  19-05-2016 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Star-AL is designing a man-made meteor shower that can be seen all over Tokyo during the games. The pyrotechnics show, dubbed 'Sky Canvas', will be visible from an area of over 120 miles
  
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• VIDEO: When eagle owl chick met a human

  19-05-2016 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage has captured an eagle owl chick in Croatia meeting a human for the first time.
  
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• Forget Angry Birds! Red colouring on feathers and beaks could indicate the animals are actually in tip top health

  19-05-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Cambridge's Department of Zoology has identified genes that allow some birds to produce red pigment. The colour red is used in the animal kingdom to attract a mate.
  
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• Video of incredible iPad 'invisibility cloak' in action which makes objects disappear

  19-05-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new device (pictured) from New York based researchers uses a camera and a screen to hide what is behind the camera, that changes along with the angle it is viewed at.
  
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• Eastern Wood frogs' secret may lead to better ways to freeze food and aid fertility

  19-05-2016 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in Leeds have uncovered the secret of the Eastern Wood frog (pictured), and how it can freeze and thaw which could hopefully lead to improvements in IVF.
  
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• Forget fireworks: Japanese startup wants to create a man-made METEOR shower for the 2020 Olympics

  19-05-2016 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Star-AL is designing a man-made meteor shower that can be seen all over Tokyo during the games. The pyrotechnics show, dubbed 'Sky Canvas', will be visible from an area of over 120 miles
  
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• NASA satellite images show dramatic changes in the world's environment

  19-05-2016 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Images released by NASA show dramatic changes in the world's environment over time. The images appear to support the organisation's fear of global warming.
  
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• Researchers reveal controversial experiments to grow part-animal organs for transplants

  19-05-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite a temporary ban on funding for these projects in the US, some researchers have been able to continue their work, implanting human stem cells into animal embryos to create 'hybrids.'
  
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• Flight of the RoboBee! Tiny aerial robots save energy by pausing to perch using static electricity like a sticky balloon

  19-05-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in Massachusetts have invented an aerial microbot called the RoboBee (pictured), which can perch on a surface, dramatically reduced the amount of energy it needs.
  
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• Uber reveals Ford Fusion self driving cars are being tested in Pittsburgh

  19-05-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hybrid Ford Fusion has been transformed into a self-driving Uber car. The firm announced it will be mapping data of Pittsburgh in the next coming weeks and testing the vehicles autonomous abilities.
  
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• Three parent IVF therapy fears after study shows faulty DNA can slip into eggs

  19-05-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study, led by researchers in New York, has found that in some cases, the mother’s faulty mitochondria can slip through the net during the process (illustrated).
  
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• Google fights data deletion order

  19-05-2016 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google appeals to France's highest court after the country's data watchdog orders it to delete some of its search results globally.
  
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• Gaza Strip iOS game isn't a game, says Apple

  19-05-2016 18:45
  
  Apple has rejected a game influenced by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from the App Store, saying its political themes mean it is not a game.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Global antibiotics 'revolution' needed

  19-05-2016 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A global revolution in the use of antimicrobials is needed, according to a government backed report.
  
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• Apple's plan to win over India is all about apps

  19-05-2016 18:15
  
  Apple Tim Cook is playing the long game as his company struggles to compete against Android phone manufacturers in India.By: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Bayer makes takeover offer for Monsanto

  19-05-2016 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bayer is offering to buy agricultural giant Monsanto in a deal that could create the world's biggest supplier of seeds and pesticides.
  
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• Historic 'email' hack details revealed

  19-05-2016 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An archive detailing a historic hack and its fallout has been handed over to the UK's National Museum of Computing.
  
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• How Iraq turned off the internet

  19-05-2016 17:12
  
  When your internet connection dies the cause isn't likely to be a government-issued blackout. But that's the reality for people living in Iraq.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• People are only capable of maintaining just FIVE close friends despite social media use

  19-05-2016 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia found humans have an upper limit on the number of close friends we each can have - and it has remained the same for thousands of years.
  
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• This is Uber's first self-driving car

  19-05-2016 16:40
  
  Uber is branching into self-driving cars, with a test car from their Advanced Technology Center set to map data across an American city. 
  The company says their focus is on making sure the experiment is "safe for everyone on the road". By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Trees go to SLEEP at night too! 

  19-05-2016 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Austria and Hungary used lasers to measure tree movements and found their branches dropped by up to four inches during the night before rising again in the morning.
  
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• Life expectancy worldwide has increased by 5 years in less than two decades

  19-05-2016 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The biggest increase was in Africa due to improvements in care for children and the better availability of medicines, including those for malaria and AIDS, the World Health Organization said
  
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• Snapchat overhaul could change the order you see stories on your news feed

  19-05-2016 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat could be changing the order that its 100 million users see photos and videos. This comes shortly after Facebook updated their platform so content most relevant was seen first.
  
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• Wristband uses electric zaps to keep wearers from spending too much money

  19-05-2016 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British company has launched software to link banks accounts toa wristband (shown) that administers electric shocks when their balance falls below a certain level in an effort to curb spending.
  
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• Spy service sets school challenge

  19-05-2016 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the first time France's foreign spy service, the DGSE, sponsors a code-breaking competition in schools.
  
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• Is your child scared of needles? It's YOUR fault

  19-05-2016 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than half of children have the phobia. Now, Toronto scientists have found it is down to how frightened their parents are - in other words, whether they 'share their pain'.
  
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• 'Sticky car' could reduce crash injury

  19-05-2016 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google patents a sticky coating for driverless cars that could reduce damage done to pedestrians in the event of a collision.
  
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• Would you eat an ELECTRIC sandwich?

  19-05-2016 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team at Arizona State University has been cooking up new ways to make edible super capacitors to power a camera and medical devices from inside the human body (pictured).
  
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• Fossils reveal human farmers migrated BACK to Africa from Europe 3,000 years ago

  19-05-2016 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geneticists, including scientists at the University of Uppsala, have found the first DNA evidence supporting theories that Stone Age farmers migrated back from Europe 3,000 years ago.
  
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• Evidence of ancient tsunamis on Mars

  19-05-2016 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists suggest that at least two huge tsunamis once swept across the Red Planet, triggered by large impacts.
  
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• How images can be lifted from screens and turned into pornography 

  19-05-2016 14:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These so-called ‘revenge porn’ siteshouse images of now-spurned former partners who once voluntarily posed in a sexually provocative inprivate with someone they thought they could trust.
  
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• Nintendo wants to get into healthcare and restaurants

  19-05-2016 14:33
  
  Nintendo is best known as a gaming company, but you could soon be seeing the familiar logo on everything from restaurants to healthcare devices.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• NASA's stadium-sized sandwich bag overflies Oz

  19-05-2016 14:21 via go.theregister.com
  
  So far so good for Super Pressure Balloon mission The NASA Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) which lifted off from New Zealand earlier this week is heading for the open Indian Ocean, having traversed the south of Australia.…
  
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• Prehistoric bird with 20ft wingspan ruled skies over Antarctica 50 million years ago 

  19-05-2016 14:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists Natural Sciences Museum of La Pampa in Argentina said the bird was the largest Pelagornithid specimen ever found (pictured). The bird was a toothy ancestor of the albatross.
  
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• Saltwater Brewery creates EDIBLE beer pack rings save marine wildlife

  19-05-2016 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Florida-based brewery has created a smart new way to prevent the devastating impact discarded plastic has on marine wildlife by creating edible beer rings.
  
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• Trees go to SLEEP at night too! Woody plants relax and let their branches droop during the hours of darkness

  19-05-2016 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Austria and Hungary used lasers to measure tree movements and found their branches dropped by up to four inches during the night before rising again in the morning.
  
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• Mars was plagued by MEGA-TSUNAMIS

  19-05-2016 12:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team based in the US have demonstrated two separate meteorites caused tsunamis on Mars 3.4 billion years ago, cearing waves reaching as high as 120 metres (394ft) on the planet.
  
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• Human nose's width and pointiness determined by four segments of DNA

  19-05-2016 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, led by researchers at University College London, have identified four genes that control the shape of our noses and help to explain why they can vary so much between populations.
  
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• VIDEO: Inside Google's annual tech show

  19-05-2016 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dave Lee reports from Google IO - the firm's annual conference where it reveals new products and services.
  
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• 60 of the best iPhone and iPad apps

  19-05-2016 11:52
  
  WIRED's pick of the best free and paid-for iPhone and iPad apps.By: Wired UK Staff, Continue reading...
  
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• Africa poses for 7,000 snap mosaic

  19-05-2016 11:36 via go.theregister.com
  
  Fine cloud-free view from Europe's Sentinel-2A satellite Boffins have used 7,000 images from Europe's Sentinel-2A Earth-watching satellite to construct a fine mosaic of Africa, shown entirely cloud-free in all its continental glory.…
  
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• $40bn needed to tackle antibiotic resistance, report warns

  19-05-2016 11:35
  
  Pharmaceutical companies and governments should provide $40 billion to help tackle deaths caused by antibiotic resistance, a major review has recommended.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Would we want to regenerate brains of patients who are clinically dead?

  19-05-2016 11:02 via go.theregister.com
  
  Maybe identity doesn't have to be linked to continuity... A trial to see if it is possible to regenerate the brains of patients who have been declared clinically dead has been approved. Reanima Advanced Biosciences aims to use stem cells, injections of peptides, and nerve stimulation to reverse “brain death as noted in clinical examination or EEG”, a project which at least scores highly on ambition.…
  
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• Netflix Fast shows if your ISP is throttling streaming

  19-05-2016 10:59
  
  Fast.com works globally and is free, both for Netflix members and those who do not subscribe to the service.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• New HeWee Go Active collects urine so men don't have to visit the bathroom all day

  19-05-2016 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wearers of the HeWee Go Active, a jockstrap-like device, inset themselves into a sheath and then urinate through a small tube into a washable and tear-resistant plastic bag.
  
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