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• Why sea ice in Antarctica has INCREASED while the Arctic melts: Nasa study reveals how climate change has affected the poles

  20-05-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa researchers came to the conclusion after combining data on sea surface temperature, land form and ocean depth to study the physical processes on sea ice cover.
  
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• Apple pulls iPad Pro update 5 days after reports of bricked devices

  20-05-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest update from Apple, iOS 9.3.2, turned some 9.7-in iPad Pros into useless paperweights. Today the firm has removed the update and said those affected should contact Apple Support.
  
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• Artificial intelligence will create a ‘useless class’ of humans as machines take over, historian warns

  20-05-2016 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari, rather than being violently wiped out by robotic beings, humankind may become 'eternally useless' due to the increasing capabilities of AI.
  
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• Airbus unveils $56k 3D-printed electric motorcycle

  20-05-2016 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The electric motorcycle is made from tiny aluminum alloy particles using a 3D printer, and can go 37 miles on a single charge. 50 motorbikes will be made costing $56,000 each.
  
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• Has Apple boosted iPhone security to keep out the FBI? New rules force users to use their passcode more often even if they've set up Touch ID fingerprint recognition

  20-05-2016 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A seemingly new prompt requires users to enter a passcode if the device hasn't been unlocked using its passcode in six days, and the Touch ID hasn't been used within the last eight hours.
  
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• Is the flip phone coming back? Motorola teases new version of iconic RAZR design

  20-05-2016 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The RAZR flip phone was first introduced in 2004. Now, new owner Lenovo is expected to unveil an updated, Android powered version of the phone next month.
  
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• Should women explain gaps in their resume after raising a family? Controversial study says being honest will help land them a job

  20-05-2016 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Female candidates who gave personal information raised their chance of being hired by 30 to 40 percentage point, according to a study, by Vanderbilt University inTennessee.
  
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• Airbus unit unveils 3D-printed electric motorcycle

  20-05-2016 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The electric motorcycle is made from tiny aluminum alloy particles using a 3D printer, and can go 37 miles on a single charge. 50 motorbikes will be made costing $56,000 each.
  
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• The hidden dangers in your kitchen cupboards: DailyMail.com sets fire to common ingredients with terrifying results

  20-05-2016 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Did you know there is a recipe for disaster in your kitchen cupboard? Corn starch, flour and sugar can all catch on fire and DailyMail.com threw each one a flame to test how dangerous they really are.
  
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• Public Library of Sciences One study says babies' crying alters the way parents' brains work

  20-05-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have found that the sound of babies crying will do more than just grab our attention. Instead it may actually alter the activity of our brains, making it harder to pay attention and focus.
  
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• It’s too late to hide from aliens: Expert says we need to think more carefully about the messages we send to ET 

  20-05-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Douglas Vakoch, president of the San Francisco-based non-profit group, 'Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence International', sayscurrent signals to ET are too simplistic.
  
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• Florida crocodiles' DNA shows Everglade lurkers are from the Nile

  20-05-2016 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Between 2009 and 2014, three vicious Nile crocodiles have been captured in south Florida. Researchers believe the three crocs were released by unlicensed smugglers.
  
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• Selfie-takers overestimate their own attractiveness and are seen as vain

  20-05-2016 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from the University of Toronto suggests that people who take regular selfies overestimate their own attractiveness and likeability and are seen as vain.
  
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• Net use 'growing' among over-75s

  20-05-2016 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Net use among British people aged over 75 has almost doubled in the last five years, suggest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
  
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• Lend me a flipper! Turtle hatchlings begin their dangerous journeys by helping each other dig their way out of nests

  20-05-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hatchling turtles face an uphill battle from birth as they fight their way out of nests under a layer of sand. Scientists have discovered that by digging together, hatchlings can save precious energy
  
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• Porn blocks, inside co-living: Podcast 268

  20-05-2016 17:55
  
  
  Coming up today, why online pornography ended up in the Queen's speech, how Iraq shut down the internet to stop students cheating at exams and we go inside the weird world of co-living.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Speed dating success could be in your GENES: Dominant men and submissive women are more likely to bag a second date

  20-05-2016 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of California shows you're more likely to be asked on a second date if you have gender-stereotypical genes - for dominance in men, and submissiveness in females.
  
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• Brits dominate online music, but YouTube isn't paying

  20-05-2016 17:33
  
  British recording artists took a record share of global music sales in 2015, but industry body the British Polyphonic Institute (BPI) is calling on the government to do more to sustain success.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Stars more than 13 BILLION light-years from Earth could reveal how the universe emerged

  20-05-2016 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team, led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, used gravitational lensing see faint stars which lay behind a distant galaxy, more than 13 billion light years away (pictured).
  
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• The brains of teenage boys 'can't keep up with their bodies'

  20-05-2016 16:44
  
  Teenage boys are often characterised by their clumsy, awkward gaits. Now a new study, published in Biomedical Engineering Online, suggests that it might be down to their brains.
   By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Is your baby controlling the way you think? Crying alters the way parents' brains work

  20-05-2016 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have found that the sound of babies crying will do more than just grab our attention. Instead it may actually alter the activity of our brains, making it harder to pay attention and focus.
  
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• Rare dwarf galaxy reveals the secrets behind how they are formed

  20-05-2016 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elements like gold were created when mind-bogglingly dense neutron stars crushed into each other (artist's impression shown), according to research by MIT's Kavli Institute, in Massachusetts.
  
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• Why do planes crash? Expert explains five most common reasons for airliner disasters

  20-05-2016 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pilot error is the most common causes for aircraft crashes, followed by equipment failures and bad weather (pictured) explains Simon Ashley Bennett, from the University of Leicester.
  
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• China 'flooding' media with fake posts

  20-05-2016 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China is "flooding" social media with comments by paid supporters in an effort to sway public opinion, a report says.
  
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• We got sprayed in the face by a 9D television

  20-05-2016 15:17
  The future of TV could be an assault on all the senses. But are you ready to taste, touch, smell the latest blockbusters?By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Want cheaper energy bills? Get into the data

  20-05-2016 15:03
  
  Opower providers people with more data about their energy use, helping them cut down consumption and switch to cleaner energy sources.By: Kathryn Nave, Continue reading...
  
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• Enormous five ton Stegosaurus had surprisingly weak jaw

  20-05-2016 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists at the Natural History Museum in London have found that the Stegosaurus, which had huge spiked tails and armoured plates on their backs, had a bite similar to modern herbivores.
  
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• The solution to Lima's drought crisis? Waterless toilets

  20-05-2016 14:58
  
  Lima is the world's second most water-deprived capital city – but waterless toilet startup x-runner is trying to change that.By: Richard Benson, Continue reading...
  
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• Interviewing job candidates? Try doing it blind

  20-05-2016 14:48
  
  Traditional interviews aren't the best way to assess how good a particular candidate will be at their job. Iris Bohnet suggests a more comparative approachBy: Iris Bohnet, Continue reading...
  
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• How to negotiate when hackers are holding you to ransom

  20-05-2016 14:40
  
  Victims of cyber-attacks paid $4 billion in ransom money to hackers in 2013. Here are three negotiation rules that minimise the potential cost of any hackBy: Moty Cristal, Continue reading...
  
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• Beetle genitals change shape when mating rates are high 

  20-05-2016 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Exeter has shown that burying beetles (pictured) evolve different shapedgenitals, in response to the males' desire to have more sex than the females.
  
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• Two birds yield genetic key to crimson

  20-05-2016 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two independent scientific papers identify the same single gene as the cause of red beaks and feathers in birds.
  
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• Enormous five ton Stegosaurus had a surprisingly weak jaw

  20-05-2016 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists at the Natural History Museum in London have found that the Stegosaurus, which had huge spiked tails and armoured plates on their backs, had a bite similar to modern herbivores.
  
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• Minecraft is finally (officially) launching in China

  20-05-2016 13:41
  
  Minecraft is already one of the biggest games in the world, but it's about to get even bigger as it eyes an official launch in China.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• This tiny robo-bee could one day save your life

  20-05-2016 13:35
  
  The 'Robo-bee' can land on ceilings, perch on precarious objects and help out in search and rescue missions.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Video shows octopus plays tug of war with underwater robot to defend a cable

  20-05-2016 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An octopus was filmed playing tug of war with a robot conducting maintenance underwater, off the Canadian coast in thePacific Ocean, shot by Connecticut-based ocean exploration team Nautilus.
  
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• Medieval 'time capsule' unearthed in Wales

  20-05-2016 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team digging at the site of an ancient cemetery, near Llangefni in Anglesey, have unearthed medieval graves (pictured) and artefacts of ‘national importance.’
  
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• Apple reveals its future in new San Francisco super store

  20-05-2016 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple unveiled its new Apple Store design in San Francisco's Union Square Thursday. And it's really something, with bold design choices that will dazzle and baffle in equal measure.
  
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• Pepper robot to open up to Android

  20-05-2016 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan's Pepper is to open up to Android developers which could offer greater capabilities for the little robot.
  
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• Gaming ransomware gang shuts down

  20-05-2016 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The gang who made the notorious Teslacrypt ransomware virus has shut up shop and released the master key it used to scramble data.
  
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• Could a blood test reveal your AGE?

  20-05-2016 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Artificial intelligence software developed by researchers in Baltimore can predict a person's age with 84 per cent accuracy. They trained the system using 60,000 blood samples.
  
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• Huge tsunamis swept across ancient Mars

  20-05-2016 11:18
  
  A series of giant tsunamis swept across an ocean on Mars 3.4 billion years ago, a new study has found.
  The tsunamis would have completely "swamped the shoreline" of the planet. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Android apps are coming to Chromebooks this year

  20-05-2016 11:07
  
  Google is bringing the Play store and its apps to Chromebooks.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Hubble takes super-snap of Mars

  20-05-2016 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope produces another of its stunning portraits of Mars, as the planet lines up with the Earth and the Sun.
  
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• Do you mix up people's names?

  20-05-2016 09:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists at at Duke University in North Carolina studied five separate surveys of more than 1,700 people to identify particular patterns of memory.
  
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• VIDEO: The Simpsons airs live animated segment

  20-05-2016 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news
  
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• The Simpsons airs live animated segment and other tech news

  20-05-2016 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news
  
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• Teenage boys are so gawky as sudden growth spurts leave them uncoordinated

  20-05-2016 09:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Bologna studied a group of 88 boys and analysed aspects of their walk - discovering those who had undergone growth spurts had a less smooth gait.
  
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• Biggest ever Royal Navy ship sets sails in 2020, says captain of 72,000-tonne vessel

  20-05-2016 09:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Captain Simon Petitt said the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier (pictured), currently being built at Rosyth, near Edinburgh, will be the most 'potent' weapon against ISIS when it is complete.
  
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• Icelandic gene study spots possible new way to cut heart risks

  20-05-2016 09:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The missing 12 letters from a gene on chromosome 17 were spotted in a study of genomes and clinical data across the population of Iceland, reports a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
  
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