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• Current Biology study finds male snub-nosed monkey spent an hour with his dying mate

  25-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in China witnessed the heartbreaking moments a dying snub-nosed monkey was tended to by the alpha male and other females, and suggest the male may have grieved her death.
  
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• Extreme self-driving: Watch the radio controlled car that taught itself to DRIFT 

  25-05-2016 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgia Institute of Technology developed a control algorithm that 'taught' 3-ft, 48lb rally cars how to plan and execute optimal handling decisions in real-time while on rough terrain.
  
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• 'We absolutely blew lots of stuff up': US Army chief reveals latest laser weapons tests that destroyed laptop and drone

  25-05-2016 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Armyrecently conducted an early trial of a truck-mounted laser cannon, dubbed HELMTT, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. It plans to begin using lasers on the battlefield in 2023.
  
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• Scientists say there could be school bus-sized MEGASQUID lurking in our oceans

  25-05-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study was undertaken by Charles Paxton, a fisheries ecologist and statistician at the University of St Andrews. He believes giant squid can reach 65ft (20 metres) in length.
  
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• Whole Foods sells meatless burger 'tastes, feels and even bleeds'

  25-05-2016 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beyond Meat claims to sell a veggie burger that looks, cooks and taste like real meat. Called Beyond Burger, this plant-based burger uses beet juice to 'bleed' and is selling at a Whole Foods in Colorado.
  
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• Exxon takes 'small step' on climate

  25-05-2016 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shareholders at Exxon Mobil AGM reject most proposals but voted in favour of a resolution that could see a climate activist elected to the board in the future.
  
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• German boffins smash records with 37km wireless spurt at 6Gbps

  25-05-2016 21:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  I can stream for miles and miles… A team of German scientists has managed to establish a 6Gbps wireless link over a distance of 37 kilometers using newly developed antennas and receivers.…
  
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• Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ohio for Pennsylvania on fuel free round the world flight

  25-05-2016 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After being grounded for safety issues, the Solar Impulse 2 flew out of Ohio en route to Pennsylvania this morning. This is the aircraft's 13th leg ofa projected 16-leg east-west circumnavigation.
  
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• 'Red geysers' host supermassive black holes which prevent new stars forming

  25-05-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research has found that 'red geysers' appear to be galaxies hosting supermassive black holes that drive high winds. This could be the mechanism that prevents new stars from forming.
  
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• Hackers behind $81m cyber heist from Bangladesh bank will NEVER be caught

  25-05-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three months ago $81million went missing from Bangladesh's central bank. It was one of three cyber heists this year but a source has told Mail Online the 'masterminds' are 'untraceable'.
  
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• Was MS804 struck by a METEOR?

  25-05-2016 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As the mystery of what caused EgyptAir Flight MS804 to crash into the Mediterranean Sea deepens, the latest theory to emerge claims it was brought down by a meteor fragment.
  
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• Meet Pizza Hut's latest employee: Pepper the robot

  25-05-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Humanoid robot ‘Pepper’ will soon be taking orders in Pizza Hut locations across Asia. Pepper will work with a new app from MasterCard, and is expected to be rolled out later this year.
  
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• Man takes a nap behind the wheel of Tesla while the car autopilots through traffic

  25-05-2016 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Video that shows a man apparently asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla has ignited debate over the safety of driving in Autopilot.
  
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• Female meerkats gain weight if their sisters do in an attempt to out compete them

  25-05-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from the University of Cambridge found that female meerkats will gain weight if their younger sisters do. This is done in a bid to out compete them, as they are regarded as rivals.
  
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• Neanderthal stone structures discovered

  25-05-2016 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers investigating a cave in France have identified mysterious stone rings that were probably built by Neanderthals.
  
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• Xiaomi Mi Drone poses price challenge

  25-05-2016 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China's Xiaomi announces its first drone, pricing it significantly lower than a comparable model by the market leader DJI.
  
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• Women teachers more likely to suffer from a croaky voice due to weaker lungs

  25-05-2016 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vocal fatigue is also twice as common in teachers in comparison to any other profession - potentially harming students and their education, warn scientists from Michigan State University.
  
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• Did Neanderthals build stone homes?

  25-05-2016 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A cave in south west France was discovered with around 400 structures made from broken stalagmites, about 1,100 feet (336 metres) from the cave’s entrance, dated to 176,000 years ago, at the time of the Neanderthals.
  
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• Wound-plugging XStat syringe saves its first life on the battlefield

  25-05-2016 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the latest application, which was undertaken in an unknown location, the gunshot wound broke the soldier's femoral artery and vein to leave a cavity. XStat plugged the wound almost immediately.
  
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• FBI unveils sniffer dog Iris for the digital age

  25-05-2016 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iris the sniffer dog, pictured, has been specially trained by Connecticut State Police to search out data storage devices and is now working for the FBI.
  
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• Contract to construct giant telescope

  25-05-2016 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The contract is signed that will lead to the construction of one of this century's key astronomical facilities - the European Extremely Large Telescope.
  
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• Pottery used to estimate Black Death effect on rural populations in East England

  25-05-2016 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the University of Lincoln used broken pottery as a proxy for the presence of human populations before and after the Black Death. Results show a decline of 45 per cent.
  
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• Apple explores charging stations for electric vehicles

  25-05-2016 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is investigating how to charge electric cars, talking to charging station companies and hiring engineers with expertise in the area.
  
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• 'Polar bear hybrid' shot in Canada

  25-05-2016 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A possible grizzly-polar bear hybrid has been shot by a hunter in northern Canada.
  
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• Norway stages 32-hour app term reading

  25-05-2016 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The consumer agency in Norway stages a live reading of app terms and conditions lasting over 30 hours in protest against their "absurd" length.
  
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• VIDEO: Are people ready for robot colleagues?

  25-05-2016 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robot-makers descend on Paris to convince people that their gadgets are safe and easy to work with.
  
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• Toddlers learn to pick out genuine smiles early on and can tell who is likely to be nice

  25-05-2016 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team led by researchers at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, have shown the crucial social skill - picking out real from fake smiles (stock image) - appears early on in childhood.
  
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• Twitter finally ditches handles from its 140-character limit

  25-05-2016 17:00
  
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• 'Dinosaur crater' drill project success

  25-05-2016 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chicxulub drill project declared a success
  
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• Optical atomic clock may give more accurate measure of time but you won't notice

  25-05-2016 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Germany have come up with a practical way to use a different kind of atomic clock, to measure a second more accurately than those used now.
  
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• Microsoft hangs up on phone workers

  25-05-2016 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft reveals plans to cut up to 1,850 jobs as part of efforts to scale back its smartphone business.
  
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• Slow motion footage captures lightning strikes as they snake to the ground

  25-05-2016 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Florida Institute of Technology used a high-speed camera to capture an amazing lighting flash from near the university's Melbourne campus. The footage shows lightning snaking towards the ground.
  
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• Netflix is testing a virtual reality 'rental store'

  25-05-2016 16:15
  
  Netflix's latest virtual reality experiment recreates the video rental store experience of the 1980s inside an HTC Vive.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Sightings of Polar bear and grizzly bear hybrids may be over habitat shrinking

  25-05-2016 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier this month, hunter Didji Ishalook shot a white bear in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut which turned out to be a polar-bear-grizzly hybrid (pictured).
  
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• Apple chief Tim Cook jokes that the iPhone was invented by the Dutch in 1670

  25-05-2016 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple boss Tim Cook today joked in Amsterdam that he always thought he knew when the iPhone was invented until he saw a 346-year-old painting by Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch.
  
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• Letting babies cry themselves to sleep is good says latest research

  25-05-2016 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Flinders University, Australia, have found letting babies cry themselves to sleep may not cause the attachment issues many worry about and can reduce stress for everyone.
  
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• Trump would be president if it was decided on Twitter number of Twitter followers

  25-05-2016 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has almost two million more followers on Twitter than Hillary Clinton. A new study suggests that politicians with more extreme political beliefs tend to have more Twitter followers.
  
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• Poor giraffes suffering irritable skin condition are spotted in South Africa 

  25-05-2016 14:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These giraffes appear unfazed as they help themselves to mouthfuls of leafs in South Africa despite suffering from a rare and rather unsightly skin condition.
  
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• Foxconn replaces '60,000 with robots'

  25-05-2016 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple supplier Foxconn replaces 60,000 factory workers with robots, according to Chinese media reports.
  
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• Google stops selling Nexus Player streaming device

  25-05-2016 14:18
  
  Google has officially stopped selling its Nexus Player streaming device.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Infant worlds born from dust around star in one million years

  25-05-2016 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Taiwan and Japan found gaps in dust clouds - evidence of planets orbiting - around a nearby young star, HL Tauri (pictured), indicating planets can form faster than first thought.
  
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• The gadgets on board the next-generation of cruise liners

  25-05-2016 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technology is on board Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas - the world’s largest cruise ship which made its inaugural sailing from Southampton this weekend.
  
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• Google boss Schmidt reveals he has an iPhone

  25-05-2016 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The executive chairman of Alphabet, Google's parent company, admitted he carries an iPhone 6s alongside a Samsung S7 in an interview at the Startup Europe Fest in Amsterdam.
  
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• Titanfall 2 leak teases larger maps, new gameplay

  25-05-2016 13:37
  
  Gameplay details and alleged concept art for upcoming shooter Titanfall 2 appear to have leaked ahead of the game's formal revealBy: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Huawei sues Samsung for patent infringements

  25-05-2016 13:14
  
  Samsung "directly infringed and continue to directly infringe" certain Huawei patents, according to the lawsuit.By: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Netflix faces quota on EU-made content

  25-05-2016 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  On-demand video streaming services face a call that at least 20% of the catalogues they offer to EU subscribers should be made locally.
  
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• Microsoft U-turn on 'nasty trick' pop-up

  25-05-2016 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has created an extra notification to allow customers to cancel Windows 10 upgrade after being accused of "nasty tricks".
  
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• VIDEO: Storm-chasers film Kansas tornados

  25-05-2016 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A news crew has been filming tornados outside Dodge City in Kansas. At least two people were injured in severe storms.
  
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• ISS 'nauts to inflate pump-up space podule

  25-05-2016 11:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Bigelow Expandable Activity Module engorges tomorrow Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will tomorrow pump up the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) - the "first human-rated expandable structure that may help inform the design of deep space habitats".…
  
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• Apple is reportedly making an Echo competitor

  25-05-2016 11:22
  
  Apple is working on an Amazon Echo competitor, says The Information. 
  Apple will also be developing a "development kit" for Siri, giving third-party developers access to the system.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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