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• Israeli 'combat robot' has its own remote controlled Glock to shoot at enemies

  06-06-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Israel's General Robotics has developed tiny 'combat robots' called Dogo that can climb stairs, traverse difficult terrain, and perform with greater accuracy than a human.
  
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• Mars One's 100 remaining candidates for one way trip undergo 'intense' testing

  06-06-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After the five-day third phase of tests, it will be trimmed further to 40, of whom 24 will eventually be chosen for the one-way trips to the red planet, scheduled to start in 2026.
  
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• Grandmother gets a shock while being chased by dinosaurs in virtual reality headset

  06-06-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experiencing the world of virtual reality for the first time gave this old timer some unforgettable memories. Her family watched on in hysterics the woman from Northern Ireland shrieked with fear.
  
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• The algorithm that could let astronomers see the event horizon

  06-06-2016 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A system from MIT would stitch together data collected at stations around the world and fill in gaps in the information, using the entire planet as one 'large radio telescope dish.'
  
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• America's first people took a coastal route south 15,000 years ago

  06-06-2016 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geneticists from the University of California, Santa Cruz have been able to use DNA analysis to plot movements of the huge beasts thousands of years ago, and with it the people who hunted them.
  
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• 'Rhino-cam' captures baby happily running around its enclosure

  06-06-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The intimate footage captures a day in the life of two-year-old Thor who lost his mum to poachers. The heart-warming video shows his day includes playing, eating, sleeping... and more playing.
  
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• Superflex' suit includes hidden exoskeleton to give wearer superhuman strength

  06-06-2016 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based researchers have brought the batsuit to life with a model that gives soldiers and the elderly super powers. Superflex has sensors that learn the wearer's movements.
  
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• The real life BATSUIT: 'Superflex' suit includes hidden exoskeleton to give wearer superhuman strength

  06-06-2016 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based researchers have brought the batsuit to life with a model that gives soldiers and the elderly super powers. Superflex has sensors that learn the wearer's movements.
  
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• Scientists say babies have evolved to appeal to ALL our senses so we look after them

  06-06-2016 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oxford researchers say the combination of big eyes, chubby cheeks and a button nose, along with an infectious laugh, soft skin, and a captivating smell are no accident.
  
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• The first Australians WERE Aborigines: 'Mungo Man' DNA contradicts claims unknown race preceded indigenous people

  06-06-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research from Griffith University , backs up an earlier study that claimed to recover DNA sequences from the oldest known Australian - 'Mungo Man'.
  
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• The origins of European farming revealed: Genetic data shows people from Greece and Turkey spread agriculture across the continent

  06-06-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Johannes Gutenberg University suggests that the move away from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle and towards farming, came with people migrating into Europe from the east.
  
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• Electric eels can LEAP out of water: Snake-like fish jump to directly attack threats

  06-06-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee have proven a 216 year old theory that electric eels leap out of the water to electrocute predators when in enclosed pools.
  
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• Do we owe our evolution to GRASS? Spread of Savannah in Africa caused our human ancestors to come down out of the trees, grow big brains and work together

  06-06-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Columbia University have discovered evidence in the deep sea sediment off the coast of east Africa that suggests the spread of grasslands has driven human evolution.
  
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• Nasa's Jeff Williams floats into space station's 'pristine but cold' new module

  06-06-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa astronaut Jeff Williams opened the hatch today at 4:47 a.m. for the first glimpse inside of new inflatable habitat on the International Space Station. He remarked that it was ‘pristine’ but cold.
  
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• This is the world’s smallest chicken egg

  06-06-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgina Crouchman, a brewer from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, measured the teeny egg at just 1.55cm tall - making it the tiniest ever.
  
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• 'Next generation' of driverless cars will carry up to eight people

  06-06-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coventry-based engineering firm RDM Group is to unveil its 'next generation' of driverless vehicles the Pod Zero which could be used in airports or pedestrianised city centres.
  
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• Experts claim extraterrestrials 'die young' on other planets

  06-06-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian National University argues that early extinction could be the cosmic default for life in the universe. They says that even if life emerges on planets, it doesn't evolve fast enough to survive.
  
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• Cooling in the North Atlantic could lead to less rainfall in Europe

  06-06-2016 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Reading’s National Climate Assessment Service found the upper North Atlantic has cooled by as much as 0.45˚C (0.81˚F) since 2005 (illustrated).
  
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• The 10 scariest diseases revealed including worms burrowing into eyes

  06-06-2016 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING, VERY GRAPHIC CONTENT. A gruesome film the YouTube channel They Will Kill You shows worms that burrow into people's eyes and ulcers that eat away at the face.
  
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• Google bans plug-in that picks out Jews

  06-06-2016 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google bans an extension of its Chrome browser which was being used to identify Jewish names on the internet by surrounding them with three sets of brackets.
  
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• Man flu IS real since men have 'weaker immune system as an evolutionary adaptation'

  06-06-2016 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sergio Diez Alvarez, director of medicine at The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, New South Wales, says hormonal differences mean men's immune systems are weaker than women's.
  
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• Cueva Negra in Spain offers up earliest evidence of fire-making in Europe

  06-06-2016 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team, led by Murcia University uncovered the 800,000-year-old scraps of bone and rock in Cueva Negra, which appear to have been burnt by fire in a deep layer of sediment in the isolated cave.
  
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• Hope you're not in a hurry! 'Next generation' of driverless cars will carry up to eight people, but only travel at 15mph

  06-06-2016 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coventry-based engineering firm RDM Group is to unveil its 'next generation' of driverless vehicles the Pod Zero which could be used in airports or pedestrianised city centres.
  
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• US bid to grow human organs for transplant inside pigs

  06-06-2016 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US scientists try to grow human organs inside pigs to solve the transplant shortage by injecting human stem cells into pig embryos.
  
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• Bid to grow transplant organs in pigs

  06-06-2016 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US scientists try to grow human organs inside pigs to solve the transplant shortage by injecting human stem cells into pig embryos.
  
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• Drier summers are coming! Cooling in the North Atlantic could lead to less rainfall in Europe

  06-06-2016 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Reading’s National Climate Assessment Service found the upper North Atlantic has cooled by as much as 0.45˚C (0.81˚F) since 2005 (illustrated).
  
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• Why women are uber annoyed in Saudi

  06-06-2016 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saudi Arabia's $3.5bn investment in Uber taxi service reignites women's driving rights debate.
  
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• Canada researchers says mobiles cause rise in number of teenagers with tinnitus

  06-06-2016 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over a quarter of a group of students at McMaster University in Ontario have already developed chronic tinnitus, according to a new study. This is blamed on the use of phones along with going to parties and clubs.
  
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• Seven new species of 'dancing' peacock spider found, including one that mimics a WASP

  06-06-2016 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists have discovered seven new peacock spiders on the south coast of Western Australia, which use their brightly coloured fans to attract a mate, bringing the total number of species to 48.
  
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• Firefox users more committed at work than those who use Safari or Explorer

  06-06-2016 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Adam Grant fromPennsylvania University presented the findings in a new book. He suggests those who show initiative by downloading Firefox are more likely to stay in their job.
  
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• Video sees three mystery EXPLOSIONS and a flash of light that woke residents in Essex

  06-06-2016 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The loud explosions and mysterious flashes of light (pictured) were reported in Essex and parts of East London as many concerned residents took to social media to look for answers.
  
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• Tiny lasers created within silicon could make computers faster and less power-hungry

  06-06-2016 14:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of scientists, led by Hong Kong University, have built sub-wavelength cavities, the basic components of minuscule lasers, directly onto silicon.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest hacked by OurMine group

  06-06-2016 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts have been hacked by Saudi-based group OurMine, who found the Facebook founder's password's through a recent LinkedIn breach.
  
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• Bank accounts hit by remote PC attacks

  06-06-2016 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Remote login software TeamViewer beefs up its security controls following a spate of users reporting their accounts hacked.
  
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• Jancis Robinson wine expert says you should put bottles of RED in the fridge

  06-06-2016 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leading wine writer Jancis Robinson has tipped the notion that you should keep red wine at room temperature on its head, saying that drinkers should keep their tipple in the fridge to slow oxidation.
  
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• Twitter creates emoji to lure EU voters

  06-06-2016 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter launches a new emoji to go with the hashtag #EURefReady to encourage people to register to vote in this month's EU referendum.
  
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• Amazon-driven services hit by blackout

  06-06-2016 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Domino's pizza app and several other online services stop working when an Amazon data centre suffers a power cut.
  
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• World's first 3D printed plane 'Thor' unveiled in Berlin by Airbus'

  06-06-2016 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thor is a windowless drone that weighs in at 46 pounds (21 kilograms) and is less than four metres (13 feet) in length. The mini plane was presented at the Berlin air show this week.
  
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• Facebook pushes Messenger app

  06-06-2016 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook users on Android platforms are being notified that they will no longer be able to access private messages without the Messenger app.
  
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• Silk Road 2.0 staff member jailed in US

  06-06-2016 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An American who helped run a successor to the Silk Road drug marketplace is sentenced to eight years in jail.
  
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• Cadillac to abandon traditional showrooms in favour of VR headsets

  06-06-2016 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cadillac, which has its headquarters in New York, has said it is planning on introducing virtual reality headsets into its smaller dealerships to allow customers to experience vehicles.
  
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• California expert explains what we know about the mysterious Planet Nine

  06-06-2016 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Andrew Coates from UCL says a ninth planet would be difficult to detect, according to recent research. However, it might be similar to Uranus or Neptune and it is probably not going to wipe us out.
  
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• NASA 'naut to boldly enter pump-up space podule

  06-06-2016 12:09 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Expanding the frontiers' of space habitats NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will today enter the International Space Station's (ISS) Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) - the pump-up podule on trial at the orbiting outpost "to investigate the potential challenges and benefits of expandable habitats for deep space exploration and commercial low-Earth orbit applications".…
  
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• Man flu IS real: Men have 'weaker immune systems and are more affected by symptoms of a cold'

  06-06-2016 11:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sergio Diez Alvarez, director of medicine at The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, New South Wales, says hormonal differences mean men's immune systems are weaker than women's.
  
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• NASA's Jeff Williams to enter inflatable room on the ISS for the first time today

  06-06-2016 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa astronaut, Jeff Williams is entering the expandable module (BEAM) for the first time on June 6. He will collect data on temperature, pressure and radiation, and assess the structural conditions.
  
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• 'Massive great big' vulture goes AWOL in Somerset

  06-06-2016 11:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Public assistance requested in locating 'hard to miss' bird A "massive great big" vulture which went missing over the West Country last week is still at large, and its owners are asking members of the public to keep an eye out for the "hard to miss" bird.…
  
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• Moon Express and NASA's mission may pave the way for space tourism and asteroid mining

  06-06-2016 11:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Florida-based startup, Moon Express, will send a 20lb package of scientific hardware to the moon next year. This will make it the first commercial venture to launch a mission beyond Earth's orbit.
  
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• Even Mark Zuckerberg isn't safe: Hackers target Facebook CEO’s Twitter and Pinterest

  06-06-2016 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts have been hacked by Saudi-based group OurMine, who found the Facebook founder's password's through a recent LinkedIn breach.
  
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• Audi's self-driving car is being taught human manners

  06-06-2016 11:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The German car company hopes its technology will make it easier for driverless vehicles to use the same roads as human motorists by allowing them to predict what the robotic car will do.
  
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• Google removes racist Chrome extension used by neo-Nazis to target Jewish people

  06-06-2016 10:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Echo, a Chrome extension that branded itself as a 'coincidence detector', has been removed after it was revealed to be a tool for neo-Nazis and the far Right to identify Jewish people online.
  
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