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• Survival of the warmest! Army ants use body heat in living nests to shield their young from colder surface temperatures 

  30-06-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study in Costa Rica found that this tactic helps them to survive at high altitudes, creating an environment up to 13 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than surface temperatures.
  
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• Would you WEAR these 'sex toys'? New devices use mini motors to recreate the sensation of your lover's breath and touch

  30-06-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wisp, created by Wan Tseng at the UK's Royal College of Art, claps or sticks to the wearer in order to simulate a lover touching or blowing on their skin. The line includes four different erotic wearables.
  
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• Builders stumble on Russian beer tavern that has lain untouched for 300 years 

  30-06-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Moscow's chief archaeologist, Dr Leonid Kondrashov. believes the tavern only fell out of use because it was too close to the city's Neglinnaya River which eroded land near its banks.
  
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• 'Healing' detected in Antarctic ozone hole

  30-06-2016 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers say they have found the first clear evidence that the thinning in the ozone layer above Antarctica is starting to heal.
  
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• How to track the riders in this year's Tour De France

  30-06-2016 21:53
  
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• Google adds earthquake data to search results: Input ‘earthquakes near me’ in the event of a disaster to discover the affected area and safety tips

  30-06-2016 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has teamed up with the US Geological Survey to provide fast answers in the instance of an earthquake. Searching ‘earthquakes near me’ will provide a summary of the event and safety tips.
  
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• Sex with ROBOTS could replace intimate human relationships within 30 years

  30-06-2016 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British futurologist Dr Ian Pearson has predicted that sex with robots could become a reality in just 10 years and could outnumber human relationships by 2050.
  
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• Rosetta's grande finale: Space probe is to crash land on comet it has spent two years orbiting in September (but at just 1 mph)

  30-06-2016 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the European Space Agency have announced the Rosetta spacecraft will descend towards the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 30 September.
  
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• Is this the future design for flying cars? Toyota patents vehicles with shape-shifting skin and 'stackable wings'

  30-06-2016 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flying cars seem like a distant dream, but Toyota could be closer to a realistic design. The firm's latest patent describes an 'aerocar' that hides the wings under the body and a propeller in the back.
  
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• The strange dunes on Mars: Scientists discover ripples on planet's surface that could provide a window into its past

  30-06-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers, led by Mathieu Lapotre from the California Institute of Technology, used data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Curiosity Rover.
  
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• Google’s undersea cable between the US and Japan goes live: 5,600-mile structure is 10 MILLION times faster than a modem

  30-06-2016 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $300 million ‘Faster’ cable system is backed by six companies, including Google, and runs through the Pacific Ocean from Oregon to Chiba and Mie.
  
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• The ozone layer is HEALING: Hole over Antarctic is closing and disappearance of Earth’s protective layer is slowing down

  30-06-2016 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The MIT study suggests the agreement signed nearly three decades ago to limit the use of substances responsible for ozone depletion, is having a positive effect.
  
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• Experts reveal the 3 types of pedestrian and how to avoid awkward 'pavement dance'

  30-06-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings come from study in the Technical University of Munich paired up 20 strangers and asked them to walk towards each other without colliding and without speaking.
  
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• What does Google know about YOU?

  30-06-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If users have not configured their settings to avoid it, the data could include a list of all the website they have visited and what they have used their phone to do.
  
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• Hubble captures mysterious aurora the size of EARTH over Jupiter's north pole

  30-06-2016 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Leicester are using images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to study Jupiter's giant aurora, which lights up continuously and is larger than the entire Earth.
  
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• WIRED's pick of the Steam Summer Sale and Humble FPS Sale

  30-06-2016 19:50
  
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• WIRED's pick of the Steam Summer Sale

  30-06-2016 19:50
  
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• Fertility apps 'not based on solid science' and women shouldn't use them to avoid pregnancy 

  30-06-2016 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A review of nearly 100 fertility awareness apps by Georgetown Universityresearchers revealed most aren't based on solid science - which could have disastrous consequences.
  
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• Hajj pilgrims to be given e-bracelets

  30-06-2016 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pilgrims travelling to Mecca next month will be given electronic bracelets as part of a safety crackdown ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
  
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• Would you become a robophile? Sex with ROBOTS could replace intimate human relationships within 30 years

  30-06-2016 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British futurologist Dr Ian Pearson has predicted that sex with robots could become a reality in just 10 years and could outnumber human relationships by 2050.
  
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• Now that really would be vintage vodka! Builders stumble on Russian beer tavern that has lain untouched for 300 years 

  30-06-2016 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Moscow's chief archaeologist, Dr Leonid Kondrashov. believes the tavern only fell out of use because it was too close to the city's Neglinnaya River which eroded land near its banks.
  
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• New delay for NHS 24 computer system roll out

  30-06-2016 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A crisis-hit computer project for the NHS 24 telephone helpline will not be fully rolled out across Scotland until the end of next year - four years later than originally planned.
  
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• HTC reveals the handsets getting the Android Nougat update

  30-06-2016 18:08
  
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• Google finally reveals the official name for Android N

  30-06-2016 18:08
  
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• Pea plants found to 'take risks and gamble' with nutrients

  30-06-2016 18:00
  
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• Facebook exposed in ex-employee Antonia Garcia Martinez's Chaos Monkey tell-all book

  30-06-2016 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fired Facebook advertising manager has written a tell-all book about his time at the social network. He says that working at Facebook was like being in a cult with Zuckerberg its leader.
  
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• Greatest light show in the solar system: Hubble captures mysterious aurora the size of EARTH over Jupiter's north pole

  30-06-2016 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Leicester are using images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to study Jupiter's giant aurora, which lights up continuously and is larger than the entire Earth.
  
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• Google will show earthquake alerts in related searches

  30-06-2016 17:01
  
  Search results will show a 'shakemap' including strength, location map and safety tips
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• Apple patents iPhone tech to stop filming at gigs

  30-06-2016 16:54
  
  The same technology could be used to automatically watermark video footage
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• Call to assure status of EU scientists in UK post-Brexit

  30-06-2016 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The president of the Royal Society calls on the government to guarantee the residency of EU citizens in the UK.
  
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• Story of Christ to be released as a 90-minute VR film this Christmas

  30-06-2016 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 90-minute movie, which will be released worldwide in time for Christmas, will depict such events as Jesus' birth, baptism, crucifixion and resurrection in 360 degrees.
  
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• What does Google know about YOU? 'My Activity' feature lets you see and delete all the personal data the site has recorded

  30-06-2016 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If users have not configured their settings to avoid it, the data could include a list of all the website they have visited and what they have used their phone to do.
  
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• Amazon expands its 'fresh' delivery service across London

  30-06-2016 16:38
  
  The firm is now offering deliveries in 128 postcodes across the capital
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• Jupiter's throwing a firework party for Juno – and Hubble's peeking in

  30-06-2016 16:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  Spacecraft 'welcomed' by gas giant's aurora, light show seen by NASA The Hubble Space Telescope has captured new images of Jupiter’s glowing aurora swirling around one of the planet’s poles, as part of a wider observation programme of the gas giant.…
  
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• Are you a bumbler or a barger? Experts reveal the 3 types of pedestrian - and how to avoid that awkward 'pavement dance'

  30-06-2016 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings come from study in the Technical University of Munich paired up 20 strangers and asked them to walk towards each other without colliding and without speaking.
  
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• How the Northern Lights are helping us hunt for life across the universe

  30-06-2016 16:00
  
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• Oculus chief latest social media hack victim

  30-06-2016 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oculus chief executive Brendan Iribe is the latest in a string of tech bosses who have had their social media accounts hacked.
  
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• Driverless cars take to streets of virtual Coventry

  30-06-2016 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Driverless, automated cars are being tested in a new simulator at the University of Warwick.
  
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• CSR Racing 2 aims to bring 'better than console' driving to your phone

  30-06-2016 15:32
  
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• Inside the leak that rocked the world: WIRED meets the men behind the Panama Papers

  30-06-2016 14:59
  
  The two journalists behind the Panama Papers reveal the inside story behind the revelations
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• Cosmo study: Middle-aged galaxies are rarer than you'd think

  30-06-2016 14:56 via go.theregister.com
  
  Gorgeous MIlky Way not even close to turning red through stress of ageing Physicists have created a novel simulation which allows users to watch how the colour of a galaxy changes over time as it evolves.…
  
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• 'skeletal remains' washed up on the shore of Loch Ness found by dog walker

  30-06-2016 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeleton and internal organs of a huge sea creature have mysteriously appeared near Loch Ness in Scotland, prompting questions over whether Nessie has died.
  
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• Belgian hacker discovers Facebook flaw that lets anyone see URLs sent through Messenger

  30-06-2016 14:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This flaw was discovered by a Belgian ethical hacker named Inti De Ceukelaire. Facebook is aware of the flaw, and says it is a publicly-documented and intentional behaviour.
  
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• Cambridge astronomers believe gravitational waves could help hunt rogue runaway black holes

  30-06-2016 14:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the University of Cambridge say they can detect collisions between supermassive black holes that result in these huge objects being catapulted into intergalactic space.
  
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• Washinton engineers design locust-inspired robotic ‘nose’ to be used to find terrorists

  30-06-2016 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, has been given a $750,000 (£557,280) grant to use the highly sensitive locust olfactory system as the basis to create a bio-hybrid nose.
  
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• Symantec security software had 'critical' flaws

  30-06-2016 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Computer security company Symantec patches eight security holes discovered in its own security software.
  
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• Tim Peake Interview On Board the ISS

  30-06-2016 14:10
  
  Can astronauts cry in space? What does the world want to know about astronauts? Tim Peake answers Google's most searched questions.
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• Watch a car 'dance' as it drives sideways on spinning wheels

  30-06-2016 14:08
  
  These 'proof of concept' tyres can be fitted to any wheeled vehicle
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• Climate change: UK backs world-leading climate target

  30-06-2016 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK government has set a world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s.
  
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• IBM Watson set to transform 25,000 offices into 'smart buildings'

  30-06-2016 13:52
  
  IBM wants its Watson cognitive system to solve the connected buildings puzzle
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