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• Video of Turkish boy Mehmet Sumbul making pieces of METAL stick to his chest

  11-07-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the short clip Mehmet Sumbul, from Antalya in Turkey, places metal spoons and forks against his chest and back - and when he lets go of them, instead of dropping to the floor they stay in place.
  
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• Monkeys in Brazil have used tools for more than 700 years

  11-07-2016 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of São Paulo in Brazil have found the earliest known archaeological examples of monkey tool use outside of Africa.
  
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• Nasa reveals stunning images as satellites captures moon moving across Earth

  11-07-2016 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From its position between the sun and Earth, the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite usually doesreal-time solar wind monitoring for the NOAA.
  
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• Humans are still evolving: Forces of natural selection are shaping our species

  11-07-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from Harvard University focussed on 20,000 Americans. Results showed a negative association between reproductive success and educational attainment.
  
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• Researchers reveal repeatedly telling people 'I don't know' really worked

  11-07-2016 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People actually felt more goodwill from Brady and thought he dodged questions less when he started his answers with 'I don't know' or 'I have no idea,' the Ohio study found.
  
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• Habits of gambling monkeys reveals their decisions are based on potential outcomes 

  11-07-2016 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the team at the University of Cambridge, the study shows rhesus monkeys made specific and coherent choices between gambles of different rewards.
  
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• Could Bangladesh be hit by a MEGAQUAKE?

  11-07-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists believe that a huge subduction zone under the Indian subcontinent could shift at any time, resulting in a quake far larger than that which hit Nepal in 2015 (pictured).
  
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• Experts reveal deer, llama, wallabies and civets can be good human companions

  11-07-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the Netherlands have assessed the suitability of mammals for domestic life. They say sika deer, agile wallaby, tamar wallaby, llamas, and Asian palm civet are all good pets.
  
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• Researchers reveals 'urine battery' that could charge phones with a bathroom break

  11-07-2016 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just over half a litre of urine is enough for six hours of charge time, which can power a smartphone for three hours, the Bristol researchers say.
  
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• Silicon Valley start-up gets staff to fast for 36 HOURS weekly to 'improve performance'

  11-07-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Silicon Valley tech start-up Nootrobox has its employees fast for 36 hours every week to improve brain cognition and work performance.
  
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• Caught short ? Researchers reveals 'urine battery' that could charge handsets for three hours with a single bathroom break

  11-07-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just over half a litre of urine is enough for six hours of charge time, which can power a smartphone for three hours, the Bristol researchers say.
  
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• Forget cats and dogs, experts reveal deer, llama, wallabies and civets can be good human companions

  11-07-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the Netherlands have assessed the suitability of mammals for domestic life. They say sika deer, agile wallaby, tamar wallaby, llamas, and Asian palm civet are all good pets.
  
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• Farnborough Airshow: Keeping drones safe from harm

  11-07-2016 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How to protect technology such as drones from cyberattacks is one of the big issues at the Farnborough Airshow.
  
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• Pokémon Go overtakes Tinder, WhatsApp and Instagram

  11-07-2016 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After just one day following its July 6th release, Pokémon Go had already been installed on more Android devices than Tinder, and is now threatening to overtake Twitter in active users.
  
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• Are YOU fat? Blame your parents

  11-07-2016 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a study published in the journal Clinical Epigenetics, scientists from North Carolina concluded that obesity can have an effect on a small number of sperm cells.
  
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• Pokemon Go players take to the streets

  11-07-2016 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new mobile game that lets players catch Pokemon as they roam the streets has become a phenomenon.
  
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• California ill-prepared for the Big One, earthquake experts say

  11-07-2016 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drafted by a group of business and policy leaders, the report several key areas that need to be addressed, notably aging infrastructure, water supplies and the risk of catastrophic fires.
  
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• 'Dalek' commands can hijack smartphones

  11-07-2016 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers demonstrate how garbled speech commands hidden in radio or video broadcasts could be used to control a smartphone.
  
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• Solution to a 30-year-old problem would take 10 BILLION years to read

  11-07-2016 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Univeristy of Texas, Swansea University andthe University of Kentucky used a supercomputer to solve the 30-year-old problem.
  
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• Telecoms companies unite to sign 5G manifesto

  11-07-2016 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The telecoms industry signs a 5G manifesto calling for a "positive stance on innovation".
  
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• Microsoft scraps Finland phone unit

  11-07-2016 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft confirms it will close its mobile phone unit in Finland, cutting 1,350 jobs.
  
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• Pokémon Go overtakes Tinder, WhatsApp and Instagram as controversial hit game adds $7.5 BILLION to Nintendo's value

  11-07-2016 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After just one day following its July 6th release, Pokémon Go had already been installed on more Android devices than Tinder, and is now threatening to overtake Twitter in active users.
  
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• Earth's clouds are shifting towards its poles

  11-07-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate scientists led by the University of California, corrected decades of satellite data to show such long term trends in cloud cover.
  
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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he's working on another secret 'masterplan'

  11-07-2016 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk, chief executive of California-based electric car company Tesla Motors, has said in a Tweet that he is 'Working on Top Secret Tesla Masterplan, Part 2' that will set out the future of his company.
  
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• Did humans learn to use tools from MONKEYS? Primates in Brazil have used stones to crack nuts for 700 years and the first Americans may have copied them

  11-07-2016 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of São Paulo in Brazil have found the earliest known archaeological examples of monkey tool use outside of Africa.
  
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• Monkey archaeology: Ancient evidence of tool use found

  11-07-2016 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Capuchin monkeys in Brazil have used stone tools for at least 700 years, according to scientists.
  
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• Pokémon Go adds $9 billion to Nintendo's value - but there's still no news about the UK launch

  11-07-2016 18:39
  
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• Cosmic radiation bombarded Earth after supernovae millions of years ago

  11-07-2016 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation led by researchers at the University of Kansas has deduced exactly what the impact of the supernovae wpuld have been, using computer models.
  
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• This species of Brazilian monkey has been using stones as tools for 700 years

  11-07-2016 18:00
  
  More than 100 generations of the primates have used rocks to get into nuts
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• These Brazilian monkeys have been using stones as tools for 700 years

  11-07-2016 18:00
  
  More than 100 generations of the primates have used rocks to get into nuts
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• Much more Moore's Law: Wonder-stuff graphene transistor trickery

  11-07-2016 18:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  But this time it's a gardening job Scientists have developed a way to “chemically grow” transistors that are only a few atoms thick in a bid to give poor old battered Moore's Law another reprieve, according to new research published in Nature Nanotechnology.…
  
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• World's longest maths proof: Solution to a 30-year-old problem would take 10 BILLION years to read - all for a prize of just $100

  11-07-2016 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Univeristy of Texas, Swansea University andthe University of Kentucky used a supercomputer to solve the 30-year-old problem.
  
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• 5,000-year-old flint arrowhead could be the work of a Stone Age craftsman

  11-07-2016 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have unearthed an inch long barb of flint that is the second half of a stone arrowhead found at Marden Henge in Wiltshire that has been described as the finest in Britain.
  
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• Earth's clouds are shifting towards its poles: Moisture in atmosphere is moving north and south, widening desert regions, climate scientists warn 

  11-07-2016 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate scientists led by the University of California, corrected decades of satellite data to show such long term trends in cloud cover.
  
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• VO2max fitness Calculator reveals how fit you really are

  11-07-2016 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology created a test which calculates how well the body takes in oxygen, the most precise measure of physical fitness.
  
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• Put your eagle eyes to the test with this mind-bending monochrome puzzle

  11-07-2016 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's the latest in a series of brain baffling puzzles that have been sending the internet into overdrive. And BBC Earth's zebra/badger creation might be the hardest one yet. Can you spot the cheeky badger?
  
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• Tesla stock rises after Elon Musk's masterplan tweet

  11-07-2016 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla's stock rises after its chief executive Elon Musk hints he will soon reveal a new masterplan for the car-maker.
  
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• Chalk bass swap gender 20 times a day and is secret behind their lifelong relationships

  11-07-2016 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers, led by Professor Mary Hart from the University of Florida, studied the hermaphrodite fish to discover which neurological patterns lie behind their strange reproductive habits.
  
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• Justin Lin on his high-octane, diversity-fuelled Star Trek reboot

  11-07-2016 16:36
  
  He's already supercharged the Fast and Furious franchise, now Justin Lin tells WIRED how he's about to soup up Star Trek
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• New deodorant uses antibody-like compounds to stop chemicals in sweat from turning into odours

  11-07-2016 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Compiègne University of Technology in France created a new deodorant that uses molecularly imprinted polymers which capture the precursors to smelly compounds.
  
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• BAE Systems develop vest that can power devices without need for wires

  11-07-2016 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BAE Systems and Intelligent Textiles Limited have together created the Broadsword Spine vest as an alternative to heavy portable data and power supplies.
  
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• Chinese tech firm Huawei under fire after using a picture to promote camera

  11-07-2016 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chinese firm was criticised after a P9 promotional shot (shown) turned out to have been taken with a $4,500 Canon camera set-up.
  
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• Tiangong-1 could explode through Earth's atmosphere raining molten metal

  11-07-2016 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Satellite trackers believe that China has lost control of their 7.3 metric-tonne Tiangong-1 space station module. If this is true, the vehicle could crash back to Earth with devastating consequences.
  
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• 'Water-resistant' Samsung Galaxy S7 Active fails test

  11-07-2016 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Samsung smartphone marketed as water-resistant has failed underwater tests by a leading product review site.
  
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• Ghostbusters 2016 review

  11-07-2016 15:10
  
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• Bitcoin rewards halve for virtual cash money miners

  11-07-2016 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The financial rewards for people who help to verify who does what with their bitcoins have been halved.
  
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• Experts admit they still don't know what caused Tunguska

  11-07-2016 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 100 years ago, a massive explosion ripped through the sky over the Tunguska region of Siberia, flattening trees nearly 31 miles around. Scientists say it was likely caused by a cosmic object.
  
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• Ghostbusters 2016 review: Ignore the haters, this film more than lives up to the classics

  11-07-2016 15:00
  
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• Pokemon Go app could put your children at risk to paedohpiles

  11-07-2016 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app was only released last week but has already been associated with a number of bizarre and dangerous anecdotes, involving broken bones, careless driving and other serious injuries.
  
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• Is this the world's most dangerous game? Fears new Pokemon Go app craze could be used by paedophiles to lure unsuspecting young players

  11-07-2016 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app was only released last week but has already been associated with a number of bizarre and dangerous anecdotes, involving broken bones, careless driving and other serious injuries.
  
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