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• Nasa plan to capture asteroid and then drag it into orbit

  15-08-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A robot ship will pluck a large boulder off an asteroid and drag it into orbit around the moon, becoming a 'testbed' for future human missions to Mars, the U.S. space agency has revealed.
  
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• Could ethanol power the future for electric cars?

  15-08-2016 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The race is on to produce less-polluting electric vehicles (EVs), but could sustainably sourced ethanol prove to be the breakthrough fuel to take EVs mainstream?
  
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• Sigatoka fungus threatens to wipe out banana crops worldwide in five years

  15-08-2016 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and in the Netherlands found  three fungal diseases, known as 'Sigatoka complex' have evolved into a lethal threat to the world's bananas.
  
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• Is Apple working on 'health ring'? Patent reveals ECG monitoring device

  15-08-2016 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's new patent reveals a health monitoring device that is separate from the Apple Watch. This wearable could be a ring, brooch or watch that would gather electrocardiograph readings of the wearer.
  
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• Microsoft to take on Amazon's Twitch and YouTube as it buys livestreaming firm Beam

  15-08-2016 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Xbox maker today announced its plans to acquire live-streaming service Beam, a Seattle-based company founded by 18 year old Matt Salsamendi
  
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• Chemtrails are NOT real: Researchers say vapour trails are just normal condensation

  15-08-2016 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They are believed by many to be a secret, large-scale spraying used to change everything from the environment to health. However, scientists claim chemtrails are just normal condensation.
  
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• The brain has a ‘generosity centre,’ scientists say

  15-08-2016 21:08
  
  The ‘generous’ brain area is more active in more empathetic people
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• Fascinating medical scans reveal the intricate workings of the human body

  15-08-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Zephyr', a French radiologist, produced the incredible series of images to highlight how the human body looks like in the eyes of doctors, nurses and surgeons across the world.
  
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• Breathe a sigh of relief thanks to MOSS: Earliest plants are responsible for modern day oxygen levels

  15-08-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers from the University of Exeter used computer simulations to estimate that early plants like mosses helped increase oxygen levels tomodern levels by 420 to 400 million years ago.
  
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• What makes YOU do your chores? People are more likely to do housework when they feel happier

  15-08-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston looked at data provided by almost 30,000 men and women who had downloaded an app that quizzed them at regular intervals
  
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• Have scientists found the brain's generosity spot? Empathetic people have more activity in a key brain area

  15-08-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By scanning the brains of people as they carried out tasks, researchers at the University of Oxford and UCL were able to pinpoint an area of the brain involve with generosity and learning.
  
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• Underwater video shows a dolphin giving birth before taking her calf to the surface

  15-08-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The birth at the Nemo dolphinarium in the Ukrainian city of Odessa was watched by vets and divers who were ready to step in if any problems developed, but fortunately everything went smoothly.
  
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• Russia's Mir diamond mine valued at £13 BILLION

  15-08-2016 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbed 'Diamond City', Mir mine in eastern Siberia is so huge it creates a vortex potentially strong enough to suck helicopters into its depths. Its riches helped turn the USSR into a global superpower.
  
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• Scientists support Caster Semanya and claim ban for high testosterone levels would be 'arbitrary'

  15-08-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Penn state expert says authorities would need tolook atbiological, genetic and social factors as well to ensure a level playing field.
  
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• Bizarre $7,000 Elio 'autocycle' goes on sale 

  15-08-2016 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It might look like a bizarre toy car with stablisers, but the Elio could soon be taking over roads across the US - and giving Tesla a run for its money.
  
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• Get filling your tank! Electric charging locations are set to outnumber petrol stations in the UK by 2020

  15-08-2016 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The claim has been made in a new report from Tokyo-based car company, Nissan, which predicts that by 2020 there will be 7,900 public charging locations in the UK while petrol stations will fall.
  
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• Look away if you're squeamish! Mouse has a botfly the size of its head squeezed out of it by biologists, but it amazingly survived unharmed

  15-08-2016 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologist Erica Peyton found the mouse in Virginia with an abnormal swelling. When she squeezed it, a large botfly larvae emerged. The mouse weighed just 23g and the botfly 1g.
  
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• Webcam whale research buoyed by viewers around the world

  15-08-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An underwater camera attached to the bottom of a boat is patrolling Hudson Bay in Canada, providing researchers and the public with unprecedented views of the mysterious white whales.
  
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• Quantum effects of Hawking radiation is seen in the laboratory for the first time

  15-08-2016 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Jeff Steinhauer from the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa demonstrated that pairs of particles are created at the edge of black holes, and each pair is correlated.
  
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• DIVIDED AMERICA: Global warming polarizes more than abortion

  15-08-2016 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures. Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn't as contentious. The leading...
  
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• Black holes created in a lab ‘prove’ radiation does escape from the astronomical objects

  15-08-2016 17:26
  
  A black hole 'made' in a lab proves Stephen Hawking's theory correct, for the first time
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• Is this the answer to clean drinking water? New filter can rapidly kill bacteria using light from the SUN  

  15-08-2016 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The device, which is made of molybdenum disulphide, has been created by researchers at Stanford University in California. It kills almost all bacteria in just 20 minutes by using sunlight.
  
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• Gold leaf transfers could be used as trackpads to sense mood

  15-08-2016 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Working in collaboration with Microsoft Research, researchers at group at the MIT Media Lab have produced temporary tattoos which merge form and function, called DuoSkin.
  
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• Online porn leads to soaring numbers seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction

  15-08-2016 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angela Gregory, a psychosexual therapist, says she has seen a surge in young men attending her clinic at Nottingham University Hospital - and she blames it on porn.
  
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• Sushi-making robot creates artful snack using motorised arms – and even adds wasabi

  15-08-2016 15:24
  
  The robot uses utensils to put together the sushi
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• Roman jewellery is found near a site linked to King Arthur

  15-08-2016 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Romano-British brooch was discovered in St Mabyn, Cornwall, less than a mile from a hill fort which has previously been suggested as the site for King Arthur's legendary Camelot.
  
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• Fan-made Pokémon Uranium pulled after Nintendo legal action

  15-08-2016 15:07
  
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• Pokemon Go will now BAN anyone found to be using unfair shortcuts to get ahead

  15-08-2016 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Francisco-based Niantic, which developed the successful game, posted a statement on their website saying their goal is to provide a 'fair, fun and legitimate game experience for everyone'.
  
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• East Africa runners are so good because of desire to win and NOT genetics study reveals

  15-08-2016 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is unlikely athletic success will be the result of a single genetic factor, says Andy Galbraith, a lecturer in exercise physiology at the University of East London. Olympic champion Mo Farah was born in Somalia.
  
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• Blogger turns tables on cyber-scammer

  15-08-2016 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A security researcher says he managed to turn the tables on a cyber-scammer by sending him ransomware.
  
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• Nissan new petrol engine could make diesel obsolete

  15-08-2016 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new engine from the Tokyo-based car firm uses variable compression technology, which engineers say allows the engine to be more than a quarter more fuel efficient than diesel engines.
  
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• Russian pizza restaurant 'hacker' faces US trial

  15-08-2016 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The son of a Russian member of Parliament is accused of orchestrating a hacking scheme that targeted US eateries - mostly pizza restaurants.
  
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• It's going to take billions to save the Great Barrier Reef

  15-08-2016 13:15
  
  The world's richest and most diverse marine ecosystem is diminishing and huge sums of money are needed to reverse its decline
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• Clever apes are able to predict delicious taste combinations

  15-08-2016 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research comes from Lund University in Sweden, where researchers wanted to test whether animals other than humans have the ability to forecast taste based on prior experience.
  
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• Planet orbiting our stellar neighbour could have oceans of liquid water

  15-08-2016 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Southern Observatory, based in Munich, will announce the finding at the end of August. A planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri would be the closest Earth-like planet to us.
  
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• Twitter lifts Guccifer ban after Democrat phone numbers leak

  15-08-2016 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter reinstates a suspended account that publicised leaked personal data belonging to Democrat politicians.
  
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• Canine trial raises hopes of an anti-ageing treatment that could one-day help humans

  15-08-2016 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Washington carrying out the trials say that dogs are showing a similar response to mice, with hopes it could extend their lives by as much as four years.
  
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• Instagram launches business tools to help users buy and sell

  15-08-2016 12:05
  
  The three tools are designed to help businesses find new customers on the Facebook-owned app
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• SpaceX has now landed six rockets and exploded five

  15-08-2016 11:25
  
  The launch of the JCSAT-16 satellite means six of the Falcon 9 boosters have successfully made it back to Earth
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• Met Police's £1.7m hate crime unit to tackle social media

  15-08-2016 11:19
  
  The Online Hate Crime Hub will be involved in the "filtering and identification" of crimes on social networks
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• Taking on the Taliban: teaching Afghan girls to code

  15-08-2016 11:16
  
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• SMALLPOX is a risk after permafrost thaws near Russian village where victims were buried

  15-08-2016 10:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists are worried that the deadly disease smallpox could return because permafrost is melting close to where hundreds of infected bodies were buried in Siberia, Russia.
  
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• A bag you fill with air to turn into a chair and other gadgets

  15-08-2016 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tommy Sandhu looks at some of the latest travel gadgets
  
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• Endangered Australian hairy nosed wombats could soon be saved from extinction

  15-08-2016 10:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The endangered hairy-nosed wombats could be saved from extinction after scientists developed a technique for discovering when the females are at their most fertile.
  
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• SpaceX lands its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on a floating drone ship

  15-08-2016 10:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based SpaceX's eighth launch this year carried a Japanese satellite into orbit. It is part of its ongoing effort to re-use costly rocket parts instead of discarding them into the ocean.
  
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• Video captures moment crocodile hunters jump on 3.5-metre beast named Dick Smith

  15-08-2016 08:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 3.5-metre saltwater crocodile, known as Dick Smith (pictured), was caught by the zoo's expert team at Wenlock River on the Cape York Penninsula, in far north Queensland. Dick Smith had lost a leg.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for August 15

  15-08-2016 08:48
  
  Google is developing a new operating system, the first flight of the Airlander 10 has been delayed
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• Farmers' Almanac predicts an 'ice cold' winter as it celebrates 200th anniversary

  15-08-2016 03:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Farmers' Almanac, based in Maine, is predicting a teeth-shattering 'ice cold' winter for 2017.It celebrates its 200th anniversary as the Old Farmer's Almanac turns 225.
  
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• Airlander 10's maiden flight postponed after last minute technical issues

  15-08-2016 03:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Airlander 10 - part plane, part airship - was due to take off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire on Sunday but a 'technical issue' meant the test had to be aborted for safety reasons.
  
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• Aston University study shows men and women's brains aren't so different after all

  15-08-2016 02:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eminent brain expert Professor Gina Rippon, from Aston University, said the pop-psychology theory that the sexes are as different as alien races is a delusion.
  
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