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• Vladimir Putin's new right-hand man claims to have invented a gadget called the Nooscope

  20-08-2016 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Questions have been raised in Russia over whether new government chief of staff Anton Vaino is the author of a 2012 scientific article claiming the invention of a new device.
  
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• 25 million-year-old fossil could shed light on the origins of a rare mammal

  20-08-2016 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossil was hidden in plain sight at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington since 1951, and could shed light on the evolution of dolphins and whales.
  
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• California wildfires: Blue Cut blaze curbed as evacuees return

  20-08-2016 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters in California gain ground in tackling the massive Blue Cut wildfire, containing around 40% and allowing many evacuees to return home.
  
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• Academics claim strict parents 'turn children into liars'

  20-08-2016 10:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychotherapist Philippa Perry's comments are supported by research from Canadian psychologist Victoria Talwar who developed an experiment to measure children's lies.
  
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• 16th centurySpanish shipwrecks found off Cape Canaveral filled with stolen French treasure

  20-08-2016 04:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Global Marine Exploration discovered the remains of three Spanish ships off the Coast of Cape Canaveral. The cannons and monument were stole from French settlers in the 16th century.
  
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• Researchers reveal plan to use DNA to bring back flightless British seabird Great Auks

  20-08-2016 04:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ambitious plan would see the seabird have its DNA sqeuenced and edited into the cells of its nearest living relative, the razorbill.
  
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• Claims Windows 10 update breaks 'millions' of connected webcams

  20-08-2016 03:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As part of a security crackdown, Microsoft limited the type of encoding webcams can use for video streams - and it is causing many to crash.
  
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• Southern California see mysterious streaks of light flash across starry night sky

  20-08-2016 02:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the second time in as many weeks, residents of the San Diego area were awed to the point that road traffic stopped when a fast-moving light teal blue flash appeared majestically over the horizon.
  
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• New science: Pathetic humans can't bring themselves to fire lovable klutz-bots

  20-08-2016 02:41 via go.theregister.com
  
  All is forgiven, you gaffe-prone cyber-cooks. You're one of us A university study has found that adding basic facial expressions to a robot can be enough to forge an emotional bond with humans.…
  
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• Stunning blue lakes spotted in Antarctica could be a sign its giant ice sheet may collapse

  20-08-2016 02:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say nearly 8,000 dazzling blue lakes appeared on the Langhovde Glacier in East Antarcticabetween 2000 and 2013 - and they could be a sign it is doomed.
  
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• Experts reveal why our first contact with aliens may surprise us

  20-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Bath discusses what aliens may look like and believes once we have a better understanding between functional and accidental human traits, we will have a better picture of alien life.
  
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• Are tiny BLACK HOLES hitting Earth once every 1,000 years?

  20-08-2016 01:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as primordial black holes, they could be hitting out own planet every 1,000 years, a Nasa researcher has said.
  
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• Jurrasic Auk! Researchers reveal plan to use DNA to bring back flightless British seabird that has been extinct for 200 years

  20-08-2016 01:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ambitious plan would see the seabird have its DNA sqeuenced and edited into the cells of its nearest living relative, the razorbill.
  
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• 16th century Spanish shipwrecks found off Cape Canaveral filled with stolen French treasure

  20-08-2016 01:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Global Marine Exploration discovered the remains of three Spanish ships off the Coast of Cape Canaveral. The cannons and monument were stole from French settlers in the 16th century.
  
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• Facebook interns earn $7,500 a month - double the average American salary

  20-08-2016 00:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Job site, Glassdoor, has listed Facebook intern salaries between $6,400 and $7,500 per month, which is significantlyhigher than the average American wage of $3,800 per month.
  
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• Does your webcam keep crashing? Claims Windows 10 update breaks 'millions' of connected cameras

  20-08-2016 00:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As part of a security crackdown, Microsoft limited the type of encoding webcams can use for video streams - and it is causing many to crash.
  
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