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• Sydney scientists find 'vast' new reef hiding behind Australia's famous attraction

  26-08-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers analysing laser data from the Royal Australian Navy have discovered a vast reef behind the familiar Great Barrier Reef, measuring over 6000 square kilometres.
  
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• How planes REALLY get from New York to London: Stunning animation reveals hows wind affects routes - and how climate change will make it worse

  26-08-2016 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An atmospheric scientist from the University of Reading has created a new visualization to show how a trip from New York to London changes with each day,
  
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• That's one job a robot is welcome to: Luigi the poopbot set to scour sewers and analyse human waste for viruses

  26-08-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIT has built a robot that works in sewers, where it sifts through human waste to find data. Called Luigi, this 'poopbot' sucks up waste and traps bacteria so researchers can study urban health patterns.
  
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• SpaceX Dragon capsule lands in Pacific carrying 12 moustronauts

  26-08-2016 21:56 via go.theregister.com
  
  NASA to watch Musketeer relatives carefully The SpaceX team has successfully recovered its Dragon capsule which was sent back to Earth by the International Space Station.…
  
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• Colourful, free plastic surgery apps targeting children slammed by Australian childhood experts

  26-08-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cosmetic surgery apps targeting young children that simulate face lifts, nose jobs, liposuction and tummy tucks have been slammed by Australian childhood experts.
  
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• Ocearch scientists find first great white shark nursery ever discovered

  26-08-2016 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In ‘the most significant discovery’ from Ocearch research team to date, fishermen and scientists have found the first known great white shark birthing site on the North Atlantic Coast.
  
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• Girl Meets World's Rowan Blanchard shared UFO image on her Instagram

  26-08-2016 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The star of ‘Girl Meets World’, Rowan Blanchard, 14, posted a photo on Instagram this week that appears to show a glowing vehicle hovering above the bright lights of New York City.
  
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• Stargazers rush to see the Northern Lights after a false alert is triggered by lawnmower

  26-08-2016 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After an investigation, it was discovered that a lawnmower had triggered the spike in data after it got too close to one sensor at Lancaster University. Four hours after issuing the red alert, the site withdrew it.
  
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• President Obama establishes world's largest marine reserve

  26-08-2016 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The area now measure582,578 sq miles - about four times the size of California. It is home to hundreds of unique creatures including the world's oldest living organism.
  
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• MIT students develop sponge that can boil water using nothing but sunlight

  26-08-2016 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologycombined foam, heat-conducting materials and bubble wrap to provide a new, low-cost way to heat water
  
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• Thousands of mussels wash up on shores of Long Island

  26-08-2016 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mussels thrive in the Long Island Sound's typically mild temperature. However, experts say this year's high temperatures may have killed them off.
  
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• 'First Apple computer' sells for $815,000

  26-08-2016 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A prototype Apple 1, a holy-grail item in electronics memorabilia, has sold for $815,000 (£618,000) in an online auction.
  
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• Spectacular aerial video shows an enormous bridge built over deep valley in China

  26-08-2016 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Puli Bridge, in south-west China, is one of the world's highest bridges. The £80 million structure was completed and opened in August 2015. It links two remote and mountainous provinces of the country.
  
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• Lamborghini reveals extreme £2million 760bhp Centenario Roadster

  26-08-2016 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just 20 of these open-top missiles will be made, all featuring a 6.5-litre V12 motor. But you might as well hang up on your account manager now because Lamborghini has already sold them all.
  
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• Well that's ruined the mow-ment! Stargazers rush to see the Northern Lights after a false alert is triggered by a LAWNMOWER 

  26-08-2016 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After an investigation, it was discovered that a lawnmower had triggered the spike in data after it got too close to one sensor at Lancaster University. Four hours after issuing the red alert, the site withdrew it.
  
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• Can being vegan make you go EXTINCT? Picky prehistoric cave bear's diet caused it to die out

  26-08-2016 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analysis of the bones and teeth of prehistoric cave bears that roamed Europe during the last ice age has revealed the giant beasts, which could weigh up to a ton, may have been strict vegans.
  
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• Go forth Spitzer! To infinity and....

  26-08-2016 16:47 via go.theregister.com
  
  Telescope to enter new "Beyond" phase NASA’s trusty Spitzer Space Telescope is set to enter the next stage of its mission which has been dubbed “Beyond” in October.…
  
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• WhatsApp and Facebook data sharing plan being investigated

  26-08-2016 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's Information Commissioner (ICO) is looking into WhatsApp's decision to share more data with parent company Facebook.
  
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• WhatsApp investigated by UK data watchdog over plans to share phone numbers with Facebook

  26-08-2016 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Information Commissioner's Office has said it is 'looking into' the changes which mean WhatsApp users could soon start seeing more targeted ads on Facebook.
  
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• Judge's 'LOL' as he jails online boaster who ducked sentence

  26-08-2016 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who avoided prison after being convicted of a street attack is jailed for refusing to perform unpaid work then boasting about it online.
  
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• How to stop WhatsApp sharing your phone number with Facebook

  26-08-2016 15:13
  
  The WhatsApp update is designed to improve user experience across the app and Facebook.
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• Soap sales plunge as young people opt for more 'hygienic' hand wash

  26-08-2016 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mintel has found that sales of soap bars in the US fell by 2.2 per cent last year with the fall being most marked among people aged between 18 and 24 years old, who believe they spread germs.
  
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• Meet the Premier League's first e-sports player

  26-08-2016 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Premier League's first e-sports player - Sean "Dragonn" Allen - meets the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones.
  
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• Virtual reality robots could someday teleport juries to gruesome crime scenes

  26-08-2016 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mehzeb Chowdhury, a PhD Researcher in Forensic Science & Criminal Investigations at  Durham University is creating a system that will allow anyone to virtually explore a crime scene.
  
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• Waves from north Atlantic 'weather bomb' are measured in Japan

  26-08-2016 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The storm that caused the deep-Earth tremor was a 'weather bomb' that struck over the North Atlantic. As the storm hit, groups of waves pounded the ocean floor between Greenland and Iceland.
  
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• Stunning animation shows London Underground's 'beating heart' pulsing with passengers

  26-08-2016 14:08
  
  Around two million passengers travel on the London underground every day
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• Widespread use of 'environmentally-friendly fuels' has INCREASED carbon dioxide levels

  26-08-2016 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Michigan Energy Institute studied the environmental effect of substituting petrol-based fuels with biofuels in the US.
  
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• Missing Stranger Things? Play this retro point-and-click game based on the hit show

  26-08-2016 13:53
  
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• Kitten-sized extinct lion is named after David Attenborough

  26-08-2016 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossil remains of the 'microleo attenboroughi' were found in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area by palaeontologists from Sydney's University of New South Wales.
  
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• 19th century wedding gown is transformed into a dazzling 'diamond' encrusted dress

  26-08-2016 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Israeli artist Sigalit Landau submerged the dress several metres underwater in the Dead Sea and photographed it over three months as the salt crystallisation process took place.
  
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• Microbead danger, microdosing LSD: Podcast 282

  26-08-2016 13:32
  
  The science behind why cosmetic microbeads are a disaster, bad times for giant flying buttocks and we investigate the emerging trend of LSD microdosing
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• Boeing wants to fight forest fires with ARTILLERY

  26-08-2016 13:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seattle-based Boeing has applied for a patent proposing to use military weapons fitted with fire-retarding ammunition. It says its technology could be twice as effective as traditional methods.
  
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• YouTuber shares a bizarre guide to beating your migraine in TWO minutes

  26-08-2016 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTuber Kamil K. Wawrzyszko has shared a a guide to ending a headache. The trick involves visualising what colour and shape it is - and left viewers asking if he is a wizard.
  
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• Amazon launches virtual Pimp my Ride-style hub to let you design your dream car

  26-08-2016 13:23
  
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• Mind-controlled nanobots could release drugs inside your BRAIN

  26-08-2016 13:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel, created nanobots by folding DNA into shells that can hold drugs.The drugs can be later released using electromagnetic energy.
  
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• Behind the scenes of Ben Hur: using GoPros and drones to bring the brutal Circus Maximus to life

  26-08-2016 13:00
  
  Director Timur Bekmambetov on how to re-boot a movie classic
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• The deep-sea 'weather bomb' that shook the planet – and what it reveals about Earth's interior

  26-08-2016 12:35
  
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• North Atlantic 'weather bomb' tremor measured in Japan

  26-08-2016 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers track a particular type of tiny vibration for the first time, as it wobbles through the Earth from the Atlantic to Japan.
  
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• Landslide on 67P triggers a huge eruption that engulfs the lonely space probe in dust

  26-08-2016 11:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany, have revealed that ESA's Rosetta probe was hit by a shower of dust from the comet it is orbiting in February.
  
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• Russian MP's son convicted of hacking scheme

  26-08-2016 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russian Roman Seleznev has been found guilty in the US of running a hacking scheme that stole $169m (£131m).
  
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• Extinct lion the size of a KITTEN that lived in treetops 18 million years ago is named after David Attenborough

  26-08-2016 11:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossil remains of the 'microleo attenboroughi' were found in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area by palaeontologists from Sydney's University of New South Wales.
  
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• Scientific breakthrough promises to reduce time for women trying to get pregnant

  26-08-2016 11:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adelaide researchers can now help women undergoing IVF get pregnant quicker after they successfully trialled a technique which allows an embryologist to simply analyse photos (above).
  
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• How to spot a LIAR: Talking to people in a group could help reveal who is being dishonest

  26-08-2016 11:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Portsmouth were interested in deception in groups, however, their review of past studies showed questioning people in groups gets better results.
  
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• Three waterspouts descend on a Chinese lake at the same time

  26-08-2016 11:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rare phenomenon was captured by a tourist on Qinghai Lake in north-west China on Wednesday. At one point, three giant columns were seen swirling on the calm waters simultaneously.
  
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• Kitten-sized extinct lion that lived in Australia treetops 18 million years ago is named after David Attenborough

  26-08-2016 11:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossil remains of the 'microleo attenboroughi' were found in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area by palaeontologists from Sydney's University of New South Wales.
  
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• Rosetta's comet lets rip: Landslide on 67P triggers a huge eruption that engulfs the lonely space probe in dust

  26-08-2016 11:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany, have revealed that ESA's Rosetta probe was hit by a shower of dust from the comet it is orbiting in February.
  
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• The foods you should NEVER eat for breakfast

  26-08-2016 11:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based nutritionist Rob Hobson tells FEMAIL his five best and worst ways to start the day, saying that he avoids bread in packets and cereal bars at all costs.
  
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• Idaho woman takes photo of a ghost lurking in flames near blaze at her ranch

  26-08-2016 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jeanette Empey from Bone, Idaho, claims to have seen a ghost she calls the 'fireman's guardian' surrounded by smoke during a fire near her ranch.
  
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• Update your iPhone to avoid this massive security flaw

  26-08-2016 10:29
  
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• Book an Uber WEEKS in advance: App is now offering scheduled journeys for Londoners

  26-08-2016 10:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber began offering scheduled rides in June in Seattle, targeted particularly at business customers. Now the feature is being introduced for the first time in Europe, to Londoners.
  
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