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• Feeling lost? Cosmic radiation study reveals the universe has NO direction

  09-09-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the most stringent analysis yet, cosmologists from University College London and Imperial College found overwhelming evidence that the universe is expanding isotropically.
  
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• Switch off your Samsung! Consumer Product Safety Commission tells consumers to stop using Galaxy note 7 devices over exploding battery fears

  09-09-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Owners of Samsung Galaxy Note 7s should stop using the devices and turn them off because of the threat of a battery fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has said.
  
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• The drone you can EAT: Edible craft to have wings stuffed with food and medical supplies for humanitarian missions

  09-09-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pouncer is capable of carrying 100lbs of food and medical supplies to disaster zones. Its wing will be made entirely of food and compartments in the main body will carry more food and supplies.
  
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• Study shows how prolonged exposure to radiation steadily destroys sperm

  09-09-2016 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A systemic review of 21 research papers on radiation shows phones placed close to a man's genitals for a prolonged period of time steadily drive down sperm count.
  
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• University of Birmingham study finds switching between languages leads to 'superfocus'

  09-09-2016 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a new study, bilingual individuals are equipped with enhanced attentional control abilities, allowing them to concentrate better on specific tasks than their monolingual counterparts.
  
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• US judge refuses to block oil pipeline near tribal lands

  09-09-2016 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge rules that construction on a controversial oil pipeline can continue just as the federal government requests that construction voluntarily be halted.
  
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• Researchers reveal 'resting b*tch face' can see you dumped for looking 'cold'

  09-09-2016 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Basel found people feel it is justified and acceptable to ostracize others from a group if they appear cold and incompetent looking - a lookdeemed 'resting b*tch face'.
  
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• Stunning entries for National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year revealed

  09-09-2016 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This year's entries to the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest have captured our planet in all its splendour, from charging beasts to serene mountains at dawn.
  
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• The secret feature of the iPhone 7's dual camera: Experts say it could be used for radical augmented reality apps

  09-09-2016 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jeffrey Ferguson, lecturer in Pervasive and Mobile Computing at the University of Westminster says Apple is using dual cameras to position itself for the augmented reality world.
  
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• Bilingual people have better attention spans: Study finds switching between languages leads to 'superfocus'

  09-09-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a new study, bilingual individuals are equipped with enhanced attentional control abilities, allowing them to concentrate better on specific tasks than their monolingual counterparts.
  
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• How good is YOUR English?

  09-09-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 1922 poem The Chaos by Dutch English teacher Dr. Gerard Nolst Trenité contains 800 bizarre irregularities in the English language.
  
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• Does YOUR face lose you friends?Researchers reveal 'resting b*tch face' can see you dumped for looking 'cold and incompetent'

  09-09-2016 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Basel found people feel it is justified and acceptable to ostracize others from a group if they appear cold and incompetent looking - a lookdeemed 'resting b*tch face'.
  
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• Facebook U-turn over 'Napalm girl' photograph

  09-09-2016 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook says it will allow an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack after previously banning the image.
  
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• Food dropped on the floor picks up bacteria in just ONE second

  09-09-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study carried out by Rutgers University in New Jersey and published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology has debunked the rule testing foods including bread.
  
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• Mysterious piece of tree trunk has been floating UPRIGHT for 100 years in Oregon

  09-09-2016 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 30ft log has been defying physics by floating upright in an Oregon lake for 100 years. It even travels far and fast but yet never loses its balance. Legend says the tree even controls the weather.
  
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• German scientists find there are FOUR distinct species of giraffe

  09-09-2016 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre and Goethe University in Germany found differences in body shape and coat patterns between the groups.
  
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• Public health professor warns radiation of Apple's AirPods are just as bad 

  09-09-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called AirPods have sparked excitement - they are sleek, high-quality, and do away with wires that seem to tangle no matter what. But Dr Joel Moskowitz of UC Berkeley has his concerns.
  
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• Elon Musk turns to Twitter solve the mystery of SpaceX disaster

  09-09-2016 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Friday seeking ‘support and advice’ as the investigation continues. The firm's Falcon 9 rocket exploded last week at Cape Canaveral.
  
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• Nanodust lunar clouds are caused by METEOROID impacts, NASA's LADEE suggests

  09-09-2016 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa researchersin California think the particles in the exosphere are created when the moon is worn down by its environment – for example by meteoroid impacts or solar storms.
  
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• Gold-hilted sword found beneath a Scottish football pitch may be 4,000 years old

  09-09-2016 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diggers moved into the site in Carnoustie in Scotland after a collection of relics were found while laying foundations for the new sports field. Work to the playing fields has now been halted.
  
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• Google's secretive DeepMind AI is analysing human speech to allow it to converse

  09-09-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's DeepMind claims to have an AI that produces more natural-sounding synthesized speech. Called WaveNet, this AI focuses on actual sound waves formed by human voices.
  
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• Scientist attacks DNA firms that claim to tell if a child will be a star athlete

  09-09-2016 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Mike McNamee, a medical ethicist at Swansea University, said that DNA tests (stock image) claiming to identify genes linked to sporting ability were useless and a waste of money.
  
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• Swapping hands 'boosts smartphone signal'

  09-09-2016 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new study suggests some phones perform better when held in one hand rather than the other.
  
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• Waiting for PS4 mods on Fallout 4? Bethesda has some bad news

  09-09-2016 18:44
  
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• Apple's iPhone 7 in jet black sells out in minutes as preorders open

  09-09-2016 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's new iPhone 7 sold out within minutes of preorders opening this morning - with the new jet black colour being the first to go - and some modelsnot being available until November.
  
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• The log that has everyone stumped: Mysterious piece of tree trunk has been floating UPRIGHT for 100 years - and even seems to control the weather

  09-09-2016 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 30ft log has been defying physics by floating upright in an Oregon lake for 100 years. It even travels far and fast but yet never loses its balance. Legend says the tree even controls the weather.
  
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• Elon Musk turns to Twitter solve the mystery of SpaceX disaster as he reveals it was 'most difficult and complex failure we have ever had' - and says firm has NOT ruled out an object hitting the rocket

  09-09-2016 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Friday seeking ‘support and advice’ as the investigation continues. The firm's Falcon 9 rocket exploded last week at Cape Canaveral.
  
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• The mystery of the moon's eerie glow is solved: Nanodust lunar clouds are caused by METEOROID impacts

  09-09-2016 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa researchersin California think the particles in the exosphere are created when the moon is worn down by its environment – for example by meteoroid impacts or solar storms.
  
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• History of flooding

  09-09-2016 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Written in the sediments of north-west England's lakes is a record of extreme flood events - information that can inform future flood preparedness.
  
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• Cumbrian lakes hold a centuries-long flood record

  09-09-2016 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Written in the sediments of north-west England's lakes is a record of extreme flood events - information that can inform future flood preparedness.
  
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• NASA's OSIRIS-REx is off to nick some rocks from asteroid Bennu

  09-09-2016 18:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Did space rocks bring us life? Just 7 years and we'll know! NASA has successfully launched its first mission sending a spacecraft to an asteroid with the aim of returning samples of space rocks back to Earth.…
  
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• Airbnb introduces anti-discrimination rules to clamp down on bigoted hosts

  09-09-2016 17:56
  
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• Why men should NEVER put their phone in their pocket: Study shows how prolonged exposure to radiation steadily destroys sperm

  09-09-2016 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A systemic review of 21 research papers on radiation shows phones placed close to a man's genitals for a prolonged period of time steadily drive down sperm count.
  
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• Forget the 'five-second rule': Food dropped on the floor picks up bacteria in just ONE second

  09-09-2016 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study carried out by Rutgers University in New Jersey and published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology has debunked the rule testing foods including bread.
  
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• Don’t let children play video games for more than TWO HOURS a week

  09-09-2016 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study was carried out by researchers from the Hospital del Mar in Spain, led by Dr Jesus Pujol. It studied the affect of video games on 2,442 children aged between 7 and 11 years (stock image)
  
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• Are YOU smart enough to pass Playbuzz's dot test?

  09-09-2016 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This new hit-the-dot test challenges players to pick the most central point in a picture, but the quiz gets progressively harder as number of dots increases - leaving users well and truly stumped.
  
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• Radical new imaging technique lets you read unopened novels

  09-09-2016 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  So far the system, designed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been able to distinguish the lines on the first nine pages in a stack of paper.
  
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• Why driving a BMW or a Mercedes makes you MORE likely to get skin cancer or cataracts

  09-09-2016 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Los Angeles found that side windows of some Mercedes and BMW models blocked less than 60 per cent of UVA.
  
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• The giraffe's genetic secrets revealed: Scientists find there are FOUR distinct species, not just one

  09-09-2016 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre and Goethe University in Germany found differences in body shape and coat patterns between the groups.
  
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• Facebook censorship, Apple courage: Podcast 284

  09-09-2016 16:11
  
  Facebook, Apple, Paralympics, Raspberry Pi and more on a jam-packed podcast
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• Elon Musk says SpaceX Falcon 9 fireball robe is 'biggest challenge yet'

  09-09-2016 15:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Anomaly' wasn't rocket engine's fault, he claims SpaceX are still investigating the explosion that caused its Falcon 9 rocket, and the Facebook satellite it was carrying, to erupt into flames last week.…
  
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• Elon Musk says SpaceX Falcon 9 fireball investigation is 'biggest challenge yet'

  09-09-2016 15:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Anomaly' wasn't rocket engine's fault, he claims SpaceX are still investigating the explosion that caused its Falcon 9 rocket, and the Facebook satellite it was carrying, to erupt into flames last week.…
  
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• New app comforts nervous fliers by explaining what's happening on their flight

  09-09-2016 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  App Sky Guru aims to calm nervous fliers by making them feel like they are sitting next to a pilot. It explains what's happening in real time and what can be expected using professional aviation data.
  
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• Incredible images reveal pond scum in a stunning new light

  09-09-2016 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stunning images were captured using an electron microscope with samples of diatoms - the most common form of algae - from researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
  
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• Who knew SLIME was this beautiful? Incredible images reveal pond scum in a stunning new light

  09-09-2016 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stunning images were captured using an electron microscope with samples of diatoms - the most common form of algae - from researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
  
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• Fear of flying banished at the touch of a button! New app comforts nervous fliers by explaining what's happening on their flight in real time

  09-09-2016 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  App Sky Guru aims to calm nervous fliers by making them feel like they are sitting next to a pilot. It explains what's happening in real time and what can be expected using professional aviation data.
  
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• Better find a new excuse for not replying: Twitter introduces read receipts on direct messages

  09-09-2016 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Twitter announced the changes in a Tweet this week, which featured a short GIF demonstrating the new messaging function in action.
  
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• Apple patent reveals possible plans for 2017 handset

  09-09-2016 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple, which is based in Cupertino, California, filed the patent application in 2015. Adding wireless charging capability would being it in line with Samsung's Galaxy S7 smartphone.
  
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• EU rewrites plans to scrap mobile roaming charges

  09-09-2016 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European officials are rewriting detailed plans on how to bring data roaming charges to an end in countries across the EU.
  
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• Could wireless headphones HARM your health? Public health professor warns radiation of AirPods are just as bad 

  09-09-2016 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called AirPods have sparked excitement - they are sleek, high-quality, and do away with wires that seem to tangle no matter what. But Dr Joel Moskowitz of UC Berkeley has his concerns.
  
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