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• GoPro shows off its fold-up Karma drone

  19-09-2016 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GoPro reveals its first drone - a fold-up quadcopter that doubles as a handheld camera stabiliser.
  
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• Humpback whale that washed up on New Jersey beach died due to 'human interaction'

  19-09-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine say the whale may have been caught in fishing line at some point, causing an injury that left the mammal unable to eat enough.
  
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• Report claims Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery crisis caused by rush to outshine iPhone 7

  19-09-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reports claim that the overheating battery issue surrounding Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 could be the result of the Korean firm's urgency to beat Apple.
  
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• Human skeleton discovered at Antikythera shipwreck after more than 2,000 years

  19-09-2016 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest discovery of skeletal remains at the Antikythera shipwreck could allow researchers to conduct an unprecedented DNA analysis of human bones that have survived thousands of years at sea.
  
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• CDC warns adorable kittens carry deadly bacteria that causes heart infection

  19-09-2016 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report published on Monday revealed 12,000 Americans a year succumb to 'cat-scratch disease', as it is officially known. It causes fever, fatigue, pustules, and brain swelling.
  
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• University of Oxford scientist explains why we think we can FEEL others watching us

  19-09-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Harriet Dempsey-Jones, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford explains how why our minds may trick us into feeling another person's gaze.
  
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• Psychiatry professor says black Americans more RESILIENT than whites

  19-09-2016 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although white Americans are, on average, the 'healthiest group,' they are also far less 'resilient' than black Americans, University of Michigan psychiatry professor Shervin Assari says.
  
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• New Yorkers get alert on their phones identifying Manhattan and New Jersey bombing suspect

  19-09-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The message (pictured) telling residents to look out for Ahmad Khan Rahami came shortly before 8 am Monday with a piercing ring - the same that usually signals an Amber alert or a tornado advisory.
  
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• Scientists reveal how we see ordinary objects labelled as art differently

  19-09-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, measured the brain activity of 24 students using an EEG. The findings back up a theory put forward in 1790 by a German philosopher.
  
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• Amsterdam's canals are getting self-driving 'Roboats' by 2017

  19-09-2016 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan Solutions has collaborated with researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create the autonomous Roboats for the Dutch city's canals.
  
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• Google's Allo smart messaging app could be launching on Sept 21

  19-09-2016 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to well-known tech leaker Evan Blass, Allo will be released on Sept. 21, over a month after the firm’s new video calling app, Duo, was rolled out worldwide.
  
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• Andrea Wulf's The Invention of Nature wins the Royal Society's science book prize

  19-09-2016 20:45
  
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• Holding someone's gaze improves our empathy and memory

  19-09-2016 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Paris and Tampere in Finland, said being looked at makes us think about what the other person is seeing and helps us relate directly to the new information.
  
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• Quantum teleportation breakthrough as scientists send data across cities

  19-09-2016 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China in Shanghai demonstrated the effect over optical fibres in Hefei proving that quantum teleportation is possible across cities.
  
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• How architects built China's terrifying glass bridge

  19-09-2016 20:30
  
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• Google's Allo could be launching this week: Sources claim AI-powered messaging app will finally be released on Sept 21

  19-09-2016 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to well-known tech leaker Evan Blass, Allo will be released on Sept. 21, over a month after the firm’s new video calling app, Duo, was rolled out worldwide.
  
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• Amsterdam's canals are getting 'Roboats': Self-driving vessels will navigate the city's waterways by 2017

  19-09-2016 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan Solutions has collaborated with researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create the autonomous Roboats for the Dutch city's canals.
  
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• Do humans have a sixth sense? Scientist explains why we think we can FEEL others watching us

  19-09-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Harriet Dempsey-Jones, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford explains how why our minds may trick us into feeling another person's gaze.
  
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• The science of going viral: Expert explains how memes compete, reproduce and evolve just like genes

  19-09-2016 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Drake University researcher discusses why some media content is more successful by usingRichard Dawkins' proposal of how they compete, reproduce an evolve just like genes do.
  
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• Building blocks of memories are seen lighting up in brains for the first time

  19-09-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists at the Institut de Neurobiologie de la Mediterranee in Marseilles, France, used fluorescent proteins to watch neurons in the brains of mice light up as they walked on a treadmill.
  
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• How Pluto got its heart of ice: Dwarf planet's iconic feature is shaped by deep, frosty basins on the surface

  19-09-2016 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rresearchers at the University Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC) in Paris have studied Nasa images and developed a computer model to study how the rocky dwarf planet evolved.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 swaps begin in UK

  19-09-2016 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 exchange programme launches in the UK.
  
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• GoPro unveils its first fully waterproof $399 Hero5 flagship camera

  19-09-2016 18:29
  
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• GoPro unveils its first fully waterproof £250 Hero5 flagship camera

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• GoPro unveils its first fully waterproof £250 Hero5 camera

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• GoPro finally unveils its Karma camera drone - but it will set you back £1,000

  19-09-2016 18:29
  
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• GoPro finally unveils its Karma camera drone

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• Dispute over games removed from Steam

  19-09-2016 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Games made by studio Digital Homicide have been removed from the Steam game-playing service after some users claimed the studio was suing them.
  
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• Quantum teleportation breakthrough as scientists send data across cities  - and it could lead to UNBREAKABLE encryption for computer networks

  19-09-2016 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China in Shanghai demonstrated the effect over optical fibres in Hefei proving that quantum teleportation is possible across cities.
  
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• Is your partner clueless about your body?

  19-09-2016 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has revealed that men are often clueless when it comes to their female partner's health - with one male admitting he believed women only got their periods during a full moon.
  
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• Is this a masterpiece? Scientists reveal how we see ordinary objects labelled as art differently - confirming a 200-year-old theory

  19-09-2016 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, measured the brain activity of 24 students using an EEG. The findings back up a theory put forward in 1790 by a German philosopher.
  
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• Why you should always make eye contact: Holding someone's gaze improves our empathy and memory

  19-09-2016 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Paris and Tampere in Finland, said being looked at makes us think about what the other person is seeing and helps us relate directly to the new information.
  
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• Watch Final Fantasy XV's anime prequel Brotherhood now

  19-09-2016 16:51
  
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• Is sugar REALLY that bad for you? The biggest food myths debunked - as a new show aims to separate food fact from fiction

  19-09-2016 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Channel 4 show presented by Jimmy Doherty is to look at the truth behind sugar tonight at 8pm. Before it airs, FEMAIL rounds up - and debunks - the biggest sugar fictions.
  
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• Which is the best drone? WIRED puts quadcopters to the test

  19-09-2016 16:30
  
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• Own a Galaxy Note 7? Samsung is now replacing handsets in the UK after fears faulty devices could explode

  19-09-2016 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shortly after the launch of the Note 7, owners around the globe began reporting incidents involving the device exploding. A investigation by the firm found that this was due to a defective battery cell.
  
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• Can YOU spot the panda hidden among pugs, cats and owls?

  19-09-2016 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new brainteaser featuring the Pete the Panda character is sweeping the web as puzzlers struggle to spot the bear amongst a crowd of other animals.
  
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• SpaceX founder Elon Musk says his transporter could travel to deep space

  19-09-2016 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk said that the vehicle his company has been developing to take humans to Ma. He plans to reveal more during a session at the International Astronautical Congress in Mexico.
  
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• Pokémon Go Plus finally goes on sale

  19-09-2016 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although the Pokemon Go Plus wearable was originally slated to launch with the game in July, the small wearable device has only just gone on sale in both the UK and the US but is now out of stock.
  
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• Rich countries see dementia rates fall by up to a FIFTH

  19-09-2016 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rates of the disease have even reversed by 20 per cent in as many years - as just 209,000 new cases were reported in Britain in 2015. In 1991, experts forecasted the figure would have been 251,000.
  
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• Statins and aspirin not only prevent heart attacks but 'reduce severity'

  19-09-2016 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study in Beijing of nearly 15,000 patients found taking the common drugs can also reduce the severity of cardiovascular disease and urged patients to keep taking them if prescribed.
  
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• Deranged mother hanged in 1873 for killing stepson is feared to have 21 victims

  19-09-2016 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mary Ann Cotton was executed aged 40 in March 1873 in Durham after being found guilty of murdering her stepson, but she is said to have killed many more relatives.
  
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• Does your iPhone 7 HISS? Users are startled by strange sounds

  19-09-2016 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The iPhone 7 went on sale last Friday and a handful of users in the US and Canada reported the bizarre sound apparently emanating from their handsets shortly afterwards.
  
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• You could meet colleagues in virtual reality within two years

  19-09-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew Glennerster, professor of visual neuroscience at Reading University, told MailOnline he is certain VR will replace conference calls in offices across the world.
  
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• Vincent van Gogh suffered from psychosis in his final 18 months

  19-09-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The theory that van Gogh suffered from psychosis comes from a group of 35 international psychiatrists, doctors and art historians, who recently met at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
  
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• The final missing ship from the Battle of Jutland is found on the sea bed

  19-09-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HMS Warrior was found in the North Sea between Scotland and Norway 100 years after sinking during the Battle of Jutland after sustaining heavy damage from a German bombardment.
  
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• Tech vlogger tests out whether iPhone 7 still works after 17 HOURS in freezer

  19-09-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taras Maksimuk, from California, submerged the smartphone in a dish filled with coke, before leaving it to set in the freezer. After getting the phone out of the block of frozen coke, he found it was still working.
  
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• Smugglers are caught trying to sneak over 400 iPhone 7s into China

  19-09-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese border control have caught smugglers trying to bring in hundreds of new iPhone 7 handsets. The smugglers were caught on September 16, the same day they went onsale.
  
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• Fisherman almost threw back 4,200-year-old pagan statue he caught

  19-09-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A figurine of a pagan god pulled out of a Siberian river by angler Nikolay Tarasov has been confirmed as being 'unique' and around 4,200 years old.
  
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• Extinct human species wore animal teeth, shells and ivory as necklace beads

  19-09-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthropologists have been split over whether our own species or Neanderthals created a collection of beads discovered in a cave in central France, but a new study may have settled the debate.
  
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