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• Google signs up writers from Pixar and The Onion to give its AI helper a personality

  11-10-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To make its assistant more human, Google has hired comedy writers from Pixar and The Onion to build its personality. The goal is to make users feel more emotionally connected to the virtual assistant.
  
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• Resilient life

  11-10-2016 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists begin examining rocks drilled from the crater dug out of Earth's crust by the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs.
  
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• Chicxulub 'dinosaur crater' investigation begins in earnest

  11-10-2016 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists begin examining rocks drilled from the crater dug out of Earth's crust by the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs.
  
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• Video shows a mysterious ship-like mirage on the Lake Superior horizon

  11-10-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A YouTube user posted a video online showing a curious illusion he saw over the weekend on Lake Superior.
  
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• Wonder Woman is now UN ambassador for women and girls

  11-10-2016 21:44
  
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• Heartbeat breakthrough could lead to new cures for congenital disease

  11-10-2016 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Until now, researchers thought that the first time our heart muscle contracted to beat was at 8 days after conception in mice which equates to around day 21 of a human pregnancy.
  
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• Being a bad boss DOES work: Researchers find blackmailing employees can be productive (as long as you appear friendly while doing it)

  11-10-2016 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that bosses are more successful in their efforts to ‘blackmail’ employees if they maintain a friendly demeanour, acting as a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ to hide their strategies.
  
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• Graphic shows every eruption, earthquake and major emission since 1960

  11-10-2016 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History have unveiled the E3 map - showing eruptions, earthquakes and emissions, say it shows the pulse of our planet.
  
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• Oculus Rift could reveal if you are EVIL: Experts say VR can uncover our moral compass

  11-10-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virtual reality may expose how evil you truly are. Plymouth University found people are more willing to sacrifice others for what they imagine to be the greater good when immersed in virtual reality.
  
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• Charlie Brooker on pigs, prime ministers and where Black Mirror will take us in series three

  11-10-2016 21:00
  
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• ‘Get the f*** outta here!’ Mysterious armed men in camouflage stop adventure bikers at 'secret back gate' to Area 51 

  11-10-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Armed men in camouflage gear came out of nowhere to stop a pair of adventure bikers who had discovered a secret back gate to the infamous Area 51 in Nevada, which is supposed to house UFOs.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mocked on Twitter after company axes 'explosive' product

  11-10-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Note 7 smartphone has, for many people, become synonymous with setting fire after exploding handsets were reported around the world including in China, South Korea and the U.S.
  
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• Barack Obama vows to send people to Mars by the 2030s

  11-10-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Obama on Tuesday vowed to help send people to Mars within the next 15 years, pledging to work with private companies to 'to build new habitats that can sustain and transport astronauts.
  
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• Feeling anxious about a first date? Here are four ways science can help ease your nerves

  11-10-2016 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Olivia Remes, a researcher from the University of Cambridge'sInstitute of Public Health, explains how science can help you get over those first date nerves (stock image used)
  
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• Samsung AXES Galaxy Note 7 and offers everyone their money back in $19billion recall

  11-10-2016 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South Korean company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it has made a final decision to stop productionof the Galaxy Note 7 for the sake of consumer safety.
  
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• Nasa bosses back Barack Obama's plan to get to Mars by the 2030s

  11-10-2016 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an op-ed for CNN, Obama t revealed his goals for space exploration, including a manned mission Mars by the 2030s, and the ‘ultimate ambition’ of a long-term stay.
  
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• China is developing a reactor so tiny that it can fit in a shipping container

  11-10-2016 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mini reactor is being developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology and could be placed on an island in the disputed South China Seas.
  
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• Burnt brand?

  11-10-2016 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Problems for technology giant Samsung may go beyond a smart-phone that catches fire, as the BBC's Stephen Evans explains.
  
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• Why naked mole rats feel no pain: Secret to creature's immunity could help create new drugs for humans 

  11-10-2016 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers, from the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin, looked into a mechanism that causes our bodies' response to hot temperatures when our skin is sensitive.
  
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• Amazon to battle the bodega: Shopping giant to open convenience stores and even a drive through to sell groceries

  11-10-2016 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon plans to launch convinces stores that sell perishables and drive-in locations for AmazonFresh members in a bid to become a major player in the competitive grocery business.
  
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• Now hear this: Emergency agencies turn off radio encryption

  11-10-2016 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police and fire departments with digital radio systems are increasingly turning off the encryption to their main dispatching channels and others have decided not to turn it on.
  
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• Have YOU tried the Atkins diet? High-protein foods may help you lose weight but 'DOESN'T protect against diabetes'

  11-10-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Washington School of Medicine scientists found women who lost weight eating a high-protein diet didn't show improvements in insulin sensitivity
  
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• US to work with private firms on Mars plan

  11-10-2016 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Barack Obama says the US will work with private companies on its plan to send humans to Mars in the 2030s.
  
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• O2 billed holidaymaker £20,000 in error

  11-10-2016 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A UK holidaymaker is mistakenly issued with a five-figure mobile phone bill within 24-hours of travelling abroad.
  
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• Live action Aladdin will be directed by Guy Ritchie

  11-10-2016 16:30
  
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• How could the Large Hadron Collider unlock other dimensions? WIRED explains

  11-10-2016 16:22
  
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• How can the Large Hadron Collider unlock other dimensions? WIRED explains

  11-10-2016 16:22
  
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• Earth's precious minerals formed when another world collided with us 4.45bn years ago

  11-10-2016 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tokyo Institute of Technology led an international team of scientists in the study, in which a computer simulation tracked the evolution of the planets over 300 million years.
  
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• Samsung AXES Galaxy Note 7 and offers everyone their money back in $17billion recall

  11-10-2016 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South Korean company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it has made a final decision to stop productionof the Galaxy Note 7 for the sake of consumer safety.
  
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• Big picture: Utah Lake's green slime attack

  11-10-2016 16:00
  
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• Virtual stars

  11-10-2016 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actor Liam McIntyre tells Newsbeat why he was happy to go from TV to gaming star in Gears of War 4.
  
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• ONS figures show the differences in healthy lifespans across the UK

  11-10-2016 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Estimates of health lifespans compiled by the Office for National Statistics show London has some of the most dramatic variations, but there are sharp differences elsewhere too.
  
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• University of Calgary study on mice suggests females are more stressed without friends

  11-10-2016 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research comes from the University of Calgary where scientists tested the stress levels in male and female mice. The findings highlight the importance of a social network for females (stock image).
  
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• How a happy childhood sets you up for life: A good home environment fuels stronger marriages six decades later

  11-10-2016 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Harvard Medical School found that men who grew up in caring homes were better at managing stressful emotions as middle-aged adults (stock image).
  
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• From frozen poles to massive canyons: New images of Mars reveal the planet's surface in stunning detail

  11-10-2016 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team, led by Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab in Passadena and the University of Arizona, has published over 600 new images taken of Mars over the last few months.
  
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• Samsung asks Note 7 customers to return their phones

  11-10-2016 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail and Parcel Force won't allow the faulty Note 7 product to be transported in the post because it contains a lithium battery.
  
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• What would have happened if the English won the Battle of Hastings

  11-10-2016 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Charles West, and Alyxandra Mattison, researchers from the University of Sheffield, explain why history would have been very different if England had won.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7: What went wrong?

  11-10-2016 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory Cellan-Jones explains the decline and fall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.
  
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• Nasa's Juno probe releases spooky noises from Jupiter's auroras

  11-10-2016 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The creepy sounds were recorded by University of Iowa's 'Waves' instrument and then converted in sound files by the engineers to form the spooky soundscape.
  
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• Users accuse Yahoo of email 'trick'

  11-10-2016 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of Yahoo's users are angry that a feature allowing them to migrate emails to another provider has been disabled.
  
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• On Ada Lovelace Day, WIRED highlights the women in STEM changing our world

  11-10-2016 14:45
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 flames out: Experts react

  11-10-2016 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts question whether Samsung should have killed off the Note 7 and ask which rival will benefit most.
  
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• Project Blue launches to capture images of nearby Earth-like planets

  11-10-2016 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team, led by New York-based non-profit the BoldlyGo Institute, Project Blue will fund, build and launch a telescope to capture images ofexoplanets in the closest star system to Earth.
  
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• Do women need their friends MORE than men? Female mice feel higher levels of stress when left on their own

  11-10-2016 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research comes from the University of Calgary where scientists tested the stress levels in male and female mice. The findings highlight the importance of a social network for females (stock image).
  
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• Tone deaf people may find it harder to tell if a laugh is fake or read facial expressions

  11-10-2016 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Goldsmiths, University of London and University College London (UCL) looked at whether tone-deaf people had difficulty in social situations (stock image)
  
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• Listen to spooky noises from Jupiter: Emissions from the planet's auroras give off haunting sounds

  11-10-2016 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The creepy sounds were recorded by University of Iowa's 'Waves' instrument and then converted in sound files by the engineers to form the spooky soundscape.
  
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• Dolphin pictured killing porpoise by flipping it into air

  11-10-2016 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bottlenose dolphin is pictured flipping a porpoise into the air in a deadly attack.
  
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• King Harold the Great? How history might have changed if the English had won at the Battle of Hastings

  11-10-2016 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Charles West, and Alyxandra Mattison, researchers from the University of Sheffield, explain why history would have been very different if England had won.
  
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• Gamer's funeral live-streamed on Twitch TV

  11-10-2016 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The funeral of a 24-year-old professional video gamer from the US who was killed in a car crash has been streamed on live video gaming platform Twitch.
  
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• Driverless car tested in public in UK

  11-10-2016 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An autonomous vehicle has its first trial in a public space, in Milton Keynes.
  
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