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• Donald Trump's presidential armored car 'The Beast' is almost ready, leaked picture reveal

  09-11-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While details of the vehicle itself are a closely-guarded secret, pictures show it sporting the grille and headlight design from the new Cadillac models.
  
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• Trump win raises questions about US pledge in climate deal

  09-11-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The election of a U.S. president who has called global warming a 'hoax' has alarmed environmentalists and raised questions about international climate deals.
  
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• Splashdown for the capsule that could take man to Mars: Navy tests recovery of the Orion capsule as prepares for its first mission

  09-11-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Working with the US Navy, the test saw the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego  successfully recover the capsule.
  
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• BBC releases Planet Earth II's terrifying 'snake chase' footage

  09-11-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Behind the scenes footage from the first episode of Planet Earth II shows an up-close look at the events that have been labelled ‘the stuff of nightmares,’ as baby sea iguanas attempt to outrun snakes.
  
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• US military investigates blaze during mid-air training flight of stealth fighter jets

  09-11-2016 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Marine Corps is trying to figure out what caused the fire to ignite on an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft that took off from a base in Beaufort, South Carolina, last month.
  
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• DeepMind and OpenBionics among the winners at the WIRED Audi Innovation Awards

  09-11-2016 22:15
  
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• University of Toronto study looks finds that chimpanzees use babysitters

  09-11-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found that even in the rainforests of Uganda, babysitters are essential. Researchers found chimps use sitters to wean infants faster, which allows them to reproduce again more quickly.
  
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• Samsung to boost the screen size of its Galaxy S8 to appeal to Note owners

  09-11-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is claimed the firm is planning to make two version of the phone, a Galaxy S8 with a 5.5inch screen and a Galaxy S8 Plus with a 6.2 inch screen.
  
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• NAMS study shows that women DO have better memories than men (in middle age, at least)

  09-11-2016 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new study, researchers compared the memory capabilities of middle-aged women and men, and found that women outperform their counterparts across all measures.
  
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• Bali slug with 13 LEGS and a jelly head is recorded off the coast

  09-11-2016 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The strange creature was spotted by a deep-sea diver off the coast of Bali. Though it may look like it's from another planet, experts have revealed it is in fact a sea slug, known as melibe viridis.
  
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• Using devices with blue light before bed lowers our quality of sleep

  09-11-2016 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study of US adults by the University of California San Francisco has revealed new details about how blue light on mobile devices can disrupt the body clock (stock image).
  
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• Seabirds eat plastic because plankton attracted to the waste material fools them

  09-11-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California at Davis found plastic waste in the ocean emits the aroma of a sulphurous compound certain birds have associated with food.
  
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• University of Buffalo researchers say autonomous weapons 'have and will become possible'

  09-11-2016 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University at Buffalo researchers claim 'society is entering into a situation where systems like these have and will become possible.' and say banning them would be little more than a temporary solution.
  
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• Italian researchers launch project that aims to create AI that learns like a child

  09-11-2016 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As part of the £3million ($3.7m) project, a team based at the ISTC-CNR in Rome hopes to overcome stumbling blocks for machines by developing robots which can learn from experiences.
  
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• Video shows paralysed monkeys WALK again using brain implants

  09-11-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne tested the device in two Rhesus monkeys who were able to walk again in just six days.
  
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• Brain implant helps paralysed monkeys walk in just six days

  09-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Biology Letter study claims creatures may not have been killed off in mass extinction

  09-11-2016 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new study published in the journal Biology Letters says that the origin of dinosaurs was most likely about 250 million years ago.
  
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• UN report warns that developing countries will face unemployment crisis as robots could take jobs

  09-11-2016 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As manufacturers increasingly turn to industrial robots, workers in developing countries will be hit hardest, a new report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development warns.
  
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• World's fastest 'personal submarine' will take divers to depths of 310ft in just seconds

  09-11-2016 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Far from being just a concept vision, the Dutch-designed prototypes of the high-powered submersible has already been tested under the waters with great success.
  
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• Solar cycle dips into its quietest period and scientists fear the Thames would freeze over

  09-11-2016 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The period from the mid-14th century to the 19th century in Europe was known as the ‘Little Ice Age’ due to the climate's severity, and scientists say we could now be heading for a 'mini ice age'.
  
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• Kuang-Yo Ku designs retainer that gives men more pleasure during fellatio

  09-11-2016 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plastic contraption fits into the sexual partner's mouth like a normal tooth-protecting device provided by orthodontists. But this invention, by dentist-turned-artist Kuang-Yi Ku, has an added twist.
  
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• Tracey Cox determines whether men or women enjoy getting intimate more

  09-11-2016 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sexpert Tracey Cox explores the age old question as to whether men or women enjoy sex more. Here she weighs up the scientific facts against the myths.
  
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• Climate change: Nations will push ahead with plans despite Trump

  09-11-2016 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Countries say they are prepared to move ahead on climate change without the US if Donald Trump pulls out of the Paris agreement.
  
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• If aliens ever come to Earth, how will we talk to them?

  09-11-2016 18:00
  
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• UN report: Human footprint 'increasingly visible' in climate

  09-11-2016 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a report released Tuesday at international climate talks in Morocco, the World Meteorological Organization said 2011-2015 was the hottest five-year period on record.
  
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• Would YOU eat a 'Kalette'? Strange kale-Brussels sprout hybrid could take over our plates this Christmas

  09-11-2016 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The creation, called Kalettes, are nutty and sweet tasting. Staples Vegetables near Boston in Lincolnshire, is behind the idea and hope the vegetables will prove popular over the coming festive months.
  
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• Massive 'lake' found beneath Bolivia's Cerro Uturuncu could help predict when next volcano WILL ERUPT

  09-11-2016 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists discovered the anomaly under Cerro Uturuncu (pictured), a dormant volcano in Bolivia and say such lakes could appear under other volcanic zones, such as in New Zealand.
  
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• Google searches for 'how do I emigrate' and 'end of the world' have spiked 

  09-11-2016 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Traumatized Americans reeling from the shock of Donald Trump being elected as the 45th President have been furiously googling 'end of the world' and 'how do I emigrate?'.
  
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• US election: Internet star Ken Bone's message of hope

  09-11-2016 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ken Bone, an undecided voter who became an internet star after appearing on the second US debate, tells the BBC that there will be limits to Mr Trump's presidential powers.
  
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• GoPro recalls its Karma drones after users report them losing power mid-air

  09-11-2016 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The California-based company has said it is recalling all of the approximately 2,500 Karma drones it has sold around the world, due to instances when power cut out during flight.
  
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• How cybathletes are racing past the peak of human performance

  09-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Expert reveals 10 simple hacks to keep your house warm (and save you money)

  09-11-2016 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tips from Robert Marchand a Lecturer in Operations Management at the University of Sheffield, include using radiator panels and moving around your furniture.
  
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• Number of women over the age of 40 giving birth is now HIGHER than those under 20

  09-11-2016 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2015-16 there were 24,942 children born to women over the age of 40, the NHS say. Experts say the increase could be down to celebrities such as Halle Berry, who gave birth at 47.
  
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• Why people are more attracted to someone who has already been in a relationship?

  09-11-2016 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two experts from James Cook University, Queensland, say by having been in a relationship, an individual is communicating they have desirable romantic characteristics.
  
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• Canada's immigration website crashes during US vote

  09-11-2016 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Increased traffic causes Canada's immigration website to develop a fault, as Donald Trump takes the White House.
  
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• Chinese doctor grows ear on man's ARM to restore his hearing after he lost organ in accident 

  09-11-2016 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mr Ji, from China, lost his right ear in a traffic accident one year ago. Doctor Guo Shuzhong, from Xi'an, took cartilage from his ribs to build a new ear for him, which will be transplanted to this head.
  
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• Littergram allowed to keep name after Instagram complaint

  09-11-2016 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owner of an anti-litter app says lawyers for Instagram and Facebook have dropped their case demanding that he change its name.
  
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• Robot claims fastest Rubik's Cube solving time

  09-11-2016 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A robot takes just 0.637 seconds to solve a scrambled Rubik's cube in Germany.
  
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• Robot 'sets new Rubik's Cube record'

  09-11-2016 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A robot solves a Rubik's Cube in about 0.6 seconds, causing its makers to claim a new record.
  
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• Is a new mini-ice age on the way? Solar cycle dips into its quietest period for more than a century and scientists fear it could leave us as cold as when the Thames would freeze over

  09-11-2016 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The period from the mid-14th century to the 19th century in Europe was known as the ‘Little Ice Age’ due to the climate's severity, and scientists say we could now be heading for a 'mini ice age'.
  
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• Is Alphabet's 'Project Wing' in trouble? Google's parent company cuts back on staff

  09-11-2016 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Alphabet is reducing the number of staff working on Project Wing, and could be the latest sign that the firm is struggling to find the next source of growth outside of its business at Google.
  
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• Is gravity an ILLUSION? Theory for the force could help explain why we can't find dark matter

  09-11-2016 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new paper, by a physicist from the University of Amsterdam, suggests gravity is not a fundamental force of nature at all, but rather an 'emergent phenomenon'.
  
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• From Nasa to climate change: how the Trump presidency will impact science, tech and culture

  09-11-2016 13:46
  
  Trump has said global warming is a Chinese conspiracy and said women should be punished for having abortions
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• Florida polls split on GM mosquitoes

  09-11-2016 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Voters across one Florida county have signalled their approval for releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in a bid to fight Zika.
  
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• Could robots help voters make better decisions? 'RoboVote' looks at pros and cons of arguments

  09-11-2016 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool, dubbed 'RoboVote', has been designed by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon and Harvard University.
  
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• Sound waves that mimic the touch of a button? That's the future

  09-11-2016 13:00
  
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• Full Ariane 6 rocket funding is unlocked by Esa

  09-11-2016 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A final sum of €1.7bn (£1.5bn) is committed to Airbus Safran Launchers to enable it to develop Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket.
  
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• Mutant snail Jeremy finally finds 'love' with the help of Twitter

  09-11-2016 12:40
  
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• Gastropod love triangle: mutant snail Jeremy single again after his suitors mate with each other

  09-11-2016 12:40
  
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• Forget smart devices, soon entire homes could be built to be connected from the ground up

  09-11-2016 12:31
  
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