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• Dark energy could cause the universe to gradually RIP itself apart until nothing remains

  10-11-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Lisbon studied the latest maps of the cosmos to come up with three 'rip' scenarios describing how our universe could meet its end.
  
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• Watch the incredible footage of chimps using 'fishing rods' to get food from rivers: Scientists stunned by unique behaviour in the wild

  10-11-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In Bakoun, Guinea, researchers have now discovered a new variant to the behaviour of wild chimpanzees – using long branches or twigs as fishing rods to scoop up algae.
  
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• Scientists say strange 'funnel' on Mars could be the best place for alien life

  10-11-2016 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hellas depression has many signs of volcanic origins similar to ‘ice cauldrons’ on Earth, meaning it could create an environment warm enough to host liquid water and chemical nutrients.
  
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• Artificial intelligence will 'inevitably' destroy millions of jobs and could bring down governments

  10-11-2016 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The poll among 224 venture capitalists attending the Web summit in Lisbon found 53 percent believed AI would destroy millions of jobs and 93 percent saw governments as unprepared for this.
  
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• Idaho scientists try bacteria to halt invading cheatgrass in West USA

  10-11-2016 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experiments are underway in southwest Idaho to determine if soil bacteria can halt the century-long assault of non-native cheatgrass.
  
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• Could a folding phone save Samsung? Firm patents radical design that could go on sale next year

  10-11-2016 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patent shows a narrow Samsung device with a screen that bends and folds like an old-school flip phone handset, with a large hinge. It is believed to have the codename 'foldable valley'.
  
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• Do YOU count on your fingers? Experts say it could actually boost your brainpower and turn you into a genius

  10-11-2016 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Kingston University say using your hands can help you solve problems more efficiently - and make you a much better Scrabble player.
  
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• Rats ARE ticklish but they only ‘laugh’ when they are in a good mood 

  10-11-2016 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Humboldt University of Berlin identified neurons in rats’ brains linked to ticklishness and laughter. By stimulating these regions they were able to make them 'laugh'.
  
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• Forecasters find evidence of La Nina that could cause chaos with winter weather

  10-11-2016 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate scientists say La Niña is here, as below average surface temperatures were measured in the Pacific Ocean last month and have stretched into the first few weeks of November.
  
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• Instagram 'Stories' to be more sociable as mentions, links, and Boomerang are added

  10-11-2016 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Instagram launched its Stories function in August, and now more than 100 million people use the feature every day. The latest updates are being rolled out globally.
  
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• The Walking Dead arcade game lets you channel your inner Daryl

  10-11-2016 21:00
  
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• The strange 'funnel' on Mars that scientists say could be the best place to look for alien life

  10-11-2016 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hellas depression has many signs of volcanic origins similar to ‘ice cauldrons’ on Earth, meaning it could create an environment warm enough to host liquid water and chemical nutrients.
  
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• Google's Daydream could bring VR to the masses if the apps can catch up

  10-11-2016 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's $79 headset is superb in terms of hardware - but is currently let down by a lack of apps. However, it has absolutely huge potential to finally bring VR to the masses.
  
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• Play Overwatch for free next weekend on Xbox, PS4 and PC

  10-11-2016 20:00
  
  The free weekend, which runs November 18-21, includes all 22 characters and 13 maps
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• Could red squirrels bring back LEPROSY? Medieval strain of the disease is found in creature's UK population

  10-11-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists tested DNA samples from 25 red squirrels living on Brownsea Island, Dorset, and found that every one was infected with the leprosy bacteria Mycobacterium leprae.
  
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• University of Oxford researchers reveal splash free urinals made from silicone

  10-11-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in the UK are working to develop new ‘splash avoidance’ techniques that could help to prevent unpleasant and even hazardous situations in bathrooms, hospitals, and kitchens.
  
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• World's oldest beer is created using yeast found in a bottle from a shipwreck

  10-11-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have analysed the contents of a bottle believed to contain the world's oldest beer. The bottle was salvaged from the Historic Shipwreck Sydney Cove, grounded in 1797 off of Tasmania.
  
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• A secret passage beneath Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre is revealed after nearly 400 years

  10-11-2016 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After three months of excavations at the site in Shoreditch, London, the archaeologists have revealed the original layout of the famous theatre which shut down in 1624.
  
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• How interbreeding with Neanderthals allowed us to survive: 'Caveman DNA' helped modern man adapt to life outside Africa

  10-11-2016 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Washington analysed DNA from 1,500 people from across the world, including people from Europe, Asia and the islands of Melanesia.
  
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• The fossils that rewrite the history of the dinosaurs: 230 million-year-old remains suggest their rise was 'more gradual' than thought

  10-11-2016 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two dinosaurs were dug up with a pair of lizard-like relatives in Rio Grande do Su, Brazil. Their discovery shows dinosaurs' rise was much slower than their fall.
  
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• Snapchat's Spectacles go on sale (sort of): Firm unveils 'Snapbot' vending machine in Venice Beach selling its $129 picture taking specs

  10-11-2016 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm today revealed a vending machine in Venice Beach selling the $129 specs - and says it is the only place to get them for now.
  
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• Singles Day: How China's Alibaba wants to change shopping

  10-11-2016 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba is looking to change how people shop, but it has its challenges.
  
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• Your future house on Mars: First ever Martian show home reveals what life would be like on the red planet

  10-11-2016 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The home has been built in London using materials as close to possible as those found on the red planet, and will remain on display at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich until next Wednesday.
  
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• Google's Daydream: The $79 headset that could bring VR to the masses - if the apps can catch up

  10-11-2016 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's $79 headset is superb in terms of hardware - but is currently let down by a lack of apps. However, it has absolutely huge potential to finally bring VR to the masses.
  
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• Snail love, Trump's tech impact: Podcast 293

  10-11-2016 17:46
  
  Speedy bats, snail love and what Donald Trump means for science, tech and more
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• From snorting smallpox scabs to...

  10-11-2016 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jake Yapp condenses the history of everything we ever thought we knew about vaccination into four minutes.
  
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• Russian banks hit by cyber-attack

  10-11-2016 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five Russian banks were hit by a a series of cyber-attacks on 8 November, said the country's banking regulator.
  
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• What Trump win means for US science

  10-11-2016 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump did not express many views about science and innovation on the campaign trail. But there are some clues to his positions on key issues.
  
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• Instagram wants to make 'Stories' more sociable: App adds mentions, links, and Boomerang to the feature

  10-11-2016 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Instagram launched its Stories function in August, and now more than 100 million people use the feature every day. The latest updates are being rolled out globally.
  
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• Robot solves a Rubik's cube in just 0.637 SECONDS, smashing world record

  10-11-2016 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world record was set at the Electronica Trade Fair in Munich, Germany. The machine, known as 'Sub1 Reloaded', was aided by one of the world's most powerful microcomputers.
  
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• PayPal update lets users transfer funds to friends and family with Siri 

  10-11-2016 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The service has been released for consumers in 30 countries, and in a variety of languages, including Australia, Canada, Spain, the UK and the US.
  
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• Where Instagram goes next: Kevin Systrom on copying rivals, VR and cutting off dead weight

  10-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Instagram Stories adds links, mentions and support for Boomerang

  10-11-2016 16:00
  
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• The dinosaur almost blown to oblivion

  10-11-2016 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologist Stephen Brusatte explains the significance of the newly discovered dinosaur fossil that was almost destroyed by dynamite.
  
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• Unknown dinosaur almost blown to oblivion

  10-11-2016 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A newly discovered species of dinosaur is identified from an extraordinarily complete fossil almost destroyed by dynamite.
  
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• DNA study reveals they evolved to digest starch at the same time as humans

  10-11-2016 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team led by researchers in Lyon analysed DNA samples of ancient dog species from Europe and Asia revealed, showing the prevalence of genes for starch digesting enzymes.
  
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• Microsoft fixes bug used by Russian hacker group

  10-11-2016 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has issued a patch for a software bug being actively exploited by hackers trying to infiltrate government networks.
  
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• Google denies Android breaks competition rules

  10-11-2016 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google denies the way it handles its Android mobile operating system is anti-competitive.
  
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• Perfectly preserved remains of a 72-million-year-old 'Mud Dragon'

  10-11-2016 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeleton was found during excavations using explosives at a school construction site near Ganzhou in southern China and remains remarkably well preserved.
  
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• Faraday Future gives a glimpse of its electric car in teaser video

  10-11-2016 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Faraday Future has released a new teaser video of the electric car it will show at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) which will be in Las Vegas in January 2017.
  
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• Nintendo Miitomo now lets you send private messages

  10-11-2016 15:00
  
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• Google Daydream View VR review: lots of style but lacks substance

  10-11-2016 14:59
  
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• Yorkshire residents evacuated as sinkhole 'of an unknown depth' appears in gardens

  10-11-2016 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seven homes in Ripon, North Yorkshire, have been evacuated after the huge 66ft-wide sinkhole appeared across two gardens at around 11.25pm last night.
  
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• Interactive chart shows the value of tasks including housework and childcare

  10-11-2016 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unpaid chores from housework to childcare and gardening are worth a staggering £1trillion a year, and the burden falls far more heavily on women.
  
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• 2,700-year-old shipwreck objects reveal clues about Mediterranean networks  

  10-11-2016 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Malta and the University of Aix-Marseille in France found several artefacts on board the wreck in the central Mediterranean, including an amphora pot from Malta.
  
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• How dogs became man's best friend: DNA study reveals they evolved to digest starch at the same time as humans

  10-11-2016 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team led by researchers in Lyon analysed DNA samples of ancient dog species from Europe and Asia revealed, showing the prevalence of genes for starch digesting enzymes.
  
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• Return of the golden eagle: Bird's population is now close to 'historic' levels in the UK

  10-11-2016 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conservationists have welcomed the results of the fourth national golden eagle survey that shows numbers of the bird of prey in Scotland have increased to 508 pairs from 442 in the last survey in 2003.
  
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• Tracey Cox reveals who REALLY enjoys sex more

  10-11-2016 13:43 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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• Yahoo knew of 'state-backed' hack in 2014

  10-11-2016 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yahoo acknowledges that it knew two years ago that its systems had been breached by a suspected state-backed hacker.
  
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• 'Secret' Wu-Tang Clan album clips streamed

  10-11-2016 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Songs from a "secret" Wu-Tang Clan album are shared by controversial businessman Martin Shkreli.
  
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