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• Do YOU feel like a fraud in the office? Researchers say 70% of people think they're an impostor - and it harms their work

  21-11-2016 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a new study from the University of Salzburg, roughly 70 percent of people have experienced the worry of being in a position they feel is beyond their true capabilities.
  
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• Samsung now defends Galaxy S7 line and says the phones are safe as customer claims device caught fire in his hands - just like ill-fated Note 7 that was banned from airplanes

  21-11-2016 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South Korean manufacturer's statement came days after a man in Winnipeg, Canada, claimed his Galaxy S7 (file picture) had exploded in his hands, causing second and third-degree burns.
  
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• Stunning image of a rare FOG bow is captured by a photographer in Scotland

  21-11-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographer Melvin Nicholson snapped the fog bow on Rannoch Moor whilst out walking and described the sight as 'just beyond magical'.
  
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• Get used to heat records; study predicts far more in future

  21-11-2016 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has predicted daily heat records are going to be broken far more often than cold ones in the United States.
  
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• Trump is 'set to take America back to the moon and ditch NASA's climate change research'

  21-11-2016 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States could herald the return of American astronauts to the surface of the Moon, space experts and observers say.
  
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• The timeline of Turkeys revealed: Mexican bone finds show birds were first domesticated to use in rituals - and raised by Native Americans in the US 1,400 years ago

  21-11-2016 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Turkeys were domesticated by Native Americans long before the first Thanksgiving. New research has traced it back 1,500 years to Mexico, and the southeastern US 1,000 years later.
  
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• Nasa finally publishes controversial fuel free 'impossible drive' paper

  21-11-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The radical concept of a fuel-free ‘impossible’ engine has now gained far more credibility. Now, the findings from NASA's Eagleworks Laboratories have officially been peer-reviewed and published.
  
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• When Thanksgiving goes wrong: Video reveals the horrific risks of 'exploding turkeys' as scientists explain why deep frying is so fraught 

  21-11-2016 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frying turkeys has become popular of the years, but if not done properly, it can burn your house down. Now, the American Chemical Society released a video with the do's and don'ts of turkey frying.
  
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• Apple abandons its Airport: Firm kills off entire wireless router division

  21-11-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has not updated the product, which comes in three versions, since 2013, and Bloomberg claims employees working on the product have already been to other areas.
  
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• Researchers find 'nicer' females are paid LESS that more assertive women

  21-11-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tel Aviv researchers surveyed men and women at a Dutch multinational electronics firm, and found nicer females were paid less - but even the most dominant females still earn less than males.
  
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• Why women live longer than men: Male primates may be genetically programmed to die early

  21-11-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Duke in North Carolina found that the disadvantage has ancestral roots. They also found that humans today enjoy healthier and longer lives than ever before (stock image).
  
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• Dinosaurs could finally show their true colours: Oldest ever red pigment is found in a 130 million-year-old feather

  21-11-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of international scientists, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, made the breakthrough that could enable us to tell what colour feathered dinosaurs were.
  
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• POLL-Galaxy Note 7 recall did not damage Samsung brand in U.S. -Reuters/Ipsos

  21-11-2016 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite a global recall of fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, 91% percent of current Samsung users would likely purchase another, a Reuters poll has found.
  
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• Inside the airport of 2040 where there are NO security queues thanks to super-fast 'molecular scanners'

  21-11-2016 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fumbling for lost boarding passes and endless queuing at airports could be a thing of the past, with future airports featuring biometric tickets, hologram assistants and rapid molecular scanners.
  
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• Reason behind Stonehenge may be revealed thanks to Neolithic complex

  21-11-2016 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 656 foot diameter complex consists of around 3,000 feet of ditches. It was discovered in a village called Larkhill in Wiltshire, just 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north east of the famous site.
  
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• Netflix shows off 'Project Vista' ad inspired by Black Mirror's dark view of the future

  21-11-2016 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix unveiled bizarre technology that streams content onto your eyes.Called Netflix Vista, these smart lenses play shows with a tap on the implanted chipin your neck - but it's just an ad for Black Mirror.
  
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• Satellite to help planes avoid turbulence

  21-11-2016 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new weather satellite that maps cloud "waves" could help pilots avoid turbulence.
  
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• ClickClickClick reveals how much browsers know about you

  21-11-2016 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clickclickclick.click was developed by VPRO, a Dutch media company, and Studio Moniker, an interactive design company to create awareness on privacy in a playful manner.
  
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• DNA left in the oceans is unraveling the mysteries of the whale shark

  21-11-2016 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Copenhagen University analysed around 30 litres of seawater from where the animals seasonally gather to feed off the coast of Qatar in the Arabian Gulf.
  
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• Sexist men who see themselves as 'players' are more likely to be lonely and depressed

  21-11-2016 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Indiana University Bloomington found a link between masculine behaviour and poor mental health. They also found that alpha males are less likely to seek help (stock image).
  
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• Playbuzz puzzle claims only the sharpest will be able to unscramble the letters

  21-11-2016 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest puzzle from Playbuzz asks those taking part to find the hidden meaning of a series of letters that have been muddled to create a confusing pattern.
  
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• OnePlus 3T review: just like the OnePlus 3, but with a better camera

  21-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Buckaroo! meets CRISPR in the frustratingly addictive Beasts of Balance game

  21-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Cambridge scientists reveal how subconscious brain training can cure phobias

  21-11-2016 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team, including researchers at the University of Cambridge, was able to zero in on the memory of a specific fear using a new technique and help people to overwrite it.
  
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• 'Fire in space' experiment to kick off aboard US cargo ship

  21-11-2016 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  How does fire act in space? Researchers will soon find out, by igniting nine different materials aboard an unmanned spaceship on its way to a fiery re-entry to Earth's atmosphere, NASA said.
  
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• Tesla video reveals how Elon Musk's autonomous cars navigate

  21-11-2016 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video, released by Tesla, shows footage captured by three of the autonomous car's cameras while it drives itself around Palo Alto, California, where the company is based.
  
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• Why were thousands of clay body parts buried in ancient Italy? New book aims to shed light on the mystery

  21-11-2016 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The book, titled 'Bodies of Evidence', takes a look a how clay feet, hands, eyes and ears, and internal body parts may have been buried in Italy as a mark of devotion to the gods.
  
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• Airbus signs deal to start testing 'Project Vahana' prototype in Oregon next year

  21-11-2016 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vahana, Airbus's flying taxiproject, is set to launch by 2020 and in order to iron out any risks, the firm has awarded SOAR Oregon and MTSI the Flight Test and Range contract to conducting tests.
  
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• DNA makes up only HALF of the material inside chromosomes

  21-11-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists said this so-called chromosome periphery could help prevent errors when cells divide - a hallmark of some forms of cancer and diseases associated with birth defects.
  
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• Barclays tests smartphone cash withdrawals

  21-11-2016 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barclays is letting some customers withdraw cash from ATMs by waving their phone near the machine.
  
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• Ginkgo 'living fossil' genome decoded

  21-11-2016 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The genetic code that underpins the Ginkgo tree has been laid bare by a team of researchers led from China.
  
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• Barclays unveils contactless ATMs that dispense up to £100 with the tap of a smartphone

  21-11-2016 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Customers will be able to withdraw up to £100 at cash machines inside branches, either by tapping their Android smartphones or by using their contactless debit cards.
  
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• Instagram launches live 'disappearing' video and changes direct messaging

  21-11-2016 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Now you can broadcast live video on Instagram - and send photos and videos privately to friends.
  
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• Gallery: NextEV's NIO EP9 is a four-wheel-drive electric hypercar

  21-11-2016 17:55
  
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• Men are better at recognising Transformers while women can identify Barbies

  21-11-2016 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee say that the faces you experience as a child may leave a trace in the adult memory, and it is unlikely this effect is limited to toys.
  
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• NextEV's NIO EP9 is an incredible four-wheel-drive electric hypercar

  21-11-2016 17:20
  
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• The most believable time to pull a sickie revealed

  21-11-2016 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To help weary office workers out, a new survey has revealed the optimal time to call in sick to work, with Tuesday at 6.38am found to be the most believable time.
  
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• Get double Pokémon Go XP and Stardust during its Thanksgiving event

  21-11-2016 17:06
  
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• Instagram unveils Snapchat-style self-destructing photos and video

  21-11-2016 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video broadcasting update from Facebook-owned Instagram begins testing today and will be gradually rolled out to users around the globe in the coming weeks.
  
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• 2 blue 'UFO' spheres are spotted flying erratically above Liverpool housing estate

  21-11-2016 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bizarre objects appeared in the skies of Halewood, near Liverpool, on Saturday afternoon and have prompted an online debate as to whether they were balloons, drones, or something else entirely.
  
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• Scientists use AI to 'rewrite' painful memories in people's brains

  21-11-2016 17:00
  
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• Government 'behaviour czar' brands Minecraft too gimmicky for use in schools

  21-11-2016 16:42
  
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• You can now save your Live Instagram videos

  21-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Instagram will soon let you stream Live videos that disappear as soon as they end

  21-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Instagram now lets you stream Live videos that disappear as soon as they end

  21-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Gear Of The Year 2016: Design and Interiors

  21-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Music lessons DO pay off: Remarkable images show how learning an instrument boosts brain power

  21-11-2016 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez in Mexico City looked at how the brain changes in children after they had been given musical training.
  
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• Spreading Activation Mobile app could stop suicide by analysing language to spot risk

  21-11-2016 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researcher from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are developing an artificial intelligence algorithm which could help to spot suicidal teens (stock image).
  
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• Virtual reality video simulates drink driving car crash

  21-11-2016 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A virtual reality video simulating a car crash from drink driving is released by a major drinks maker.
  
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• Medieval ring similar to Kate Middleton's sapphire engagement piece found in a field 

  21-11-2016 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say that the ring, which was discovered in Belper, Derbyshire, could have a link to a royal figure, as sapphires were often used as a symbol of power and strength, but also wise judgement.
  
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