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• The laser that can 'see through' thick forest - and spotted a Stone age settlement in Ohio

  25-11-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa has revealed the latest find from lidar technology - near the Beaver river in western Oklahoma. Some 10,500 years ago, hunters gathered there each year.
  
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• San Francisco's sinking luxury Millennium Tower: Tilt spotted FROM SPACE

  25-11-2016 22:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Alternative headline: Euro sats monitor surface changes 'down to the millimetre' San Francisco's $350m leaning Millennium Tower is continuing to sink into the ground, European satellites orbiting Earth have confirmed.…
  
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• Three certainties in life: Death, taxes and the speed of light – wait no, maybe not that last one

  25-11-2016 21:36 via go.theregister.com
  
  Einstein was wrong, reignited theory suggests Einstein was incorrect about the speed of light being a fixed constant in our universe, a new theory suggests. A team of physicists are backing an idea that the speed of light is not constant and have made a prediction that can be tested.…
  
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• Two rare Viking coins are found in Northern Ireland for the first time

  25-11-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two Viking were found by 43-year-old full-time carer, Brian Morton on farmland in County Down, Experts suggest they may have been dropped during a Viking raid on a nearby monastery.
  
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• An ocean of water is found 620 miles below Earth's surface

  25-11-2016 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two studies from Florida State University and Northwestern University suggest that this deep water is vital for geodynamic activity which is important in sustaining life on the planet.
  
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• How did they get there? Two rare Viking coins are found in Northern Ireland for the first time

  25-11-2016 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two Viking were found by 43-year-old full-time carer, Brian Morton on farmland in County Down, Experts suggest they may have been dropped during a Viking raid on a nearby monastery.
  
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• Explorers discover 150-year-old Canadian sloop shipwrecked in the Great Lakes of New York

  25-11-2016 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 51-foot-long, single-mast ship known as a scow-sloop sank during a gale while hauling goods along the lake's eastern end in August 1872.
  
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• Will humans LEAVE Earth? Pentagon space expert says nations must work to 'get off this planet and onto another'

  25-11-2016 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Winston Beauchamp, speaking at a summit in Washington DC, said despite ongoing worldwide political tension, nations must work together to achieve the goal of moving to other planets.
  
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• Website Deseat.me erases your online existence with the click of a button

  25-11-2016 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The service, called Deseat.me, has been designed by Swedish programmers Wille Dahlbo and Linus Unnebäck to help people delete their online accounts.
  
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• Robotic suits that give you SUPERHUMAN strength are being used in Tokyo

  25-11-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hybrid Assistive Limb - or HAL was created by Japanese robotics company Cyberdyne and is being used by staff at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
  
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• Can you work out if this is a trick of the light? The amazing INDOOR rainbow that's been baffling museum-goers

  25-11-2016 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The amazing installation was created by Mexican artist Gabriel Dawe, who has been tricking museum visitors in Ohio into believing they are seeing the meteorological wonder indoors.
  
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• Get ready for TV screens you can ROLL UP: Scientists create colour-changing graphene bubbles for flexible displays

  25-11-2016 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have stumbled across a new type of graphene pixel which changes colour as it contracts and expands.
  
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• Hands-on with a phone number harvesting app

  25-11-2016 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC reporter Helier Cheung takes a look at phonebook-scraping apps that collect telephone numbers in a searchable database.
  
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• After the quake

  25-11-2016 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cut off from the outside world, quake-hit Kaikoura's businesses face uncertainty but vow to hold on.
  
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• Five questions to prove you're a natural codebreaker

  25-11-2016 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If you're aged 16 to 19 and can answer these questions, you could be heading to Bletchley Park.
  
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• Living cells are coaxed into using silicon to make material for TV screens

  25-11-2016 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at CalTech in San Diego have exploited the tenacious nature of life by persuading it to build with silicon – the stuff of microchips.
  
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• Australian engineers Hyperloop show off their design for Elon Musk's 760mph travel pods

  25-11-2016 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  VicHyper is one of 30 teams set to test their prototypes for the SpaceX competition in January. Design focuses on braking and acceleration, and could one day be used in a levitating system.
  
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• Softbank unveils Light and Dark Side Star Wars phones

  25-11-2016 16:11
  
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• Europe's science ministers to decide on ExoMars rover

  25-11-2016 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European research ministers will be asked for just over €400m (£345m) to put a rover on Mars in 2021 when they meet next week in Switzerland.
  
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• Gyrating cyborg pole dancer will reveal its moves at an international sex show this week

  25-11-2016 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robot will be performing at the Sexpo trade event in Melbourne. Created by London-based artist Giles Walker, the dancing cyborg is built from old shop mannequin pieces and car parts.
  
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• LingLong's DingDong and saving Bletchley Park: Podcast 295

  25-11-2016 15:32
  
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• How Zaha Hadid went from architecture to jewellery in the final collection before her death

  25-11-2016 15:00
  
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• From architecture to jewellery: looking at Zaha Hadid's last creative collection

  25-11-2016 15:00
  
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• Mystery donor gives away £60k of cash online in incredible video

  25-11-2016 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lucky gamer, who is based in Illinois, is a professional Halo player who regularly posts gameplay on streaming site Twitch.The donation came from a Twitch user known only as AC Royale.
  
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• Mysterious creature captured on camera may be proof the Tasmanian Tiger exists

  25-11-2016 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three amateur researchers from Victoria captured a few grainy seconds of footage of a dog-like creature walking through the bush, which they claim could be a Tasmanian Tiger.
  
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• Tricky puzzle puts your powers of perception to the test

  25-11-2016 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This fiendish quiz asks which coloured shapes are bigger or smaller. From Playbuzz, it's surprisingly hard to find the correct answer. How are your shape perception skills?
  
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• Blue and great tits prefer visiting suburban semi-detached homes than council estates

  25-11-2016 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research from the University of Exeter found birds were less likely to move between homes with paved gardens, or housing estates with manicured lawns but fewer trees or shrubs.
  
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• The supercomputer of the future?

  25-11-2016 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say they are close to building a large scale quantum computer
  
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• iPhone users report upgraded handsets are 'dying' despite having 30% battery power

  25-11-2016 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users have reported the problem on Cupertino-based Apple's official forum. It was initially said to be related to the iOS 10.1 software, but others have also noted issues with the 10.1.1 upgrade.
  
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• Faraday Future's 'Tesla Killer' may be DELAYED after its backer stalls

  25-11-2016 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The reports suggest that Faraday Future may not be able to unveil its electric car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2017 as scheduled.
  
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• Black Friday bonanza will see £2bn spent at the tills today and £4bn by Monday

  25-11-2016 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographs taken this morning across stores in Britain showed only a small number of bargain-hunters making the most of the sales as they left stores with trolleys piled high with discounted goods.
  
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• Woman in Madagascar spots hidden crocodile right in front of her when she checked photo

  25-11-2016 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographer Julia Sundukova was just metres away from a lurking crocodile as she explored a national park in Andasibe, Madagascar. At first glance the scene looks devoid of danger.
  
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• Hive mind assemble! There is now a crowdsourcing campaign to solve the problem of fake news

  25-11-2016 13:05
  
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• The 48 organisations that can see your entire online browsing history

  25-11-2016 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The police, NHS and the tax man will now be able to hack into your phones and check your browsing history in the UK after the Snoopers' Charter was passed by Parliament last week.
  
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• Astronauts enjoy a zero-gravity Thanksgiving dinner on the International Space Station

  25-11-2016 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crew of six celebrated Thanksgiving with a special 'spacegiving feast' of rehydrated foods, on board the International Space Station, which orbits about 255 miles (410km) above Earth.
  
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• Fresh rumours emerge after Elon Musk recruits his SECOND Hololens designer from Microsoft

  25-11-2016 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rumours suggest the Palo Alto firm has welcomed industrial designer Andrew Kim to the fold. Kim was a senior designer on Microsoft’s Hololens, the software giant’s holographic AR headset.
  
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• Cyber Monday deals at Carphone Warehouse

  25-11-2016 12:27
  
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• Black Friday smartphone deals at Carphone Warehouse

  25-11-2016 12:27
  
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• UK revises safe flying drone code

  25-11-2016 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's drone code has been revised and updated to help pilots of the unmanned craft ensure they fly the gadgets safely.
  
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• Apple iPhone 8 rumours suggest it has a 3D CAMERA in team up with LG

  25-11-2016 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rumours come from a brief report in the Korea Economic Daily, which states that the 'LG Innotek' dual-lens camera, will likely be used in Apple's new products next year.
  
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• The best John Lewis Black Friday deals: iPads, cameras and more

  25-11-2016 11:35
  
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• Earthquakes warnings could be made minutes sooner by measuring shifts in GRAVITY

  25-11-2016 11:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the Paris Institute of Earth Physics discovered that as deep rock moves around, an area's gravitational pull changes too. This could provide an early warning system for earthquakes.
  
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• Sony PlayStation Black Friday deals offer up to 70% off chart games

  25-11-2016 11:27
  
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• The Arctic is changing at an 'unprecedented' rate – and it's set to impact us all

  25-11-2016 11:01
  
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• Spot the tortoise camoflagued by a patterned carpet in this photo

  25-11-2016 10:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 10-year-old tortoise, named Michaelangelo, is disguised on the carpet. Picture was posted to Reddit where it's delighting and baffling users. Can you spot the reptile?
  
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• Is this proof the Tasmanian Tiger is NOT extinct? Mysterious creature caught on camera has the internet scratching its head

  25-11-2016 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three amateur researchers from Victoria captured a few grainy seconds of footage of a dog-like creature walking through the bush, which they claim could be a Tasmanian Tiger.
  
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• Tracking technology may reveal why Scotland’s seals dying in their THOUSANDS

  25-11-2016 10:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: In some areas of Scotland's coast,numbers of the doe-eyed marine mammals have plummeted by as much as 90 per cent. Initial results suggest a neurotoxin from algae may play a role.
  
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• Amazon's Black Friday deals now include the Echo and Dot

  25-11-2016 10:38
  
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• Dyson's next device could be a smart TOOTHBRUSH that flosses your teeth with high-powered jets of water

  25-11-2016 10:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Wiltshire-based company, founded by designer Sir James Dyson, has filed a patent for an electric toothbrush with a small but powerful water jet nestled within its bristles.
  
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• Apple reveals its – somewhat lukewarm – Black Friday offers

  25-11-2016 09:37
  
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