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• Pentagon reveals its 'James Bond' spy toy wishlist

  02-12-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pentagon has released a draft of its annual Broad Agency Announcement, calling for sensor-laden body suits, X-ray devices, and software to analyze face-heat and eye-movement.
  
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• Chimps can recognise friends with a single glance at their butt

  02-12-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found chimpanzees process rear ends just as efficiently as we process faces - and one glance can offer clues to attractiveness and health.
  
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• Sahpe-shifting mini tank with a built in machine gun to hit targets over a mile away

  02-12-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Milrem has designed an unmanned ground vehicle that's controlled remotely. Called THeMis ADDER, this mini tank is fitted with a heavy machine gun cable of hitting targets 1.1 miles away.
  
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• Did HALLUCINOGENS spark the Salem witch trials? Experts say locals may have eaten bread contaminated with a fungus found in LSD

  02-12-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new theory claims the 17th century Salem witch trials were sparked by tainted rye, which caused seizures, pain and hallucinations in locals - which were put down to witchcraft.
  
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• FCC: AT&T, Verizon shouldn't exempt own apps from data caps

  02-12-2016 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  U.S. regulators are calling out AT&T and Verizon for exempting their own video apps from data caps on customers' cellphones.
  
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• How a Trump administration could shape the internet

  02-12-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under a President Donald Trump, cable and phone companies could gain new power to influence what you do and what you watch online - and increase prices.
  
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• The 'Star of Bethlehem' was NOT a star according to new research

  02-12-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study of historical, astronomical, and biblical records suggests the event in 6 BC was actually a rare planetary alignment, during which the sun, Jupiter, the moon, and Saturn all lay in Aries.
  
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• 1st US offshore wind farm to begin production within days

  02-12-2016 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deepwater Wind, which owns the five-turbine farm off Block Island, Rhode Island, says one turbine is not turning.The$300mwind farm will power about 17,000 homes when at full power.
  
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• Alligator snapping turtle's great escape

  02-12-2016 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A huge alligator snapping turtle got stuck in a blocked drain pipe in Houston, Texas.
  
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• Moon Express says tourists could take trips for as little as £8k by 2026

  02-12-2016 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Florida-based company Moon Express could start to work with California based SpaceX to send people to the moon, within the next ten years, the company founder has said.
  
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• The ultimate guide to the December night sky

  02-12-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On December 13, the Geminid meteor shower will occur. The peak is around 2am local time, no matter where you are in the world. But a supermoon could outshine the shower this year.
  
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• Congress calls for a war games 'flyoff' between 40 year old A-10 and new F-35 jets

  02-12-2016 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The move fuels speculation that the Air Force will give up trying to retire the A-10 for the foreseeable future, a move several top service officials have recently alluded to.
  
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• Ohio State researchers say too much planning will kill your enjoyment

  02-12-2016 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from The Ohio State University found that the act of scheduling makes otherwise fun tasks feel more like work, but by eliminating specific times you will be able to enjoy your plans more.
  
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• Europe's 2020 Mars ExoMars mission gets official funding

  02-12-2016 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew Coates, Professor of Physics at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL,London, explains what ESA will have to do to succeed in the second part of its mission.
  
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• Sex robots will let couples have threesomes without getting emotionally attached

  02-12-2016 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ian Kerner, a New York-based sex counsellor thinks robots will allow couples to live out fantasises they might not be able to fulfil with other humans, because of feelings of awkwardness or jealousy.
  
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• University of Connecticut expert explains how your gut controls your body clock

  02-12-2016 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard G. "Bugs" Stevens, a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, explains the importance of new research showing the gut's influence on our circadian rhythm.
  
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• Ant vomit, magic internet boat: Podcast 296

  02-12-2016 18:03
  
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• You could book a holiday on the MOON by 2026: Private firm says tourists could take trips for as little as £8,000

  02-12-2016 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Florida-based company Moon Express could start to work with California based SpaceX to send people to the moon, within the next ten years, the company founder has said.
  
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• Finding My Twin Stranger documentary sees identical strangers brought together

  02-12-2016 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Channel 4 documentary, Finding My Twin Stranger, starts next week and will follow seven pairs of doppelgängers to meet face to face for the first time.
  
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• Moment when Soviet jet fighter almost shot down US spy plane above the Barents Sea

  02-12-2016 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The episode above the Barents Sea, near Soviet waters, took place between a US Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and a MiG-31, at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago.
  
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• 100 Women 2016: The winners of the BBC hackathon develop app

  02-12-2016 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC 100 Women team have hosted a hackathon with Facebook UK to give female developers the chance to create a unique social media product.
  
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• Not just for lonely men: Sex robots will let couples have threesomes without getting emotionally attached

  02-12-2016 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ian Kerner, a New York-based sex counsellor thinks robots will allow couples to live out fantasises they might not be able to fulfil with other humans, because of feelings of awkwardness or jealousy.
  
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• Britons are drinking 42% more than they were 30 years ago

  02-12-2016 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Public Health England found sales of alcohol in England and Wales have increased by 42 per cent since 1980. Experts say cheaper alcohol and women drinking more than ever could be factors.
  
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• From a dazzling supermoon to a stunning meteor shower: Here is your ultimate guide to the December night sky

  02-12-2016 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On December 13, the Geminid meteor shower will occur. The peak is around 2am local time, no matter where you are in the world. But a supermoon could outshine the shower this year.
  
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• How to 'build' a musician: WIRED visits the Red Bull Music 'incubator' in Montreal

  02-12-2016 17:00
  
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• Britons are drinking TWICE as much as they were 40 years ago

  02-12-2016 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Public Health England found sales of alcohol in England and Wales have increased by 42 per cent since 1980. Experts say cheaper alcohol and women drinking more than ever could be factors.
  
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• Retired engineer builds three ROLLER COASTERS in Seattle back garden

  02-12-2016 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Gregg, who worked for Boeing for 34 years, has designed and built the rides at his Seattle home and uploaded a video of two of the youngsters testing one of them out.
  
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• UK weather sees temperatures plunge to -10C before the coldest weekend of the season

  02-12-2016 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forecasters say the recent freezing weather is likely to continue into the weekend with temperatures again expected to drop as low as -10C in some areas of the UK.
  
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• Roman skeletons found in Leicester may belong to an English-born family of African descent

  02-12-2016 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A total of 83 skeletons were discovered by the Leicester University team, including five with African cranial features - two of which, including a child, appear to have been born in England.
  
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• Mystery mummified limbs may belong to the the wife of Ramesses the Great

  02-12-2016 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study carried out by an international team, including researchers from the University of York, has used modern scientific techniques to reveal the height, health and age of the owner of the legs.
  
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• App-controlled Smartduvet will make the bed for you

  02-12-2016 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Montreal-based firm behind the self-making bed is appealing for backers on crowd-funding site Kickstarter and hopes to start shipping the smart duvets in May 2017.
  
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• Good game, Overwatch - Blizzard's shooter wins big at The Game Awards

  02-12-2016 15:31
  
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• Phone encryption: Police 'mug' suspect to get data

  02-12-2016 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Detectives have developed a new tactic to beat criminals using mobile phone encryption - legally mug them.
  
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• Images reveal a UAV flying above its Cambridgeshire test site

  02-12-2016 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon, which has a 500,000 sq ft warehouse in Peterborough, hopes the drones will eventually be able to fly for ten miles at 400ft (121 metres) and carry packages of up to 5lbs (2.2kg).
  
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• Hunter Mitchell raised thousands of dollars to save Osita the rhino.

  02-12-2016 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hunter Mitchell raised thousands of dollars to save Osita the rhino.
  
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• Experts say 99 per cent of fake Apple products could KILL: Here's how to spot them

  02-12-2016 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Safety specialists have found that many fake Apple chargers sold globally are unsafe. The finding comes after Apple complained of a 'flood' of fake chargers on Amazon last month.
  
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• This creepy website reveals exactly how the web is tracking you in real time

  02-12-2016 15:00
  
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• Rolls-Royce offers a sneak preview of the forthcoming Cullinan SUV

  02-12-2016 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bently, Jaguar, Alfa, Maserati - they're all brands that have launched their first 4X4 model in the last 12 months. And now Rolls-Royce is following suit, with the arrival of the new Cullinan due in 2018.
  
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• Volvo unveils huge 300-passenger bendy bus for Rio roads

  02-12-2016 14:29
  
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• Europe presses ahead with Mars rover

  02-12-2016 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European research ministers meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, emphatically reaffirm their commitment to putting a robot rover on Mars in 2021.
  
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• French man jailed for visiting pro-IS websites

  02-12-2016 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A French man has been sentenced to two years in jail for repeatedly visiting websites that back the so-called Islamic State terror group.
  
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• Fake news detector plug-in developed

  02-12-2016 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How one developer came up with a way of flagging fake news on social media.
  
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• WhatsApp will stop running on MILLIONS of older phones at the end of this month

  02-12-2016 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to California-based WhatsApp, the older smartphone platforms can no longer keep up with the latest features being rolled out for the app.
  
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• Testing car seats to protect children

  02-12-2016 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With rules on children's car seats set to change next year, Richard Westcott visits a facility for conducting tests.
  
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• Subscale XB-1 Supersonic airliner that can fly Sydney to Los Angeles in SIX HOURS

  02-12-2016 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claimed to be the 'world's fastest civil aircraft ever made', the XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator created by Denver-based boom will fly from Sydney to Los Angeles in just six hours.
  
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• Hideo Kojima's new Death Stranding trailer is the most twisted yet

  02-12-2016 12:15
  
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• Football meets virtual reality in new headset computer game

  02-12-2016 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A football computer game has been given a futuristic makeover, immersing players into the world of virtual reality.
  
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• Stanford University study finds your brain takes power naps when not paying attention

  02-12-2016 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from Stanford University in California, found that the activity of clusters of brain cells is controlled locally and that when they are not needed they power down to save energy (stock image).
  
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• Petition to elect Hillary Clinton becomes largest ever campaign on Change.org

  02-12-2016 12:13
  
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• Smart duvet: the bed that makes itself

  02-12-2016 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bed that can make itself after being slept in is developed in Montreal, Canada.
  
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