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• WIRED's top 16 albums of 2016

  17-12-2016 18:00
  
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• How chilling! Amsterdam is using its underground water supply to cool its blood bank

  17-12-2016 16:00
  
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• PayAsUGym user details compromised in hack attack

  17-12-2016 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers accessed PayAsUGym customers' email addresses and passwords, the fitness website confirms.
  
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• 170-year-old thumbnail reveals fate of HMS Terror crew from doomed Franklin expedition

  17-12-2016 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada discovered a severe zinc deficiency in the nail samples of crew member John Harntnell, suggesting that the crew died of malnutrition.
  
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• If at first you don't succeed, send another Mars lander – this time a deep driller

  17-12-2016 13:02 via go.theregister.com
  
  ESA signs contracts for ExoMars 2020 mission Undeterred by the crash of the Schiaparelli Mars probe during the first ExoMars mission, the European Space Agency has signed off contracts that will hopefully deposit a new and more advanced lander directly on the Martian Surface. In one piece.…
  
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• Lab-grown leather and spider silks? This is sustainable fashion

  17-12-2016 13:00
  
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• WIRED's pick of the best speakers

  17-12-2016 12:00
  
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• The best speakers to buy just in time for Christmas

  17-12-2016 12:00
  
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• The best speakers of 2016

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• Bristol loves the watermelon while Leeds prefers the blue heart

  17-12-2016 04:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SwiftKey, a technology firm based in London, looked at over 400 million pieces of emoji data to put together an Emoji Report, which details which emoji are most used in the UK.
  
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• 'Phone seismometers' prove their worth

  17-12-2016 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An app that turns a smartphone into an earthquake detector helps citizens monitor tremors.
  
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• 'Phone seismometer' app proves its worth

  17-12-2016 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An app that turns a smartphone into an earthquake detector helps citizens monitor tremors.
  
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• UK fishing industry 'will need EU market access' post Brexit

  17-12-2016 02:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK fishing industry will need continued access to EU markets post-Brexit, a Lords report warns.
  
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• Want the ultimate Christmas party sound system? AmpMe can link phones and bluetooth speakers into one 'megaspeaker'

  17-12-2016 01:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An app that turns multiple smartphones into one sound system is adding Bluetooth speakers to the mix. AmpMe now lets its users sync music from YouTube and SoundCloud with multiple speakers.
  
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• The feathered drone that really does fly like a bird - and is so maneuverable it can negotiate city streets

  17-12-2016 00:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Laboratory of Intelligent Systems has designed a feathered drone that flies between obstacles, makes sharp turns and copes with strong winds - making it fit for city environments.
  
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• The sun's evil twin discovered: Researchers find real life Death Star 300m light years away that EATS its own planets

  17-12-2016 00:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chicago researchers say star's unusual composition baffled them - until they realised it had eaten some of its planets.
  
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• Why the long face? Study finds horses use visual and physical cues to ask humans for help

  17-12-2016 00:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Kobe University put horses’ social cognitive skills to the test, and found that the animals can alter their behaviour depending on the human's knowledge of the situation.
  
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• Can you spot the 'invisible' shark? Experts reveal how the angel shark hides so well

  17-12-2016 00:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angel sharks may be named after the arching of angel wings, but they are known as 'ambush predators'. These sharksblend in with the sea floor and snatch unsuspecting prey swimming by.
  
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