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• The Pentagon's Luke Skywalker-inspired bionic arm is FINALLY ready: DARPA begins fitting veterans with prosthetic limb powered by muscle twitches

  27-12-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DARPA's Luke Skywalker inspired bionic arm is ready for production. Called LUKE, the agency will begin testing the prosthetic with war veterans before releasing it to the public.
  
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• 'They don't even have passwords!' Security experts warn computer hackers are able to tamper with airline bookings - and could even put you on the WRONG plane  

  27-12-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The decades-old computer systems used by airlines are vulnerable to being hacked, cyber security experts in Germany have warned. Hackers were able to change a flight booking in an experiment.
  
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• Santa wake boards at Uluru as heaviest rain in 50 years deluges central Australia

  27-12-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Santa popped into Uluru on Christmas Day for a spot of wake boarding as the heaviest rain in 50 years deluged central Australia.
  Waterfalls continued to cascade off the famous rock as the park reopened.
  
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• Traffic noise may endanger wild birds making it harder for them to hear alarm calls about nearby predators

  27-12-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists tested how the sound of a busy road affected the way certain species reacted to calls warning of predators nearby. The findings were published in a bird journal.
  
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• Hips hurting? It's because we evolved from walking on four legs to standing up

  27-12-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Orthopaedic problems may be a hangover from when humans began standing up straight on two legs, a study has suggested. And evolution could be to blame for chronic hip pain.
  
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• Cotard's syndrome makes patients genuinely believe they are deceased

  27-12-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mechanic, former soldier and father of two from Braintree, Essex, was utterly gripped by the notion he was a ghost. Warren's injuries in the crash included a broken back and pelvis.
  
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• Your brain on alcohol: Experts reveal what REALLY happens when you get drunk

  27-12-2016 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Reactions video reveals the many ways alcohol affects the brain, leading to impaired thoughts, sound and light sensitivity, and even ‘blackouts.’ The molecule ethanol is to blame.
  
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• Google alters results for people searching the word 'Holocaust'

  27-12-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The top result for people who searched 'Did the Holocaust happen'? was an article by white supremacist site Stormfront entitled: '10 reasons why the Holocaust didn't happen'.
  
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• Why we break eye contact: Study finds searching for the next word while maintaining a gaze becomes too much for your brain to handle

  27-12-2016 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Kyoto University found maintaining eye contact and retrieving and selecting words will compete for mental resources used to perform complex tasks.
  
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• Study finds brain state caused by experiences affects way you process future events

  27-12-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at New York University examined the lingering effects of emotional experiences and found that both physiological and internal brain states persisted long after the event.
  
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• Is YOUR job at risk? White House report warns AI could soon leave 'millions' of Americans unemployed

  27-12-2016 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A White House reports reveals millions of Americans will be affected by AI over the next few years and it will be the less-educated working class that will be hit the hardest.
  
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• Smartphone radiation WON'T kill sperm as radio waves do not produce enough energy

  27-12-2016 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from Georgetown University explains that radio waves in a smartphone have really low energies, making it near impossible to damage cells and affect a man's sperm count.
  
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• British scientists plan to send rover to Mars with its own selfie stick

  27-12-2016 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wheeled robot carrying the space selfie stick is called the ExoMars rover and will be sent on a mission to the Red Planet when it blasts off in 2020.
  
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• Game of Thrones was the most pirated show for the fifth year in a row in 2016

  27-12-2016 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Around 350,000 people actively shared The Winds of Winter episode right after the Game of Thrones series six finale earlier this year.
  
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• Tesla and Panasonic join forces to begin solar panel production in New York

  27-12-2016 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japanese electronics company Panasonic and U.S. electric car maker Tesla said Tuesday they plan to begin production of solar cells at a factory in Buffalo, NY. Production is set for mid-2017.
  
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• Scientist warns editing genes to eliminate cancer could spell end of geniuses

  27-12-2016 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientist James Kozubek says altering human genes to cure diseases and disorders could stop the rise of geniuses like Stephen Hawking.
  
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• 2017 could be the tipping point for super efficient solar panels

  27-12-2016 17:00
  
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• Scientists to start sending messages in hopes of getting a reply from aliens

  27-12-2016 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The San Francisco-based non-profit organization METI International has announced plans to start sending signals into space for extra terrestrials, rather than waiting for them to contact Earth.
  
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• Trees resistant to killer fungus could be grown in Britain

  27-12-2016 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a fightback against the fungus, which it is feared may wipe out most of the UK’s 125million ash trees, scientists have isolated the genes which help them fight it off.
  
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• We're safer than ever before, and it's all thanks to technology

  27-12-2016 15:00
  
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• Dog puzzle among brainteasers that tricked the world in 2016

  27-12-2016 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To celebrate the latest puzzle to perplex the Internet, FEMAIL has rounded up the best brainteasers of 2016, from maths puzzles to Where's Wally inspired games.
  
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• Isabel Gayther: Missing student 'posts on Facebook'

  27-12-2016 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A university student who was reported missing posts on Facebook, police say.
  
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• We run down the worst security breaches of 2016 and reveal how to stay safe in 2017

  27-12-2016 13:00
  
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• Cheetahs heading for extinction, study says

  27-12-2016 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Urgent action is needed to stop the cheetah - the world's fastest land animal - becoming extinct, scientists say.
  
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• Sony Music sorry after hoax 'Britney Spears dead' tweet

  27-12-2016 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sony Music apologises to Britney Spears after an official Twitter account says the pop star is dead.
  
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• Science selection

  27-12-2016 05:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of the best science and environment reads this year.
  
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• How long do leftovers last? Experts reveal how carving meat off the bone, adding salt to your eggs and storing cakes in the freezer could make your meals last months

  27-12-2016 03:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reduce food waste and enjoy delicious meals well into the New Year by following these tips and tricks from Australian food experts to make everything go further...
  
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• The garden shed full of helping hands

  27-12-2016 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British duo 3D printing prosthetic arms for children, for free, in the back garden.
  
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• Helping hands

  27-12-2016 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British duo 3D printing prosthetic arms for children, for free, in the back garden.
  
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