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• The mysterious 'shadow planet' of Hydra

  09-01-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA discovered ashadow is sweeping across the face of a vast pancake-shaped gas-and-dust disk - hiding a Jupiter sized planet.
  
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• Weather delays resumption of SpaceX's rocket launches

  09-01-2017 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bad weather has postponed SpaceX's plan to resume flights of its Falcon 9 rocket until at least January 14, the California-based private space firm said. Spa...
  
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• Shocking documentary reveals how Sharks are cannibals inside their mother's womb

  09-01-2017 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brutal scenes in BBC's 'Story of Life' shows a ruthless example of cannibalism between sharks. This is the only example of cannibalism within the womb in the whole animal kingdom.
  
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• Two monster black holes are lurking in nearby galaxies

  09-01-2017 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers from Durham and Portsmouth Universities working on NASA's NuSTAR mission have found evidence of supermassive black holes at the centre of two of our galactic neighbours.
  
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• Revenge really IS sweet: Study finds we feel 'measurably happier' after taking action against someone who did us wrong

  09-01-2017 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Kentucky found taking action against those who harm you, even by sticking pins in a voodoo dollwhile chanting their name, will improve your mood.
  
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• Uber's olive branch to cities: Free travel time site will allow planners to use passenger data

  09-01-2017 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber is offering a helping hand to some of the same city leaders it sometimes antagonizes with the aggressive way it runs its popular ride-hailing service.
  
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• How often does your state swear? Researchers find New Jersey and Connecticut use the most profanity - but are also the most honest 

  09-01-2017 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found that honest people are more likely to swear, and two of the three states with the highest profanity rate, Connecticut and New Jersey, also had the highest integrity scores.
  
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• The science of first sight: Researchers reveal how a baby's brain learns to see -  and it could restore sight for people with vision problems

  09-01-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at UNC's School of Medicine have found out more about how the brains of baby mammal's develop as they refine their sense of sight.
  
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• Phew! Giant asteroid passed just 120,000 miles from Earth last night - and nobody saw it coming

  09-01-2017 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  2017 AG13, was discovered Saturday by the University of Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey.Between 50 and 111 feet long, when it passed it was moving at 9.9 miles per second.
  
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• The AI that can tell advertisers advertisers when people are willing to try new things

  09-01-2017 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University College London built an AI that found the more people buy a product, the more likely they keep doing so. But those who have recently switched brands are more willing to try a new one.
  
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• What AI can tell us about British history - and what it can't

  09-01-2017 21:00
  
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• This AI found trends hidden in British history for more than 150 years

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• Obama says shift to green energy is 'irreversible' despite Trump

  09-01-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Renewable energy will continue to grow in the US despite the antipathy of the incoming Trump administration.
  
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• Russia taunts British PM with cartoon frog tweet

  09-01-2017 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Russian embassy in London sent a picture of Pepe the frog to British PM Theresa May.
  
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• US had near record heat, costly weather disasters in 2016

  09-01-2017 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With steamy nights, sticky days and torrential downpours, last year went down as one of the warmest and wildest weather years on record in the United States.
  
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• The Moon WASN'T formed with one giant impact but had a 'bombardment birth' after a rash of smaller bodies hit Earth, study claims

  09-01-2017 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Moon, our planet's constant companion for some 4.5 billion years, may have been forged by a rash of smaller bodies smashing into an embryonic Earth, researchers have revealed.
  
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• The real Death Star up close: Stunning image shows 86 mile wide crater with a peak as high as Everest on Saturn's moon Mimas

  09-01-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This incredible image shows the Herschel craterMimas, which have given it the nickname 'the real death star'.
  
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• They're back! Nokia 6 unveiled as firms's first new Android handset (but you'll only be able to buy one in China)

  09-01-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HMD Global has revealed its Android Powered Nokia 6, complete with 64 GB of storage, a 16 megapixel rear camera and a 3,000 mAh battery. It also has a 5.5in screen wrapped in 2.5D Gorilla Glass.
  
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• It's a shark eat shark world: Shocking documentary reveals how ragged tooth pups are cannibals inside their mother's womb

  09-01-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brutal scenes in BBC's 'Story of Life' shows a ruthless example of cannibalism between sharks. This is the only example of cannibalism within the womb in the whole animal kingdom.
  
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• Hands-on with Intel's 'merged reality' Project Alloy headset

  09-01-2017 19:00
  
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• Apple is accused of profiting from people's misfortune after removing a £4 app that lets users find their lost £159 AirPods 

  09-01-2017 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Finder for AirPods', which was available globally, used the earphones' Bluetooth signal to help users track them down. But Apple removed the app from the App Store this morning.
  
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• Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tail

  09-01-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers tracked one desperate small shorebird that logged more than 8,100 miles (13,045 kilometers) in two dozen different hook-up attempts over a frenetic four weeks.
  
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• 4,000-year-old Neolithic pottery and flint tools discovered in St Andrews

  09-01-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The find at Kincaple, three miles west of St Andrews, was made as engineers prepared to lay four miles of pipework on the university campus.
  
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• Now you can play ANY game on Nintendo's NES Classic Mini: Hackers reveal how to expand your options beyond the 30 built-in classics 

  09-01-2017 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The NES Classic edition from Kyoto-headquartered Nintendo comes complete with 30 built-in games. But hackers in Russia and Japan have already worked out how to get access to even more games.
  
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• Why we tend to carry babies on our LEFT: The position helps the emotional side of our brains process information

  09-01-2017 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Saint Petersburg State University in Russia looked into the extent ofleft-cradling bias and found it is present in a variety of animals, and it benefits the interactions between mother and baby.
  
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• Giant meteors are filmed lighting up the sky as they leave a flaming trail above Russian roads during the first major meteor shower of 2017 

  09-01-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two separate dashcam videos show bright flashes of light leaving a flaming trial overhead in the Arkhangelsk region, about 750 miles north of Moscow in Russia.
  
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• Do YOU have spelling OCD? Only the most pedantic of English language perfectionists will score full marks on this tricky test 

  09-01-2017 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new quiz from Playbuzz determines whether users have spelling OCD by asking them to select spelling of 17 commonly misspelled words.
  
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• Mother-baby bonding insight revealed

  09-01-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say mothers hold babies on the left to help in bonding - and this is not unique to humans.
  
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• Two monster black holes are lurking in nearby galaxies - and they could be 'portals to parallel universes', bizarre theory claims

  09-01-2017 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers from Durham and Portsmouth Universities working on NASA's NuSTAR mission have found evidence of supermassive black holes at the centre of two of our galactic neighbours.
  
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• UFO hunters claim to have found a MARBLE on Mars in latest bizarre claim

  09-01-2017 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Captured by the Mars Rover Curiosity, the most recent image taken 1 January shows a small dark sphere looking out of place lying among the familiar red dust and craggy rocks.
  
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• Nintendo Switch rumours suggest it will cost just £180

  09-01-2017 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rumours come from Nikkei, a major Japanese newspaper, ahead of the official reveal on Friday..Nikkei says the Nintendo Switch will cost around 25,000 Yen (£180/$220).
  
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• Apple customers are finding coins in their MacBooks and no one knows why

  09-01-2017 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple customers across the world have reported incidents of finding coins inside their MacBooks, Some think they're there to stop vibration or defects, but others say they fell in.
  
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• Google Waymo self-driving minivan tests to start

  09-01-2017 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google's Waymo is to launch the first public road tests of its self-driving minivans later this month.
  
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• Razer's laptop prototypes are stolen from its booth at CES

  09-01-2017 14:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CEO Min-Liang Tan did not say which prototypes were stolen, but reports widely believe it is the Valerie laptop which caused a stir at CES in Las Vegas for its radical design.
  
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• Happy 10th birthday iPhone - the device that defined mobile computing

  09-01-2017 14:42
  
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• Apple's iPhone: the 10 year anniversary

  09-01-2017 14:42
  
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• Apple's iPhone turns 10 today

  09-01-2017 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Since the initial announcement in 2007, Apple has introduced 11 new generations of iPhone globally, drastically redesigning the device on several occasions.
  
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• Facebook guide lets parents know the secret sexting code

  09-01-2017 14:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PSNI Newry and Mourne has revealed the secret sexting codes parents must be aware of to keep their children safe, including NOFC, which means Nude In Front of Computer.
  
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• Nintendo Switch could be the most affordable console on the market: Rumours suggest it will cost just £180

  09-01-2017 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rumours come from Nikkei, a major Japanese newspaper, ahead of the official reveal on Friday..Nikkei says the Nintendo Switch will cost around 25,000 Yen (£180/$220).
  
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• Apple customers find COINS in their MacBooks and no one knows why

  09-01-2017 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple customers across the world have reported incidents of finding coins inside their MacBooks, Some think they're there to stop vibration or defects, but others say they fell in.
  
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• This university has no teachers, syllabus or fees

  09-01-2017 13:00
  
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• How Spotify chooses what makes it onto your Discover Weekly playlist

  09-01-2017 13:00
  
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• Amazon Echos activated by TV comment

  09-01-2017 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A comment on a US TV news show activates Amazon Echo gadgets in viewers' homes.
  
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• BBC 'robot baby monkey camera' draws attention from pack of Iangur monkeys'

  09-01-2017 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Spy in the Wild' is set to preview on UK screens on Thursday, and a new advert shows what is in store. In one of the most adorable scenes, a group of langur monkeys adopts a robot as one of its own.
  
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• The Nokia 6 will be the brand's first smartphone since 2014

  09-01-2017 12:25
  
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• The Nokia 6 is coming to the UK next month

  09-01-2017 12:25
  
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• The Nokia 6 is coming to Europe later this year

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• The Nokia 6 could be coming to Europe on February 26

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• The Nokia 6 could be coming to Europe

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• Tuning out: Norway is about to become the first country to ditch FM radio

  09-01-2017 12:09
  
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