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• Chimp who tried to make a comeback tortured and EATEN

  30-01-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists discovered the gruesome remains of a West African chimpanzee at the Fongoli study site in Senegal. He had been beaten, killed, and partially eaten by other members of the group.
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper: Giant cyst on man's BACKSIDE is drained

  30-01-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sandra Lee - better known by her YouTube persona of Dr Pimple Popper - is back with another stomach-churning procedure: draining a giant cyst on a man's backside.
  
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• Female beauty ISN'T just about sex appeal

  30-01-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In most species, males evolve eye-catching traits to while females remain drab. But research by Duke University has found that some females evolve attractive traits too, but not to attract males.
  
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• Would YOU pay $99 a month for a datingAI?

  30-01-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dating app Hinge is set to release the ultimate wing women - a virtual assistant that talks to your matches and sets up the date. Called Audrey, the AI is still in beta and is said to cost $99/month.
  
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• The RAPTURE index that predicts when the Earth will end

  30-01-2017 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Todd Strandberg has being compiling a statistical chart he calls ‘The Rapture Index’. It highlights 45 world-shattering events that are said to occur leading up to the rapture.
  
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• School shootings rise when economy struggles

  30-01-2017 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers analyzed data from 379 shootings in schools between 1990 and 2013 and found a link between changes in national and local unemployment rates and the frequency of shootings.
  
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• Researchers discover 'social attraction' neurons

  30-01-2017 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine have discovered an area in the brain responsible for triggering attraction and causing us to notice the opposite sex.
  
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• Lost City of Atlantis may been found

  30-01-2017 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A National Geographic documentary called 'Atlantis Rising', by Titanic director James Cameron, charts a search for the lost city (artist's impression) from Santorini, Greece to the islands of the Azores.
  
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• Designers reveal what Apple's iCar will look like

  30-01-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designers at London-based Click Mechanic created the drawings of the concept cars, including the 'iCar Macintosh' based on the Apple Macintosh released in 1984.
  
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• Cave art of extinct aurochs may show early human life

  30-01-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An engraved limestone slab was discovered in France's Vézère Valley by anthropologists from New York University. It depicts some of the earliest known graphic imagery from Western Eurasia.
  
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• Cryogenics pioneer speaks out about his first 'patient'

  30-01-2017 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Nelson, 80, gave DailyMail.com the full story of his extraordinary life and how he froze the very first man, James Bedford, in liquid nitrogen in 1967 - and still believes he'll come back to life one day.
  
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• Where Earth came from: Study reveals origin of cosmic dust

  30-01-2017 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the LUNA lab in Italy have identified the effects of the nuclear reactions inside the giant stars that spurred formation of the stardust grains, helping to solve the long-standing puzzle.
  
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• Trump travel ban: Starbucks, Google and Apple opposed

  30-01-2017 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google, Apple, Twitter and numerous other multi-national companies have taken action in response to an immigration ban imposed by President Trump.
  
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• Artificial cell chemically communicates with living cells

  30-01-2017 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Trento in Italy are creating artificial cells that are more life-like than ever before. These new cells are able to have two-way conversations with natural cells.
  
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• Unusual orchid uses body odour to attract mosquitoes

  30-01-2017 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery of the small northern bog orchid's strange talent, discovered by University of Washington, could lead to new ways of protecting humans from insects.
  
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• NASA releases Twins Study results including height changes

  30-01-2017 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA has released the first results of its ground-breaking Twins Study, analyzing the differences between astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year in space, and his identical twin brother Mark.
  
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• Trump boasts he got $600m off F-35 jets

  30-01-2017 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump claimed Monday that Lockheed Martin had knocked $600 million off the cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a government contract he has sharply criticized.
  
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• Robot barista makes an espresso-based drink in seconds

  30-01-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Café X has unveiled the 'first robotic café' that can make a range of espresso-based beverages in less than a minute. Customers can order ahead via abn app or at the kiosk in San Francisco, California.
  
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• History of life could be hiding on the moon

  30-01-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Osaka University, Japan used observations by the Kaguya spacecraft to discover that secrets of the history of life on Earth might be preserved in an unusual place – the moon.
  
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• Indiana Jones meets Google Earth: GlobalXplorer lets you hunt for hidden heritage sites

  30-01-2017 18:26
  
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• Your oldest ancestor was a sack-like creature with no anus

  30-01-2017 18:23
  
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• Earth could be headed for a SPACE WAR

  30-01-2017 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Space exploration is governed by a series of international treaties. The first and probably most important of them celebrates its 50th anniversary on January 27 – The Outer Space Treaty.
  
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• Want to remember something? KEEP practising

  30-01-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island have found a way to prevent interference that happens when you learn two similar things in a short period of time, by 'overlearning' one of them.
  
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• Milky Way is being pushed through the universe

  30-01-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem report that our galaxy is not only being pulled through the universe, but also pushed by a void they have named the Dipole Repeller.
  
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• Earliest known human ancestor is revealed in China

  30-01-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scientists who carried out the research, including some from the University of Cambridge, believe this creature is now the most primitive example of a so-called 'deuterostome'.
  
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• Discovery, Animal Planet and Eurosport could all vanish from Sky this week

  30-01-2017 17:19
  
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• Discovery, Animal Planet and Eurosport are staying on Sky

  30-01-2017 17:19
  
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• Restoring native plants 'boosts pollination'

  30-01-2017 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Removing invasive exotic plants from natural areas can act as a boost for wildlife, a study suggests.
  
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• Scientists find 'oldest human ancestor'

  30-01-2017 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers discover the earliest known ancestor of humans - and many other species.
  
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• The Milky Way is being pushed through space by a void called the Dipole Repeller

  30-01-2017 17:00
  
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• Tales of Berseria review: this tale of rage and pain sets the bar high for JRPGs

  30-01-2017 17:00
  
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• 'Father of Pac-Man' Masaya Nakamura dies

  30-01-2017 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The founder of video game company Bandai Namco has died at the age of 91.
  
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• Trick of the light: Nanjing's trippy cultural centre is a mass of optical illusions

  30-01-2017 15:00
  
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• Pornhub wants Twitter to face the full wrath of the Digital Economy Bill

  30-01-2017 14:59
  
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• Human antibody trial adds new hope for HIV vaccine

  30-01-2017 14:52
  
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• Cats share just 5 personality types

  30-01-2017 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Lauren Finka, a research fellow at the University of Lincoln, came to the conclusion after 'interviewing' more than 200 felines and their owners.
  
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• ROBOTS could soon keep the elderly company

  30-01-2017 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The three-year project to create a 'culturally-aware' robot will be led by teams from Middlesex University and the University of Bedfordshire (stock image).
  
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• Fix This

  30-01-2017 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Each year Britons throw away two million tonnes of electronic waste - but a growing number of groups are helping people bring old technology back to life.
  
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• Flashing light vanishes and reappears as 'ring of fire'

  30-01-2017 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ethan Hodge, 23, was out with his friend at around 9pm on Monday when he spotted the unusual light whizzing around the skies above Siston Common near Mangotsfield, Bristol.
  
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• Can YOU spot the odd shape out?

  30-01-2017 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Not everyone feels their sharpest on a Monday - but this new puzzle should test out just how strong your powers of perception are after the weekend.
  
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• Ghostbuster claims to capture Elizabeth I's spirit on film

  30-01-2017 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Wesson, 44, planted cameras around Strelley Hall in Nottinghamshire with his nine-strong team of crack ghost busters. He claims he saw the spirit of Queen Elizabeth I.
  
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• Psychologist says talking to yourself is completely normal

  30-01-2017 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychology Professor Molly Andrews told Radio 4's Woman's Hour that having a conversation with yourself is actually a very 'human' thing to do.
  
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• Airbus shows off flying car concept

  30-01-2017 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designs include the Vahana by Paris-based Airbus and Israeli tech firm Urban Aeronautics' Cormorant (pictured) people-carrying drone which doubles up as an 'air mule' for military use.
  
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• Fugitive arrested in US scam credit card case

  30-01-2017 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man sought for his part in a massive credit card fraud ring has been arrested in the US.
  
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• UK launches inquiry into the 'phenomenon of fake news'

  30-01-2017 12:51
  
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• Remote-controlled claws grab on to tyres to improve grip

  30-01-2017 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Czech engineer Peter Gross has created a dome-like contraption that fits over a car's hubcap. When deployed remotely by the driver, claws flick out and grab the tyre, providing extra grip in snow and ice.
  
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• Meet the contenders for the first commmercial flying car

  30-01-2017 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designs include the Vahana by Paris-based Airbus and Israeli tech firm Urban Aeronautics' Cormorant (pictured) people-carrying drone which doubles up as an 'air mule' for military use.
  
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• Kyocera reveals its latest Rafre phone you can scrub clean

  30-01-2017 11:48
  
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• Sony takes $1bn charge on movie business

  30-01-2017 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sony's entertainment business is struggling as online streaming services cause a drop in DVD sales.
  
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• Toyama scientists could use lasers to wipe bad memories

  30-01-2017 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Toyama in Japan found a way to manipulate neurons in the brains of mice to remove triggers for certain bad memories (stock image)
  
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