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• Hyperloop sueball noose-man launches tube-travel rival

  09-02-2017 23:46 via go.theregister.com
  
  Brogan BamBrogan is back! And this time he means BamBusiness Three months after settling a lawsuit with former employer Hyperloop One, engineer Brogan BamBrogan (of the BamBrogans) has launched a rival to the tube-travelling transport company.…
  
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• Apple patents shape changing mesh display

  09-02-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's new patenttransforms your iPhone into an iPad. It describes a system for a flexible display made of a mesh-shaped stretchy material equip with sensors and haptic feedback.
  
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• The internet works like a human BRAIN, a new study finds

  09-02-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salk University has discovered the brain has a neuronal equivalent to an algorithm used by the internet that monitor the flow of information, which could help treat learning disabilities.
  
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• Bizarre bright orange alligator spotted in South Carolina

  09-02-2017 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bright orange gator was spotted climbing out of a pond in Hanahan, South Carolina on Tuesday - the alarm and amusement of the locals.
  
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• What shape do you think of when you hear 'Bouba Kiki'

  09-02-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Duke-NUS Medical School have found that we have an unconscious tendency to match specific sounds with specific shapes.
  
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• Twitter shares dive as losses widen

  09-02-2017 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter's fourth-quarter losses nearly double as user numbers grow but advertising revenues do not.
  
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• Love IS the key to helping a depressed partner

  09-02-2017 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Alberta have found that showing your romantic partner more love may be key in helping them fight depression.
  
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• Climate change could kill endangered African penguins

  09-02-2017 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research conducted by University of Exeter suggests climate change is leading to the demise of African penguins. Young birds are being forced to fish in waters with scarce stocks.
  
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• Can YOU spot all TWELVE members of the Household Cavalry?

  09-02-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An incredible image (pictured) of twelve members of the Household Cavalry hiding in a jungle in Brunei has had internet users the world over scratching their heads.
  
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• Astronaut captures electric storm seen from the ISS

  09-02-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible images were captured by Andreas Mogensen, an astronaut from the European Space Agency (ESA), during his mission on the International Space Station in 2015.
  
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• Hubble spots 'big brother' of Halley’s Comet being torn apart by white dwarf

  09-02-2017 21:00
  
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• Love really IS the key to helping a depressed partner

  09-02-2017 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Alberta have found that showing your romantic partner more love may be key in helping them fight depression.
  
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• What use IS the brace position? Experts reveal all

  09-02-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to one UK aviation safety expert, 87.7% of aircraft accidents are survivable and result in zero fatalities, so the brace position is far from a futile act.
  
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• MRI pioneer and Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield dies

  09-02-2017 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Professor Sir Peter Mansfield, who left school at 15 and won the Nobel prize, dies aged 83.
  
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• Dwarf star 200 light years away has 'ingredients for life'

  09-02-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study led by UCLA scientists found a white dwarf star in the constellation Boötes that has an atmosphere rich in carbon and nitrogen, and even the makings for water.
  
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• Russian Air Force releases footage of jets in action

  09-02-2017 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The slick video shows the Russian jets merging together in a tight formation as they fly in low over a snowy landscape before a pilot isfires missiles down to a target below.
  
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• Wine Glass Mask the glass that fits your face like a mask

  09-02-2017 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Los Angeles-based inventor James Piatt (main) claims that the mask (inset) helps to combine the smells and flavours of wine to make it easier to enjoy the drink'scomplex taste.
  
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• 'Invisible' malware is infecting banks around the globe

  09-02-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Invisible malware has been detected in the systems of more than 140 banks and other firms in 40 countries. The attack is stealing passwords to control systems that operate ATM networks.
  
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• Orangutan warning calls may reflect early human speech

  09-02-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Important building blocks for human speech may have evolved the alarm calls, like lip smacks, clicks and raspberries, produced by primates. according to researchers at Durham University.
  
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• Climate change could kill endangered penguin species

  09-02-2017 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research conducted by University of Exeter suggests climate change is leading to the demise of African penguins. Young birds are being forced to fish in waters with scarce stocks.
  
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• 'Bouba-kiki' effect: How we think of shapes when we read

  09-02-2017 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Duke-NUS Medical School have found that we have an unconscious tendency to match specific sounds with specific shapes.
  
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• Robot pulled from Fukushima reactor due to radiation

  09-02-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A remote-controlled cleaning robot sent into a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant had to be removed because of camera problems caused by radiation.
  
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• Finding Proxima b: the 'planet hunters' searching for signs of alien life around nearby stars

  09-02-2017 19:00
  
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• Apple 'optimistic' about post-Brexit UK

  09-02-2017 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple boss tells PM the firm is "optimistic" as the US Chamber of Commerce says some US firms are delaying investment.
  
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• SpaceX to send lethal superbug to the ISS

  09-02-2017 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The antibiotic-resistant superbug ‘MRSA’ will make its way to the ISS on February 14, where it will be subjected to microgravity – possibly spurring accelerated mutation.
  
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• Incredible footage shows a ROBOT piloting a DRONE alone

  09-02-2017 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This amusing video shot by a retired state trooper in Minnesota shows a robot piloting a drone. The robot can control the device all by itself - despite at one point crashing it into some trees.
  
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• Can you tell how many zebras are in this photograph?

  09-02-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prepare to go cross-eyed over one photographer's mind-boggling optical illusion snap - as no one is sure how many zebras this image taken by South African Robert Holmwood actually contains.
  
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• Insect-sized drones can artificially pollinate plants

  09-02-2017 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tokyo created the gel and horse hair that are coated on the underside of the drone.
  
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• Robo-bees covered in sticky horsehair could one day help pollinate crops

  09-02-2017 18:00
  
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• Rubbish, waste and recycling collection frequencies

  09-02-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The time between waste collections in some areas has been getting longer, and a handful of areas now have to wait for a month.
  
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• Orphaned dik-dik raised by keepers

  09-02-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He's only 19cm (7.4 in) tall and has been named Thanos.
  
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• Tesla pausing factory for Model 3 preparation this month

  09-02-2017 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla will shut down production at its California assembly plant for a week this month to prepare for production of its high-volume Model 3 sedan.
  
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• Commercial space flights could take off from Britain

  09-02-2017 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Science Minister Jo Johnson said draft space laws would be published within weeks and announced £10million of grant funding would be made available to space firms.
  
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• NBA creates e-sports league for basketball

  09-02-2017 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US basketball league and a video games maker launch contest starting in 2018.
  
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• Peanut uses swiping to match you with moms in your area

  09-02-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Now moms can swipe through profiles to find a perfect match. Called Peanut, the new app uses machine learning and an algorithm to help moms find other moms who share the same interests.
  
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• 12,000-year-old broken rocks suggest people killed pebbles

  09-02-2017 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers, led by the University of Montreal has unearthed 29 pebble fragments in the Caverna delle Arene Candide, on the Mediterranean Sea in Liguria, Italy.
  
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• Restaurant apologises after rejecting waitress with emoji

  09-02-2017 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The restaurant chain Miller & Carter claims it accidentally sent 18-year-old Megan Dixon for a job with a crying emoji.
  
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• Daylight savings time makes IVF pregnancies riskier 

  09-02-2017 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women undergoing IVF have a greater chance of successful pregnancy if they conceive during autumn and winter, experts have discovered.
  
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• Can I trust a fertility app to stop me getting pregnant?

  09-02-2017 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sexual health experts say there needs to be more research into how effective fertility tracking apps are at preventing pregnancy.
  
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• What is the difference between love and lust?

  09-02-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Somebody has taken to Reddit to ask users how you can tell the difference between being in love with somebody as opposed to just liking them a lot. Some have said that if you don't know then it isn't love.
  
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• Irish travellers could receive their own 'ethnic status'

  09-02-2017 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, say that there is a 'considerable genetic distance' between Irish travellers and settled Irish populations (stock image).
  
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• Dakota Access Pipeline: Construction completion under way

  09-02-2017 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Cheyenne River Sioux file a legal challenge asking a federal judge to stall the project.
  
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• Ancient Roman villa hidden under rugby pitch is bulldozed

  09-02-2017 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of Britain's biggest housing developers, Redrow Homes, has built a 152-home development over an ancient Roman site in the Lockleaze area of Bristol,without letting locals see it first.
  
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• Scientists reveal the best and worst dance moves for women

  09-02-2017 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Northumbria University found that women who move their hips a lot and shift their arms and thighs asymmetrically when dancing have the highest rated moves.
  
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• Dolphins are using blowfish poison to get HIGH

  09-02-2017 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Murdoch University, Perth, have caught dolphins using the toxins found in blowfish as a recreational drug, causing them to hang around at the surface in a trance-like state.
  
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• Story behind America's pyramid mausoleums Nicolas Cage

  09-02-2017 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pyramid mausoleums were popular in the US from 1865 to 1923. More than 150 years later, Nicolas Cage followed the trend. DailyMail.com looks at six of the most interesting US pyramids.
  
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• 'Dogs mirror owners' personalities'

  09-02-2017 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dogs mirror the personalities of their human companions, according to research.
  
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• Y Combinator now lets you recommend startups for its 2017 investment scheme

  09-02-2017 15:30
  
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• UK esports champions Fnatic are getting into mobile gaming

  09-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Government launches £10 million scheme to boost commercial spaceflight in the UK

  09-02-2017 14:56
  
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