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• New display lets you see 3D iamges without 3D glasses

  23-02-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Utsunomiya University in Japan has developed a type of display that creates 3D images using a laser to form tiny bubbles inside a liquid 'screen', which could help the military prepare for missions.
  
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• Experts find users share their mental issues on Instagram

  23-02-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drexel University has found that people are turning to Instagram to share their struggles with mental issues, as pictures help explain feelings that may be too painful to put into words.
  
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• Global warming has SHRUNK the Colorado River

  23-02-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two scientists say global warming is shrinking the most important waterway in the American Southwest and could reduce its flow by more than a third by the end of the century.
  
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• Voyager 1 captured first image of Enceladus plume in 1980

  23-02-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers were stunned to find an image of the moon's giants plumes in the background on a 1980 Voyager 1 picture.
  
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• Video reveals extent of pregnancy's impact on body

  23-02-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fascinating video by the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago reveals pregnancy's impact on a mother's body as her insides literally make room for the baby.
  
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• Study reveals man made multiple migrations to the Americas

  23-02-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery goes against assumptions that the ‘peopling of the Americas’ occurred with a single migration, suggesting there were separate events from Asia and Australia.
  
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• New £1 'most secure coin in the world'

  23-02-2017 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new 12-sided coin comes into circulation in March, and the Royal Mint is working 24/7 to make 1.5bn of them.
  
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• MIT goes down to the wire: Brain cable pipes electricity, chemicals, light straight into minds

  23-02-2017 23:09 via go.theregister.com
  
  Polymer highway into the head promises easier neurological monitoring MIT brain boffins have developed a tiny fiber that can carry chemical, electrical, and optical signals back and forth between the brain and an external device, offering an improved path for testing brain functions and interactions.…
  
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• Files suggest Nazis tested a NUCLEAR BOMB before WW2 ended

  23-02-2017 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Recently declassified files from the National Archives in Washington show a detailed survey of how far Third Reich scientists got in the development of an atomic bomb - something Hitler craved.
  
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• Tribes lay remains of Kennewick Man to rest

  23-02-2017 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ancient bones of the Kennewick Man have been returned to the ground. Legislation signed by Obama on Dec. 19 required the skeleton to be turned over to the coalition of tribes within 90 days.
  
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• Bees are taught to play football

  23-02-2017 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by Queen Mary University found bumblebees could be trained to move a ball for a sugary reward. The skill had previously only been seen in primates and marine mammals.
  
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• Cavefish study shows humans could evolve to sleep less

  23-02-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Florida Atlantic University studied blind Mexican cavefish that have evolved to need less sleep. They're using the fish to understand how human brains could evolve to need very little sleep too.
  
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• Researchers abolish fear memory in mouse experiment

  23-02-2017 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a ground-breaking new study, researchers in Japan created bursts of ‘destructive oxygen’ to inactivate specific responses in the hippocampus of mice, erasing fear memory.
  
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• Robots could take over the US Army, experts say

  23-02-2017 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The use of robots could help the US military to cut costs and would allow them to remove soldiers from potentially dangerous environments. And, experts say the move has already begun.
  
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• DC-based for decades, Apollo 11 capsule to go on road trip

  23-02-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Apollo 11 command module, which traveled more than 950,000 miles to take Americans to the moon and back in 1969, is going on a road trip ahead of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in 2019.
  
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• Samsung's S8+ will have massive 6.2in screen

  23-02-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A comprehensive list of specifications was shared on twitter by Evan Blass reveals the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus will have a massive 6.2-inch AMOLED display, iris scanner and wireless charging abilities.
  
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• Scientists create Frankenstein pigs with resistance virus

  23-02-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Edinburgh's Roslin Institute used gene-editing techniques to produce GM pigs potentially resilient to a virus that is one of the greatest challenges facing pig producers today.
  
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• Google teaches AI to swear so it can spot hate speech

  23-02-2017 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google’s new AI tool is the latest weapon to join the fight against hate speech. Called Perspective, the system has learned offensive and abusive language in order to flag comments online.
  
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• Listen to the music made from Earth's magnetic signals 

  23-02-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Satellites recording sound waves resonating with the Earth's magnetosphere – the magnetic bubble that protects us from space radiation – show that we are living inside a massive, magnetic musical instrument.
  
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• Playbuzz astronomer puzzle challenges viewers

  23-02-2017 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Optical illusions have been an amusing pastime for generations. And this latest historical head-scratcher asks viewers to search for the astronomer hidden in this classic illustration.
  
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• Tired teens 5 times more likely to commit crimes

  23-02-2017 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A joint study from US and UK researchers found that teenagers who report drowsiness are five times more likely to commit violent crimes as adults due to poor attention and brain function.
  
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• First details of Nokia's 'new' 3310 revealed

  23-02-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Chinese site Vtech, it will not run Android, but will be a 'feature' phone. The design is expected to be similar, although thinner and lighter, the site claims.
  
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• Bring a piece of the ocean into your home with WIRED's favourite sea-worthy treasures

  23-02-2017 19:00
  
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• Neanderthal DNA helps dictate your height

  23-02-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine reveal how DNA sequences originating in our ancient cousins still influence how genes are turned on or off in modern humans.
  
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• McDonald's restaurant with roman opens to the public 

  23-02-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2,000-year-old road was first discovered in 2014 in Frattocchie, Italy. The paved road is believed to be connected with the Appian Way – one of ancient Rome's busiest roads.
  
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• UFO sightings have reached an all-time high

  23-02-2017 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data from the National UFO Reporting Centre in Washington has revealed that the number of UFO sightings has shot up to 45,000 a year. More than 100,000 UFOs have been seen in the last 100 years.
  
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• Russian medieval remains show bizarre death rituals

  23-02-2017 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian archaeologists from the Arctic Research Centre discovered 11th century graves of four people in the far north of Siberia. They believe they were part of ritualistic sacrifices.
  
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• Animals know when they are being treated unfairly

  23-02-2017 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Animal expert Dr Claudia Wascher, based at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, explains why some species, including the Capuchin monkey (pictured) know when they are being treated unfairly.
  
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• Philippines locals baffled by 'hairy beast' washed up

  23-02-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stunned locals have flocked to the beach in Cagdainao, Dinagat Islands to gawp at the monster-like beast and take selfies with it.
  
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• SpaceX makes good on space station delivery a little late

  23-02-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX made good on a 250-mile-high delivery at the International Space Station on Thursday, after fixing a navigation problem that held up the shipment a day. Everything went smoothly.
  
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• Large Hadron Collider proved ghosts don't says Brain Cox

  23-02-2017 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brian Cox, who is a fellow at the University of Manchester, said experiments carried out at The Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, prove ghosts are the stuff of fiction.
  
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• Nasa's gorgeous travel posters advertise the best sights in the Universe

  23-02-2017 17:18
  
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• Nasa posters and graphics reveal more secrets about the TRAPPIST-1 system

  23-02-2017 17:08
  
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• Cancer vs. the machine: how to personalise treatment using computing power

  23-02-2017 16:59
  
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• Mysterious thirty foot sea serpent may PREDICT earthquakes

  23-02-2017 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest find on Saturday was of a creature on a beach in the city of Cagayan de Oro, measuring around 15ft long, although much larger oarfish have been found in recent weeks.
  
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• What is autism spectrum disorder? WIRED explains

  23-02-2017 16:20
  
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• Has the Large Hadron Collider proved ghosts DON'T exist?

  23-02-2017 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brian Cox, who is a fellow at the University of Manchester, said experiments carried out at The Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, prove ghosts are the stuff of fiction.
  
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• Nasa release virtual tour of Earth-like planet 1d

  23-02-2017 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Trappist-1 star system sits just 39 light years from Earth, and astronomers say we'll know if it hosts life in around a decade. The virtual tour shows what planet 1d may look like.
  
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• The truth behind claims autism can be triggered by herpes

  23-02-2017 15:46
  
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• Seagulls are terrorising UK towns in quest for food

  23-02-2017 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Mike Jeffries, a Teaching Fellow in Ecology at Northumbria University explains the tactics being taken to deter seagulls in the UK.
  
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• 7 reasons you must attend WIRED Health 2017

  23-02-2017 15:30
  
  Listen to – then meet – 19 industry-leading speakers
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• Fitness data and photos help expose race cheat

  23-02-2017 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The runner missed out more than a mile of the Fort Lauderdale race to clock a fast time
  
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• Russian military admits significant cyber-war effort

  23-02-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Country's defence minister admits the presence of a powerful military team focused on controlling information.
  
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• Natalie Dormer joins the cast of Mass Effect: Andromeda

  23-02-2017 15:01
  
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• Game of Throne's Natalie Dormer on why she joined the cast of Mass Effect: Andromeda

  23-02-2017 15:01
  
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• Nintendo Switch review: it’ll ruin your life...but that's half the fun

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Nintendo Switch review: it’ll ruin your life... but that's half the fun

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Nintendo Switch preview: bonkers but brilliant

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Gallery: Nintendo Switch hardware preview

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Meet the innovators fighting for your right to privacy online

  23-02-2017 14:35
  
  Bringing about the next phase of data privacy
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