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• 'LED street lights are disturbing my sleep'

  13-03-2017 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cities around the world are converting to low-energy LED street lights - but some residents say their sleep is being affected and are fighting back.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S8 will be a FLOP, analyst claims

  13-03-2017 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI said Samsung's phone lacks 'sufficiently attractive selling points' and thus the OLED iPhone could be a 'bigger draw for consumers'.
  
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• Jack the Ripper final victim Mary Jane Kelly lost forever

  13-03-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers planned to exhume a grave in Leytonstone, east London, thought to contain the remains of Mary Jane Kelly but concluded the project would take too long and cost too much.
  
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• Carbon dioxide hits record growth for 2nd year in a row

  13-03-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2016, carbon dioxide measured at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Baseline Atmospheric Observatory rose by 3ppm to hit an alarming 405.1 ppm.
  
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• Would YOU get in a self driving car? 75% of Americans wont

  13-03-2017 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  However, The AAA study also found 59% of drivers were keen to have some form ofself driving assistance in their next vehicle - if they still had ultimate control.
  
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• Nasa rocket test captured in 360-degree video

  13-03-2017 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at at Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi have captured unique footage of the moment engines which will power the largest rocket ever made explode into life.
  
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• HALF of Arctic ice loss is driven by natural swings

  13-03-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Part of the decline in ice cover is due to ‘random’ and ‘chaotic’ natural changes in air currents, researchers said. The rest has been driven by man-made global warming, scientists said.
  
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• Pandora launches premium streaming service

  13-03-2017 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pandora hopes its personalised service based on what listeners have liked already will give it an edge in the streaming music war with Spotify, Apple, Amazon and others.
  
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• 400,000-year-old skull of mystery human ancestor is found

  13-03-2017 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Barcelona unearthed the remains of a Hominin cranium bone from an ancient cave in the Almonda karst system near Torres Novas in Portugal.
  
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• Beware of 'time travel' texts from 2003, experts warn

  13-03-2017 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The phenomenon has spurred speculation across the internet as to what they might be, with many confused users drawing connections to time travel and even Stranger Things.
  
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• Nasa shows rocket test in 360-degree video

  13-03-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at at Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi have captured unique footage of the moment engines which will power the largest rocket ever made explode into life.
  
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• Google and Levi's create a jacket connected to smartphone

  13-03-2017 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Commuter Trucker Jacket made by Levi's and Google is the first commercial product to use ATAPs Project Jacquard technology to connect fabric to electronic devices. It will be available globally.
  
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• Mind-reading AI knows whether you are guilty or innocent

  13-03-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Virginia Tech have created an AI brain scanning system which can predict whether volunteers knowingly carried drugs during a simulated border smuggling operation.
  
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• What REALLY happens when the world ends

  13-03-2017 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study analyzed people’s actions in an ‘end times’ scenario, using a closed beta test of the game ArcheAge as a proxy. It revealed that pro-social behaviour becomes more common.
  
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• Humpback whales are mysteriously gathering in large groups

  13-03-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The large gatherings have been spotted in the midst of mass feeding frenzies off the coast of South Africa - thousands of miles further north than their normal feeding grounds around the Antarctic.
  
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• NASA system could take man to Mars on 1 tank of fuel

  13-03-2017 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A stunning new image from NASA's Glenn Research Center shows a Hall thruster ahead oftesting in a vacuum chamber. The device is said to be critical for deep space exploration.
  
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• Alcohol may help you recall events more clearly

  13-03-2017 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University and London South Bank University found that if alcohol is consumed after witnessing a crime it can protect memory from misleading information.
  
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• Earth's oceans warming 13 per cent faster than we thought

  13-03-2017 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Colorado ocean warming has increased significantly over the past 60 years.
  
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• Gloucester Cathedral excavated to find medieval false leg

  13-03-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Metal fastenings for a prosthetic leg from the 17th century were unearthed in the grounds of Gloucester Cathedral in the city centre of Gloucester in southwest England.
  
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• Apple set to release a trio of new iPads next WEEK

  13-03-2017 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite claims the launch of the 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models, had been rescheduled for 'May or June', it now appears they may go on sale next week - and may not have a launch event.
  
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• Thousands of people to live in cosmo-colonies in 20 years

  13-03-2017 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jerry Stone, head of London-based British Interplanetary Society said space colonies housing several thousands of people could be finished in just two decades from now.
  
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• From cases to cars: the best products to buy in Pantone's 2017 colour of the year

  13-03-2017 18:00
  
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• Intel buys driverless car technology firm Mobileye

  13-03-2017 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US chipmaker is taking over its Israeli-based driverless technology partner Mobileye.
  
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• Army reveals 'mad scientist' vision for conflict in 2025

  13-03-2017 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Army has revealed a 30 page vision of the future of battle, described as a 'mad scientist' concept. It says that while robots will play a vital role, humans will still be at the heart of battle.
  
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• The mystery of the first monster black holes explained

  13-03-2017 17:00
  
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• Super fast laser pulses could make computers 100,000 times faster

  13-03-2017 17:00
  
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• Laser breakthrough could make computers 100,000 times faster

  13-03-2017 17:00
  
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• Wetherspoon launch app to order a pint to your seat

  13-03-2017 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Watford-based pub chain has launched a virtual service for ordering food and drink without having to go to the bar in its pubs across the UK. The app is available now for free.
  
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• Intel drops $15B on firm in race for a driverless future

  13-03-2017 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intel will buy Israel's Mobileye in a deal valued at about $15 billion, instantly propelling the computer chip and technology giant to the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology.
  
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• Scientists design insect-inspired drone to survive crashes

  13-03-2017 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A crash resistant drone has been developed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology In Lausanne who were inspired by the dual-stiffness properties of insect wings.
  
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• 48mn Twitter users are not human claims new study

  13-03-2017 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Southern California has found that up to 15 percent of Twitter accounts are bots and with 319 million active users on the site, it is estimate that 48 million of them are computer programs.
  
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• California mulls driver-free car tests

  13-03-2017 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Currently autonomous vehicles tested on the roads must have a human driver ready to take control.
  
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• People see black men as bigger and more threatening

  13-03-2017 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This could explain why black men, such as Philando Castile (pictured), are more likely to be shot by police, according to researchers from Montclair State University in New Jersey.
  
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• WIRED Money 2017: The Startup Stage

  13-03-2017 14:10
  
  Join us at WIRED Money's Startup Stage to meet the fintech firms you'll be reading about in years to come.
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• Ebola vaccine trial for great apes shows promise

  13-03-2017 14:05
  
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• Intel is buying self-driving tech firm Mobileye for £12 billion

  13-03-2017 13:49
  
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• Captain Cook's waistcoat expected to sell for £700,000

  13-03-2017 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The garment was used by the explorer in 1770, when he travelled to Australia. It is embroidered with flowers that the group discovered on their exploration. It was altered for a woman to wear it.
  
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• UFO hunters claim to have footage of aliens on the moon

  13-03-2017 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ohio-based conspiracy channel SecureTeam10 claims to have images that prove there is a alien-built structure on the surface of the moon. Images were taken by the Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  
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• Artificial North Sea island to power Europe

  13-03-2017 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The island, which will be built on Dogger Bank 62 miles (100km) off the east coast of England, would supply energy to Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Belgium.
  
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• Virtual reality experiment puts altruism to the test  

  13-03-2017 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste has found that altruistic people have an enlarged area, known as the right anterior insula (shown in red).
  
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• Can technology stamp out claims of racism in the police?

  13-03-2017 13:00
  
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• Statue of Egyptian Pharaoh lifted from Cairo ditch

  13-03-2017 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts descended on the Souq al-Khamis district of the Egyptian capital Cairo and used a crane to raise the statue, which is believed to depict revered Pharaoh Ramses II.
  
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• Maiden voyage for Boaty McBoatface: Submersible to explore

  13-03-2017 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ‘Boaty McBoatface’ is making its maiden voyage, on a research expedition in waters below Antarctica. The submersible was christened after Sir David Attenborough despite a public vote on the name.
  
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• People not as nice as they think, say psychologists

  13-03-2017 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Goldsmiths University in London revealed that people think they are more agreeable than they are - 98% of the British population consider themselves in the nicest 50% (stock image)
  
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• Can YOU see the hidden animals?

  13-03-2017 11:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest puzzle to sweep the web asks you to try and find the fox, bat, antelope and flamingo concealed in the picture - and the makers say that only the overly analytical will be able to.
  
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• California could get truly driverless cars with new rules

  13-03-2017 10:38
  
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• Poor diets are behind a surge in Victorian-era diseases

  13-03-2017 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cases of rickets, made famous by Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, have increased by 39 per cent since 2009/10, Public Health England figures show.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for March 13

  13-03-2017 08:40
  
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• Stars unite for cancer research

  13-03-2017 02:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What do the study of cancer cells and that of the stars have in common?
  
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• Pollution is killing our wild flowers

  13-03-2017 01:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The countryside is being overrun with invasive species like hogweed (pictured) because nitrogen, caused by pollution, is killing off more delicate species of wild flowers.
  
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