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• Why graphene could be the solution to drinkable water

  04-04-2017 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Pallab Ghosh has been finding out about a filter made from graphene that can turn salt water into drinking water.
  
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• Stunning footage shares a close-up of chemical reactions

  04-04-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beauty of Sciencereleased a film that recreates the perspective from a microscope, lettingviewers see the stunning display that occurs during eight different chemical reactions.
  
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• Tlingit Alaskans descend from settlers 10,000 years ago

  04-04-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers looked at genetic data from Shuká Káa (Tlingit for 'Man Before Us'), an ancient individual whose remains - found in a cave in southeastern Alaska - date to about 10,300 years ago.
  
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• Meet Sally the robot that builds a salad in 60 seconds

  04-04-2017 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California-based firm's new robot dispenses measured quantities of ingredients for ready-to-eat salads Named Sally, it also uses proprietary technology to provide precises caloric counts.
  
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• The first skeletons and shells evolved as oceans changed

  04-04-2017 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Edinburgh analyzed fossils unearthed from Siberian limestone, revealing that the changing chemistry of the oceans played a role in evolution of hard parts.
  
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• Massive 'prehistoric mega shark’ tooth found in Italy

  04-04-2017 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A paleontologist unearthed what is said to be a tooth from the prehistoric shark, Megalodon. The massive tooth was pulled from the rubble in the Galleria Borboniza in Naples.
  
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• Commute time map of US reveals Chicago has longest commute

  04-04-2017 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chicago is the most populous US city with the longest average commute to work - 32.4 minutes - and Omaha is the most populous city with the shortest commute time at just 18.4 minutes.
  
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• Donald Tenbrunsel aged 89 has brain of a 25-year-old

  04-04-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At 89 years old, Donald Tenbrunsel is a decade past the average male life expectancy. But his brain is as sharp as a millennial's. And now, his skill set is the focus of a groundbreaking study.
  
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• Brexit happened when UK land broke away 450,000 years ago

  04-04-2017 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Imperial College London found a series of dramatic megafloods triggered the break down of the strip of land that once connected the UK to mainland Europe.
  
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• NPMA release bug barometer for mild weather this spring

  04-04-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) released its bi-annual bug barometer - a guide showing expected pest activity throughout the US for the upcoming warmer seasons.
  
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• Apple set to release new versions of the iMac this year

  04-04-2017 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple took the unusual step of pre-announcing new products during a meeting with journalists in the US, and apologised to users of the Mac Pro for not updating the device since its 2013 launch.
  
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• Researchers say Agra in Kansas is the center of America

  04-04-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People have long been intrigued by figuring out the center of the places where we live. Until recently, Lebanon, Kansas was designated the geographic center of the US, but now it's Agra, Kansas.
  
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• NASA captures stunning images of THREE solar flares

  04-04-2017 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stunning new images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory now reveal this trio of solar flares in action, as they peaked one after the other between April 2 and 3.
  
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• Millennials are shunning marriage to live with parents

  04-04-2017 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, studied US Census data from the 1980s which revealed big differences in how young people live today compared to thirty years ago (stock image).
  
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• Europe's first cave fish is discovered in Germany

  04-04-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by the University of Konstanz in Germany carried out genetic studies of the fish, a loach, which quickly evolved over the last 20,000 years to the dark conditions.
  
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• Autistic girls have more empathy than male sufferers

  04-04-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research carried out at Holland's Leiden University has been hailed as a significant step in understanding both autism and gender.
  
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• Neurotechnology: How far can humans be pushed or augmented?

  04-04-2017 18:51
  
  Aldo Faisal fuses neuroscience with technology to create neurotechnology. His team use computational medicine to reverse-engineer the brain to see how far humans can be pushed or augmented.
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• Apple Mac Pro design was a bad bet, admits firm

  04-04-2017 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm was caught out by the limited ability of the computer to draw heat away from its parts.
  
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• Mothers tend to have lower standards when picking a date

  04-04-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Eastern Connecticut State University looked at the dating preferences of 80 women and found that young women prefer attractive men, regardless of their personality.
  
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• A new infographic reveals bacteria levels in your bathroom

  04-04-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just how clean is your bathroom? It turns out it's a haven for a plethora of bacteria, breeding in places you would never believe weren't sparkling clean, from the floor to the the light switch.
  
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• Russia launches its most powerful submarine ever

  04-04-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Project 885 Yassen class fourth-generation Kazan nuclear submarine has been under construction since 2009 ahead of its launch on Friday in Severodvinsk in northern Russia.
  
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• Antibiotics could help prevent and cure PTSD

  04-04-2017 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, from the University of London in the UK and the University of Zurich in Switzerland, has found that an antibiotic called doxycycline can help cure and prevent PTSD.
  
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• 67-year-old German man solves complex maths problems

  04-04-2017 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Royen, 67, from Schwalbach am Taunus, near Frankfurt, was brushing his teeth when the solution to the Gaussian correlation inequality (GCI) struck him in 2014.
  
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• Evidence of ancient 'geological Brexit' revealed

  04-04-2017 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists have established how Britain physically split from the rest of Europe 450,000 years ago.
  
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• Self-healing material made inspired by Wolverine

  04-04-2017 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The material, from researchers based in Baltimore, Maryland, was inspired by X-Men superhero wolverine, who was lead researcher Professor Chao Wang's idol as a child.
  
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• Ancient tick fossil holds the oldest mammal blood found

  04-04-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Oregon State University discovered the unique fossil specimens in the Dominican Republic. The preserved Babesia-type pathogens it contains are also unique, according to the researchers.
  
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• Neil deGrasse Tyson awaits Musk's Mom for Mars trip

  04-04-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a recent Q&A session, astrophysicist deGrasse Tyson said he would only travel to Mars with California-based SpaceX if he was sure he could make the return trip in one piece.
  
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• Minimum 'human quotas' needed to protect jobs from robots

  04-04-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global governments may need to bring in new laws to ensure that people are not replaced by machines in the workplace, according to a new report from the International Bar Association.
  
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• Yooka-Laylee: tips and tricks for finding quills, pagies and more

  04-04-2017 17:00
  
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• Yooka-Laylee review: a not-so-Rare revival of 3D platformers

  04-04-2017 17:00
  
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• Gallery: How Britain split from Europe the first time

  04-04-2017 17:00
  
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• Brexit 1.0: massive holes in the Dover Strait reveal how Britain split from Europe

  04-04-2017 17:00
  
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• Apple announces new iMac and Mac Pro are in the pipeline

  04-04-2017 17:00
  
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• Virtual reality recreation of 1,800-year-old Roman city

  04-04-2017 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, have created detailed maps of Carnuntum for the first time.
  
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• Sex toy with in-built camera can be 'easily hacked'

  04-04-2017 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Entering a default password gives access to the device's video stream, security researchers say.
  
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• Piglets 'prefer blackcurrant to water', student says

  04-04-2017 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Study found piglets have "innate preference" for sweet flavours.
  
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• Contact lenses may replace finger-prick tests in diabetes 

  04-04-2017 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Contact lenses may soon replace invasive prick-and-test glucose monitoring for diabetes patients, according to scientists at the University of Oregon.
  
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• Mesmerising footage reveals the beauty of Antarctica

  04-04-2017 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A spell-binding video shot by a Swedish filmmaker has captured Antarctica as you've never seen it before, taking viewers on an aerial journey over the frozen continent.
  
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• 30,000-year-old jewellery and art discovered in Indonesia

  04-04-2017 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Griffith's University, Queensland, discovered the artefacts while studying the island chains east of continental Eurasia, known as 'Wallacea.'
  
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• Second teenager arrest for 'Facebook live assault'

  04-04-2017 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old suspect's mother drove him to the police station, police said.
  
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• Laptops offer only HALF the battery life promised on sale

  04-04-2017 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A survey by Which?, a consumer advice company based in London, found that most computer companies wildly exaggerate with HP and Dell being the worst offenders.
  
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• Did autism help drive human evolution?

  04-04-2017 15:00
  
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• Remains of an ancient planet spotted orbiting Mars

  04-04-2017 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland found that a handful of asteroids circling Mars, known as the Trojans, may have once belonged to an ancient mini-world.
  
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• Anti-Uber activist banned from harassing drivers

  04-04-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who carried out citizen's arrests on Uber drivers in Australia has been permanently banned from making similar arrests.
  
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• AI can turn Monet and Van Gogh masterpieces into photos

  04-04-2017 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California in Berkeley trained an AI to turn masterpieces into realistic-looking photos by teaching it to analyse the 'special characteristics' of images.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz is going to launch fully self-driving cars in three years

  04-04-2017 14:01
  
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• WhatsApp is reportedly planning on testing payments in India

  04-04-2017 13:55
  
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• Nasa and Boeing will launch a new space station by 2020

  04-04-2017 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seattle-based firm Boeing says the habitat will support critical research and open up opportunities for future exploration of deep space, as well as a return to the moon and missions to Mars.
  
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• Steam lets users combat fake or bad games through its new Explorers programme

  04-04-2017 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company behind Steam says it plans to crack down on bad games by using fans to vet new titles.
  
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• UK government breaking encryption would be a 'disaster,' says web creator Tim Berners-Lee

  04-04-2017 13:00
  
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