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• Is the secret of Titan's 'magic islands' BUBBLES?

  18-04-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hydrocarbon lakes and seas of Saturn's moon Titan may erupt with dramatic patches of large bubbles big enough to be spotted by radar, University of Reim researchers found.
  
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• Whale world

  18-04-2017 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A study that attached cameras with suction cups to the backs of Antarctic whales has revealed never before seen feeding habits and social interactions.
  
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• Scientists searching MEDIEVAL books for new antibiotics

  18-04-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Erin Connelly is an expert in medieval medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Here, she explains how mainstream researchers are turning to medieval texts to find an alternative to antibiotics.
  
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• Sierra snowpack is bigger than last four years COMBINED

  18-04-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A stunning animation using data from NASA’s Airborne Snow Observatory reveals the dramatic change as California finally experienced relief in its years-long drought.
  
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• LHC finds intriguing anomalies that could rewrite physics

  18-04-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers with CERN’s LHCb experiment found some particles decay less often than expected under particular circumstances, suggesting something beyond the Standard Model could be at play.
  
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• Iceberg tourists flock to Newfoundland town

  18-04-2017 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new resident off the coast of a Canadian town has turned it into a cool tourist spot.
  
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• Urban finches are better problem solvers than rural ones

  18-04-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  City birds have become used to humans, but rural birds have not, so they perceive humans as threatening, interfering with their ability to problem solve, research by Arizona State University has found.
  
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• Planet 2013 SY99 could prove that Planet 9 doesn't exist

  18-04-2017 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The small, icy planet called 2013 SY99 has an orbit so distant that it takes 2,000 years for one long, looping passage. Its existence could prove that a planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune doesn't exist.
  
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• Bingeing on TV shows ISN'T bad for you, researchers claim 

  18-04-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher at West Virginia University has revealed that binge watching does not make people depressed, it can actually make them smarter as today's shows are more complex.
  
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• 100 Gigafactories could power the ENTIRE world, Musk says

  18-04-2017 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a recent conversation with fellow sustainability advocate Leonardo DiCaprio, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it would take just 100 Gigafactories to supply the world with all of its energy.
  
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• Facebook really wants you to use Messenger - and is using QR codes to lure you over

  18-04-2017 21:15
  
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• Facebook is working on tech that will read your thoughts and let you 'hear' with your skin

  18-04-2017 21:15
  
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• All the highlights from Facebook F8: AI to AR, bots and games

  18-04-2017 21:15
  
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• Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy review: familiar, fun but ultimately predictable

  18-04-2017 21:00
  
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• Zuckerberg addresses 'Facebook killing'

  18-04-2017 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook's chief says his firm will do all it can to prevent further tragedies from happening.
  
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• Massive ‘Bart Simpson’ landslide spotted on Ceres

  18-04-2017 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgia Institute of Technology has found more evidence that ice is lurking beneath Ceres' surface - landslides. The team also named one after the cartoon character Bart Simpson.
  
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• Slims River: Climate change causes 'river piracy' in Canada's Yukon

  18-04-2017 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When a team of scientists went to the Yukon to study the Slims River, all they found was a "skinny lake".
  
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• Snapchat's new 3D filters will blow your mind, probably

  18-04-2017 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Snapchat has launched its new 3D lenses, allowing users to change the world around them.
  
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• NASA revelas bizzare 'giant bird footprints' on Mars

  18-04-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patterns were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, close to the 10-kilometer Zunil Crater to the northwest. Researchers admit they are not sure how they formed.
  
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• Megafauna mammals were killed of by climate change

  18-04-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that melting glaciers led to the loss of habitats favoured by the giant herbivores, who roamed the planet around 15,000 years ago.
  
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• High-tech balloons could scout for infrasound signals

  18-04-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers tested the balloon-borne sensors at a site in Mew Mexico, where they arrange three large explosions - equivalent to 2,400 pounds of TNT - while they flew balloon sensors 22 miles in the air.
  
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• Snapchat brings AR 'World Lenses' into the real world

  18-04-2017 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat is moving beyond lenses that just change your face and has added ones that change the world around you. The firm is rolling out AR world lenses that add interactive 3D objects to Snaps.
  
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• Scientists spot 'hydrogen halo' surrounding the Milky Way

  18-04-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After combining over 700,000 wavelength patterns, scientists from the University of Arizona found diffuse hydrogen gas engulfs the entire galaxy, accounting for much of its ‘missing’ mass.
  
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• The cancer-causing chemical lurking in YOUR shower

  18-04-2017 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chemical 1,4-dioxane has been labeled a carcinogen but many bath products still use it. Now, two New York senators are making a big push, calling for the FDA to ban it.
  
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• Production of Nintendo NES classic consoles to stop

  18-04-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kyoto-based Japanese firm Nintendo announced that it had ended production of the retro Nintendo Entertainment System classic which was re-released in November 2016.
  
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• Nasa streams 360-degree views of a rocket launch

  18-04-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa provided the 360 stream today as an unmanned Atlas rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Four cameras filmed only 300 feet (100 metres) from the rocket as it blasts off.
  
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• Live, long and black giant shipworm found in Philippines

  18-04-2017 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists find live specimens of the giant shipworm, described as "rare and enigmatic".
  
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• EIGHT MUMMIES and artefacts are unearthed in tomb in Egypt

  18-04-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Antiquities Ministry said today that the tomb, which lies on the west bank of the River Nile in Luxor was built for a judge during the New Kingdom period, from roughly 1,500 to 1,000 BC.
  
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• 'WhatsApp child sex images' led to arrests

  18-04-2017 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A total of 39 people have been arrested over child sexual exploitation images apparently shared via WhatsApp.
  
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• 3D modelling helps new V&A Dundee to take shape

  18-04-2017 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Advances in technology are enabling the new V&A Dundee to take shape.
  
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• Homing pigeons pass on secrets of navigation to offspring

  18-04-2017 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Department of Zoology at Oxford University believe homing pigeons may share the human capacity to build on the knowledge of others.
  
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• Six-hour days save companies money in the long-term

  18-04-2017 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from a pilot scheme in Svartedalen old people's home in Gothenburg, believe there are long-term savings in adopting the six-hour working day.
  
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• Russia unveils its new Arctic military base

  18-04-2017 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The triangular complex, painted in the red, white and blue of the Russia's tricolor flag, has been built in remote Alexandra Land in the Franz Josef Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
  
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• The world's oldest living things and where to find them

  18-04-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you're looking to catch glimpse of some of the world's oldest living things, MailOnline Travel has put together a compendium showing where you can find the ancient organisms.
  
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• Fish 'pool' their experience to solve problems

  18-04-2017 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of them may know where to find food but not how to access it while others know how to get at it but not where it is hidden.
  
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• Research suggests brain training apps are a waste of money

  18-04-2017 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Florida State University tested out the impact of brain-training games on sixty adults, aged 65 and over, and found progress in apps did not translate to real world improvements.
  
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• Google Earth adds Attenborough world tours

  18-04-2017 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Sir David Attenborough will show people "natural treasures" within the new Google Earth.
  
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• Women exercise more when they see their friends are active

  18-04-2017 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Staying physically active together encourages us to run faster, further and burn more calories, according to the first study of its kind at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  
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• Mystery of the missing mass: huge cloud of hydrogen is to blame for holes in the Milky Way

  18-04-2017 17:00
  
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• How the next wave of technologies will disrupt healthcare: Q&A with Pfizer's Albert Bourla

  18-04-2017 17:00
  
  Discussing the next wave of innovation in health with Albert Bourla, group president of Pfizer Innovative Health
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• Gallery: meet the Samsung Galaxy S8

  18-04-2017 17:00
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 review: this simply irresistible phone is the best on the market

  18-04-2017 16:59
  
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• Apple to launch three iPhones this autumn suggests report

  18-04-2017 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report suggests thecompany Apple is going to release three iPhones this autumn globally including one to celebrate iPhone's tenth anniversary.
  
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• The health benefits of sex

  18-04-2017 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Wilkes University, Pennsylvania found regular sex boosts our fight against colds, while researchers at Michigan State University showed it reduces high blood pressure in women.
  
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• Mind-reading device invented by scientists

  18-04-2017 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The breakthrough from scientists at Japan's Toyohashi University of Technology could eventually help handicapped people who struggle to speak to communicate again.
  
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• Mega-constellation satellites will need 'rapid disposal'

  18-04-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Good management of spacecraft mega-constellations can avoid polluting the orbital environment.
  
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• New satellites could cause catastrophic space junk collisions

  18-04-2017 15:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  Brit scientist warns of increased hazards from new constellations Broadband satellites could lead to an explosion in the volume of space junk, a British scientist has said.…
  
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• Snapchat launches 3D Lenses. Here's how to use them

  18-04-2017 15:01
  
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• Snapchat just added a Google Maps style view to its app

  18-04-2017 15:01
  
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• Snapchat adds limitless snaps and looping videos. Here's how to use them

  18-04-2017 15:01
  
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