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• Monstrous 64-foot 'megawave' measured in Southern Ocean

  22-05-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from MetOcean Solutions testing out a newly deployed bouy were stunned to find it recorded a 64 foot wave on Saturday.
  
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• Scientists discover how diesel fumes trigger coughing

  22-05-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from Imperial College London has discovered diesel fumes trigger a receptor in the airway, starting a chain reaction which causes nerves in the lungs to fire wrongly.
  
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• Oil company watches over pregnant polar bear under bridge

  22-05-2017 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Because polar bears are a threatened species, oil company Hilcorp Alaska had to take measures to ensure the mother bear's pregnancy was peaceful in the den near their production facility.
  
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• Frozen 'space sperm' passes fertility test

  22-05-2017 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Viable mouse sperm stored in space gives hope for sperm banks on the Moon, a Japanese team says.
  
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• Experts warn VR porn could lead to major ethical issues

  22-05-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Newcastle University
  warn VR porn could lead to unrealistic expectations, or could even have more extreme effects, by allowing some to delve into violent scenarios.
  
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• Experts warn of 'cloak and dagger' Android attack

  22-05-2017 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgia Tech has identified an attack, called cloak and dagger, which lets hackers combine certain features used in mapping and chat to takeover your Android phone.
  
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• Kim Dotcom claims HE was part of Wikileaks Clinton storm

  22-05-2017 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hacker Kim Dotcom is saying that he knew murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich – and Rich gave the political party's trove of emails to Wikileaks.
  
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• Gravitational waves permanently change spacetime, say astroboffins

  22-05-2017 21:59 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Orphan memory' could unlock more secrets hidden in our universe A team of physicists has proposed a new idea about gravitational waves that will allow other researchers to find more exotic objects in space.…
  
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• Lean-burn physiology gives Sherpas peak-performance

  22-05-2017 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nepalese mountain guides have a physiology that uses oxygen more efficiently than lowlanders.
  
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• Human ancestors walked on feet much earlier than thought

  22-05-2017 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 3.3 million-year-old fossil skeleton from an early human relative was discovered in Dikika, Ethiopia in 2000 and is the most complete spinal column of any early human relative.
  
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• Great cicada confusion: Insects emerging four YEARS early

  22-05-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sightings of Brood X 'straggler' cicadas this spring have been reported from Maryland to Tennessee, with as many as 1,000 spotted in the span of just two days, experts say.
  
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• Mouse sperm stored on ISS gives healthy offspring

  22-05-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the University of Yamanashi in Japan has found that it is possible to preserve sperm for space travel, opening up new possibilities for human trips to Mars and beyond.
  
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• Humans are genetically predisposed to avoid sick people

  22-05-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, found sick people are rated less attractive than their healthy counterparts - even if they don't carry visible signs of disease (stock image).
  
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• Beautiful scientists are not seen as highly competent

  22-05-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cambridge University say scientists such as Brian Cox (pictured) are not rated as highly as other researchers with similar abilities due to their good looks.
  
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• Drone video reveals how far along Apple's new HQ is

  22-05-2017 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is a stunning scene – the sun setting over what Steve Jobs had called ‘the best office building in the world’. The latest flyover video of Apple Parkshows how massive the spaceship has become.
  
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• iPhone 8 leaks show Apple could move Touch ID to the BACK

  22-05-2017 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new leak reveals where Apple could reposition the iPhone 8's Touch ID. A PowerPoint slide suggests it will be on the back, just below the Apple logo, and about the third of the way down the phone.
  
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• Did last chimp-human ancestor live in the Mediterranean?

  22-05-2017 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two studies by an international team of researchers led by the University of Toronto outline a new scenario for the beginning of human history.
  
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• Elon Musk defends his Boring Company

  22-05-2017 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk has hit back at critics of the plan, publishing an FAQ on the company website outlining how it plans to achieve this vision.
  
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• US Special Ops using 'Kamikaze Drones' to take on ISIS

  22-05-2017 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as Switchblades, they are  'miniature flying lethal missiles' that feature inbuilt GPS and even object recognition cameras to ensure they hit their targets.
  
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• NASA reveals stunning new Cassini image of Enceladus

  22-05-2017 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has sent back a stunning new view of Saturn’s moon Enceladus – an icy world now known to contain nearly all of the ingredients to support life.
  
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• This startup wants to solve the social care crisis with AI

  22-05-2017 19:00
  
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• Game teaches you how to survive a zombie apocalypse

  22-05-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Staff at Bangor University 'gamified' a module on the undergraduate behavioural psychology course, immersing students in zombie apocalypse themed lectures.
  
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• Leaked images reveals Apple's new 10.5in and 12.9in iPads

  22-05-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leaked images could give more details about Apple's next generation iPad Pros that are set to be unveiled next month. The photos show the cases for the 10.5in (left) and 12.9in (right) iPad Pros.
  
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• Chinese online retailer developing one-ton delivery drones

  22-05-2017 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China's biggest online retailer, JD.com Inc., announced plans Monday to develop drone aircraft capable of carrying a ton or more for long-distance deliveries.
  
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• Scientists identify FORTY new 'intelligence genes'

  22-05-2017 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international research team led by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam studied genetic data from over 78,000 individuals, which led them to discover new genes and biological routes for intelligence.
  
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• Video shows lava pouring out of Hawaiian volcano

  22-05-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Recorded on Friday, this stunning timelapse footage shows lava from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano crawling down the side of the mountain, swallowing all in its path, while glowing a bright orange.
  
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• Brain's internal compass is revealed in flies

  22-05-2017 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Rockefeller University in New York have identified the neurons that help animals to stay orientated. These neurons, called P-ENs, may also aid navigation in humans.
  
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• Guido Van Helten's work is charting rural abandonment

  22-05-2017 17:00
  
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• Australia's forgotten outback is being transformed into remarkable works of art

  22-05-2017 17:00
  
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• World's first DRIVERLESS race car Roborace hits the track

  22-05-2017 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The futuristic vehicle, which can hit speeds of 200mph (320km/h), completed a lap of the Paris ePrix circuit ahead of the city's 2017 Formula E race on Saturday.
  
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• Experiment could use human MIND to prove Einstein's theory

  22-05-2017 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Lucien Hardy, a quantum physics research at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada hopes to prove if the spooky action at distance is real using the human mind.
  
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• Samsung might reveal world's first 'stretchable' display

  22-05-2017 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung will reveal a flexible OLEDscreen at the Society for Information Display 2017 event in the LA Convention Centre tomorrow, reports suggest.
  
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• Amazon's automated Go stores could be coming to the UK

  22-05-2017 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon has registered trademarks for the store's taglines, including 'No Lines. No Checkout. (No, Seriously.)' with the UK Intellectual Property Office and applied for a similar patent in Europe.
  
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• The best life hacks ever revealed

  22-05-2017 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline presents 33 life hacks that cover everything from travel and technology, to kitchen shortcuts and DIY. Running lip balm over a paper cut, for example, will seal it instantly.
  
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• Tax plastic drinking straws, firm says

  22-05-2017 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A waste disposal firm claims that plastic drinking straws are "the ultimate in human wastefulness".
  
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• WannaCry ransomware hit Windows 7 worse than Windows XP, analysis suggests

  22-05-2017 16:01
  
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• How DJ Alan Walker went from YouTube to multi-platinum

  22-05-2017 16:00
  
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• Bitcoin hits $2,000 trading high point

  22-05-2017 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The virtual currency is proving popular but rival crypto-cash systems are catching up fast.
  
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• Liverpool Bay wind turbines will help power 230,000 homes

  22-05-2017 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The colossal structures, each with blades that are 262ft (80m) in length, are located off the coast of Liverpool in northern England. Each turbine has an output of eight megawatts.
  
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• Britain's UFO mystery may be solved with sightings dossier

  22-05-2017 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Archives, based in Richmond, will release a dossier of 18 MoD papers that are believed to contain details of sightings of UFOs in Britain over a period of almost five decades.
  
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• Interactive graphic shows travel tech in 2050

  22-05-2017 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2050, it’s predicted planes will have holograms and panoramic windows and we may be able to travel into space, according to RS Components, headquartered in Corby.
  
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• Real-life Robocop starts work in Dubai tomorrow onward

  22-05-2017 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robocop is part of the Emirates' planned robot police force and was unveiled at a three-day long Gulf Information Security and Expo Conference on Sunday.
  
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• Two dead whales at Felixstowe and Orford

  22-05-2017 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One is up a river estuary, the other is awaiting removal from a beach.
  
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• Omnicopter drone fetches balls with pinpoint accuracy

  22-05-2017 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zurich created the Omnicopter which calculates 500,000 trajectories every second to catch airborne objects.
  
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• Minimalist design meets marble quality in these stunning accessories

  22-05-2017 14:00
  
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• Virtual rabbits 'culled' in Second Life

  22-05-2017 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of bunnies have "starved" after their food supply was cut off.
  
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• Windows 7 hardest hit by WannaCry worm

  22-05-2017 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than two-thirds of all machines hit by WannaCry ran the eight-year-old software, say experts
  
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• Nasa plans EMERGENCY spacewalk to fix equipment

  22-05-2017 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Station commander Peggy Whitson and flight engineer Jack Fischer will attempt to fix a failed computer componentduring a two hour mission at the International Space Station tomorrow.
  
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• Wingsuit pilot Fraser Corsan attempts to break 4 world records in 42,000ft jump

  22-05-2017 13:13
  
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• Pilot Fraser Corsan breaks world record for fastest speed flown in a wingsuit

  22-05-2017 13:13
  
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