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• Experts reveal how images can fool our brain 

  25-05-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Lincoln have explained how 'trick of the light' altershow we see things andcreates visual illusions. The team found it all comes down to the way light reflects off the object.
  
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• Hunter-gatherers intermixed with farmers 8,000 years ago

  25-05-2017 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Potsdam in Germany looked at ancient DNA from between four people that lived between 8,800 and 5,400 years ago.
  
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• Newly found vulnerability raises fears of another WannaCry

  25-05-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A newly found flaw in widely used networking software leaves tens of thousands of computers potentially vulnerable to an attack similar to that caused by WannaCry.
  
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• Stunning 1.4bn pixel map of Gulf of Mexico seafloor

  25-05-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map created by the US Department of the interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is crafted from 3-D seismic data, captures ‘house-sized pixels’ miles beneath the surface.
  
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• SpaceX fires one of its megarocket's 3 boosters

  25-05-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The static fire test in McGregor, TX last week is a major step towards bringing the ‘world’s most powerful rocket’ a step closer to its maiden launch.
  
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• Satellites capture coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef

  25-05-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The corals of the Great Barrier Reef have undergone two bleaching events in successive years, raising experts' concerns about coral reef survival under global-warming induced events.
  
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• America could be hit by 4 major hurricanes say NOAA

  25-05-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NOAA forecasters say the hurricane season, from June 1 through November 30, has a 45 percent chance of above-normal activity, and a 70 percent chance of seeing 11 to 17 named storms.
  
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• Astroboffins spot a new type of galaxy bursting with stars

  25-05-2017 22:12 via go.theregister.com
  
  Star formation rate is a hundred times faster than our Milky Way A team of astronomers has stumbled across a new kind of galaxy that may be the missing piece of the puzzle regarding how ancient galaxies grew to such massive sizes.…
  
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• A-10 'Warthog' saved from scrapheap 'indefinitely'

  25-05-2017 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's budget provides 'indefinite' funding for the Air Force's fleet of A-10 'Warthog' fighter jets after officers argued they are invaluable in providing support in fighting ISIS.
  
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• War Machine review: Brad Pitt falls flat in Netflix's Afghan satire

  25-05-2017 21:00
  
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• Samsung hit with lawsuits claiming devices exploded

  25-05-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung has been hit with multiple lawsuits in three US states that claimother smartphone models are plagued with similar battery issues that caused the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco last year.
  
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• The incredible flashes of rocks smashing into the moon

  25-05-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new observations come as part of ESA’s Near-Earth Object Lunar Impacts and Optical Transients project, which launched this past March. It will monitor the dark side of the moon.
  
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• Juno peers below Jupiter's clouds

  25-05-2017 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say the Solar System's biggest planet is showing itself to be far more complex than anyone thought.
  
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• Poachers are using data from wildlife scientists

  25-05-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The call for scientists to keep their information on rare animals secret comes from biologists Professor David Lindenmayer and Dr Ben Scheele, both from the Australian National University.
  
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• Faulty analysis could lead to a nuclear fallout 'worse than Fukushima' in the US

  25-05-2017 20:00
  
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• The age women have the best sex of their lives

  25-05-2017 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Women have the best sex of their lives at 36 and over, a study by contraception app Natural Cycles. That's good news for celebrities Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Kelly Rowland.
  
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• Ancient reptile the size of a bus is uncovered in Russia

  25-05-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Liege University in Belgium have discovered a beast with a two-metre long (seven feet) skull, enormous teeth and extremely powerful jaws, making it a top predator.
  
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• Watch robots in an art class draw portraits of people

  25-05-2017 18:43
  
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• Glitch hits Pension Regulator website

  25-05-2017 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of businesses face fines as a result of a faulty server at the Pension Regulator.
  
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• Experts explore the art of Google Street View

  25-05-2017 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  American researchers explore how artists have used Google Maps to capture 'living pictures' of the world that would otherwise be missed, such as forgotten streets and unfortunate events.
  
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• Baby marmosets learn to 'speak' just like humans

  25-05-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, from researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey, is the first evidence of call and response learning in primates besides humans.
  
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• America's honeybee crisis revealed

  25-05-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's a glimmer of hope for America's ailing honeybees as winter losses were the lowest in more than a decade, according to a US survey of beekeepers released on May 25, 2017.
  
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• Taurids meteor shower is hiding doomsday asteroids

  25-05-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Science have discovered a new debris field in an annual meteor shower that could be hiding dangerous space rocks.
  
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• Manchester bombing: Mother was saved by her iPhone

  25-05-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lisa Bridgett, 45, was speaking into her iPhone after the Ariana Grande concert when the explosion sent the steel nut towards her head.
  
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• Tree-climbing goats disperse seeds by spitting them out

  25-05-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Far from being a nuisance, these adventurous goats were benefiting the trees by spitting out their seeds and dispersing them, found researchers from Spanish and Portuguese universities.
  
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• Cassini captures Saturn's summer solstice

  25-05-2017 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saturn's solstice, the longest day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the shortest day of winter in the southern hemisphere, arrives today for the planet and its moons.
  
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• Roman sling bullets had were as deadly as a .44 Magnum

  25-05-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researcher and slingshot enthusiast Jörg Sprave discovered the surprising power ofslingshot bullets found at Burnswark Hill just west of Dumfries by analysing the kinetic energy they could impart.
  
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• Russian postal service 'hit by WannaCry'

  25-05-2017 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three employees claim service still suffering from the effects of the global ransomware attack.
  
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• Behold the luxurious BMW Concept 8 Series

  25-05-2017 17:25
  
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• Ancestry.com denies exploiting users' DNA

  25-05-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The genealogy service says it is changing its terms and conditions after being criticised.
  
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• 'Thousands' of known bugs found in pacemaker code

  25-05-2017 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of bugs have been found in the code used to keep pacemakers functioning, say researchers
  
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• RiME review: this hauntingly beautiful game stays with you long after you complete it

  25-05-2017 17:00
  
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• BBQ powered by mirrors is perfect for the British summer

  25-05-2017 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $149 (£115) SolSource Sport stove created by a company based in based in Cambridge, Massachusetts heats up food fives times faster than a charcoal grill.
  
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• BBC Store to close after failing to compete with Netflix

  25-05-2017 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BBC Store launched 18 months ago, letting customers buy and download the broadcaster's classic British TV programmes, including Doctor Who and Sherlock.
  
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• Flight attendants to use Microsoft HoloLens on customers

  25-05-2017 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Air New Zealand is hoping that the Microsoft Hololens, a 'mixed reality' headset that allows users to see holograms alongside the physical world, will help them improve customer service.
  
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• Video shows man in Canada attacked by a bear

  25-05-2017 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard Wesley, from Hearst, Ontario, recorded the moment he was hunting in Fire River when he was charged down and attacked by a large black bear.
  
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• Dads are attentive and emotionally engaged with daughters

  25-05-2017 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fathers of girls were more likely to sing to them and use words associated with their body such as 'belly,' 'cheek,' 'face,' 'fat' and 'feet' found researchers from Woodruff Health Sciences Centre in Atlanta (stock).
  
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• Facebook bans Kodi but hundreds are still on the site

  25-05-2017 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are still hundreds of 'fully-loaded' Kodi boxes on Facebook Marketplace globally meaning they have plugins pre-installed for watching pirate material on the social media site.
  
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• You can now set up borderless businesses and bank accounts online as e-residents of Estonia

  25-05-2017 14:00
  
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• Twitter adds 69 new emoji - but there’s a catch

  25-05-2017 13:28
  
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• Apple's Ive: UK needs global talent post-Brexit

  25-05-2017 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK should keep its doors open to global talent after Brexit, Sir Jonathan Ive tells the BBC.
  
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• Tesla's injury rate is double the average finds report

  25-05-2017 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California non-profit group Worksafe used Tesla's internal data to show injury rates at the company's plant in Fremont was 7.9 per 100 workers, compared to the industry average of 3.9.
  
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• Footage from Area 51 military base shows alien craft

  25-05-2017 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UFO hunting website SecureTeam 10, which is based in Cleveland, Ohio, claims to have released footage filmed in the 1980s or 1990s which shows an alien craft is hiding in the military facility Area 51.
  
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• Frenchman takes hoverboard for a spin over Arizona lake

  25-05-2017 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Franky Zapata, a 37-year-old former professional jet ski driver, was seen flying his Flyboard Air hoverboard over Lake Havasu, Arizona, earlier this month.
  
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• The 69 new emoji now available on Twitter

  25-05-2017 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the release of Emoji 5.0 last week, 234 variations of 69 unique new images were made available globally and Twitter is one of the first online platforms to roll out the update to its users.
  
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• Kodi and VLC users at risk of viruses hidden in subtitles

  25-05-2017 12:39
  
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• Google AI defeats human Go champion

  25-05-2017 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese Go player Ke Jie has lost two games of Go to Google's artificial intelligence.
  
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• WIRED Retail 2017: The brands successfully engaging customers

  25-05-2017 12:30
  
  Meet the leaders from retail and e-commerce finding success in engaging customers from online to in-store and back.
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• Google now lets you hide your shame with an archive feature for private photos

  25-05-2017 12:16
  
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• Apple's Jonathan Ive says immigration vital for UK firms

  25-05-2017 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Jonathan Ive says Britain must keep its doors open to top talent if tech firms are to thrive.
  
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