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• Boom in corn production during the 20th century altered summer weather in the US Midwest

  03-12-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A recent MIT study found that a spike in corn and soybean production in the Midwest caused significant changes in summer rainfall and temperature compared to the decades prior.
  
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• Reused rocket takes off carrying 64 satellites

  03-12-2018 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A SpaceX rocket carrying 64 small satellites lifted off from California on Monday, marking the first time the same Falcon 9 rocket has been used in three space missions.
  
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• Incredible moment two apples are shot from an air canon at 100mph

  03-12-2018 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using state-of-the-art high speed cameras, slowed down footage200 times slower than real life shows the apples smashing together - producing astonishing results.
  
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• Juno spacecraft spots a 'dolphin': Stunning new NASA photo reveals unusual shape in Jupiter's clouds

  03-12-2018 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A breathtaking new image series captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft has revealed a look at a dolphin-shaped cloud that appears to be jumping through Jupiter’s atmosphere.
  
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• Tumblr to ban all pornographic content from 17 December

  03-12-2018 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  From 17 December, posts with "real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples" will be banned.
  
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• Life on Earth may have started thanks to a modified version of RNA

  03-12-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An accidental discovery by Harvard academics has now found that a slightly different version of RNA may have been the key ingredient allowing for life on Earth to blossom.
  
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• Walmart to roll out robot janitors: 360 floor scrubbing AI bots set to take to stores across America

  03-12-2018 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The  autonomous janitors can clean floors on their own, even when customers are around, theSan Diego startup behind the smart bots said.
  
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• Scientists find larger brain gives you better memory, logic AND reactions 

  03-12-2018 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The question has been asked for over 200 years, with no clear link found. Researchers from the US and the Netherlands used a sample size of 13,600 Britons, 70% larger than earlier studies.
  
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• How the modern British roast Christmas dinner evolved and the carrot is the only native of the UK

  03-12-2018 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We have America to thank for our turkey, and the Mediterranean for our veg, Professor Dave Hodgson of University of Essex has said. Even the carrot bears no resemblance to what it once did.
  
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• NASA's asteroid-chasing craft successfully reaches 'Bennu'

  03-12-2018 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has finally arrived at asteroid Bennu more than two years after blasting off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It will return a sample in 2023.
  
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• NASA's InSight lander shares new images from Mars as it flexes its robotic arm on the red planet

  03-12-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  InSight has shared a handful of images from Mars using its lander-mounted, Instrument Context Camera and the Instrument Deployment Camera on its robotic arm.
  
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• Engineers say the Leaning Tower of Pisa has straightened by 18inches in the past 28 years

  03-12-2018 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have been working on preserving the famous monument in Italy since 1990. Their methods have moved the tower around 45 centimeters since, but it's unlikely to ever be 'completely straight'.
  
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• US Military reveal plans to breed new GM life forms to act as 'living tripwires'

  03-12-2018 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Naval Research Laboratory, would be able to tune the microorganisms to hunt for a variety of giveaway signals, from diesel fuel to human DNA from stealth divers.
  
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• Tumblr to ban ALL adult content from its site in huge porn crackdown

  03-12-2018 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tumblr has announced it will permanently ban adult content from its platform.'Starting Dec 17, adult content will not allowed on Tumblr, regardless of how old you are,' the firm said.
  
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• Did you know just 35pc of US office workers spend less than 15 minutes outside each day? siliconrepublic.com/careers/workpl…

  03-12-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  Did you know just 35pc of US office workers spend less than 15 minutes outside each day? siliconrepublic.com/careers/workpl…
  
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• Bacton Gas Terminal to be protected by sandscaping plan

  03-12-2018 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A nationally important terminal on the Norfolk coast is to be protected by a new "sandscape".
  
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• Soyuz rocket: First crewed launch since failure docks at ISS

  03-12-2018 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Russia's space agency confirmed the docking - the first crewed launch since October's failure.
  
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• States winning - and losing - the American real estate game, a decade after the housing bubble burst

  03-12-2018 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The U.S. housing market still hasn't fully rebounded from the financial crash of 2008, and Nevada has taken the biggest hit, with prices down 17 percent from what they were in 2007.
  
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• Divers find rare pieces of preserved TIMBER on the shipwreck of the lost HMS Schiedam

  03-12-2018 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HMS Schiedam was a Dutch transport ship that was captured by Moroccan pirates in 1683. It was later taken back by British forces before being lost of Gunwalloe Cove, Cornwall on 4 April 1684.
  
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• DNA study on 'Lonesome George' giant tortoise whose species died out with him in 2012

  03-12-2018 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A DNA study one of the longest living animals in the world has uncovered new clues on their longevity that could one day help us fight cancer and age-related disease.
  
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• Osiris-Rex: Nasa probe arrives at Asteroid Bennu

  03-12-2018 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Nasa's Osiris-Rex spacecraft moves alongside the 500m-wide rock from which it hopes to grab a sample.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Which industries in Ireland were recruiting heavily in November? ow.ly/PmnO30mQxT4

  03-12-2018 18:15 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Which industries in Ireland were recruiting heavily in November? ow.ly/PmnO30mQxT4
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists propose eight ways to heal a broken planet ahead of COP24 ow.ly/9MBh30mQxSt

  03-12-2018 18:14 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists propose eight ways to heal a broken planet ahead of COP24 ow.ly/9MBh30mQxSt
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘We will be Ireland’s telecoms champion’ ow.ly/lIBy30mQxRL

  03-12-2018 18:14 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘We will be Ireland’s telecoms champion’ ow.ly/lIBy30mQxRL
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘Ireland has a chance to be Europe’s Silicon Valley’ ow.ly/cvnJ30mQxOn

  03-12-2018 18:14 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘Ireland has a chance to be Europe’s Silicon Valley’ ow.ly/cvnJ30mQxOn
  
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• #MostRead Today: Is it the end of the line for Google Hangouts as we know it? ow.ly/Wesm30mQxQd

  03-12-2018 18:14 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Is it the end of the line for Google Hangouts as we know it? ow.ly/Wesm30mQxQd
  
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• Apple's Airpods will FINALLY get wireless charging next year

  03-12-2018 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple will release an ‘upgraded model with wireless charging support’ in the first quarter of 2019.
  
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• Sea lettuce next to a discarded carrier bag reveals how easy it is to mistake rubbish for food

  03-12-2018 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The turtle was found on Struisbaai beach and brought to the Two Oceans Aquarium for an X-ray after people found it was struggling to breathe.
  
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• Cave art from ancient humans reveals they may have amputated fingers

  03-12-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists from Simon Fraser University in Canada have found that finger amputation was a reasonably common behaviour in many regions and may be as a result of a religious ritual.
  
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• DNA reveals 'Ava' who died 4,250 years ago was daughter of immigrants

  03-12-2018 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to new research led by archaeologist Maya Hoole from the Achavanich Beaker Burial Project, Ava died around 4,350 years ago as opposed to 3,700 years ago as previously thought
  
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• Sir David Attenborough: Climate change will cause collapse of civilisation

  03-12-2018 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir David has called on leaders to take action on global warming in an address to UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland, on behalf of ordinary people around the world.
  
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• Global hotel chain @Marriott is in hot water as the fallout from its massive #DataBreach continues. #infosec… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-12-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  Global hotel chain @Marriott is in hot water as the fallout from its massive #DataBreach continues. #infosec… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Verizon, Samsung to release 5G smartphones in U.S. in 2019

  03-12-2018 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Verizon and Samsungsaid on they plan to release 5G smartphones in the first half of 2019 in the United States.
  
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• Trump's words and actions threaten to derail climate change efforts

  03-12-2018 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A summit in Poland has kicked off today which brings together experts from around the world as experts claim our planet has reached a 'crossroads' with the next two years crucial to our success.
  
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• Ad for Apple's first computer handwritten by Steve Jobs set for auction 

  03-12-2018 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Handwritten by Steve Jobs, it offers a bare circuit board for the machine and a manual for $75, which Jobs declares 'a real deal'.
  
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• Nielsen reveals plan to use tech to play personalized ads on your TV

  03-12-2018 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nielsen will study demographic information like consumers' age and gender to determine which ads to play. The ads then replace the traditional cable ads that play during live TV broadcasts.
  
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• Scientists will copy effects of volcano eruption to fight global warming

  03-12-2018 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, 20million tons of sulphur dioxide was released, and the planet cooled by 0.5C for 18 months. Scientists hope to replicate the cooling effect.
  
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• Russian Soyuz rocket successfully launches 3 astronauts toward ISS

  03-12-2018 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  American Anne McClain, Canadian David Saint-Jacques and Russian Oleg Kononenko successfully took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday on their way to the ISS.
  
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• Researchers in #Singapore have discovered a new material dubbed ‘black silver’ that holds some incredible propertie… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-12-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  Researchers in #Singapore have discovered a new material dubbed ‘black silver’ that holds some incredible propertie… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The Wind Motion superyacht that never needs to return to land to refuel

  03-12-2018 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Wind Motion, designed by Mathis Ruhl, from France, is 100 per cent self sufficient meaning its owner can stay at sea for eternity - provided they have enough food and water.
  
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• Beloved wild wolf nicknamed 'Spitfire' is killed by a trophy hunter

  03-12-2018 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The seven-year-old wolf – known as Lamar Canyon Wolf Pack member 926F to scientists – was shot by a hunter outside Yellowstone National Park in Montana last weekend.
  
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• More fun Christmassy facts here! 👉 siliconrepublic.com/innovation/chr… 🎄🦌🎅 twitter.com/AdaptCentre/st…

  03-12-2018 16:18 via twitter.com
  More fun Christmassy facts here! 👉 siliconrepublic.com/innovation/chr… 🎄🦌🎅 twitter.com/AdaptCentre/st…
  
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• Arrested Devon cyber-expert Marcus Hutchins 'had used drugs'

  03-12-2018 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Marcus Hutchins, who faces charges in the US, wants evidence thrown out as he was "intoxicated".
  
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• YouTube top earners: The seven-year-old making $22m

  03-12-2018 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  An American boy who reviews toys is this year's highest-earning YouTube star, according to Forbes.
  
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• Sacked man claims discrimination against his 'ethical veganism'

  03-12-2018 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Jordi Casamitjana wants to have ethical veganism recognised as a philosophical belief, in a landmark legal action.
  
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• Ukraine calls up reservists as Russia denies 'absurd' claims that it intends to invade

  03-12-2018 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Petro Poroshenko confirmed that Ukrainian military reserves are being called up for training amid fears that Russia could invade and seize ports around the Sea of Azov.
  
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• DNA reveals 18-year-old farmer 'Ava' who died 4,250 years ago was the daughter of immigrants

  03-12-2018 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to new research led by archaeologist Maya Hoole from the Achavanich Beaker Burial Project, Ava died around 4,350 years ago as opposed to 3,700 years ago as previously thought
  
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• Eco-friendly superyacht powered by wind turbines that never needs to return to land is revealed

  03-12-2018 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Wind Motion, designed by Mathis Ruhl, from France, is 100 per cent self sufficient meaning its owner can stay at sea for eternity - provided they have enough food and water.
  
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• Today's featured employer is @Amgen. Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/Q6eb2cMBSa

  03-12-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @Amgen. Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/Q6eb2cMBSa
  
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• Collapse of civilisations on the horizon without climate action

  03-12-2018 14:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir David has called on leaders to take action on global warming in an address to UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland, on behalf of ordinary people around the world.
  
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