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• Female mice who lose mates to death or abandonment slower than male counterparts to find love again

  21-05-2021 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Though California mice are monogamous, they'll find a new mate if they lose their partner. 'Widowed' females, however, take much longer to find love than males in a similar predicament.
  
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• One-of-a-kind flower releases odor that smells like 'dead insects' to capture and imprison flies 

  21-05-2021 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A plant known as Aristolochia microstoma that is found all over the world secretes a scent like 'dead and rotting insects' to attract flies so they will pollinate the female organs inside.
  
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• 'Atlantification' is bringing warm water from the Atlantic into the Arctic that is melting sea ice

  21-05-2021 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new phenomena is melting Arctic sea ice. Called Atlantification, this process sees warm water from the Atlantic flow into the region that is hinder ice regrowth during the winter months.
  
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• Apple v Epic: Tim Cook appears on the stand in Epic legal row

  21-05-2021 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple's boss Tim Cook appears on the witness stand in the high-profile legal row with Epic Games.
  
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• Roman baths discovered 'exceptionally' preserved with doors and windows were spas 2,000 years ago 

  21-05-2021 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Well-preserved Roman baths were discovered under the sand in Cadiz, Spain, with intact windows, doors, and walls. Dating to the 1st century, the complex, would have been used by local fishermen.
  
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• Citizen app tests PRIVATE security force that could respond to users in distress

  21-05-2021 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pilot program was revealed in internal emails leaked to Motherboard , and Citizen confirmed that it is testing the program on a small scale in Los Angeles in a statement to DailyMail.com on Friday.
  
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• 2021 will have an 'above average' number of hurricanes, experts warn, as season is starting earlier

  21-05-2021 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has updated its averages for Atlantic hurricane season to indicate one additional hurricane and two named storms every year.
  
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• Elon Musk says the new Tesla Roadster will go 0 to 60 in 1.1 SECONDS with new SpaceX package

  21-05-2021 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk says the next-generation Tesla Roadster will come with the SpaceX package that adds 10 small rocket thrusters around the car, allowing it to go from 0-60mph in1.1 seconds.
  
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• Irish cyber-attack: Hackers bail out Irish health service for free

  21-05-2021 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says it did not pay for a decryption tool, as hackers threaten to publish stolen data.
  
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• Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander set to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 to the Moon

  21-05-2021 21:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  Another NASA-awarded mission. Lucky those first stages are reusable, eh? SpaceX has notched up another order for a mission to the Moon, this time from Firefly Aerospace for a 2023 launch for its lunar lander, Blue Ghost.…
  
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• Scientists have traced down the source of several mysterious fast radio bursts

  21-05-2021 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers from UC Santa Cruz and others tracked down the origins of several mysterious fast radio bursts to the spiral arms of five galaxies.
  
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• Netflix is looking to get into video games as it seeks to hire an executive in the space

  21-05-2021 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix, looking to other avenues for growth, is exploring hiring an executive to lead its expansion in the $150 billion video game industry, according to a media report.
  
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• Tardigrades among scientific experiments SpaceX will send to NASA's International Space Station

  21-05-2021 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tardigrades will be studied with the hopes of finding a gene that allows them to survive harsh environments, with the hopes of protecting astronauts from the stressors of space.
  
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• Health: COVID-19 lockdowns may have prevented 32,000 air pollution-related deaths

  21-05-2021 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pandemic substantially reduced atmospheric concentrations of nitrogen dioxide around the world, Massachussets Institute of Technology experts found.
  
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• Best entries so far in the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are revealed 

  21-05-2021 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The selection of photographs chosen by the organisers show animals from across the planet, from Africa, the Caribbean to Brazil, captured at the perfect time.
  
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• All that Lego has a purpose: Researchers find that spatial memory improves kids' mathematical powers

  21-05-2021 19:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Textbooks aren't everything A couple of Swedish scientists have been able to show that practising maths is not the only way to get better at the subject.…
  
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• The Pope's new electric 'Popemobile' part of push by His Holiness to replay fossil fuels

  21-05-2021 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis is continuing his push to focus on the environment, as electric vehicle maker Fisker is set to deliver the world's first 'all-electric papal transport' with recycled materials next year.
  
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• Tapeworm keeps ants unnaturally young and healthy so they'll make a tasty treat for woodpeckers

  21-05-2021 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Anomotaenia brevis tapeworm can extend the life of a Temnothorax ant up to a decade or two. Its goal is for the host to be eaten by a woodpecker, where it can willeggs and continue the cycle of life.
  
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• 43 of the best Amazon Prime series right now

  21-05-2021 18:52
  
  WIRED picks the best Amazon Prime shows from what's new on Amazon Prime UK
  
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• Technocrat Scientists Are Working On Self-Spreading Vaccines

  21-05-2021 18:29 via technocracy.news
  
  The Technocrat mind believes that scientists have some sort of divine mandate for the care of populations and that they and they alone should make health decisions for everyone. Furthermore, their Transhumanist bent is being revealed as they attempt to create Humanity 2.0.
  See also:Coronavirus cure: Scientists plan bizarre ‘self-spreading vaccine’ to fight pandemic
  Could self-spreading vaccines stop a coronavirus pandemic?
  We now have the technology to develop vaccines that spread th
  
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• Dating apps like Tinder and OKCupid to let users add 'I'm vaccinated' badges to profiles

  21-05-2021 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dating apps like Tinder, OKCupid and Hinge will soon let users share their vaccination status on profiles by adding badges that read 'I am vaccinated' and allow them to find others who have had a jab.
  
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• Chinese Technocratic Authoritarianism Rising, Western Democracy Eroding

  21-05-2021 17:55 via technocracy.news
  
  China intends to conquer the world with authoritarian Technocracy rather than guns and missiles. Thus far, they are excelling and the rest of the world is regressing. There is no give and take in China; it’s their way or the highway. The rest of the world is just starting to figure this out. ⁃ TN EditorIt already seems that the biggest struggle in the 21st century may be between the competing models of Chinese technocratic authoritarianism and Joe Biden’s hopes for a revitalise
  
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• Dating apps like Tinder and OKCupid will let users add 'I'm vaccinated' badges to profiles

  21-05-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dating apps like Tinder, OKCupid and Hinge will soon let users share their vaccination status on profiles by adding badges that read 'I am vaccinated' and allow them to find others who have had a jab.
  
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• Legal Brief: All U.S. Employees Are Protected From Mandated COVID Injections

  21-05-2021 16:59 via technocracy.news
  
  A legal memo from Liberty Counsel Action is suitable for print and distribution to employers of all sizes, in order to protect employee rights under American law. Forced mandates are illegal. Discrimination against the non-vaccinated is also illegal. ⁃ TN EditorMemo-reCOVIDVaccinationMandate-April2021Read full story here…
  
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• 16 of the best films on Amazon Prime UK right now

  21-05-2021 16:56
  
  WIRED picks the best films and movies on Amazon Prime UK
  
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• Purina launches a smart dog bowl that can monitor your pooch's eating habits

  21-05-2021 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dog bowl was unveiled at the Amazon Web Services Summit Online in Australia and New Zealand 2021 this week.
  
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• The best gaming monitors for any budget in 2021

  21-05-2021 16:38
  
  WIRED takes aim at the best gaming monitors, from world-beating 4K panels to affordable e-sports displays
  
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• When humanity perishes in nuclear fire, the University of Essex's radiation-resistant robots will inherit the Earth

  21-05-2021 16:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Never mind the Clacton-on-Sea pier. They've got £600k to build power plant butlers The University of Essex has secured £600,000 in funding to develop radiation-resistant robots for use in nuclear facilities.…
  
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• Climate change: G7 ministers agree new steps against fossil fuels

  21-05-2021 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Environment ministers from leading countries agree to take further steps to help limit global heating.
  
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• NASA's Curiosity rover is on the cusp of discovering salts on Mars

  21-05-2021 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Planetary scientists have been scouring through images and data from the Curiosity rover in Gale crater on Mars from their offices at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
  
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• Nature: Male honeybees mass in certain areas 'like men in nightclubs', but females appear rarely

  21-05-2021 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The secrets of the mating behaviours of male bees was revealed with radar-based tracking technology by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Rothamsted Research.
  
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• European Space Agency reveals ambitious plans to build sat-nav around the moon

  21-05-2021 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new infrastructure could turn our natural satellite into the 'eighth continent' as humanity spreads its wings and builds cities on the moon, according to the Paris-based space agency.
  
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• The women fighting for digital equality

  21-05-2021 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pandemic has both drawn attention to the gender digital divide - and helped close it.
  
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• The best wireless earbuds for any budget in 2021

  21-05-2021 15:05
  
  For those who want earphones with no wires at all, WIRED Recommends picks out the best Bluetooth earbuds you can buy
  
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• Pregnant women who are exposed to air pollution are more likely to have children with ASTHMA

  21-05-2021 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers set out to understand if asthma could also be caused by exposure to ultra-fine particulate pollution in utero, led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
  
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• ESA signs off on contracts for lunar data relay and navigation

  21-05-2021 14:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Surrey Satellite and Airbus to ponder a fleet of Moonlight satellites The European Space Agency (ESA) has inked a deal with a pair of consortia aimed at providing telecommunication and navigation services for Moon missions.…
  
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• Tinder tweak urges people to think before sending abuse

  21-05-2021 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The dating app will detect abusive messages before they are sent and ask the writer to pause.
  
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• Snapchat Spectacles AR: Augmented reality on your face

  21-05-2021 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Snap Inc's new specs promise AR overlays through glasses - but are on limited release for now.
  
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• Charles Darwin's famous book The Descent of Man was 'warped' by his racism

  21-05-2021 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Like so many of the scientific tomes of Darwin's day' the book 'offers a racist and sexist view of humanity,' says New Jersey's Princeton University anthropologist Agustín Fuentes.
  
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• Technology: World's first flying race car begins production ahead of its first race this summer 

  21-05-2021 13:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ten of the craft - named 'Airspeeder', like the company that designed them - are being assembled in Adelaide by Alauda Aeronautics.
  
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• Death Valley is NOT the hottest place on Earth: New data shows Iran's Lut Desert is even warmer

  21-05-2021 11:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Surface temperatures in the Lut Desert reach blistering heights of up to 177.4°F (80.8°C), according to new research by the University of California, Irvine.
  
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• Robot scales stairs without ‘seeing’ and other news

  21-05-2021 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• The relentless rise of Royal Mail text message scams

  21-05-2021 07:00
  
  Criminals are exploiting gaping security flaws in decades-old systems to con people out of their life’s savings
  
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• Covid is forcing America to fix its water supply

  21-05-2021 07:00
  
  The crisis in Flint wasn’t enough, but the pandemic might have finally redefined the terms of the US water debate
  
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• WeWork reports $2bn loss ahead of stock market debut

  21-05-2021 06:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The troubled office-sharing startup's business was hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• The Navy sub commanded by artificial intelligence

  21-05-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Submarines controlled by artificial intelligence are being designed to take on military missions.
  
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• Google is set to open its first physical retail store in New York City

  21-05-2021 00:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google will open it first physical retail store to showcase its products such as smartphones, in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood, the company announced on Thursday.
  
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