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• Vegetarians who drink and smoke appear to be healthier than carnivores, study finds

  25-05-2021 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vegetarians appear to be healthier than carnivores, even if they smoke or drink alcohol, a new study finds. This is because they have lower cholesterol, inflammation and cancer risk.
  
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• Psychedelic compounds have shown the ability to drastically reduce stress in mice, study finds 

  25-05-2021 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have found thata single dose of tabernanthalog,
  a non-hallucinogenic psychedelic similar to ibogaine, drastically lowers stress in mice.
  
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• 60th anniversary of JFK's 1961 speech to land on the moon in spotlight as NASA returns in 2024

  25-05-2021 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Today marks the 60th anniversary when President John F. Kennedy urged Congress to accelerate America's space program to land humans on the moon by end of the decade.
  
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• Tasmanian devils born on Australian mainland after 3,000 years

  25-05-2021 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conservationists introduced the species back into a sanctuary north of Sydney in late 2020.
  
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• Social distancing policies and lockdowns DID work: Reduction in mobility linked to fewer COVID cases

  25-05-2021 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  State shelter-in-place mandates caused Americans to spend 29 percent less time outside their homes. Even social distancing orders had an impact, causing people to go out 25 percent less.
  
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• Money: People tend to have bigger social circles after winning the lottery, study finds 

  25-05-2021 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The impact of lottery winnings on the social circles of 5,000 people across five Vietnamese cities and provinces was studied by an expert from Vietnam National University.
  
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• Milky Way Photographer of the Year: Stunning winning photos for 2021 are revealed 

  25-05-2021 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Released by travel photography blog Capture The Atlas, the 25 images show the stars as a backdrop to trees, lakes and cliffs in 12 countries across the world including Spain, Brazil and the US.
  
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• Harvard physicist says Earth needs treaties with alien civilizations to avoid 'a cosmic catastrophe'

  25-05-2021 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard physicist Avi Loeb suggests Earth needs to form interstellar treaties with advanced civilizations that would ban both sides from testing powerful and destructive machines in space.
  
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• Men with higher testosterone levels are less likely to suffer severe COVID-19 symptoms, study says 

  25-05-2021 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research shows that men with higher testosterone levels are less likely to suffer negative outcomes from COVID-19. The data surprises scientists, who believed the hormone was linked to worse outcomes.
  
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• Update your iPhone NOW! Apple releases iOS 14.6 to address more than 49 security issues

  25-05-2021 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is urging users to update iPhones and iPads with the lasted operating system, iOS 14.6, to address more than 49 security issues that let hackers gain access to devices.
  
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• Scientists predict the maximum human lifespan - and suggest 150 is the oldest age we'll EVER reach 

  25-05-2021 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dozens of lines of health data from hundreds of thousands of volunteers to predict that humans can live to 150, according to the team from Gero, Singapore and Roswell Park in Buffalo New York.
  
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• NASA is designing missions to help protect Earth from climate change

  25-05-2021 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA is developing a new program to use more satellites to help the U.S. government better understand the effects of climate change and extreme weather events.
  
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• Lost medieval village is discovered next to the motorway in North Lanarkshire

  25-05-2021 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists found traces of four buildings, which date from the 14th to 17th Century, at Netherton Cross near Bothwell, North Lanarkshire, next to the hard shoulder of the M74.
  
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• Facebook’s Massive Global Censorship To Silence Vaccine Skeptics

  25-05-2021 17:33 via technocracy.news
  
  Two whistleblowers have came forward to Project Veritas to expose that Technocrats at Facebook have weaponized the platform to cancel vaccine hesitancy and skeptics worldwide. These Facebook Technocrats are in league with Technocrats at Big Pharma to promote untested and unapproved gene therapy shots for the whole world. ⁃ TN EditorTwo Facebook Insiders have come forward to Project Veritas with leaked internal documents, showing the Big Tech giant’s plan to police “Vaccine Hesi
  
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• People who are short-sighted sleep WORSE than those with normal vision, study finds

  25-05-2021 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People with myopia have poorer quality sleep due to delayed circadian rhythms and lower production of melatonin, according to research from Flinders University in Australia.
  
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• The best headphones in 2021

  25-05-2021 17:10
  
  The definitive guide to the best headphones in every category, including the best budget headphones under £100
  
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• Global heating: Study shows impact of 'climate racism' in US

  25-05-2021 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Black people in the US are subject to double the level of heat stress in cities than whites.
  
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• Boom: DeSantis Signs Bill to Stop Big Tech Censorship of Floridians

  25-05-2021 16:50 via technocracy.news
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers lead the nation in anti-censorship smackdown of Big Tech social media giants. Other states are likely to follow with similar legislation, bypassing Federal incompetence and inaction. ⁃ TN EditorFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill—the first of its kind in the United States—allowing Floridians to sue Big Tech platforms.
  A number of free speech advocates, including Cuban and Venezuelan exiles, state senators, and d
  
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• Narcissists are more likely to be aggressive and violent

  25-05-2021 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The analysis by researchers at Ohio State University showed narcissism was also linked to online and offline bullying.
  
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• Billions Queued Up To Quash Vaccine Hesitancy

  25-05-2021 16:37 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats at Big Pharma have stuck their giant proboscis into the public treasury and are sucking it dry in order to fund and promote their own domination of public health. The object is to manipulate everyone into taking their untested vaccines, regardless of the negative health effects on millions. ⁃ TN EditorThe White House is pouring taxpayer money into free advertising for a booming and liability-free vaccine industry,1 which doesn’t seem quite right. Since the beginning
  
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• People are calling 911 in a small county in Georgia because Brood X cicadas are making loud noises 

  25-05-2021 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The loud sounds of Brood X cicadas are prompting citizens in Union County, Georgia to call 911 about 'alarms.' Emergency services in the area are asking them not to.
  
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• Health: Implantable 'living pharmacy' will halve jet lag recovery time

  25-05-2021 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An implantable 'living pharmacy' that may be able to halve the time it takes to recover from jet lag is being developed by researchers from Illinois .
  
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• Nature: 'Scuba-diving' lizards can stay underwater for up to 16 MINUTES by rebreathing from a bubble

  25-05-2021 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers first documented this behaviour among anoles living in Coto Brus, Costa Rica in 2019, filming of one of the submerged lizards using a GoPro camera.
  
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• Huge spiral found in Indian desert may be largest drawing ever made, experts say 

  25-05-2021 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spiral artwork is made up of a series of small geoglyphs covering an area of about a million square feet in the Thar desert in India, first spotted on Google Earth.
  
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• Tesla fined in Norway over battery issues

  25-05-2021 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court has ruled that the car giant must pay £11,500 to each complainant.
  
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• Russia threatens to slow down Google over 'banned content'

  25-05-2021 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The country’s media watchdog says it will slow down internet speeds to the site if the content is not deleted.
  
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• Gold ring found in the grave of an Early Bronze Age woman in Germany was crafted in CORNWALL

  25-05-2021 13:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ring was discovered by researchers from Institute of Prehistory and Medieval Archaeology at the University of Tübingen in autumn 2020.
  
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• Super Flower Blood Moon will appear on Wednesday

  25-05-2021 11:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Super Moon will be visible around the world, but will also coincide with a total lunar eclipse, visible from the western US, Australia and parts of South America on Wednesday.
  
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• Google’s cookie ban and FLoC, explained

  25-05-2021 11:30
  
  Google Chrome will get rid of third-party cookies in 2022. There’s a lot that still needs to be worked out
  
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• Scientists suggest the key to HAPPINESS is lowering your expectations

  25-05-2021 11:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Happiness Project mobile app tracks users' happiness levels as they play a series of games, allowing the University College London neuroscientists to work on a happiness equation.
  
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• Teenagers who use the internet for more than an HOUR daily have lower grades

  25-05-2021 10:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teens who use the internet, social media or video games are also more likely to skip school than those who do not, researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick found.
  
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• Ancient Judeans often ate non-kosher fish thousands of years ago

  25-05-2021 08:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Examining fish bones dating back thousands of years found at 30 archaeological sites in Israel enabled Ariel University in Israel researchers to uncover the dietary secrets.
  
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• Illegal teeth-whitening kits are 'widely available' on eBay and Amazon

  25-05-2021 08:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Which? has warned that illegal teeth-whitening kits containing dangerously high levels of hydrogen peroxide are 'widely available' on UK online marketplaces, including eBay and Amazon.
  
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• The hunt for the master cow that will feed the world

  25-05-2021 07:00
  
  Researchers are racing to find the cow cells that will make up tomorrow’s burgers, but in the secretive world of cultured meat, no one wants to share
  
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• Indian police visit Twitter's office after 'manipulated media' label

  25-05-2021 06:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after the social media giant labelled a ruling party spokesman tweet as "manipulated media".
  
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• When and where to see the Super Blood Moon in a total lunar eclipse this week

  25-05-2021 03:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Prime viewing in the Pacific Rim Skygazers will be treated to a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday, May 26, when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow and it’ll appear particularly large and reddish in color.…
  
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• UK finance sector in top 10 for carbon emissions

  25-05-2021 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If UK banks and investors were a country, they would be among world's leading emitters.
  
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• Soil in Australian outback could STILL be leaking plutonium 65 years after British nuclear tests

  25-05-2021 01:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Plutonium released during British nuclear tests in southern Australia in the 1950s could still be slowly releasing dangerous radiation into the soil and groundwater, according to a new report.
  
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• A glass of milk a day keeps heart disease away!

  25-05-2021 01:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers found milk drinkers have lower levels of cholesterol, while those who drank a glass a day reduced the risk of suffering from heart disease.
  
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• Tech giants fight 'cloud wars' deep in the ocean

  25-05-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  To boost their services, Google and Facebook are investing in undersea cables that span the world.
  
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• Can YOU survive the wilderness? The average American believes they can spend 16 days alone

  25-05-2021 00:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A survey of 2,000 Americans shows that most think they can survive alone in the wilderness, but only 17% could start a fire and only 14% know what poisonous plants look like.
  
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• Florida governor signs bill to ban Big Tech 'deplatforming'

  25-05-2021 00:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Florida measure will fine companies that violate the rules up to $250,000 per day.
  
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