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• Scientists create sponge to soak up phosphate so it can be reused 

  31-05-2021 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Northwestern University researchers created a membrane that is capable of sucking up and reusing phosphate that leaks into waterways, preventing dangerous algae blooms.
  
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• Tai chi can be as beneficial as normal exercise in tackling middle-aged spread, study shows 

  31-05-2021 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Volunteers either did no exercise,aerobic exercise or tai chi for 12 weeks and had their waist size tracked by University of California in Los Angeles researchers.
  
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• Duetting songbirds are able to 'mute' the musical mind of their partner

  31-05-2021 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Studying brain activity of singing male and female plain-tailed wrens allowed the team from the New Jersey Institute of Technology to discover how they cooperate.
  
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• Tiny piece of space junk strikes International Space Station and leaves hole in robotic arm

  31-05-2021 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A robotic arm attached to the outside of the International Space Station was hit with space junk and visibly damaged, the Canadian Space Agency said in a blog post.
  
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• Arrowhead with 'clear impact fracture' found near Biblical home of Goliath

  31-05-2021 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologistsdiscovered an arrowhead made from bone near the ancient Israeli city of Gath, the Biblical home of Goliath, according to a newly published study.
  
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• NASA's Curiosity rover snaps remarkable photos of rare high-altitude clouds on Mars

  31-05-2021 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Curiosity rover has taken several remarkable images of clouds on Mars, a rare occurrence on the Red Planet. The images were taken on March 19, 2021.
  
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• A third of all deaths linked to heat in the past 30 years are linked to global warming

  31-05-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data from 737 locations in 42 countries was used by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to estimate the impact of man made global warming on deaths.
  
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• Extremely rare prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in Scotland

  31-05-2021 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first prehistoric images of their kind to be found in Scotland were discovered by chance inside a cairn.
  
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• Privacy group targets website 'cookie terror'

  31-05-2021 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners lodge hundreds of complaints against sites they claim break cookie laws.
  
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• Controversial 1947 'alien  autopsy' film is being sold as an NFT

  31-05-2021 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A frame from the controversial 1947 alien autopsy film is being sold at auction for more than $1 million, or 450 ethereum. It is being sold as a non-fungible token to verify its authenticity.
  
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• Drinking tea and coffee when sleep deprived won't stop you making mistakes at work, study reveals 

  31-05-2021 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sleep-deprived volunteers were given a series of complex tasks with and without caffeine to see how they perform bya team from Michigan State University.
  
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• Humpback whale song recorded off the coast of New York

  31-05-2021 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Underwater sound recording equipment, that sits on the waters near New York, helped them discover the whales had been swimming in the New York Bright.
  
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• Gaza conflict: Instagram changes algorithm after alleged bias

  31-05-2021 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Instagram says its ranking system had a "bigger impact than expected" on some types of posts.
  
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• Roman farm slaves were decapitated by, archaeologists claim 

  31-05-2021 11:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The teamexcavated three third century cemeteries with bodies decapitated and buried in a prone position at Knobb's Farm in Somersham, Cambridgeshire.
  
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• The Audi e-tron GT has supercar speed with EV ease

  31-05-2021 07:00
  
  Audi's new flagship tourer is based on the same platform as the Porsche Taycan. What's remarkable is how different they are
  
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• Terrorists will move to where they can’t be moderated

  31-05-2021 07:00
  
  The rise of the DWeb – the decentralised web – will make it harder to stop terrorists online
  
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• Good news! 5G isn’t pointless anymore

  31-05-2021 07:00
  
  Dirt-cheap handsets, reasonable contracts and decent coverage means it’s finally time to take 5G seriously
  
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• Memorial Day 2025: Back To The Future

  31-05-2021 04:12 via technocracy.news
  
  In 2025, just 4 short years from now, America will stumble across yet another Memorial Day weekend and reflect on wars fought, soldiers and civilians killed and the nature of freedoms that were preserved or lost.
  I predict that by 2025 there will be near-universal awareness that the latest world war was fought and lost and that it was the war to end all other wars. This is a war that is being fought right now, albeit it started several years ago. The world is reeling but doesn’t have a clu
  
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• Noisy appliances: How loud is your house?

  31-05-2021 03:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Environmental consultancy Quiet Mark is on a mission to ensure technology is seen but barely heard.
  
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