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• NASA's Insight Mars lander is not getting power and could end its mission in the less than a year

  23-06-2021 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Approximately 80% of InSight's solar panels are covered in dust. NASA fears the rover will not have enough power to making it to the end of 2022 as previously expected.
  
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• Hubble malfunction because of computer from the 1980s is a bigger issued than first believed

  23-06-2021 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope has been offline for more than a week; NASA says the issue may stem from the Standard Interface (STINT) hardware on the 1980s era computer onboard Hubble.
  
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• Harvard astrophysicist says there may be a link between 'Oumuamua and UFOs 

  23-06-2021 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard professor Avi Loeb believes there is a link between 'Oumuamua and the US government's upcoming report on UFOs, suggesting it may have scanned for signals from other probes.
  
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• Tim Cook called Nancy Pelosi to warn 'rushed' antitrust bills would hurt innovation, customers

  23-06-2021 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called House Speaker Pelosi to warn over 'rushed' antitrust bills.
  Cook said the bills would hurt consumers by disrupting Apple's services.
  
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• 2M year-old hoof prints left by prehistoric antelope or gazelle discovered in Tanzania 

  23-06-2021 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found three ancient animal foot prints in Tanzania believed to be almost two-million years old, possibly made by a prehistoric antelope or gazelle.
  
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• Mongooses live in a 'fairer society' because mothers can't tell which pups are their own

  23-06-2021 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Groups of banded mongoose give birth on the same night, creating a 'veil of ignorance' because they don't know which pups are theirs, experts at the universities of Exeter and Roehampton said.
  
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• Rembrandt's The Night Watch painting restored by AI

  23-06-2021 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The canvas was trimmed in 1715 to fit between two doors in Amsterdam’s city hall.
  
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• Astronomers get the clearest view yet of a boiling cauldron where stars are formed

  23-06-2021 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using data collected by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) telescope, University of Maryland researchers to understand more about the star forming process.
  
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• Astronomer Nick Suntzeff on UFOs crashing on Earth: 'I seriously doubt they would be this careless' 

  23-06-2021 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Texas A&M astronomer Nick Suntzeff is dubious about theimpending UFO report, saying if there was proof of aliens or UFOs, the government wouldn't have been able to keep it secret all these years.
  
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• Astronomers identify 29 exoplanets where extraterrestrials may be watching Earth

  23-06-2021 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exploring ways in which we find exoplanets, that is worlds outside the solar system, the team from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, reversed the process to see which worlds could spot us.
  
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• Nature: Robins may have 'compasses' in their EYES that allow them to navigate, researchers say

  23-06-2021 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The protein cryptochrome 4 found in the birds' retinas is sensitive to magnetic fields, A team of researchers led from the universities of Oldenburg (Germany) and Oxford (UK) found
  
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• Philippines’ Duterte: ‘Vaccine Or I Will Have You Jailed’

  23-06-2021 18:44 via technocracy.news
  
  Of the 100 million population in the Philippines, only 8 percent have been willing to take the COVID vaccine. President Rodrigo Duterte now threatens to incarcerate the remaining 92 percent if they don’t get vaccinated immediately.
  This comes on the heals of Duterte’s campaign to kill drug dealers by sending out “death squads” authorized for summary execution without trial or due process of any kind. Thus, you could die if you take unauthorized drugs or face jail if you d
  
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• Intrepid squid mission may help in kraken riddle of why zero-g makes astronauts sick

  23-06-2021 18:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Boffins looking for changes to cephalopods' symbiotic relationship with bioluminescent bacteria on ISS Immunology boffins in the US are hoping to learn the secret of how to keep humans well enough for long enough to live on the Moon or travel to Mars by sending some tiny squid into space.…
  
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• Tesla's Model S Plaid hits 136mph while driving up dangerous mountain road that peaks at 14,000 feet

  23-06-2021 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Racecar driver Randy Pobst put a Tesla Model S Plaid to the test during a practice round of the upcoming Pikes Peak Hill Climb race that features 156 turns up a 14,00 foot mountain.
  
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• Increased EV Charging Could Break California’s Power Grid

  23-06-2021 18:20 via technocracy.news
  
  Fuel-based motor vehicles do not affect the electricity grid, but electric vehicles that require frequent charging are now threatening to overwhelm the power grid and there is nothing in sight that can make up the difference.
  The war on fossil fuels plus the stampede to “alternative energy” is creating a permanent energy deficit as chargeable devices suck up valuable power resources. ⁃ TN EditorIt appears as though California’s plans to become an environmental and sociali
  
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• Songbirds and humans share common speech patterns, study says

  23-06-2021 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Birdcalls adhere to Menzerath's law - a famous law that refers to larger linguistic structures being made up of shorter parts, report experts at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
  
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• Spacey McSpaceface: Artemis takes shape ahead of '2021' launch – but first you need to name the crash-test dummy

  23-06-2021 17:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Next up, the rocket stage to send mannequin to the Moon The stacking of NASA's monster Moon rocket is continuing in Florida with the launch vehicle stage adapter placed atop the newly vertical core stage.…
  
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• Shift to electric cars will cause 11% rise in UK traffic, report claims 

  23-06-2021 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although greener than petrol and diesel cars, electric vehicles will lead to heavy congestion in towns and cities such as London, the Institute for Public Policy Research claims.
  
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• Astronomers get the clearance view yet of a boiling cauldron where stars are formed

  23-06-2021 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using data collected by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) telescope, University of Maryland researchers to understand more about the star forming process.
  
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• Health: Fruit, veg and NO snacking on crisps key to warding off cancer and heart disease

  23-06-2021 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Associations between dietary habits and health were looked for among more than 21,500 US adults by researchers fromChina's Harbin Medical University.
  
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• Clues to how birds migrate using Earth's magnetic field

  23-06-2021 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists think they may have pinpointed an elusive "living compass" behind birds' epic migrations.
  
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• Tucker Carlson Hits Close To Technocracy And Transhumanism

  23-06-2021 17:00 via technocracy.news
  
  In his 6/22 broadcast, Tucker Carlson lifted the hood on scientists who are promoting Technocracy and Transhumanism via “human engineering.” The particulars he reveals are stunning to most people, but not to students of Technocracy News & Trends.
  Nevertheless, Carlson is very close to understanding the elements of Scientism, Transhumanism and Technocracy, but he is not quite there yet. If he had the full historical view in mind, it would set his hair on fire. He has the keys in h
  
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• Tickets go on sale for 'spaceballoon' cruises to the stratosphere for $125,000 per person

  23-06-2021 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Space Perspective is now taking reservations for its flights to the stratosphere that will kickoff in 2024.. Tickets cost $125,000 per seatinside a capsule that will be ferried into space by a giant 'space balloon.'
  
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• MIT develops 'magic' carpet that can detect if person is doing sit-ups or other exercises

  23-06-2021 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIT engineers have developed an 'intelligent' mat that can extrapolate a sitter's posture, movement, and relationship to the ground. The tech could be used in gaming, for workouts or to detect falls.
  
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• Stress does turn hair gray but it might be reversible, scientists say

  23-06-2021 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hair colour can be restored when stress is eliminated from our lives, reveal experts at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York.
  
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• Beer mats make bad frisbees, scientists report

  23-06-2021 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beer mats always tilt into a backspin position shortly after being thrown, according to physicists at the University of Bonn, who created their own beer mat throwing machine.
  
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• Get this mini massage gun with $20 off for Amazon Prime Day

  23-06-2021 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The RENPHO massage tool is now less than $80, and that includes five different massage heads so you can treat various body parts.
  
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• More than 22,000 people sign up to become a European Space Agency astronaut

  23-06-2021 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ESA is looking for six full time astronauts and up to 20 reservists that will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) and one day on to the NASA Lunar Gateway.
  
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• Smart devices for babies and parents tested

  23-06-2021 11:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest gadgets and asks if they can reduce parents' stress.
  
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• Ozone layer STILL under threat despite a ban on dangerous chemicals

  23-06-2021 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chemicals banned a decade ago areinteracting with colder than usual polar vortexes above the Arctic and further depleting the ozone layer, University of Maryland researchers have said.
  
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• Warehouses are taking over the Earth

  23-06-2021 07:00
  
  As events like Amazon Prime Day send demand for next-day delivery soaring, speculative warehouse building is taking over vast swathes of land
  
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• DeepMind wants to use its AI to cure rare diseases

  23-06-2021 07:00
  
  In 2020, DeepMind solved one of biology’s biggest challenges. Now it’s working on using its AI to find drugs to target rare diseases
  
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• DeepMind wants to use its AI to cure neglected diseases

  23-06-2021 07:00
  
  In 2020, DeepMind solved one of biology’s biggest challenges. Now it’s working on using its AI to find drugs to target neglected diseases
  
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• Covid-19 air 'purifier' ad banned by watchdog

  23-06-2021 05:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An advert which claimed an air purifier could kill off Covid cells is banned as misleading.
  
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• All the best Prime Day deals that are still live today

  23-06-2021 01:24
  
  These genuine Prime Day deals on headphones, phones and laptops are still live today
  
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• Wind turbines: How UK wants to become 'Saudi Arabia of wind'

  23-06-2021 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With Britain's offshore wind power capacity growing at speed, we see how huge turbines are installed.
  
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• Climate change: Set target to cut car use, minister told

  23-06-2021 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shifting to electric vehicles will still leave the UK with transport problems, a report says.
  
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• CEO Secrets: 'My billion-pound company has no office'

  23-06-2021 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Britain's youngest billionaire works differently - setting his firm up to thrive in lockdown.
  
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