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• Bats have noise-canceling genes that prevent them from going deaf when they emit ultrasonic sounds

  19-07-2021 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in China found that, in bats that use echolocation, genes protecting cochlear hair cells are over-expressed. That could eventually help people with noise-induced hearing loss.
  
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• Melting glaciers in the Swiss Alps have created 1,000 new lakes including 180 in the past 10 years

  19-07-2021 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate change has created 1,200 new lakes in the Swiss Alps since 1850 by melting massive glaciers into just pools of water - and 180 of them formed from 2006 through 2016.
  
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• Apple no match for Pegasus as Israeli spyware found on journalists and activists iPhones

  19-07-2021 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite Apple's reputation for heightened security, the majority of smartphones that tested positive for Pegasus spyware were iPhones. Some even had iOS 14.6, the company's most recent upgrade.
  
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• Massachusetts fishermen catches rare one-in-two-million blue lobster off Cape Ann

  19-07-2021 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Massachusetts fishermen reeled in the catch of a lifetime over the weekend, when he captured a blue lobster in his catch off the coast of Massachusetts, near Cape Ann.
  
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• Climate change: Wild PIGS release some 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year

  19-07-2021 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Predictive population models were combined with advanced mapping techniques by researchers led from the Universities of Queensland to determine the impact of wild pigs on the climate.
  
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• Flying motorcycle that costs $380,000 and can travel 300 mph completes first flight test

  19-07-2021 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jetpack Aviation completed preliminary flight tests on a prototype flying motorcycle. The Speeder, a jet-powered, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) craft, can reach an altitude of 15,000 feet
  
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• Spyware: The software that watches you

  19-07-2021 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC’s cyber reporter, Joe Tidy, agreed to be spied on to understand the spyware experience further.
  
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• Clouds will AMPLIFY global warming by reflecting less solar radiation, study warns

  19-07-2021 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Satellite observations of clouds, and their linked temperature, humidly and wind conditions, led experts from Imperial College London to make their dire prediction.
  
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• Giant 100-pound moonfish which typically lives in the tropics is found dead on an Oregon beach

  19-07-2021 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A more than 3-foot long moonfish was found dead on a beach in Seaside, OR. Experts say the 100lb fish is a rare site this far up north and may have fled the tropics in search of cooler waters.
  
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• Amazon patent shows small robotic vehicles delivery packages from the van to doorsteps

  19-07-2021 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon could use a a new system to deliver packages that includes a sensor packed van that guides a small, autonomous robot to drop off packages at the customer's location.
  
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• Viking-era 'piggybank' of 1,000-year-old silver coins discovered on Isle of Man 

  19-07-2021 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A metal detector enthusiast has discovered 87 Viking-era silver coins in a field on the north part of the Isle of Man which date back more than 1,000 years.
  
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• iPhones belonging to journalists hacked, proving Apple's security no match for NSO spyware 

  19-07-2021 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite Apple's reputation for heightened security, the majority of smartphones that tested positive for Pegasus spyware were iPhones. Some even had iOS 14.6, the company's most recent upgrade.
  
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• Woodmancote meteorite is left over from the birth of the solar system, experts say

  19-07-2021 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The astonishing charcoal-black meteorite fragment was found earlier this year nearWoodmancote in Gloucestershire.
  
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• WhatsApp feature lets latecomers connect to a call after it's started

  19-07-2021 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joinable Calls is the perfect feature for users who have issues being on time for calls. WhatsApp is owned by Menlo Park, California-based tech giant Facebook.
  
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• Met Office issues first UK extreme heat warning

  19-07-2021 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It covers south-west England and large parts of Wales as the UK experiences a prolonged hot spell.
  
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• Apple will release updated MacBook Pro that can make colors brighter and consume less power 

  19-07-2021 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple could release a new version of the new MacBook Pro between September and November, with a screen that is brighter, shows deeper colors and uses less power.
  
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• Pegasus: Who are the alleged victims of spyware targeting?

  19-07-2021 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jamal Khashoggi's wife and the editor of the Financial Times are among those said to be targeted.
  
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• Regulating Technology with Marietje Schaake

  19-07-2021 17:53
  
  International policy director Marietje Schaake shares ways to bring governance to technology on a global scale
  
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• Alien abductions could be result of 'lucid dreaming,' study says

  19-07-2021 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alien abduction stories and encounters with UFOs could be due to nothing more than people who have 'lucid dreams,' according to a study published earlier this month.
  
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• Elon Musk shares clip from Grand Theft Auto style computer game starring Tesla's Cybertruck

  19-07-2021 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 48 second clip, which looks like a scene from Grand Theft Auto, shows a Cybertruck barreling down empty streets, knocking over fences and smashing through a wall of four-legged robots.
  
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• Children closer to nature 'have lower risk of behavioural problems', study finds

  19-07-2021 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A lack of access to green space is linked to lower cognitive development, as well as a lower risk of emotional and behavioural problems, researchers from UCL report.
  
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• Photo of a supermassive black hole confirms that 'little' black holes act the same as the big ones 

  19-07-2021 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To create the image of a jet pouring from a supermassive black hole, the team, including astronomers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany, had to pinpoint its location.
  
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• Health: Drinking coffee can REDUCE your risk of heart arrhythmias, study finds

  19-07-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The impact of coffee consumption on arrhythmia incidence was analysed among more than 380,000 people by researchers led from the University of California, San Francisco.
  
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• Amazon’s New World is full of muddled potential

  19-07-2021 17:00
  
  The biggest threat to Amazon’s new online game is Amazon’s own history
  
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• Pegasus: Spyware sold to governments 'targets activists'

  19-07-2021 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israeli tech firm NSO denies media reports that its software has been sold to authoritarian regimes.
  
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• Biology: Cannabis was domesticated in China around 12,000 years ago, study reveals 

  19-07-2021 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To discover where the plants have their roots, the whole genome sequences of 110 Cannabis sativa were analysed by researchers led from the University of Lausanne.
  
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• Jeff Bezos says he and Blue Origin teammates are 'ready' to launch into space tomorrow

  19-07-2021 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This will be the first human flight launched by Jeff Bezos owned space company, Blue Origin, and will take place out of their spaceport Launch Site One in Van Horn, Texas.
  
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• Couples could have their weddings in SPACE by 2024

  19-07-2021 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Space Perspective is currently selling flights on its capsules for $125,000 (£91,000) that will gift voyagers 'insane' views of Earth, according to the Merritt Island, Florida-based firm.
  
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• Custom glasses: Will 3D-printing change our eyewear?

  19-07-2021 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eyewear can be more tailored to an individual’s face producing a better fit and reduce overstocking.
  
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• Jeff Bezos will fly to space TOMORROW on his Blue Origin New Shepherd rocket

  19-07-2021 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This will be the first human flight launched by Jeff Bezos owned space company, Blue Origin, and will take place out of their spaceport Launch Site One in Van Horn, Texas.
  
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• We asked Covid experts how to stay safe after Freedom Day

  19-07-2021 10:54
  
  Now that most restrictions in England have lifted, we asked experts how to safely navigate the return to the office, attending nightclubs and festivals, and whether you should hug again
  
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• Hubble space telescope's function is restored

  19-07-2021 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers restore the Hubble Space Telescope to full operations, after a computer glitch in June.
  
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• It’s Freedom Day! Please don’t touch me

  19-07-2021 07:00
  
  As we move from working at home to working in offices, expect awkwardness
  
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• Freedom Day is upon us. Here's how to stay safe

  19-07-2021 07:00
  
  Now that most restrictions in England have lifted, we asked experts how to safely navigate the return to the office, attending nightclubs and festivals, and whether you should hug again
  
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• Ex-Obama Official: Unvaccinated Americans Should Not Be Allowed to Work, Have Access to Children

  19-07-2021 01:59 via technocracy.news
  
  If a vaccinated person is truly protected from COVID, what should they care about anyone who is not vaccinated? This underscores the illogical vaccine mandate dogma. It’s about control rather than health, and it’s being presented by globalist Technocrats who are bent on Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorFormer Obama administration Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday on CNN’s “OutFront” that Americans who have not received a cor
  
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• Physician Group Says COVID Shot Home Visits Unconstitutional and Unethical

  19-07-2021 01:33 via technocracy.news
  
  The Biden Administration’s program of going door-to-door to sift out those who have not been vaccinated is wrong on every level of health care ethics. Informed consent is impossible at the hands of untrained, non-medical staff. AAPS is correct in condemning the program. ⁃ TN EditorThe Biden Administration has announced plans to send agents “door to door” in order to “get remaining Americans vaccinated, by ensuring they have the information they need on how both safe
  
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• L.A. County Sheriff Will Not Enforce Indoor Mask Mandate Citing “Not Backed By Science”

  19-07-2021 01:19 via technocracy.news
  
  County sheriffs are elected by citizens and answer to them their actions. Los Angeles county health technocrats have mandated another indoor mask mandate for spurious political reasons and the LA county sheriff is refusing to enforce it. ⁃ TN EditorThe Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Friday said he would not use the department’s “limited resources” to enforce the new mask mandate imposed on the county since it is “not backed by science.”
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• Using plastic waste to help solve sand shortages

  19-07-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With construction sand in short supply crushed plastic is being used as an alternative.
  
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