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• Facebook warns growth set to slow 'significantly'

  28-07-2021 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology giant said on Wednesday that the third and fourth quarters would see advertising sales drop.
  
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• New image of Andromeda galaxy shows scientists where stars are born in the Milky Way's neighbor 

  28-07-2021 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new radio image of the Andromeda galaxy, the Milky Way galaxy's closest neighbor in space, has revealed to scientists learn what part of it stars are born in.
  
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• Scientists observe light coming from behind a black hole for the first time

  28-07-2021 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stanford astronomers spotted a series of bright flares that are smaller than what is released from the center of a black hole and were also different colors, which they said came from the back of the object.
  
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• Amazingly preserved Visigoth coffin with human remains found buried under Roman villa in Spain

  28-07-2021 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A surprisingly well-preserved Visigoth coffin was found on the site of Los Villaricos, a Roman villa abandoned in the fifth century and repurposed by Germanic invaders as a basilica and necropolis.
  
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• Two-legged robot called Cassie makes history by completing 5K run in 53 minutes

  28-07-2021 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cassie, a two-legged robot, taught itself to run through a specialized algorithm. Once it trained, experts released it on outdoor terrain where it completed a 5K in 53 minutes and 3 seconds.
  
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• Two-headed snake named Ben and Jerry gruesomely eat a pair of mice at the same time

  28-07-2021 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reptile enthusiast Brian Barczyk shared a clip of a two-headed snake named Ben and Jerry eating a pair of mice during its feeding time. Each head had its own mouse, which it slowly chomped down on.
  
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• Scientists fear Earth may have gone past the point of no return with climate change

  28-07-2021 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earth's 'vital signs' are getting worse and there's evidence that many are close or have surpassed 'tipping points,' scientists warned on Wednesday in a new study.
  
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• Archaeology: Bronze Age grave in Hungary contains urn with the ashes of a high-status woman

  28-07-2021 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People of the Vatya culture - who lived from around 2200-1450 BCE, during the Hungarian Early and Middle Bronze Ages - customarily cremated their dead.
  
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• Chile's famed Chinchorro mummies, oldest known in the world, added to UNESCO's World Heritage List 

  28-07-2021 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three sites associated with northern Chile's Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world known to have purposefully been preserved by humans, have been added to UNESCO's prestigious list.
  
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• Boeing and Rocket Lab hope for the best as both return to launchpad following failures

  28-07-2021 20:13 via go.theregister.com
  
  Space is hard Two spacecraft with a lot to prove are ready for launch in the coming days.…
  
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• Video shows dying wild salmon covered in red lesions, white fungus from Pacific Northwest heatwave

  28-07-2021 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wild salmon are dying from record high water temperatures, and suffering from red lesions and white fungus all over their bodies, according to newly released footage.
  
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• 'World's most powerful' wave turbine off Orkney starts generating electricity

  28-07-2021 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Orbital O2 turbine is anchored in the Fall of Warness off the northeastern coast of Scotland and connected to the local Orkney onshore electricity network via a subsea cable.
  
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• New York company gets jump on Elon Musk's Neuralink with brain-computer interface in clinical trials

  28-07-2021 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Synchron has received FDA approval to begin clinical trials of its Stentrode motor neuroprosthesis, a brain-computer interface that's implanted without surgery in about two hours.
  
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• Simone Biles will not be the last

  28-07-2021 17:42
  
  Simone Biles isn’t alone. The Covid-hit Tokyo Olympics have put unique pressures on athletes feeling the strain
  
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• Technocrats Flex Muscles: Mask And Vaccine Mandates Return With A Vengeance

  28-07-2021 17:30 via technocracy.news
  
  Here are two key stories that underscore the continued use of fearporn to execute tyrannical policies on society. First, the CDC is reversing indoor mask policy by saying that all fully vaccinated adults and children must put them back on. Secondly, Biden is about to announce a mandated vaccine policy for ALL federal employees.
  For employees that refuse, there will be a mandated policy of weekly testing (at their own expense) and quarantine following a positive test.
  At the same time, the unvacc
  
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• Fossils: Sponges in 890 MILLION year old reefs in Canada may be Earth's earliest-known animal

  28-07-2021 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sponge like-structures in the fabric of rocks from Canada's fossilised Little Dal reefs were found by Laurentian University palaeontologist Elizabeth Turner.
  
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• Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs likely came from the outer half of the main belt

  28-07-2021 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs likely came from the outer portion of the main asteroid belt, according to a new study from the Southwest Research Institute.
  
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• Bees learn better with a jolt of caffeine-laced nectar, study finds 

  28-07-2021 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In experiments, caffeine helped bees better remember the smell of a flower with nectar inside, and made them inclined to pollinate that flower, experts at the University of Greenwich report.
  
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• First image of proposed armed combat drone that could face-off against enemy aircraft is revealed

  28-07-2021 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California company released the first image of a missile-carrying air-to-air combat drone that can drop bombs in a war zone, engage in aerial threats or escort piloted plans into the battlefield.
  
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• Effective Citizenry: A Model For Successful Local Resistance

  28-07-2021 16:02 via technocracy.news
  
  Let this article serve as an example that there are concrete, tangible and effective things that people can do to regain control over their local communities, of which education is a critical component. You can choose to wring your hands (“scream and shout and run about”) or engage in proven solutions to make a difference. ⁃ TN EditorDid you know that only 5-10% of people vote in school board elections across the country? Even worse, there are empty seats, and uncontested candi
  
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• Rutherford: What’s Left Of ‘Freedom Is Threatened From Every Direction’

  28-07-2021 15:40 via technocracy.news
  
  America has arrived at the point of inflection where all freedoms are in jeopardy of total extinction. The answer: “turn off the televisions, tune out the politicians, and do your part to stand up for freedom principles in your own communities.” The battle lines are engaged and the resistance must increase. ⁃ TN Editor“The executive power in our government is not the only, perhaps not even the principal, object of my solicitude. The tyranny of the legislature is really th
  
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• Covid-19: The pandemic explored in maps and data

  28-07-2021 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Political scientist Dr Robert Muggah looks at the effects of the pandemic and national lockdowns.
  
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• Northern accents are dying out and could DISAPPEAR BY 2066

  28-07-2021 14:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using physics modelling, researchers from the Universities of Portsmouth and Cambridge predicted how accents are likely to change across England by 2066.
  
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• Shocking simulation reveals how athletes face heatstroke and exhaustion at the Tokyo Olympic Games

  28-07-2021 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The effects of the hot, humid conditions on a male athlete competing in the 10,000m race at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium were simulated by experts at Swedish technology company Hexagon.
  
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• Team BRIT’s Aaron Morgan: How hand controls help me race

  28-07-2021 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Team BRIT driver on how adapted cars help him compete in races against non-disabled drivers.
  
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• Fitbits show even baboons find it hard going to walk somewhere with a toddler

  28-07-2021 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The daily journeys of a troop of 25 baboons at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya were recorded as part of a study into the movement of wild primates by the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior.
  
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• Instagram makes under-16s' accounts private by default to 'create a safe experience'

  28-07-2021 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Going forwards, under-16s will have their Instagram accounts set to default, meaning only their approved followers will see their photos or videos.
  
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• Hearts from donors who died of drug overdoses ARE safe to use in transplant surgeries, studies find

  28-07-2021 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two new studies from the American Heart Association suggest that hearts from donors who died of drug overdoses are safe to transplant into patients who need them.
  
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• UK's coastal destinations with the most hours of SUNSHINE - with Thanet topping the list

  28-07-2021 11:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the study, researchers from ShowersToYou.co.uk used Met Gov data to assess the number of sunshine hours across 109 of the UK's top coastal destinations.
  
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• Look up TONIGHT! Delta Aquariids meteor shower will peak this evening

  28-07-2021 09:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the UK, the light show is usually be visible from dusk to dawn without the need for a telescope, with the greatest views to be seen after 2am.
  
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• 'Most powerful' tidal turbine starts generating electricity off Orkney

  28-07-2021 08:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Orbital O2, which is anchored off Orkney, has the capacity to meet the annual power demand of 2,000 homes.
  
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• Historians recreate Thomas Cromwell's Tudor mansion

  28-07-2021 08:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The luxury mansion, located at the Austin Friars in London, has been revealed in an artist's impression based on a new study that examines the building in unprecedented detail.
  
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• This app wants you to consent before having sex

  28-07-2021 07:00
  
  Denmark’s iConsent aims to support new sexual consent legislation – but does it lack the sex appeal for everyday use?
  
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• An artist died. Then thieves made NFTs of her work

  28-07-2021 07:00
  
  NFTs are unregulated, and in the case of deceased artist Qinni, scammers have been quick to take advantage. Can they be stopped?
  
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• Electric car charging prices 'must be fair' say MPs

  28-07-2021 02:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Consumers should not have to pay excessive prices to use public car charging, MPs say.
  
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