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• MANiACs robot could deliver drugs in targeted places in humans  

  19-08-2021 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers are testing tiny robots that deliver drugs inside the central nervous system. The robots, called MANiACs, could treat illnesses like cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
  
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• OnlyFans to BAN pornography from October after pressure from financial backers 

  19-08-2021 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OnlyFans announced Thursday it is banning pornography starting October 1 to 'comply with the requests of our banking partners and payout providers,' as it is struggling to raise funds.
  
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• Israeli astronaut will take 1,900-year-old Jewish coin with him to the ISS

  19-08-2021 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 1,900-year-old coin minted by Jewish rebels during revolts against the Romans will accompany former Israeli pilot, Etan Stibbe, as he launches to the ISS aboard a SpaceX rocket next year.
  
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• Baby bats babble like humans

  19-08-2021 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Babbling in baby bats bears a striking resemblance to human infants learning to talk, researchers find.
  
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• Scientists discover the widest coral in the Great Barrier Reef - it's at least 400 years old 

  19-08-2021 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists found the widest coral in the Great Barrier Reef, a 34-foot wide structure nicknamed 'Muga dhamb.' It's over 17' tall and believed to be 421-438 years old, predating Australia's colonization.
  
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• Earth's magnetic field weakens every 200million years, study finds

  19-08-2021 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Liverpool found the periodic change after doing thermal and microwave analysis on unusually preserved rock samples from a lava flow in Scotland.
  
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• Rare 90 million-year-old egg the size of a tennis ball was laid by five-foot long giant turtle

  19-08-2021 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An egg once thought to belong to a dinosaur has been reexamined and determined it belonged to a turtle - with a fossilized embryo inside, experts said in a newly published study.
  
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• Free food is making urban mammals bigger and fatter than rural mammals, study says

  19-08-2021 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Urban animals may be getting bigger and fatter from free food from humans after researchers looked at more than 140,000 body sizes among 100 mammal species over 80 years.
  
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• Health: People who watch eight hours of TV a day are SEVEN times more likely to suffer a stroke

  19-08-2021 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The health and lifestyles of 143,000 Canadian adults were monitored for an average of 9.4 years each by researchers led from the led from the University of Calgary.
  
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• Only 'relatively minor' changes are needed to cut UK's greenhouse gas

  19-08-2021 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new study by The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change found that small adjustments tolifestyles would be enough to meet the net zero emissions goal.
  
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• Key mental abilities including concentration get better as you age, study finds

  19-08-2021 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These key brain functions underpin critical cognitive aspectssuch as memory, self-control and decision making, and even math, language and reading, according to researchers at Georgetown University.
  
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• Heartless In Seattle: Patient Dropped From Heart Transplant List Over Refusal To Take Vaccine

  19-08-2021 18:46 via technocracy.news
  
  A patient struggles to live with a damaged heart, awaiting a transplant to save his life. The mRNA vaccines are well-known to cause Myocarditis and Pericarditis (inflammation of the heart). Medical Technocrats drop him from the transplant list because he refuses to take the vaccine that might kill him. Good medical care or total insanity?
  Is the entire medical community suffering from over-the-top mass psychosis? We warned that denial of medical treatment would become commonplace for the unvacci
  
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• 13 of the best films on Now TV and Sky Cinema right now

  19-08-2021 18:34
  
  WIRED's pick of the best films on Now TV and Sky at the moment, including new films and a few classics
  
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• Thousands of sand dollars are are drying up and dying on Oregon beach

  19-08-2021 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Seaside Aquarium shared on a Facebook post that what seemed to be thousands of sand dollars were dying after being washed ashore by the tide on the south end of Seaside Beach.
  
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• Sharpest image of the Large Magellanic Cloud reveals thousands of radio sources

  19-08-2021 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sharpest image of the Large Magellanic Cloud reveals thousands of never-before-seen radio sources that could help scientists understand how galaxies and star s evolved over time.
  
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• Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%

  19-08-2021 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's biggest carmaker will cut output in September, while VW warns it may have to make further cuts.
  
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• Mass Psychosis: How to Create an Pandemic of Mental Illness

  19-08-2021 17:19 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocracy defined itself in 1938 as “the science of social engineering.” This article sheds some light on the mechanics involved in this dark world of intentional and carefully planned manipulation of the masses.  The world in currently in a state of induced psychosis, which is deepening with every new wave of fear and propaganda. ⁃ TN Editor
  The 20-minute video above, “Mass Psychosis — How an Entire Population Becomes Mentally Ill,” created by After Sk
  
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• Nature: Rattlesnakes' sound 'trick' fools human ears

  19-08-2021 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rattlesnakes have evolved a clever method of convincing humans that danger is closer than you think.
  
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• Nature: Sea snakes mistake divers for MATES and bite them in 'misdirected' courtship behaviours

  19-08-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Recorded 'attacks' of sea snakes on divers at the Great Barrier Reef appear to be more common in the mating season from May-August, researchers from Australia's Macquarie University reported.
  
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• Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink satellites are responsible for over HALF of close encounters in orbit

  19-08-2021 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With hundreds of Starlink satellites in orbit, the number of dangerous approaches will continue to grow, according to a study by the University of Southampton.
  
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• 31 of the best films on Disney+ right now

  19-08-2021 16:35
  
  The WIRED guide to the best Disney+ movies among its collection of classic flicks, Marvel movies and more
  
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• H.R.4980: Permanent No-Fly Grounding For Unvaccinated

  19-08-2021 16:13 via technocracy.news
  
  In this era of Covid and vaccine hysteria, one would expect that legislation would be proposed to ban all non-vaccinated individuals from the formerly friendly skies of U.S. aviation. This bill is sponsored by Rep. Richie Torres [D-NY-15] and co-sponsored by Rep. Ed Case [D-HI-1]. It has been referred to the House Homeland Security Committee. ⁃ TN EditorH.R.4980 – To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arr
  
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• Amazon plans to open several 30,000-square-foot department stores across the US

  19-08-2021 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon plans to open the first stores in Ohio and California to further its reach in sales of clothing, household items, electronics. It plans to open other stores across the US.
  
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• Lion sanctuary puts visitors in a cage so they can have a close encounter with its big cats 

  19-08-2021 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The GG lion sanctuary in Harrismith allows visitors to stand within a photography cage to see the stunning African lions in a safe and humane way.
  
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• This is what Apple’s AirPods look like on the inside

  19-08-2021 15:19
  
  Gaze in wonder at the ghostly inner workings of some of our favourite audio gear, from Apple AirPods to a Technics turntable
  
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• Facebook reveals most-seen posts are inane questions, not politics

  19-08-2021 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Does sugar go in spaghetti?" is among the US's top posts, as Facebook battles right-wing content claims.
  
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• Pictured: Incredible £36,000 attachment that turns the Tesla Cybertruck into a mini home on wheels

  19-08-2021 14:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'CyberLandr' is a camper attachment for 'wilderness and urban adventures', complete with Wi-Fi and underfloor heating. When it's not in use, it will fold inside the rear of the Cybertruck.
  
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• Food: Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy LIFE, study claims 

  19-08-2021 14:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The impact of more than 5,000 foods on human health - in terms of the cost or gain in minutes of healthy living - was evaluated by researchers from the University of Michigan.
  
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• NHS Covid app 'pings' fall after changes

  19-08-2021 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The data covers the first full week since changes to the app were made to mean it notifies fewer contacts.
  
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• Study reveals removal of moisture has a 100% success rate at killing Japanese knotweed

  19-08-2021 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drying out Japanese knotweed had a '100 per cent success rate' in killing the plant, which can break through concrete, experts at the National University of Ireland Galway and University of Leeds found.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch 11 NASA payloads - despite suing the space agency

  19-08-2021 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The New Shepard rocket is scheduled to lift off from Blue Origin's West Texas launch site at 14:34 BST (09:35 EDT) on Wednesday, August 25 and will be broadcast live by the space firm.
  
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• Lizzo: Facebook and Instagram remove abusive comments from singer's accounts

  19-08-2021 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US singer spoke earlier this week about receiving "hurtful" attacks on social media.
  
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• 'Miracle' baby smooth-hound shark is born in a tank full of FEMALES

  19-08-2021 12:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unique female baby shark was born to one of the two female sharks that have spent more than a decade in the tank at the Acquario Cala Gonone in Sardinia, Italy.
  
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• Only 5% of children's yoghurts contain 'healthy' sugar levels

  19-08-2021 11:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The yogurt with the highest sugar levels had five and a half teaspoons of sugar per pot - as much as 16 malted milk biscuits or five chocolate digestives, charity Action for Sugar found.
  
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• Reared curlews act like wild counterparts after release in Norfolk

  19-08-2021 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tracking devices show movements of curlew after their release into the wild.
  
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• WIRED Money

  19-08-2021 11:22
  
  Taking place on October 13, WIRED Money explores the evolving trends shaping the future of the financial services sector
  
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• Muchelney Abbey had a toilet block in the 14th century after meat gave monks diarrhoea

  19-08-2021 10:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It may sit in an idyllic spot overlooking the Somerset Levels, but as it turns out things weren't always so heavenly for Muchelney Abbey, according to new research by English Heritage.
  
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• The quest to stop music killing people under the knife

  19-08-2021 07:00
  
  CanaryBox is fighting alarm fatigue and country tune-induced medical catastrophes
  
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• Former Netflix staffers charged for making $3m from insider trading

  19-08-2021 06:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Wall Street regulator says confidential subscriber growth data was used in the alleged scheme.
  
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• China, Russia, India, and pals agree to create virtual satellite constellation

  19-08-2021 04:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Remote sensing data to be shared among BRICS bloc, so they can all watch the world from above The space agencies of the BRICS bloc – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – have agreed to share some satellite sensing data.…
  
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• Muchelney Abbey had to build a toilet block in the 14th century after meat gave monks diarrhoea

  19-08-2021 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It may sit in an idyllic spot overlooking the Somerset Levels, but as it turns out things weren't always so heavenly for Muchelney Abbey, according to new research by English Heritage.
  
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