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• Hybrid sweet corn planted at high densities has steadily increased its yield since the 1930s 

  08-10-2021 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Illinois Scientists growing hybrid corn strains dating back to 1934 found planting them at high density boosted yield by 2.85 tons per acre. Modern hybrids also had increased crate yields.
  
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• Astronomers accidentally discover new galaxy 11 billion light-years from Earth

  08-10-2021 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers using the Hubble have discovered a new galaxy 11 billion light-years away from Earth thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope and a phenomena known as gravitational lensing.
  
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• Nearly 30,000 coffee pods end up in landfills every month - and one takes 500 years to decompose

  08-10-2021 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Approximately 29,000 discarded coffee pods end up in landfills every month, which amounts to nearly 350,000 a year. To make matter worse, it takes a single pod around 500 years to break down.
  
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• Adults who stutter don't do it when they're alone because of 'strong social component' of stuttering

  08-10-2021 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at NYU deceived volunteers with stutters by asking them to complete a computer-programming task and saying people who talked to themselves during it performed better.
  
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• Instagram, Facebook and Facebook Messenger go down for some users for the second time in a week

  08-10-2021 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram and Facebookhave gone down again for some users for the second time this week. The outage occurred days after the tech giant bundled an update that led to seven-hour global outage.
  
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• DNA from ancient Siberian dogs shows Arctic people traded with the outside world 7,000 years ago

  08-10-2021 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DNA from ancient Siberian dogs shows they were interbreeding with other dogs from the outside world 7,000 year ago, which means Arctic communities were trading with these groups.
  
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• Scientists develop artificial lightning that breaks up ammonia and methane

  08-10-2021 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technology is designed to strip pollutants from animal waste, according to the firm behind the system being tested in the UK, N2 Applied from Oslo, Norway.
  
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• Fecal matter in sediment suggests Norse discovered the Azores 700 years before the Portuguese

  08-10-2021 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sediment layers in various lakes in the Azores suggest humans brought livestock there between 700 and 850 AD. Experts believe it was Norse sailors taking advantage of strong northerly winds.
  
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• Massive purpleback flying squid 'larger than a human' spotted swimming in the Red Sea

  08-10-2021 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mysterious creature was spotted by biologists investigating a shipwreck in the Red Sea in 2020. A year later, the team found that the animal was a 'giant form' of a purpleback flying squid.
  
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• 'Zoom fatigue' affects women more than men, study finds 

  08-10-2021 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women and newer employees are more fatigued by the use of cameras, experts report. The study used employees from BroadPath, a Tucson, Arizona-based healthcare firm.
  
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• SpaceX is now worth $100 billion and is the world's second most valuable private company 

  08-10-2021 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX is now worth more than $100 billion, surpassing competitors like Lockheed Martin, after a secondary sale transaction vaulted the Elon Musk-led company into rarified air.
  
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• Lake Windermere could become 'ecologically dead' due to amount of sewage pumped in, study warns 

  08-10-2021 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wildlife campaigners launched a petition to urgethe government to designate Lake Windermere, the River Rothay and the Brathay as sites of bathing, with higher water quality levels.
  
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• 18 cast-iron cannonballs from the Acre Bombarded battle in 1840 found in walls of Israeli museum

  08-10-2021 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The museum was originally a fortress at the port city. The cannonballs are from an 1840 battle that saw Europe help the Ottoman Empire overthrow Egyptian rule that took over Acre, Israel.
  
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• LA County Sheriff Defies County-Wide Mandate To Vaxx Deputies, Staff

  08-10-2021 17:54 via technocracy.news
  Sheriff Villanueva’s actions underscore the authority inherent in the elected office of the local sheriff, which is the only elected law enforcement official in every county. It is no wonder that a major part of the defunding of police in America is to destroy the elected office of sheriff. However, this office is truly the last defense against outright tyranny in America. ⁃ TN EditorLos Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has refused to enforce a local vaccine mandate, saying he
  
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• Sen. Rand Paul on Criminalizing Dissent: ‘Be Afraid Of Your Government’

  08-10-2021 17:29 via technocracy.news
  
  Sen. Rand Paul is fearless in calling out the government that he is still part of: The Department of Justice has just criminalized legitimate dissent. The move is patently illegal but the damage is done,  emboldening school boards to report dissenters they don’t like to local and federal agencies for harassment and punishment.
  Destructive and murderous behavior of groups like BLM and Antifa are not designated as domestic terrorists of threats to national security, but moms and dads of
  
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• Golden sun bowl from 3,000 years ago sheds light on mysterious prehistoric 'Urnfield' culture

  08-10-2021 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Discovered at the site of a Bronze Age settlement outside Vienna, the vessel contained gold-wire bracelets and the remains of some fabric or leather experts believe were once decorative scarves.
  
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• Mysterious sea creature that appeared 'larger than a human' is spotted swimming in the Red Sea

  08-10-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mysterious creature was spotted by biologists investigating a shipwreck in the Red Sea in 2020. A year later, the team found that the animal was a 'giant form' of a purpleback flying squid.
  
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• Moment shark takes a bite out of alligator floating in the water in South Carolina 

  08-10-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A person on vacation in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina snapped the video of a lifetime when they spotted a shark attacking an alligator off an unknown dock.
  
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• Facebook to act on illegal sale of Amazon rainforest

  08-10-2021 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social network changes its policy following a BBC investigation.
  
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• Colds spread rapidly between gorillas when they stand close to one another

  08-10-2021 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Respiratory infections are also more likely to spread within groups of apes than between neighbouring ones, said researchers who studied mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
  
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• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Tracks Everything

  08-10-2021 16:55 via technocracy.news
  
  GEOINT is the Technocrat science of tracking everything on earth; living or inanimate, moving or stationary. An official US government agency was created to serve military and civilian uses of GEOINT to enable and promote a total surveillance society and on a global basis.
  GEOINT goes way beyond just pinpointing locations. It uses AI to analyze movements, networks and behavior of the “system.” ⁃ TN EditorThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency published the agency’s d
  
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• 'Mystery plant' in the Amazon is finally confirmed as a new species

  08-10-2021 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'mystery plant' was discovered in Peru's Manu National Park back in 1973 - but scientists couldn't declare it a new species for so long because they couldn't tell what familyit belonged to.
  
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• SpaceX names its next Crew Dragon capsule Endurance, ahead of ISS flight

  08-10-2021 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crew will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 30 at 07:43 BST, arriving at the station the next day, on October 31 at 04:43 GMT.
  
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• Google, YouTube ban ads on climate misinformation

  08-10-2021 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says it will prohibit monetizing content which contradicts the science on climate change.
  
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• 58 of the best Netflix series to binge watch right now

  08-10-2021 14:57
  
  Struggling with what to watch on Netflix tonight? Look no further than the WIRED guide to the best Netflix TV shows in 2021. Updated weekly
  
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• 61 of the best films on Netflix UK this week

  08-10-2021 14:47
  
  Stuck for a good film on Netflix? Here's our pick of the best Netflix movies to feast your eyes on, updated weekly
  
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• Samsung apologises for Russian app download error

  08-10-2021 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm said a message sent to UK users saying Russian software had been installed was a mistake.
  
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• Earth's 'solid' inner core may not be so solid after all, study claims 

  08-10-2021 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Earth's 'solid' inner core is, in fact, made up of a range of liquid, soft, and hard structures which vary across the top 150 miles of the mass, according to researchers led by the University of Hawaii.
  
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• Bad weather could threaten views of the Draconid Meteor Shower tonight

  08-10-2021 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bad weather conditions might ruin the annual shower tonight, according to experts at the Met Office's HQ in Exeter.
  
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• Scientists create the coldest temperature EVER recorded in the lab

  08-10-2021 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While researching the wave properties of atoms, experts at the University of Bremen in Germany, produced one of the 'coldest places in the universe' for a few seconds.
  
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• Legal action over alleged Uber facial verification bias

  08-10-2021 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two unions allege the system used to check drivers' identity works less well for darker skin tones.
  
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• Doctors warn against 'dry-scooping' TikTok trend

  08-10-2021 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dry scooping video demonstrations on TikTok amassed more than 8.2 million likes, according to a study by a researcher at Cohen Children's Medical Center, New York.
  
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• Robot arm finds lost items and other tech news stories

  08-10-2021 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Stunning aerial archaeology mapping tool lets you 'fly' across England and explore its rich history

  08-10-2021 12:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The interactive map, which was created by Historic England, brings hidden Roman fortifications, Iron Age huts and First World War encampments back to the surface using airborne scanning technology.
  
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• Duolingo boss plans to take on TikTok with maths

  08-10-2021 09:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luis von Ahn boss of language-learning app Duolingo, talks about taking on TikTok with a maths app.
  
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• Want to fix Britain’s broken trains? Look at Austria

  08-10-2021 07:00
  
  Austrians will soon be able to travel huge train distances for next to nothing – and it’s all part of an effort to tackle the climate crisis
  
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• New Zealand, Delta and the end of zero-Covid

  08-10-2021 07:00
  
  New Zealand’s elimination strategy to fight Covid-19 has been held up as the beacon of success throughout the pandemic. Now it’s changing tack – but that doesn’t mean zero-Covid was a failure
  
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• Tesla: Elon Musk says company headquarters will move to Texas

  08-10-2021 05:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk announces that the most valuable car company in the world is moving away from California.
  
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• Artificial lightning zaps farm stink

  08-10-2021 01:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tests in the UK have shown that artificial lightning can strip pollutants from animal manure.
  
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• Climate change: Tracking China's steel addiction in one city

  08-10-2021 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC travels to Wuzhou to see how cities are grappling with climate targets and a "build" mantra.
  
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• UK public now eating significantly less meat

  08-10-2021 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britons are cutting their meat consumption, but not quickly enough, according to scientists.
  
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• How tech could help spot disasters before they happen

  08-10-2021 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How technology could help the insurance industry spot potential disasters before they occur.
  
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