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• Climate change: How could a 2050 weather forecast look?

  11-11-2021 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The future climate could be determined by the level of emissions in the coming years.
  
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• Is Apple building a DRONE? New patents filed by tech giant describe small unmanned aerial vehicles

  11-11-2021 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple initially filed the patents in Singapore 'to keep the projects a secret,' but h filed the pair in the US earlier this year and received approval from the the US Patent & Trademark Office.
  
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• Israel is showing off a new electronic warfare system that uses beams instead of missiles or bullets

  11-11-2021 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Israeli's state-run defense contractor announced on Thursday a new family of electronic warfare systems, Scorpius, which uses beams to interfere with electromagnetic spectrums.
  
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• Fossilized cranium of 4.5 million-year-old elephant shows how it become the dominate speices

  11-11-2021 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossilized cranium is of a Loxodonta adaurora that lived 4.5 million years ago in what is now Kenya. And is the extinct cousin of the modern African elephant that dominates the country today.
  
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• Rare '1 in 100 million' cotton candy-colored lobster is caught in Maine's Casco Bay 

  11-11-2021 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fisherman off the coast of Maine reeled in a cotton candy colored lobster earlier this month that is believed to be a 'one in 100 million' catch.
  
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• Instagram tests new 'Take a Break' feature

  11-11-2021 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature, Take a Break, is rolling out as part of a test for a small sample of Instagram users. All accounts could get it 'in a month or two', said head of Instagram Adam Mosseri.
  
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• History: Volcanoes helped trigger the fall of some of China's most powerful dynasties, study claims

  11-11-2021 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Historical atmospheric sulphate levels recorded in ice cores extracted from both Antarctic and Greenland were analysed by a team of researchers led from Zhejiang University.
  
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• Mass 15th century grave with more than 25 skeletons found in the ancient Peruvian city Chan Chan

  11-11-2021 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mass grave contains more than 25 skeletons belonging to men, women and children. Archaeologists say most of the remains are of women who were no older than 30 when they died.
  
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• Colorado homeowner finds black-footed ferret, scampering around their garage

  11-11-2021 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An unsuspecting Colorado homeowner came home Monday night and found the 'rarest mammal in North America,' a black-footed ferret scurrying about their garage.
  
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• Elon Musk: Tesla boss sells $5bn of shares after Twitter poll

  11-11-2021 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Part of the share sale was based on a pre-arranged trading plan set up in September.
  
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• Scientists develop a biodegradable vegan GLITTER from fruit

  11-11-2021 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vegan glitter is made from made from cellulose nanocrystals, which can bend light in such a way to create various vivid colours, University of Cambridge scientists report.
  
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• Mysterious asteroid could be a fragment of our moon

  11-11-2021 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is not yet clear how the fragment broke loose from the moon, in part because there are no other known asteroids with lunar origins, according to a team of University of Arizona-led astronomers.
  
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• Epic Fail: COVID ‘Vaccines’ Do Not Impact Infection Rates

  11-11-2021 16:19 via technocracy.news
  
  Any evidence that mass inoculation inhibits infection rates has disappeared, yet an abundance of evidence has surfaced that people are dying from the shots all around the world. Worse, there is still no talk among Technocrats of halting this monstrous experiment on humanity. Only citizens can crush their vacuous narrative. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE–> Research shows increases in COVID-19 cases are completely unrelated to levels of vaccination in 68 countries worldwide and 2,947
  
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• Sauropod dinosaurs like Apatosaurus replaced their 'simple teeth' faster than more complex teeth

  11-11-2021 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paleontologists found that sauropod dinosaurs mostly replaced their teeth drastically different from other herbivores, as they had largely 'simple teeth' and not complex like most known herbivores.
  
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• Sony could cut PS5 production by a MILLION units due to the global chip shortage

  11-11-2021 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sony was planning on producing 16 million PS5 units within the first year, but the global chip shortage and shipping issues forced the firm to reduce its production by a million, a report says.
  
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• 66 of the best films on Netflix UK this week

  11-11-2021 16:07
  
  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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• Dads who spend more time with their kids have a different BRAIN STRUCTURE to less involved fathers

  11-11-2021 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Essex found that men who want to actively be involved in childcare and enjoy time their kids have a larger hypothalamus.
  
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• 63 of the best Netflix series to binge watch right now

  11-11-2021 15:59
  
  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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• 19 of the best films on Amazon Prime UK right now

  11-11-2021 15:47
  
  Our pick of the best films available on Amazon Prime UK
  
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• 41 of the best Amazon Prime series right now

  11-11-2021 15:42
  
  WIRED picks the best Amazon Prime shows from what's new on Amazon Prime UK. Featuring Clarkson's Farm, The Boys, Futurama and more
  
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• 22 of the best audiobooks in 2021, fiction and non-fiction

  11-11-2021 15:35
  
  The best audio books on Audible featuring A-list actors and top-notch productions in fiction and non-fiction
  
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• 14 of the best films on Now TV and Sky Cinema right now

  11-11-2021 15:33
  
  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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• Vodafone to offer ultra-fast broadband to millions

  11-11-2021 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British telecoms giant has reached new deals with CityFibre and BT Openreach.
  
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• Vodafone to offer full fibre broadband to millions

  11-11-2021 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British telecoms giant has reached new deals with CityFibre and Openreach.
  
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• 21 of the best TV box sets on Sky and Now TV right now

  11-11-2021 15:29
  
  Our picks of the best Sky box sets available right now. They’re also available on Now TV
  
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• Now Atlanta Dives Into Universal Basic Income Experiment

  11-11-2021 15:18 via technocracy.news
  
  Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been a plank of Technocracy since it emerged in 1932. Technocracy is easily seen as a global threat because UBI “experiments” are popping up on all continents. Who whispers into leadership’s ear that UBI is a workable idea and that it should be embraced? ⁃ TN EditorProgressives have talked about the concept of universal basic income (UBI) for years. The idea behind UBI is that the government would provide, in some way or another, a certain
  
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• The budget-friendly wireless earbuds are just £18.69 in today's Amazon early Black Friday deals

  11-11-2021 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon has launched markdowns on bestselling headphones and earbuds, including the Lecover Wireless Earbuds on sale for £18.69.
  
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• NASA shares video of the plan for its DAVINCI probe to Venus

  11-11-2021 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA is planning to send two new $500million (£352m) probes to Venus and has shared a fascinating video of what will happen when one of them plummets to its surface in the early 2030s.
  
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• Metaverse: AR Pioneer Warns ‘It Could Make Reality Disappear’

  11-11-2021 14:50 via technocracy.news
  
  The logical end of the Metaverse is to sink people into an artificial reality which will be so addictive that they will not be able or willing to escape. Louis Rosenberg’s warning should be heeded: he created the first fully functional augmented reality system for the Air Force. ⁃ TN Editor
  One of the world’s leading computer engineers believed the metaverse could one day ‘make reality disappear’
  Louis Rosenberg is known for developing the first functional augmented
  
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• Men eat red meat to appear more masculine, study suggests

  11-11-2021 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Red meat may be seen as a way to build muscle, helping boost stereotypical male qualities like virility and sexual strength, experts at the University of Lethbridge in Canada report.
  
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• Fossils: Giant ammonites lived in England and Mexico 80 million years ago

  11-11-2021 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team found the ammonites P. seppenradensis and its smaller cousin, P. leptophylla, on both sides of the Atlantic, with widths ranging from 0.3-4.8 feet (0.1-1.48 m).
  
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• All the Smart Early Black Friday Deals You Can Buy Right Now

  11-11-2021 13:46
  
  It’s November and the early Black Friday deals have begun, with Apple, LG, Amazon, Shark and more kicking things off.
  
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• Small black hole is discovered in a star cluster 160,000 light years away

  11-11-2021 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers used Very Large Telescope (VLT), located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, to find the black hole, which, despite being described as small, is 11 times as massive as the Sun.
  
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• Why Zillow Couldn’t Make Algorithmic House Pricing Work

  11-11-2021 13:00
  
  The real estate site went into the business of buying and selling homes. But the pandemic messed up its predictions.
  
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• Climate Pledges Fall Dangerously Short of the 1.5 °C Target

  11-11-2021 13:00
  
  Countries at COP26 have committed to slashing emissions, in the hope of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C. It's not enough.
  
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• 'We lost festive savings in family WhatsApp scam'

  11-11-2021 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trading standards officers warn that fraudsters are posing as family members to steal money.
  
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• ESA tries listening to a red rover on the Red Planet: How did it go? The sound of silence

  11-11-2021 12:44 via go.theregister.com
  
  Mars Express wanted to demonstrate its relay smarts once again, but space agency mum on progress The European Space Agency (ESA) has made its first attempt to pick up data transmitted by the China National Space Administration's (CNSA) Zhurong rover for relay back to Earth.…
  
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• Ancient Olympia to be digitally preserved

  11-11-2021 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ancient Olympia to be preserved in a new deal between the Greek government and Microsoft.
  
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• Cats ARE as interested in their owners as dogs are, study finds

  11-11-2021 11:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the University of Kyoto suggests felines track humans as they move about the house and are surprised if they turn up somewhere they're not expecting them.
  
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• COP26: Cautious welcome for unexpected US-China climate agreement

  11-11-2021 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's two biggest CO2 emitters pledge to boost climate co-operation in an unexpected declaration.
  
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• COP26: US-China climate agreement and fossil fuel spending

  11-11-2021 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Thursday.
  
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• International Space Station fires rockets to dodge chunk of destroyed Chinese satellite

  11-11-2021 03:56 via go.theregister.com
  
  Meanwhile, next crew of astronauts all set to launch on Thursday The International Space Station performed a short engine burn on Wednesday to avoid potentially hitting a chunk of space junk.…
  
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• Climate change: Iran says lift sanctions and we'll ratify Paris agreement

  11-11-2021 03:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's eighth largest emitter says it will ratify the Paris climate pact if restrictions are lifted.
  
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• Coastal saltmarsh 'engineered' to fight climate change

  11-11-2021 02:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Re-flooding coastal wetlands could provide an opportunity to 'use sea level' rise to fight climate change
  
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• Uber sued by Justice Department for overcharging disabled people

  11-11-2021 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Justice Department says Uber's 'wait time' fees discriminate against people with disabilities.
  
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• The man turning cities into giant sponges to embrace floods

  11-11-2021 01:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yu Kongjian's sponge city, based on ancient Chinese wisdom, seeks to change how we deal with floods.
  
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• COP26: How much is spent supporting fossil fuels and green energy?

  11-11-2021 01:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite green energy investment promises, many governments still financially back the fossil fuel industry.
  
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• COP26: Climate activists on what change means for them

  11-11-2021 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Climate activists from the Philippines, the UK and Argentina take questions on climate change.
  
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• Huge dinosaur four times the size of a king size BED roamed the Isle of Wight 125 million years ago

  11-11-2021 01:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brighstoneus simmondsi is the latest in a host of new dinosaur discoveries described by the Natural History Museum in recent weeks, and was identified by a University of Portsmouth PhD student.
  
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• Giving babies enriched formula milk WON'T make them smarter, study finds 

  11-11-2021 00:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London (UCL) analysed the exam results of children at ages 11 and 16, and compared these to the type of formula milk they were fed as babies.
  
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