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• Fossilized creature thought for decades to be a saber-toothed tiger is found to be a new species

  10-12-2021 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fossilized creature believed to be a saber-tooth tiger was on display for decades at a Washington DC museum, but a recent re-examination shows it is a new species.
  
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• Alien-like fish with a translucent head that exposes its green eyes is spotted near California

  10-12-2021 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Th barreley fish has two small indentations where its eyes would normally be, and instead, its eyes are two glowing green orbs that sit under a protective, translucent shield that look upward.
  
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• Apple hit with lawsuit over its Watch design that cut plaintiff's arm and sliced a vien

  10-12-2021 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has been hit with a new lawsuit that claimsits smartwatch has a defect design. There is not enough room between the chassis and the display to account for a swelling battery.
  
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• Soothing chemical signals in a mother's body odour may help infants to bond with strangers

  10-12-2021 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings suggest that scent preserves a signal of the mother's presence even in her absence, according to researchers at the Center for Developmental Social Neuroscience in Israel.
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize: Maria Ressa attacks social media 'toxic sludge'

  10-12-2021 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Philippine journalist Maria Ressa accuses internet sites of using a "God-like power" to sow division.
  
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• Baby talk can help infants make words, study claims

  10-12-2021 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When parents baby talk to their infants, they might be helping them learn to produce speech, researchers in Gainesville, Florida report.
  
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• 67 of the Best Netflix Series to Binge Watch Right Now

  10-12-2021 18:36
  
  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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• Four-wheeled robot walks upright and other tech news

  10-12-2021 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LJ Rich looks at the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• 70 of the Best Films on Netflix UK This Week

  10-12-2021 18:30
  
  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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• Archaeology: Ireland's oldest INK PEN that dates back some 1,000 years found in County Clare

  10-12-2021 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologist Michelle Comber of the National University of Ireland, Galway unearthed the medieval writing implement from the Caherconnell Cashel.
  
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• Illinois Bill Proposes To Strip Unvaxxed Of Their Health Insurance

  10-12-2021 16:49 via technocracy.news
  
  This idea to punish the non-injected keeps cropping up and will eventually gain traction if it is not resisted. Dystopian social engineers will not stop at getting vaxxed. Don’t wear a mask? Smoke? Disobey a lockdown? Too fat? Forget it, if your condition doesn’t destroy you, then they will. ⁃ TN EditorIllinois Representative Jonathan Carroll wants to push through a change to the state’s insurance law that would mean health insurers no longer have to cover unvaccinated pe
  
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• Comet Leonard appears to be FADING, scientist says

  10-12-2021 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Comet Leonard getting brighter as expected, according to Quanzhi Ye, an astronomer at the University of Maryland in College Park, but he is not entirely certain why.
  
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• 45 of the Best Documentaries You Need to Watch

  10-12-2021 16:22
  
  The WIRED approved list of the best documentaries available in the UK, including the best on YouTube and BBC iPlayer.
  
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• 20 of the Best Films on Amazon Prime UK Right Now

  10-12-2021 16:17
  
  Our picks of the best films and movies on Amazon Prime UK. From The Matrix to Paddington, these are our favourite Amazon Prime Video movies.
  
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• Microsoft Teams bug blocked Android emergency call

  10-12-2021 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A user whose grandmother was having a suspected stroke was unable to make a call to 911.
  
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• 53 of the Best Podcasts For Curious Minds

  10-12-2021 16:08
  
  Our pick of the best podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more covering technology, culture, science, politics and new ideas.
  
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• Mandates Empower An Emerging ‘New Technocratic World Order’

  10-12-2021 15:48 via technocracy.news
  
  Mandates have nothing to do with public or personal health, but rather promoting and enabling the emerging global Technocracy. As noted by TN in early 2020, the “Great Panic of 2020” was Technocracy’s coup d’état on the whole of planet earth. This is now being openly recognized by experts around the world as unaccountable and unelected ‘experts’ are ripping society apart at the seams. ⁃ TN EditorThe more I observe the establishment’s mo
  
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• Dinosaur faces and feet may have popped with colour to entice mates

  10-12-2021 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Skin and tissue colour in the common ancestor of living birds and dinosaurs, an ancient archosaur that lived near the beginning of the Triassic period, was analysed by University of Texas at Austin scientists.
  
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• GMO ‘Humanized Pigs” Created In China To Study COVID

  10-12-2021 14:59 via technocracy.news
  
  This transgenic creation cuts both ways. It can be used to explore cures or preventions for coronavirus or it can be used to test more deadly lab-engineered bio-weapons. The debate over mixing genes of different species or classes has been a raging debate between scientists. Technocrats have no ethical boundaries or moral restrictions to any type of experimentation. ⁃ TN EditorChina’s state-run Global Times newspaper celebrated on Thursday the alleged discovery of a scientific proces
  
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• Google issues warning to location-sharing apps

  10-12-2021 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apps could be dropped from Play store if developers are not clear about how personal data is shared.
  
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• Meta releases social VR space Horizon Worlds

  10-12-2021 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After more than a year in private test mode, Meta's first foray into connected digital worlds goes live.
  
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• Gold earring found in Denmark may have been gifted by the Emperor of Byzantium to a Viking chief

  10-12-2021 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The priceless gold earring was discovered by a metal detectorist in a field near Bøvling in West Jutland, Denmark.
  
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• Geology: Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago hit Earth during northern SPRING

  10-12-2021 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deposits at the Tanis fossil site in North Dakota - which formed at the time of the dinosaur-killing impact - were analysed by a team of researchers led from the University of Manchester.
  
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• Scientists develop a face mask that GLOWS in the dark when it detects Covid-19 in your breath

  10-12-2021 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The presence of Covid in exhaled breath can be detected by shining a fluorescent light on the mask to reveal patches of the virus, researchers at the Kyoto Prefectural University in Japan claim.
  
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• The Gig Economy’s Days in Europe Are Numbered

  10-12-2021 13:00
  
  Court cases and a new draft law from the European Commission are chipping away at the controversial industry. What comes next may look very different.
  
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• Taking a ‘Flexible Job’? Beware the Never-Ending Workday

  10-12-2021 13:00
  
  The rise of “asynchronous” working has great potential for companies and employees alike—but it comes with unexpectedly rigid downsides.
  
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• Russia’s Internet Censorship Machine Is Going After Tor

  10-12-2021 13:00
  
  The attempt to block the site, which helps users mask their online activity, is the latest step in the country's efforts to control the internet.
  
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• Game Awards 2021: It Takes Two wins game of the year

  10-12-2021 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ceremony also gave glimpses of the new Matrix and Sonic the Hedgehog films.
  
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• Pluto and the Moon should be classed as PLANETS, scientists claim

  10-12-2021 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A suitable definition of what a planet is should be if it has ever been geologically active, argues an expert at University of Central Florida in Orlando.
  
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• NASA's new black hole spotter makes it into orbit

  10-12-2021 08:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer's two year mission will check out polarization of black holes, neutrons and other celestial objects In the wee hours of Thursday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission into orbit from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.…
  
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• GPs on video calls miss vital clues and struggle to build relationships with patients, study finds 

  10-12-2021 08:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team led by King's College London reviewed 77 research papers from five countries, including the UK, looking at mental health care provided by phone and video calls in the pandemic.
  
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• Rumbleverse Adds a Melee Twist to the Battle Royale

  10-12-2021 05:00
  
  Epic Games’ first published title is a free-to-play romp where competitors unleash elbow drops and dropkicks as they leap across streets and scale rooftops.
  
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• UK plan to ban animal trophies too slow - conservation groups

  10-12-2021 02:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government again promises a ban - but campaigners say it needs to set a date.
  
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• Climate change: Four cheap ways to save energy at home

  10-12-2021 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Where do you lose energy in your home? Here are some tips to save energy cheaply this winter
  
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• Inside the UK's first net zero emissions McDonald's 

  10-12-2021 01:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline got a sneak peak of the first ever 'net zero' McDonald's restaurant ahead of its opening today. The branch is on the edge of Market Drayton, Shropshire.
  
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• Football fans spending millions on club crypto-tokens

  10-12-2021 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supporters have spent at least £260m on controversial fan tokens from major clubs, data suggests.
  
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• How this country became Europe's cargo bike hub

  10-12-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In Germany, generous subsidies are leading to more sophisticated cargo bikes.
  
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