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• US charges four Russians over hacking campaign on energy sector

  24-03-2022 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US prosecutors say the alleged hackers placed malware in safety systems at energy plants worldwide.
  
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• Boa constrictors move different sections of their rib cages independently to avoid suffocating

  24-03-2022 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brown University scientists found that the hind section of the snake's lung works like a bellows, pulling air into it when the ribs further forward can no longer move because they are squeezing prey to death.
  
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• SpaceX astronauts name their spacecraft Freedom in tribute to first American in space Alan Shepard

  24-03-2022 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the Crew-4 mission, it will carry NASA's Kjell N. Lindgren,Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA's Samantha Cristoforetti to the ISS no earlier than April 19.
  
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• Mysterious waves hurtling from the sun are moving at speeds that 'defy explanation'

  24-03-2022 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from New York University's Abu Dhabi Center for Space Science analyzed 25 years of space and ground-based observations of our host star.
  
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• Omega and Swatch’s $260 MoonSwatch Looks Out of This World

  24-03-2022 19:43
  
  You read that right, $260. Plus this playful take on the iconic Speedmaster comes in multiple colors and is made from the group’s Bioceramic material.
  
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• People over 60 are responsible for a THIRD of global greenhouse emissions, study finds

  24-03-2022 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology revealed that over-60s are now responsible for a third of global emissions and are likely at the top of the emissions ladder.
  
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• Microplastics found in human BLOOD for first time

  24-03-2022 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Out of 22 blood donors, 17 had microplastics in their blood, reports scientists at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
  
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• Dolphins whistle to each other as part of male bonding ritual

  24-03-2022 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Bristol said bottlenose dolphins can become more popular simply through vocal exchanges, helping them to maintain weaker but vital social relationships.
  
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• Solar Orbiter probe captures the most detailed ever image of the Sun's explosive lower atmosphere

  24-03-2022 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), the Solar Orbiter was 46 million miles from the surface of the sun when it took the images.
  
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• Spotify paid 130 artists more than $5m last year

  24-03-2022 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Swedish streaming company also reveals it handed out $7bn to the music industry last year.
  
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• Dogs of first-time owners are 58% more likely to exhibit repetitive 'OCD' habits

  24-03-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dogs of first-time owners are more likely to exhibit repetitive, 'OCD' habits, including tail-chasing, snapping at shadows, and pacing, according to researchers from the University of Helsinki.
  
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• NASA looks for a second lunar lander to work alongside SpaceX Starship

  24-03-2022 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first woman and first person of color will land on the surface of the moon in the SpaceX Starship human lander vehicle, but future missions will be split with another operator.
  
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• NIH Director Francis Collins Ordered “Takedown” Of The Great Barrington Declaration

  24-03-2022 16:07 via technocracy.news
  
  It was NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins, who orchestrated the attempted “quick and devastating published takedown” of the Great Barrington Declaration that has been signed by no less than 62,000 health professionals and over 850,000 citizens from 44 countries. This is not only an egregious attack on Free Speech, but should also qualify as a criminal conspiracy. ⁃ TN EditorDr. Francis Collins, a top U.S. health official, was caught off-guard when he was asked for the first
  
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• Lapsus$: Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire cyber-criminal

  24-03-2022 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say they've arrested seven teenagers as part of their investigation into a hacking group.
  
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• BlackRock’s CEO: Ukraine War Accelerates ESG And Digital Currencies

  24-03-2022 15:33 via technocracy.news
  
  Larry Fink is a core leader in the World Economic Forum’s Great Reset. He links the Ukraine/Russia war as an accelerator to “reorganize the global economy as the old world order crumbles.” This is in line with TN’s analysis and Fink himself has confirmed that this is, in fact, the case.
  The Great Reset is predicated on the “old order” being destroyed and the “new order” being established. When you reset a stopwatch, for instance, it goes back to ze
  
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• What The CDC Says About U.S. Quarantine Stations

  24-03-2022 14:45 via technocracy.news
  
  The following is the word-for-word text on the CDC.gov website dealing with “Quarantine and Isolation”. Note that “the CDC has the legal authority to detain any person who may have an infectious disease that is specified by Executive Order to be quarantinable.”
  Also note that “New types of flu (influenza) that could cause a pandemic” was added to the more severe diseases like tuberculosis, plague, smallpox and cholera, and that the whole quarantine mechanism c
  
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• Goo from okra can remove microplastics from wastewater, study says

  24-03-2022 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Okra goo could be put to good use, to filter water of microplastics - tiny pieces of plastic under 0.2 of an inch (5mm) in diameter, report scientists at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.
  
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• Astronaut wastewater could be converted into FUEL on Mars using the power of the sun

  24-03-2022 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from Spanish technological centre Tekniker said it involved making 'the first reactor to produce space propellant on Mars using the planet's air', which is 95 per cent carbon dioxide.
  
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• Scientists use virtual reality to reconstruct an ancient Pompeian home

  24-03-2022 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Lund University have used virtual reality to delve deeper into one of Pompeii's most beautiful homes, the House of Greek Epigrams.
  
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• Machu Picchu has gone by the wrong name for over 100 years, study says

  24-03-2022 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ancient citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru has gone by the wrong name ever since its 'rediscovery' more than a century ago, researchers report.
  
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• Project Skyway: World's largest network of 'drone superhighways' could be built in ENGLAND

  24-03-2022 10:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If approved, Project Skyway will connect the airspace above cities including Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Coventry, and Rugby.
  
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• The super-portable Anker speaker is on sale for just £20 - and it's perfect for spring picnics  

  24-03-2022 10:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Anker Soundcore mini is on sale for just £19.99 on Amazon right now. Over 61,000 Amazon shoppers have rated it five stars, raving about the quality of the sound and impressive battery life.
  
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• Orchards vanishing from the landscape, says National Trust

  24-03-2022 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Orchards are in big decline, with an area the size of the Isle of Wight lost since 1900, research finds.
  
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• Ukraine war: Fortnite owner Epic Games raises £37m for humanitarian efforts

  24-03-2022 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video game developers, publishers and players come together to raise millions for Ukraine.
  
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