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• Electric cars release more toxic emissions than petrol-powered vehicles and are worse for the environment

  04-03-2024 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Electric vehicles may release more pollution than petrol-powered vehicles, according to a report that has recently resurfaced.
  
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• Do YOU social anxiety? Scientists find  the condition lives in your gut

  04-03-2024 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mice who received fecal microbiome transplants from people with social anxiety disorder developed symptoms of the disorder themselves and had brain changes, but remained healthy otherwise.
  
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• Electric cars release MORE toxic emissions than gas-powered vehicles and are worse for the environment, resurfaced study warns

  04-03-2024 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Electric vehicles' heavy weight causes its tire tread to wear out faster than standard, gas-powered vehicles, causing it to release a pollution that is 1,000 times worse than exhaust fumes.
  
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• Huge young humpback whale is found dead on a Virginia beach - and experts are baffled as to what killed him

  04-03-2024 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lifeless body of a juvenile humpback whale, between the ages of four and 10, was spotted three miles from the coast of Virginia Beach Sunday, sparking an investigation into cause of death.
  
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• Scientists reveal how Mars could turned into a terraformed Dune planet for future colonizers

  04-03-2024 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The desert planet of Arrakis from the movie Dune is a harsh but inhabitable planet. Its people have a long-term plan to bring water back to the surface. Here's how it could happen on Mars.
  
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• Mummified fetus with elongated skull found in Colombia could be 'alien' or 'tiny cave-dwelling humanoid' that lived over 800 years ago, researcher claims

  04-03-2024 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Potentially extraterrestrial fetus still has signs of an umbilical cord, images show. A Spanish ex-public radio host who obtained the photos said mummy came from Columbia
  
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• When Technocrats Sunk Their Claws Into President Donald Trump And He Rolled Over

  04-03-2024 21:54 via technocracy.news
  
  It is inconceivable that this editor missed former President Trump’s Executive Order EO 13887 on September 19, 2019, titled Modernizing Influenza Vaccines in the United States To Promote National Security and Public Health. Since then, it apparently has been swept under the carpet, virtually scrubbed from the Internet. Nevertheless, I found it, and this changes everything about Trump’s role in the biggest health fiasco in our nation’s existence.
  Before you all attack dogs laun
  
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• Mysterious fetus with ten ribs found in Colombia could be 'alien' or 'tiny humanoid' that lived over 800 years ago, researcher claims

  04-03-2024 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Potentially extraterrestrial fetus still has signs of an umbilical cord, images show. A Spanish ex-public radio host who obtained the photos said mummy came from Columbia
  
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• Winter is heating up - but there's one US region where it's warming the fastest

  04-03-2024 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2023-2024 winter season has provided more record-breaking warm temperatures than ever before.
  
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• Electric cars release MORE toxic emissions than gas-powered vehicles and are worse for the environment, finds shock report

  04-03-2024 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Electric vehicles' heavy weight causes its tire tread to wear out faster than standard, gas-powered vehicles, causing it to release a pollution that is 1,000 times worse than exhaust fumes.
  
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• American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach - account numbers and names among details accessed in hack

  04-03-2024 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  American Express revealed some of its customers had their credit card information exposed due to a third-party vendor falling victim of a data breach.
  
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• Bee-harming pesticide use 'makes a mockery' of ban

  04-03-2024 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A threat posed by a virus to the UK's sugar beet means a banned pesticide can now be used on seeds.
  
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• China will install a sprawling 'all-seeing' surveillance system on the MOON to protect its planned Disneyland-sized lunar base from 'suspicious targets', its space agency claims

  04-03-2024 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China wants to use the 'successful experience' of its authoritarian Skynet surveillance system to protect the planned base against 'suspicious targets'
  
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• NASA's satellite pit stop project runs out of gas

  04-03-2024 17:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  OSAM-1 – expensive, late, difficult, and no longer what the market needs? NASA has finally pulled the plug on its ambitious mission to refuel and service working satellites via its OSAM-1 demonstrator.…
  
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• Apple releases new $1,100 MacBook Air that is TWICE as fast as previous generation - as the 'world's most popular laptop' gets massive upgrade

  04-03-2024 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple released the 13 and 15-inch screen models of its new M3 MacBook Air. The laptop is twice as fast as previous generations and can be used with two screens while the laptop is closed.
  
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• American Express HACKED by third-party service provider that accessed customers' credit card and personal information

  04-03-2024 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  American Express revealed it was hacked by a third-party service provider that accessed Account numbers, names and other credit card information.
  
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• Hopes of finding life on Europa are DASHED: Study finds Jupiter's icy moon doesn't have enough oxygen to sustain aliens

  04-03-2024 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The amount of oxygen at the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa may be less than previously assumed, report scientists at Princeton University in New Jersey.
  
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• 'Mini organs' are grown from human stem cells taken during the late stages of pregnancy for the first time - marking a 'huge step forward' for prenatal medicine

  04-03-2024 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital extracted stem cells that had passed into the amniotic fluid, which surrounds the child in the womb and protects it during pregnancy.
  
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• AI envisions the 'perfect' homes in 20 UK cities - from a pastel pink property in London to a Bond villain-style house in Portsmouth

  04-03-2024 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From a pastel pink property in London to a Bond villain-style house in Portsmouth, the renders highlight the vast range of architectural styles in Britain.
  
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• Apple fined €1.8bn for breaking streaming rules

  04-03-2024 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after Spotify complained about a block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store.
  
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• The UK's rainiest seaside destinations revealed: Aultbea in Scotland is No.1 while Cardiff, Blackpool and Cornwall also feature in the top 20 ranking

  04-03-2024 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some Britons will head to the beach come rain or shine. But those who only venture to the seaside during moments of 'shine' should pay close attention to Met Office rainfall data...
  
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• How old are YOUR ears? 30-second hearing age check can tell if you're losing your hearing early

  04-03-2024 12:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hearing health platform eargym created a simple 30 second test to reveal if you are losing your hearing too young. The test can help spot early signs, ex-DJ and eargym expertAndy Shanks says.
  
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• New US-Russian crew heads to space station

  04-03-2024 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The three men and one woman will conduct scientific experiments, including a study of degenerative diseases.
  
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• Is this the next iPhone SE? Leaked images claim to show Apple's next budget smartphone - including some huge upgrades

  04-03-2024 11:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest phone in Apple's 'budget' SE line will have a 6.1-inch display, a USB-C charging port, and a single primary camera at the back, the images suggest.
  
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• We'll never forget you: Harrowing photos reveal how elephants mourn and bury their dead calves - just like humans, study reveals

  04-03-2024 11:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in India's Bengal region discovered five calf burials in 2022 and 2023.
  
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• NASA's Mars Sample Return Program struggles to get off the drawing board

  04-03-2024 08:29 via go.theregister.com
  
  The tech just isn't ready and clunky collab with ESA isn't helping, auditor finds NASA's Office of Inspector General, the agency's auditor, has found that the Mars Sample Return Program is struggling to get off the drawing board, never mind the launchpad.…
  
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• Nissan accused of dumping its electric car pioneers

  04-03-2024 02:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owners of older vehicles tell the BBC of their anger that their cars' apps will stop working.
  
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• Mystery of giant star sand dunes solved

  04-03-2024 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists collected radioactive sand grains in the dark to understand when they formed.
  
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