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• Has AI discovered the next Ozempic? Researchers in Spain race to patent two plant extracts they think could be the next big thing for weight loss

  26-03-2024 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have identified two plants that could offer the same weight loss results as Ozempic or Wegovy. The plant extracts mimic the hormone response that affects your eating habits.
  
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• Apple reveals dates for World Wide Developers Conference that could see a new iOS powered by AI

  26-03-2024 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has announced dates for its annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), where it is likely to unveil updates that power the iPhone and other devices.
  
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• Engineers blame $3m structural 'flaw' for Baltimore's Francis Scott Key bridge collapsing - and tens of thousands of bridges across US could also have fault

  26-03-2024 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  No bridge can withstand millions of pound of force from a strike, as with the cargo ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But structures can help protect it. Unfortunately none were in place.
  
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• Tech Life: Charging electric bikes and scooters

  26-03-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What can be done to make charging them safer?
  
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• World's largest snake is 'shot dead' by 'sick' hunters in the Amazon rainforest - just a month after biologists discovered the 26ft-long anaconda

  26-03-2024 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists are mourning the loss of the world's largest snake that was just discovered in February in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest. The anaconda was found shot dead and lifeless in a lake.
  
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• Scientists solve 20,000-year missing gap in human history after uncovering 'hub' where first humans lived after emerging from Africa

  26-03-2024 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have known that Homo sapiens left Africa 70,000 years ago and spread throughout Asia and Europe 45,000 years ago -but where they spent the time in between has long been a mystery.
  
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• Ana Julie - the world's largest snake - is 'shot dead' by 'sick' hunters in the Amazon rainforest - just a month after biologists discovered the 26ft-long anaconda

  26-03-2024 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists are mourning the loss of the world's largest snake that was just discovered in February in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest. The anaconda was found shot dead and lifeless in a lake.
  
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• Scientists create plant-based plastic that doesn't create cancer-causing microplastics because 97% of it breaks down in the environment

  26-03-2024 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have created a biodegradable plant-based polymer plastic to replace regular plastic in the long-term. The researchers found that 97 percent of the bioplastic broke down within 200 days.
  
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• Intricate mission to de-ice a space telescope is go: Euclid's 'eye' is clear

  26-03-2024 20:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  100 minutes of heating to melt a frozen heart... 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth Boffins at the European Space Agency (ESA) are very pleased with themselves following confirmation that the de-icing process they devised for Euclid's optics has "performed significantly better than hoped."…
  
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• Scientists Close To Controlling All Genetic Material On Earth

  26-03-2024 18:46 via technocracy.news
  
  I have already detailed the plan to take over all genetic material on Earth that was hatched at the UNCED conference in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. “Designer Chromosomes” means a synthetically engineered free-for-all using material from different species. This is a huge breakthrough for the Evil Twins of Technocracy and Transhumanism. Evil, indeed.
  If you don’t listen to this video, then you are hiding your head in the sand.⁃ TN EditorScientists at the University of Pennsylva
  
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• UFO-nuke mystery goes global: Indian newspaper reports craft flying over nuclear power plants 'every few days'

  26-03-2024 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Senior Indian police officials reported the UFOs made baffling 'zigzag movements.' Apparent UFO craft came near local nuclear plants over 10 times in August, per police
  
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• April's solar eclipse could lead to over 1,000 car crash deaths, shock study warns

  26-03-2024 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There could be a major rise in fatalities from car crashes in the aftermath of April's solar eclipse, scientists reported, basing their findings on more than 1,000 deadly accidents during the 2017 event.
  
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• Dachshunds could soon be BANNED in Germany amid concerns their short legs and elongated spines make them more vulnerable to back issues

  26-03-2024 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The draft animal protection law could ban breeds with particular features, such as spinal problems linked with the short legs and long back of the dachshund.
  
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• Scientists reconstruct the face of Copernicus - the astronomer who proposed that the planets orbit the Sun - for the first time in over 400 years

  26-03-2024 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have revealed the face of Copernicus, the man who proposed the Earth orbited the Sun, after his last original portrait was destroyed over 400 years ago.
  
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• Climate change is coming for your favourite WINE: 90% of winegrowing regions in Spain, Italy, Greece and southern California could lose their ability to grow grapes by 2100, study warns

  26-03-2024 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  But vineyards in other locations such as the UK and Tasmania could benefit from warming temperatures, report experts at the University of Bordeaux.
  
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• Big nose? Blame your mum! Your facial features may be influenced by what your mother ate during pregnancy, study claims

  26-03-2024 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every person's unique facial features may have been influenced by what their mother ate during pregnancy, a study found - with protein-rich diets leading to wider noses and jaws.
  
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• Data centre power use 'to surge six-fold in 10 years'

  26-03-2024 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National Grid says "foundational technologies" like AI and quantum computing are driving power demand.
  
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• 'Remarkable' Roman villa is discovered in Oxfordshire: Archaeologists uncover an aisled building alongside a treasure trove of objects including 'curse tablets', belt buckles and coins

  26-03-2024 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The historical building in the village of Grove, Wantage was once richly decorated with painted plaster and mosaics, typical of the Roman style.
  
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• Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse so quickly? Engineers reveal how the 'flimsy' structure came crashing down like a house of cards after being struck by the Dali container ship

  26-03-2024 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking to MailOnline, engineers explained that while the bridge was not inherently unsafe, its 'flimsy' structure meant it was prone to collapse if the supports were damaged.
  
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• Congressman slams FDA for ignoring 'troubling evidence' about Elon Musk's Neuralink and allowing brain chip to be implanted in humans - despite botching experiments on monkeys

  26-03-2024 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lawmakers are accusing the FDA of ignoring Neuralink's animal welfare violations and 'troubling evidence' of missing documents. Neuralink started testing its brain chip implants in January.
  
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• From 'cob' to 'scran': The regional words at risk of dying out in Britain, revealed - so, do you still use any of them?

  26-03-2024 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South West's 'ansum' and Yorkshire's 'thoile' are just two of the terms that have declined in usage by up to 98 per cent over the last 100 years, according to researchers from SAS Northern Europe.
  
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• Warning for men living in cities: Air pollution might be ruining your sex life by making you impotent and ejaculate prematurely, claims study

  26-03-2024 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tests on over 5,000 men by Chinese researchers showed extroverted men with a normal BMI and those who smoked or drank alcohol were worst affected.
  
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• William Shakespeare had a secret SIBLING: Long-lost document thought to have been written by the playwright's father was actually penned by his sister, Joan, study claims

  26-03-2024 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joan Shakespeare is 'almost unknown' but there's 'no doubt' she existed - and was even the writer of a historical religious document, says an academic at the University of Bristol.
  
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• Don't fall for those puppy dog eyes! Pet owners are warned that a popular Easter treat could be LETHAL to pooches - and it's not chocolate

  26-03-2024 10:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most people know that chocolate is dangerous for dogs, but the Kennel Club has warned pet owners to watch out for this common Easter treat which can be even more deadly.
  
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• Italians really DO talk with their hands: People from Italy use over 40 gestures a minute, study finds

  26-03-2024 09:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While other cultures use gestures to help illustrate parts of a story, Italians use them as a kind of running commentary on what they're saying, according to a study from Lund University.
  
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• Children are learning about sex from pornography as schools fail to provide proper sex education, MPs warn

  26-03-2024 09:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cross-party women and equalities committee blamed the trends on the 'absence of authoritative advice' and called for relationships and sex education (RSE) to be taught up to the age of 18.
  
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• Most polluted US cities REVEALED in new study - and Los Angeles and New York don't even make the top 10

  26-03-2024 09:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many of the most polluted cities in 2023 were choked by Canadian wildfires, inflating their numbers. But others suffer a common American scourge: Interstate highways running through them.
  
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• How do you save the pint from climate change?

  26-03-2024 07:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers are identifying genes in the hop plant to produce varieties that will be more resilient to climate change.
  
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• Italians really DO talk with their hands: People from Italy use over 40 gestures a minute - twice as many as people from Northern Europe, study finds

  26-03-2024 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While other cultures use gestures to help illustrate parts of a story, Italians use them as a kind of running commentary on what they're saying, according to a study from Lund University.
  
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• Tesla app tracks driver's every move down to the music they're listening to

  26-03-2024 04:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man claims abusive men are benefitting from a Tesla app by accessing information about where the cars are being driven by their partners.
  
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• Could AI take the grind out of accountancy?

  26-03-2024 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AI could mean fewer accountancy jobs but is also taking over some of the more mundane tasks.
  
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• Payout for Uber Eats driver over face scan bias case

  26-03-2024 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A black delivery driver's account was removed after facial-recognition software failed to recognise him.
  
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• Most polluted US cities REVEALED in new study - but Los Angeles and New York don't even make the top 10

  26-03-2024 00:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many of the most polluted cities in 2023 were choked by Canadian wildfires, inflating their numbers. But others suffer a common American scourge: Interstate highways running through them.
  
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