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• Revealed: Why Gen Z waste more food than their parents

  17-02-2025 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every year, around 10 million tonnes of food is wasted (pictured, file photo) in the UKand much of it is binned while still edible. Researchers say young people are particularly wasteful.
  
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• Hair: 'It’s just thrown away but it's gold'

  17-02-2025 23:27 via bbc.com
  
  India is the world's biggest exporter of human hair but it wants more of the lucrative wig market.
  
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• Doctor says he's found rare 'angel pattern' in people's brains that lets them see supernatural beings

  17-02-2025 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pioneer in the study of brain waves says he's discovered a unique brain pattern that regularly pops up among people who claim to see angels and other supernatural images.
  
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• Warning to all 1.8bn Gmail users over 'devastating' scam stealing banking and sensitive data

  17-02-2025 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cybersecurity experts warned that hackers are using AI to unleash 'extremely effective' attacks on Gmail users. This allows criminals to steal banking information and personal data.
  
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• Neil deGrasse Tyson issues stark warning about asteroid that could hit Earth as NASA doubles the chances

  17-02-2025 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has issued a grave warning about a 'city-killer' asteroid whose odds of smashing into Earth recently doubled.
  
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• Elon Musk's Boring Company gets the green light to build the 'Dubai Loop': 10-mile tunnel system promises to carry 20,000 people across the city every hour at speeds of up to 100mph

  17-02-2025 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's tunnel-drilling company, The Boring Company, has been given the green light to build the 'Dubai Loop', a 10-mile tunnel network which transports cars underground.
  
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• The Big Freeze: 22 states to suffer life-threatening cold this week as map shows storm's path of destruction

  17-02-2025 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yet another winter storm is heading for 22 eastern states this week as a blast of Arctic air grips the US, causing temperatures to plummet to deadly lows. See if YOUR state is in the path.
  
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• Perfect excuse for Americans to give to foreigners they can't understand

  17-02-2025 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert has revealed why Americans struggle to understand foreign accents, including President Trump, who recently told an accent reporter he couldn't hear 'a word' he said.
  
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• WW3 edges closer as US restarts nuke testing program after 33 years

  17-02-2025 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A secret US nuclear weapons facility near Las Vegas may soon begin testing live bombs again as global tensions may be pushing countries into a new arms race.
  
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• Ex-astronaut: 'City-killing' asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 would cause unimaginable destruction

  17-02-2025 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former astronaut has revealed terrifying new details about Asteroid 2024 YR4, a 'city-killer' space rock that with a chance of hitting Earth in 2032. He paints a picture of widespread destruction.
  
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• Chinese scientists identify food ingredient they say could reverse some autism symptoms

  17-02-2025 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have identified a food ingredient that could reverse some symptoms of autism. When administered, subjects were more interested in socializing and had better learning skills.
  
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• The traditional British dishes at risk of EXTINCTION - so would YOU eat these iconic meals to save them?

  17-02-2025 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They're among the most iconic British dishes ever created, but pan haggerty and Glamorgan sausage and even shepherd's pie are among the dishes that could go 'extinct' within the next five years.
  
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• Community Fibre goes DOWN - leaving thousands of Brits without broadband

  17-02-2025 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's supposed to be one of the fastest broadband providers in the UK, offering 'full fibre' connections to over a million households, but Community Fibre suffered a huge outage on Monday.
  
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• Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable

  17-02-2025 18:40 via bbc.com
  
  It is the latest move from Meta to invest more in global connectivity rather than its apps.
  
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• Argentina president faces impeachment calls over crypto crash

  17-02-2025 17:30 via bbc.com
  
  Some have accused Javier Milei of performing a "rug pull" after he promoted a virtual coin on social media.
  
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• Say goodbye to dentures! Scientists say we'll be able to grow human teeth in the LAB within next 20 years

  17-02-2025 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's good news for anyone with dentures. Because dentists could grow human teeth within the next 20 years, experts predict.
  
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• Revealed: The most expensive substance on Earth which costs $62,000,000,000,000 for one gram

  17-02-2025 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With a mind-boggling price tag of $62,000,000,000,000 (£49 trillion) for a single gram, this substance is by far the most expensive thing on Earth.
  
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• There's a slight chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Moon in 2032

  17-02-2025 15:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Very unlikely, but could make for a neat light show if it does There is a chance, albeit slim, that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the Moon, creating a new crater and an explosion that might just be visible from Earth.…
  
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• World's sea ice plunges to a record LOW: Shocking maps reveal how the North and South Poles are both missing thousands of miles of ice

  17-02-2025 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists warn that the world's sea ice - the frozen ocean water at the North and South Poles - has plunged to a record low.
  
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• S Korea removes Deepseek from app stores over privacy concerns

  17-02-2025 11:26 via bbc.com
  
  App stores in South Korea have removed DeepSeek over concerns about howit manages users' data.
  
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• Terrifying interactive map reveals exactly what will happen if the 'city-destroying' asteroid hits one of the world's most populated areas in 2032

  17-02-2025 11:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A terrifying interactive graphic reveals the damage the 'city-destroying' asteroid 2024 YR4 could cause to some of the world's biggest cities.
  
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• Scientists want to reintroduce WOLVES to the Scottish Highlands - but critics warn that it would be 'an absolute catastrophe'

  17-02-2025 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The idea of unleashing a pack of wolves in the Scottish Highlands might sound like the start of a horror film. But scientists want it to become a reality - to help solve the climate crisis.
  
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• Musk v Altman: What might really be behind failed bid for OpenAI

  17-02-2025 04:50 via bbc.com
  
  Elon Musk's goal might be hindering the growth potential of the AI firm of his rival Sam Altman, experts say.
  
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• How Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' pledge is affecting other countries

  17-02-2025 04:04 via bbc.com
  
  Some major carbon-emitting countries are hinting they may follow suit as the US opts to ramp up fossil fuels.
  
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• Made In Lab: AI Cracks COVID-19 Origin

  17-02-2025 03:40 via technocracy.news
  
  It’s complicated. The AI specific recipe for Covid-19 may never be recovered, but using other AI techniques can reverse-engineer the virus up to a point. Now enough evidence has been presented suggesting that Covid-19 itself was a sophisticated bio-weapon made in a laboratory. ⁃ Patrick Wood,  Editor.A surprising new study suggests that COVID-19 may not have originated from bats or pangolins, but rather from a rare fusion of human diseases.
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• Why Americans suck at understanding foreign accents, according to experts

  17-02-2025 02:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert has revealed why Americans struggle to understand foreign accents, including President Trump, who recently told an accent reporter he couldn't hear 'a word' he said.
  
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• Chilling map reveals where 75% of US population could perish in event of a nuclear attack

  17-02-2025 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A chilling map has visualized the devastation of a large-scale war on the US amid global military tensions. It shows civilian, military and infrastructure that would be prime targets.
  
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• Sophie Ellis-Bextor was right...kitchen discos really ARE good for you, say scientists

  17-02-2025 00:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Sophie Ellis-Bextor put out her online Kitchen Disco shows during Covid, she may have been on to something more than a spot of lockdown lambada.
  
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