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• Four-man NASA rescue crew give thumbs up as they prepare to be swapped with stranded astronauts

  11-03-2025 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA and SpaceX successfully completed a dry-run of launch-day activities Sunday, and snapped a photo of Crew-10 giving a thumbs-up from inside the Dragon capsule.
  
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• Sacred text banned from the Bible reveals what really happened during Noah's Great Flood

  11-03-2025 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A book of ancient scripture details a different side of the story of the Great Flood that the Bible says destroyed all living things on Earth.
  
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• Five hugely popular restaurants changing their recipes to appease RFK Jr

  11-03-2025 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Take one last taste of your old fast food French fries, because some of America's biggest restaurant chains are signing on with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and changing how they cook your meals.
  
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• Revealed: How to prevent apples from turning brown - and the results last for days, scientists say

  11-03-2025 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Even the tastiest apple looks pretty unappetising if it starts turning brown. But now experts may have discovered a way to prevent this from happening - and the results last for days.
  
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• Chase Bank to restrict key online feature used by millions every day

  11-03-2025 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A major US bank has issued an urgent warning about a new wave of scammers who are stealing money from their customers, particularly by targeting them through social media.
  
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• How bad could the ship collision be for the environment?

  11-03-2025 18:28 via bbc.com
  
  Experts are assessing the potential fallout for marine species and nearby wildlife populations.
  
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• Global smartwatch sales fall for first time

  11-03-2025 17:39 via bbc.com
  
  Market researchers say the slumping popularity of the market-leading Apple Watch was to blame
  
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• Scientists on high alert after series of earthquakes strike near US volcano that's due to blow

  11-03-2025 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the largest active volcanoes has been rocked by a series of earthquakes, putting experts on high alert and prompting them to install more monitors around it.
  
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• DOGE’s Plans To Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way

  11-03-2025 16:33 via technocracy.news
  
  When I first heard about the concept of DOGE, I immediately understood that it had nothing about cutting costs or waste in government, but rather it was about the wholesale reformation of government with AI. The Atlantic is exposing the tip of the iceberg. How many times have I said, “DATA IS THE NEW OIL”? Further, AI doesn’t need humans to perform work, so this is a paradigm of the “crushing of wages” that Marc Andreessen recently talked about. As human value shrin
  
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• From pantyhose to power cells, nylon gives lithium batteries a leg up

  11-03-2025 16:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Researchers claim efficiency boost plus reduction in environmental harm Scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in the search for more powerful and lower-cost lithium-metal batteries by including common polymer nylon in the design.…
  
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• Cybersecurity experts claim X's cyberattack could have come from ANYWHERE - as Elon Musk insists Ukraine was behind the outage

  11-03-2025 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jake Moore, security advisor at ESET, says X's cyberattack could have originated 'anywhere', telling MailOnline: 'It's just too difficult to pinpoint where it would originate from.'
  
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• Can YOU tell what this dog is thinking? Take the test - as study reveals humans are terrible at reading canine emotions

  11-03-2025 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although humans and dogs have a unique bond, scientists from Arizona State University say that we are terrible at understanding canine emotions.
  
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• Is NASA's science budget heading for a black hole?

  11-03-2025 14:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Dare mighty things ... as long as we can afford it COMMENT  NASA could be in line for severe cuts to its science budget, with a 50 percent reduction floated by folk in the space industry. The consequences would, according to observers, be nothing less than catastrophic.…
  
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• Google Chromecast users' fury at second day of TV streaming issue

  11-03-2025 13:16 via bbc.com
  
  Google says it is aware of an issue impacting some Chromecast devices and is working to fix.
  
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• 'Untouchable' Egyptian mummy shrouded in secrets that no scientist wants to disturb

  11-03-2025 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Bashiri' mummy has captivated the minds of Egyptologists for more than a century, but no expert has ever dared to touch it. Scientists are working to unravel the mystery of who it is.
  
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• The nun who tormented herself to death: Archaeologists uncover first female Christian figure believed to have bound herself in chains for eternal torture

  11-03-2025 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Antiquities Authority said that the discovery 'raised new questions' about how women of the time lived, potentially dressing up as men to be able to engage in religion
  
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• 'Garbage' to blame Ukraine for massive X outage, experts say

  11-03-2025 12:24 via bbc.com
  
  The claim has been made by the platform's owner Elon Musk, a vocal critic of Ukraine and its president.
  
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• Urgent warning to Google Maps users as hundreds complain about bizarre glitch with 'serious' consequences

  11-03-2025 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's the go-to navigational app for millions of people around the world. But if you use Google Maps, you might want to check your app is working properly.
  
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• The mission to clean up 142,000 barrels of jet fuel: Step-by-step graphic reveals how rescue teams could tackle the leak after US oil tanker is struck off the coast of Yorkshire

  11-03-2025 11:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a crashed oil tanker leaks 142,000 barrels of jet fuel off the coast of Yorkshire, scientists reveal how rescue teams could contain the spill.
  
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• Earth's atmosphere is shrinking and thinning, which is bad news for Starlink and other LEO Sats

  11-03-2025 07:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  The thermosphere usually drags space junk to its doom. As it thins, ruined orbits are a possibility Earth's atmosphere is shrinking due to climate change and one of the possible negative impacts is that space junk will stay in orbit for longer, bonk into other bits of space junk, and make so much mess that low Earth orbits become less useful.…
  
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• Earth’s atmosphere is shrinking and thinning, which is bad news for Starlink and other LEO Sats

  11-03-2025 07:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  The thermosphere usually drags space junk to its doom. As it thins, ruined orbits are a possibility Earth’s atmosphere is shrinking due to climate change and one of the possible negative impacts is that space junk will stay in orbit for longer, bonk into other bits of space junk, and make so much mess that low Earth orbits become less useful.…
  
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• Scientists discover everyday food that could have dramatic effect on children's behaviour

  11-03-2025 05:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts said it is likely to have a positive impact on development and are now calling on parents to give 'their children the best start in life'.
  
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• Doctors issue warning over common kitchen mistake that could cause dementia

  11-03-2025 01:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doctors are warning against using plastic containers in microwaves after a new study found a shocking amount of microplastics in dementia patients' brains.
  
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• Why people are cutting back their online profile

  11-03-2025 01:08 via bbc.com
  
  A new wave of AI has spurred some to think more carefully about their online presence.
  
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