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• Groundbreaking discovery in Egypt's Great Pyramid shatters view on how mysterious structure was built

  02-07-2025 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery inside Egypt's Great Pyramid that they say rewrites longstanding beliefs about how the structure was built 4,500 years ago.
  
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• MethaneSAT 'likely not recoverable' after losing contact with Earth

  02-07-2025 20:15 via go.theregister.com
  Methane monitoring satellite managed just over a year in orbit before its sudden demise The Bezos-backed MethaneSAT satellite has been declared "likely not recoverable" after losing contact with controllers just over a week ago.…
  
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• Scientist warns shortest day in history is coming in WEEKS as Earth's rotation unexpectedly speeds up

  02-07-2025 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A scientist has warned that Earth's rotation is unexpectedly accelerating, leading to the shortest day in history. Graham Jones, an astrophysicist, predicted this could occur in this summer.
  
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• AI-Powered “Digital Workers” Deployed At Major Bank To Work Alongside Humans

  02-07-2025 19:33 via technocracy.news
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• 23andMe's new owner says your DNA is safe this time

  02-07-2025 19:32 via go.theregister.com
  Nonprofit TTAM assures everything is BAU. Whether that makes customers feel better is another matter The medical research nonprofit vying to buy 23andMe is informing existing customers that it plans to complete the deal on July 8.…
  
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• Alarming map exposes deadly arsenic in drinking water across US states... is your hometown poisoning you?

  02-07-2025 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists found millions of Americans may be regularly exposed to dangerous levels of arsenic, and they may not even know it.
  
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• Instagram goes down as thousands frantically search for Diddy trial updates

  02-07-2025 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is down for thousands of users across the US, leaving them unable to find updates on the Sean 'Diddy' Combs verdict that was released Wednesday.
  
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• Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test

  02-07-2025 17:01 via bbc.com
  A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago sheds new light on the rise of Ancient Egypt.
  
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• Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill bankrolls $85M Space Shuttle shuffle

  02-07-2025 16:26 via go.theregister.com
  NASA science might be cut, but cash can be found to move a 'space vehicle' from museum to museum Lurking in the text contained within the One Big Beautiful Bill, which was passed by the US Senate yesterday, is an $85 million allocation for shifting a "space vehicle" to a new location, widely interpreted as a move of the retired Space Shuttle Discovery orbiter from Virginia to Houston.…
  
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• iPhone glitch leaves baffled users with a 'black dot of death' on their screens - here's what to do if you spot one on your Apple handset

  02-07-2025 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mysterious iPhone glitch has left some baffled users with a 'black dot of death' on their screens.
  
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• Psychologist reveals subtle signs you were raised by a narcissistic parent - and what it means for your future

  02-07-2025 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Wendy Behary, author of Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed, said she wants to help people ''break the cycle of destructive decisions.'
  
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• Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report

  02-07-2025 14:31 via bbc.com
  It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.
  
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• Orcas are spotted SNOGGING in the wild for the first time - and they even use tongues

  02-07-2025 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A surprising new study now shows that orcas have a softer, possibly even romantic, side as they are caught kissing on film for the first time.
  
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• Microsoft sparks chaos for millions as essential app is axed

  02-07-2025 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft is set to cause chaos when it shuts down a key app feature used by millions of people.
  
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• I've spent years investigating whether Atlantis actually existed... now, I have finally found it. These are the astonishing photos of the evidence I discovered buried under the sea

  02-07-2025 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An archaeologist has claimed to have found the lost city of Atlantis. He says he and his team have made an incredible discovery deep under the ocean.
  
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• Scientists reveal what the perfect man's body looks like - and it's good news for men with dad bods

  02-07-2025 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered the body type that women find most attractive.
  
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• Hymn of Babylon is pieced together after 2,100 YEARS: Scientists use AI to reconstruct ancient song

  02-07-2025 11:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sung to the god Marduk, patron deity of the great city, the hymn describes Babylon's flowing rivers, jewelled gates, and 'bathed priests' in stunning detail.
  
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• Scientists blame climate change for UK heatwave: Met Office is 'virtually certain' 35°C temperatures were caused by global warming

  02-07-2025 11:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Met Office says it is 'virtually certain' that this week's 35°C temperatures were caused by global warming.
  
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• NASA tests shrinking metals to help it find more exoplanets

  02-07-2025 09:33 via go.theregister.com
  Mysterious ‘Alloy 30’ gets smaller when heated, which could help stabilize super-sensitive space telescopes NASA is exploring the properties of a metal alloy that shrinks as it is heated, as boffins in its Astrophysics Division think it may be needed if the planned Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is to succeed.…
  
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• Artists hail A.I. bot blocker that could finally stop Silicon Valley giants 'stealing' their work

  02-07-2025 08:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK's world-leading creative industries have been given a fresh boost in their fight to stop Big Tech companies 'stealing' their work.
  
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• Mysterious underground base tied to deadly UFO encounters may exist after decades of rumors

  02-07-2025 06:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rumors that a secret mountain base in the US controlled by aliens has been swirling for 50 years, but locals and UFO researchers are convinced it's real.
  
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• Will there be a drought where I live?

  02-07-2025 01:09 via bbc.com
  We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
  
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• Scientists discover microplastics in SEMEN and female reproductive fluid - and warn they could spark an infertility crisis

  02-07-2025 00:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microplastics can now be found almost anywhere on Earth. And it turns out even our most intimate moments can't escape their blight.
  
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