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• VIDEO: China's smartphone giant: In 60 secs

  05-05-2015 22:03 via BBC News
  
  Xiaomi may well be the biggest smartphone maker you've never heard of. BBC News has made this guide to the Chinese tech giant.
  
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• The islands humans are yet to leave their mark on: Scientists discover two 'wild and untouched' worlds hidden in the Pacific

  11-11-2026 16:32 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Humans have left their mark on almost every place on the planet. But scientists have discovered two remote atolls in the Pacific Ocean which appear to be the exception.
  
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• Face it, your cat doesn't care about you! Felines only meow at their owner when they want something, study finds

  11-11-2026 16:20 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Many cat owners like to think they share a special bond with their pet, with meows often interpreted as signs of affection. But a new study suggests you've probably been reading these signals all wrong.
  
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• Two sunrises, two sunsets and 14,388 miles: Extraordinary flight that stayed in the air for an entire day officially named as world's longest-ever plane journey

  11-11-2026 15:59 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  The mission was undertaken to test the model for Qantas Airways' Project Sunrise, set to offer the world's two longest-ever direct commercial flights.
  
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• Mysterious rabies hotspot discovered on US East Coast as cases of deadly virus double

  11-11-2026 14:59 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  A new rabies hotspot has emerged along the US East Coast and officials have no answer for the concerning rise in cases.
  
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• The real-life Jetsons! Two-seater flying car is set to launch in China next summer - but it costs £225,000

  11-11-2026 14:23 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Aridge, a spin-off of the Chinese EV-maker XPeng, is set to launch the first two-seater flying car in China next summer.
  
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• Gen Z go crazy for the iPhone 5C: Interest in Apple's 2013 device skyrockets by 40,500% as youngsters gush over the 'vintage' camera

  11-11-2026 11:44 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Searches for 'Buy iPhone 5C' have skyrocketed by 40,500 per cent in the past year - 13 years after Apple's device first went on sale.
  
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• NASA unveils plan to build a city on the MOON in just six years where astronauts can live and work for 'extended periods'

  11-11-2026 11:35 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  NASA has unveiled ambitious plans to build a base on the moon by 2032, where astronauts will be able to live and work for an 'extended period'.
  
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• Scientists may have got human evolution WRONG: 3-million-year-old fossil reveals our ancient family tree is far more complicated than we thought

  11-11-2026 11:22 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  A new study suggests the celebrated Taung Child - one of the most important fossils ever discovered - belonged to a far more complex world of early human relatives than scientists had imagined.
  
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• The Jurassic Park effect: People only care about dinosaurs if the species was featured in the movie franchise, study finds

  11-11-2026 09:12 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  A new study shows that the 1993 blockbuster had such a lasting impact that people only care about a dinosaur species if it appeared in the movie franchise.
  
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• Giant UFO with dangling tentacles hovers near US military base before vanishing: 'Only God and the government know what it is'

  10-11-2026 19:59 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  A mysterious object was spotted soaring over a US military base. Eyewitnesses said it had dangling appendages and hovered from side to side.
  
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• Noah's Ark discovery revealed as first photos show wood buried 30 feet underground

  10-11-2026 18:39 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  The hunt for Noah's Ark has taken a dramatic turn as the first photographs emerge of wood unearthed deep beneath a mountainside in Turkey.
  
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• Noah's Ark mystery intensifies as first photos reveal wood found deep within suspected ship's resting place

  10-11-2026 18:05 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  The hunt for Noah's Ark has taken a dramatic turn as the first photographs emerge of wood unearthed deep beneath a mountainside in Turkey.
  
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• Now woke activists want to change the dictionary definition of CHICKEN - to remove its meaning as 'a coward'

  10-11-2026 17:16 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Campaign group PETA has written to the Oxford English Dictionary, demanding it scrap the definition of chicken as a cowardly or faint-hearted person.
  
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• Amazon unveils Ring drone that patrols rooms, hunts down intruders and records suspicious activity day or night

  10-11-2026 17:13 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  More than a decade after transforming doorbells into security cameras, Amazon has unveiled a flying robot that can patrol your home on command.
  
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• Why 19 is the best age to lose your virginity, according to science

  10-11-2026 16:55 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Scientists have revealed the best age to lose your virginity, and it may be older than many anxious teens believe.
  
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• America's food supply under threat as FBI warns of new cyberattacks that could hit grocery stores nationwide

  10-11-2026 16:44 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  The FBI and other US agencies are warning that America may soon see attacks on its food supply, sending prices skyrocketing before the holidays.
  
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• Urgent warning to Gmail users about new hacking threat exposing private messages: Act now

  10-11-2026 16:21 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Gmail users are being warned about a disturbing new hacking threat that could allow cybercriminals to secretly access their private messages and banking details.
  
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• Deadly tsunami could strike US West Coast as underwater fault builds toward a massive earthquake, scientists warn

  10-11-2026 15:51 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  The same fault that caused one of the biggest disasters in history and spread destruction to the US is said to be building to another catastrophe.
  
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• Earthquake threat behind deadly tsunami that battered US coast is recharging, scientists warn

  10-11-2026 14:19 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  The same fault that caused one of the biggest disasters in history and spread destruction to the US is said to be building to another catastrophe.
  
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• Now woke scientists want to change the dictionary definition of CHICKEN - to remove its meaning as 'a coward'

  10-11-2026 13:56 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Campaign group PETA has written to the Oxford English Dictionary, demanding it scrap the definition of chicken as a cowardly or faint-hearted person.
  
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• Baby it's cold INSIDE! Scientists create the coldest temperature ever recorded in the lab - reaching just 10 trillionths of a degree above absolute zero

  10-11-2026 11:34 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Scientists aboard China's Tiangong space station have chilled a cloud of atoms to just 9.7 picokelvin, the coldest temperature ever measured.
  
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• Why Super El Niño could be GOOD news this winter: Study reveals strong episodes are linked to 112,681 fewer cold-related deaths every year

  10-11-2026 11:29 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  The impending Super El Niño may have experts worried, but a new study suggests that the powerful climate cycle could be bring some good news this winter.
  
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• Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to decrease by 0.4% in 2026, promising study reveals

  10-11-2026 02:00 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  The relentless rise in the world's carbon emissions may finally be slowing, according to a major new report.
  
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• 'Compelling evidence' shows testimony of Jesus rising from the dead is 'true', study finds

  09-11-2026 22:53 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  A new study is challenging centuries of doubt surrounding Christianity's greatest miracle by examining accounts of Jesus' followers from 2,000 years ago.
  
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• Nuclear war fears rise as radiation drug is distributed to civilians living near US strike targets

  09-11-2026 18:09 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  A drug that signals the extreme fear that a nuclear strike of radioactive disaster is near has just been handed out near a key target of the US military.
  
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• Nuclear war fears rise as radiation drug is distributed to Iranians living near US strike targets

  09-11-2026 17:32 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  A drug that signals the extreme fear that a nuclear strike of radioactive disaster is near has just been handed out near a key target of the US military.
  
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• Do you have what it takes? NASA is hiring new astronauts to live and work on the MOON - with a $165,000 salary

  09-11-2026 17:30 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  Growing up, many children dream of becoming an astronaut one day. Now, that dream is about to become a reality for a select few - because NASA is hiring.
  
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• British TV viewers suffering from 'streaming overload' because they are 'overwhelmed by choice' - with millions calling for a 'return to simpler times'

  09-11-2026 16:53 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  TV viewers are said to be suffering with 'streaming overload' - with millions calling for a 'return to simpler times'
  
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• Meet the real-life 'Thing': Scientists develop a robotic hand that walks on its fingers - just like the creepy Addams Family character

  09-11-2026 16:49 via Science & tech | Mail Online
  
  While it might look just like 'Thing' from The Addams Family, this scuttling hand isn't the product of any special effects wizardry or Hollywood magic.
  
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