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• Facebook out to read minds (Update)

  19-04-2017 22:29
  
  Facebook wants to read your mind.
  
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• 23 dazzling panoramic images from the 2026 Epson International Pano Awards

  25-10-2026 18:08 via Popular Science
  
  When limited to a 3:2 aspect, your photographs can miss the full beauty of a place. Panoramic photos capture whole landscapes, sweeping cityscapes, and the entirety of a night’s sky.
  The Epson International Pano Awards celebrate the huge beauty of panoramic with stunning images from Chile to Iceland and New Zealand to New York City. Landscape and aerial Photographer Daniel Viñé Garcia of Spain took top honors as the Open Photographer of the Year for a beautiful photo (seen below) at the Pari
  
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• Just Two Days on a Vegan Diet Triggered Unexpected Changes in the Liver

  25-10-2026 15:01 via SciTechDaily
  Switching from a vegetarian to a vegan diet altered liver metabolism in mice within just two days, making glucose production and toxic waste removal less efficient. Millions of people follow a vegan diet, excluding all animal-derived products. Plant-based eating is recommended in part for its environmental benefits, but the health consequences of getting all dietary [...]
  
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• Why do dead bodies move and make noise?

  25-10-2026 12:54 via Popular Science
  
  Death is supposed to be the end of the road. The lights are out, the curtain has fallen. No breathing, no heartbeat—end of discussion, right? Not quite.In some cases, corpses twitch, flex, shift, change positions, or even make noises that could easily be mistaken for messages from beyond the grave. But before you call the Ghostbusters, take a deep breath. The explanation is less zombie apocalypse and more basic biology. Even after the heart stops beating, the body still has a few tricks left
  
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• Earth’s Magnetic Shield Is Rippling Unevenly – Scientists Have Uncovered the Cause

  25-10-2026 12:42 via SciTechDaily
  The solar wind can weaken the very waves it creates along Earth’s magnetic shield, simulations show, helping explain why some regions are more active than others. Earth’s magnetic shield protects the planet, yet particles and energy from the Sun can still find their way through. Along its outer edge, a constant stream of solar material [...]
  
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• Earth’s Ice Ages May Have Started With a Planet-Wide Ocean Domino Effect

  25-10-2026 12:07 via SciTechDaily
  New research suggests that cooling in the Northern Hemisphere may have triggered far-reaching ocean changes that helped drive Earth’s past ice ages. Growing ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere may have helped push Earth into past ice ages by triggering changes in ocean circulation thousands of miles away, near Antarctica. New research from the University [...]
  
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• Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” Could Raise Sea Levels Twice As Much as Scientists Feared

  25-10-2026 11:32 via SciTechDaily
  Even without further warming, Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much to sea level rise by 2100 as previously estimated, according to a revised ice sheet model. Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has been retreating and thinning rapidly, while satellites show substantial acceleration in its ice flow. Traditional ice sheet models have depicted slower movement, [...]
  
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• Mysterious Brain Signal Linked to Several Schizophrenia Symptoms

  25-10-2026 03:31 via SciTechDaily
  A weakened brain signal may offer new clues about schizophrenia and its earliest warning signs. Schizophrenia affects how people perceive their surroundings, organize their thoughts, and communicate with others. Although these symptoms are often studied separately, new research suggests they may be connected to a common disruption in brain activity. In a study published in [...]
  
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• Scientists Discover That Ovaries May Be Doing Something Unexpected Decades After Menopause

  25-10-2026 02:56 via SciTechDaily
  Ovaries often dismissed as inactive after menopause may still shape how women age, with human tissue revealing inflammatory changes and molecular similarities to ovarian cancer. Ovaries continue to change for decades after menopause, long after their role in reproduction has ended. In a study of ovarian tissue from 28 women ages 50 to 75, scientists [...]
  
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• Snakebites Are Far Deadlier Than We Thought, New Study Reveals

  25-10-2026 02:21 via SciTechDaily
  Even fatal snakebites can go uncounted, and a model estimating up to 513,000 deaths annually could help direct lifesaving antivenom to communities that health records miss. Not every snakebite injects venom. When venom enters the body, however, it can cause snake envenoming. This is a potentially fatal condition, and it mostly affects poor rural communities [...]
  
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• Scientists Studied 865 Humpback Whales and Found They Grow Faster Than Expected

  24-10-2026 23:48 via SciTechDaily
  Despite decades of environmental change and population recovery, eastern Australian humpback whales appear to have maintained their historical adult size. Eastern Australian humpback whales grow at an extraordinary pace, reaching approximately 10.9 meters (35.8 feet) in length by age five. By six or seven years old, they have already attained about 90 percent of their [...]
  
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• Physicists Use Light To Unlock a Crystal’s Hidden Electrical Powers

  24-10-2026 23:13 via SciTechDaily
  A crystal’s laser-induced electrical order lasts just a trillionth of a second, giving researchers a way to explore ultrafast approaches to processing and storing information. Inside a crystal, tiny electrical regions can point in different directions or line up in an organized pattern. Cooling helps bring them into alignment, but physicists at Auburn University have [...]
  
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• Archaeologists May Have Just Discovered the World’s Oldest Shipwreck

  24-10-2026 22:38 via SciTechDaily
  Jars from what may be the world’s oldest shipwreck still hold visible residues, offering a chance to identify what Mediterranean traders carried around 4,500 years ago. A shipwreck off the coast of Turkey is the oldest shipwreck in the world, our team of archaeologists believes. There’s little left of the ship itself but based on [...]
  
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• UFC 333 live results: Volkanovski vs. Evloev updates, round-by-round scoring for today's title double-header - Yahoo Sports

  24-10-2026 22:03 via news.google.com
  UFC 333 live results: Volkanovski vs. Evloev updates, round-by-round scoring for today's title double-header  Yahoo SportsUFC 333 live results, analysis for Volkanovski vs. Evloev, Yan vs. Dvalishvili  ESPNLIVE! Volk Vs. Movsar Streaming Updates, Fight Recap  Yahoo SportsUFC 333 predictions: Expert picks, odds for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev fight card in Abu Dhabi  CBS SportsUFC 333: Alexander Volkanovski nears featherweight immortality as record beckons  BBC
  
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• Michigan can't pull off upset, loses to Indiana in OT: Recap - The Detroit News

  24-10-2026 21:56 via news.google.com
  Michigan can't pull off upset, loses to Indiana in OT: Recap  The Detroit NewsJason Beck's bizarre play-calling cost Michigan the upset of Indiana  Detroit Free PressMichigan falls to Indiana in OT in Tommy Carr's first start  The Detroit NewsIndiana RB Khobie Martin returns, available vs. Michigan  ESPNIndiana survives against Michigan with 13-6 OT win in grueling defensive snoozefest  Yahoo Sports
  
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• College football live updates, scores: Week 8 schedule features Miami, LSU, Indiana in action - CBS Sports

  24-10-2026 21:19 via news.google.com
  College football live updates, scores: Week 8 schedule features Miami, LSU, Indiana in action  CBS SportsCollege football Week 8: Live updates, schedule, scores, rankings  NCAA.comConnelly previews Week 8: SEC elimination games, tests for top 2 and more  ESPNWake Up! Week 8 Viewing Guide and Morning Open Thread  Roll 'Bama RollCollege football scores, live updates: Tennessee vs. South Carolina, Alabama vs. Texas A&M and more  Yahoo Sports
  
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• Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France - Reuters

  24-10-2026 20:34 via news.google.com
  Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France  ReutersMore than 1,000 arrested in France as protestors and police clash in several cities  CBS NewsLive updates: Police and protesters clash in France as water cannon deployed in Paris  CNN'The marches went well' – French government on demonstrations a week after looting and violence  France 24French protests largely peaceful after last weekend's demonstrations  Yahoo
  
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• 6 ways bats are surprisingly human

  24-10-2026 19:30 via Popular Science
  
  Bat Week officially begins today. It’s the one week where Earth’s only winged mammals get top billing. Often associated with disease, vampires, and other generally unpleasant things, bats are actually important pollinators and play critical roles in our ecosystem.“They’re just so cool and so interesting. During first forays into bat studies, it was just one question after another,” Rachel Page, an evolutionary biologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, tells Po
  
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• German man arrested for allegedly driving American teen girl to die by suicide, prosecutors say - CBS News

  24-10-2026 19:26 via news.google.com
  
  German man arrested for allegedly driving American teen girl to die by suicide, prosecutors say  CBS NewsGerman teen arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with US girl's death  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosFWPD, FBI, German officials arrest man accused of causing 14-year-old’s suicide  WANE 15FBI: Man arrested in Germany, accused of orchestrating Fort Wayne teen’s suicide over Discord  WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN18-year-old German man accused in death o
  
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• Ric Flair Health Update: Ex-Wrestler Recovering After Fall In Florida - Deadline

  24-10-2026 19:25 via news.google.com
  
  Ric Flair Health Update: Ex-Wrestler Recovering After Fall In Florida  DeadlineWWE legend Ric Flair recovering after being hospitalized for fall  NBC NewsRic Flair to undergo procedure for ‘extremely serious’ blood clot  WFLARic Flair Rushed to Hospital After Falling Outside Restaurant in Florida  TMZRic Flair shows off eyepatch in update after fall left him hospitalized: 'I will be okay'  Fox News
  
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• Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say - BBC

  24-10-2026 19:21 via news.google.com
  
  Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say  BBCIsrael Cracks Down in West Bank City After Deadly Attack  The New York TimesIsrael presses ahead with West Bank army operation days before election  Los Angeles TimesIsraeli PM pledges massive military operation after West Bank checkpoint attack  NPRIsrael begins demolitions in West Bank city after two soldiers killed in shooting attack  CNN
  
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• Dementia Will Cost America a Staggering $818 Billion This Year

  24-10-2026 19:21 via SciTechDaily
  Lost quality of life accounts for the largest share of dementia’s estimated $818 billion U.S. toll, offering a broader measure of what better care could preserve. Family members and friends caring for Americans with dementia provide billions of hours of unpaid help, often during their prime working years. Their time, lost earnings, and the physical [...]
  
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• Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns - NBC News

  24-10-2026 19:06 via news.google.com
  Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns  NBC NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
  
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• 'Once in a generation' flood event impacts San Juan County - KOAT

  24-10-2026 18:59 via news.google.com
  
  'Once in a generation' flood event impacts San Juan County  KOATMore rain is expected after bad flooding in the Four Corners region led to rescues and evacuations  AP NewsSouthwestern Colorado flooding destroys homes and strands residents, worse than last year's flooding  CBS NewsSevere flooding in US west triggers rooftop rescues and evacuation orders  The GuardianResidents along multiple rivers in Archuleta County evacuated due to flooding  Durango Herald
  
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• A fire devastates the Eagle’s Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained - AP News

  24-10-2026 18:59 via news.google.com
  A fire devastates the Eagle’s Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained  AP NewsHitler’s Eagle’s Nest retreat engulfed in flames  YahooSuspect arrested over fire at Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ retreat in Bavaria  The GuardianSuspect arrested as Hitler's Eagle's Nest, the Kehlsteinhaus, catches fire  DW.comA fire devastates the Eagle's Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany; suspect is detained  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• Popular Sleep Supplement Could Come With an Unexpected Catch, Scientists Warn

  24-10-2026 18:46 via SciTechDaily
  A cannabis compound sold to help people sleep caused withdrawal symptoms in mice after just three days of repeated use. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that repeated doses of cannabinol, or CBN, produced tolerance and withdrawal symptoms in mice. The study, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, raises questions about a substance whose [...]
  
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• Six Flags adding seat belts to Goliath rollercoaster following death - BBC

  24-10-2026 18:29 via news.google.com
  
  Six Flags adding seat belts to Goliath rollercoaster following death  BBCSix Flags Will Add Seatbelts to Some Roller Coasters After Rider’s Death  The New York TimesSix Flags Over Georgia announces new safety measures after deadly ejection  FOX 5 AtlantaSix Flags announces major safety change to Goliath coaster, others  WSB-TVSix Flags Adding Seatbelts to Goliath Coaster and Other Rides After Theme Park Goer Fell to His Death  People.com
  
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• Researchers Find That Arthritis May Leave a Hidden Memory in Your Joints

  24-10-2026 18:11 via SciTechDaily
  Arthritis may leave a memory in the joints, and mouse experiments suggest stress can reawaken it with help from the body’s heat-producing fat. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can flare in previously affected joints even after the disease has gone into remission. Psychological stress has long been associated with worsening symptoms, but how it might help inflammation [...]
  
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• The Rare-Earth Vultures Harvesting Metals From America’s Old Wind Turbines - WSJ

  24-10-2026 18:00 via news.google.com
  The Rare-Earth Vultures Harvesting Metals From America’s Old Wind Turbines  WSJThe Next Breakthrough in Rare Earths May Be How We Recover Them  TechBullionREEx Rare Earth Recycling Rankings 2026 Explained  Rare Earth ExchangesRare Earth Researchers Advance Cleaner Recovery Methods in Brazil  SuaraGarut.IDA cleaner path to rare earth metals  MIT Technology Review
  
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• Rubio calls on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with CIA: "Now is the time" - CBS News

  24-10-2026 17:49 via news.google.com
  
  Rubio calls on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with CIA: "Now is the time"  CBS NewsIn Florida, Trump vows to deal with Cuba after Iran gets settled  KSL NewsTrump and Rubio escalate rhetoric on possible Cuba action  USA TodayRubio tells Cubans ‘now is the time’ to act to see political change  The GuardianMarco Rubio calls on those seeking change in Cuba to partner with CIA  Reuters
  
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