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Here’s why animals behave strangely during lunar and solar eclipses
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EU’s GPS-like Galileo satellites have been down since July 11
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India’s ambitious Chandrayaan-2 launch delayed due to “technical snag” (Updated)
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President Trump can't block you on Twitter, federal court rules
The US federal court has ruled today that president Donald Trump can't block his haters on Twitter anymore as he uses it ...
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Dear messy desk eaters, here's your emergency fix for grease stains (at work)
If you've ever ruined a great bit of clothing with grease stains, we've found a solution for you — one that'll work whether ...
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Meet the computer scientist who saved Bletchley Park
Tucked away in an estate in Buckinghamshire, England, is a 19th-century mansion. You wouldn’t be able to tell from the outside, but this mansion, named Bletchley Park, was the central home to Alan Turing’s team of WWII codebreakers, the team of cryptographers who were able to ...
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India isn't keen on Facebook's Libra 'cryptocurrency'
The authorities in Asia's third-largest economy are no more keen on the social media giant's project than any cryptocurrency ...
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British Airways fined $229m over last year's data breach
British Airways is about to be slapped with a massive fine of £183 million by the ICO, for failing to preventing the theft ...
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Japan is increasingly renting cars for everything except driving
Many people in Japan who rent cars through vehicle-sharing services don't drive them at all - instead, they use them for ...
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Waterfall illusion: the science behind why still objects sometime appear to move
Humans are fascinated by visual illusions, which occur when there is a mismatch between the pattern of light that falls on the retina, and what we perceive. Before books, films, and the internet allowed illusions to be shared widely, people were captivated by illusions in nature. ...
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Here’s how billionaires are planning their immortality
While we all know that billionaires control a substantial amount of the world’s wealth – in fact, current projections see the richest 1% controlling 2/3 of it by 2030 – what they use their vast fortunes on may surprise you. When they aren’t investing in space shuttles, ...
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Neuroscientists scanned radicals' brains to determine what makes them turn violent
The young man sitting in the waiting room of our neuroimaging facility wearing skinny jeans and trainers looked like a typical ...
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Dublin crime ring recruited 14-year-olds to hide drugs bought with Bitcoin
Police were tipped off after a large amount of ecstacy was found sitting at a postal hub, reportedly paid for with cryptocurrency ...
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Console makers warn Trump that tariffs could cost US gamers up to $840M
Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft collaborated on an open letter warning the Trump administration console tariffs could make ...
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US prisons are taking programming books off the shelves over 'security concerns'
The Oregon Department of Corrections (DoC) has banned prisoners from reading dozens of books related to technology and programming, ...
