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12:40 • 23.11.16
Climate changing "too fast" for species
"Overall, our results show that rates of climatic niche change among populations of plants and animals are dramatically slower than projected rates of future climate change..."
18:41 • 22.11.16
Almost half the world will be online by end of 2016; poorer countries will lag, report shows
"In 2016, people no longer go online, they are online. The spread of 3G and 4G networks across the world had brought the internet to more and more people..."
08:45 • 22.11.16
Dementia rates show signs of falling
Education has long been suspected to play a role, and the study found that while the dementia rate fell, the average time older adults had spent ...
18:53 • 21.11.16
Facebook to launch new London HQ in 2017
“Many of those new roles will be high-skilled engineering jobs as the UK is home to our largest engineering base outside ...
16:05 • 21.11.16
Here’s what will happen when waking up after ‘having body frozen’
Companies such as Alcor pump people’s brains full of ‘cryoprotectant’ fluid before being frozen – in the hope the brains will last decades ...

10:35 • 21.11.16
Panasonic invests $60m in 'frivolous' laundry robot
There is still no price tag on the device, which is about the size of a wardrobe and uses artificial intelligence and image recognition technology to fold and stack clothes...
18:33 • 19.11.16
Pregnancy that turns out to be rare form of cancer
Newlyweds Stephanie and Michael Theobald were heartbroken at the 12 week scan when the nurse revealed she couldn’t find ....
15:59 • 19.11.16
Denton Cooley, pioneering US heart surgeon, dies at 96
A spokeswoman for Texas Children's Hospital, where Cooley's son-in-law acts as surgeon in chief, said Cooley died in his Houston home on Friday morning ...
15:38 • 19.11.16
Apple trying to move iPhone manufacturing to US
According to the Nikkei, Apple made the request to explore moving manufacturing to its partners in June, prior to President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
17:42 • 18.11.16
Around world in virtual reality: Google Earth VR will fly you to any destination from the comfort of your home
"Ten years ago, Google Earth began as an effort to help people everywhere explore our planet. And now, with more than two billion downloads, many have..."

09:28 • 18.11.16
Teenager who died of cancer wins right to be cryogenically frozen
During the last months of her life, the teenager, who had a rare form of cancer, used the internet to investigate cryonics. Known only as JS ...
17:24 • 17.11.16
LinkedIn blocked by Russian authorities
"Roskomnadzor's action to block LinkedIn denies access to the millions of members we have in Russia and the companies that use LinkedIn to grow their businesses..."
16:45 • 17.11.16
Mayan 'nesting doll pyramid' found in Mexico
The middle structure was discovered in the 1930s and is estimated to date back to the years 800-1000, while the largest one is believed to have been ...
15:50 • 17.11.16
Europe to launch four satellite-navigation spacecraft
It is the first time Europe's premier launch vehicle has been used to loft Galileo satellites. Normally, they go up on a Russian Soyuz ...
15:12 • 17.11.16
Dementia game shows lifelong decline
The game anonymously records the player's sense of direction and navigational ability as they work their way through ...