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Monarch butterfly integrates time of day with Sun position

How Monarch butterfly never gets lost during 2000 mile long migration explained

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Why does the monarch butterfly never get lost during its 2000 mile long migration? It has an internal, genetically encoded compass that allows it...
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HTC Vive VR owners can now play Oculus Rift games thanks to new software...

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A developer known as LibreVR has created a software patch which allows owners of the HTC Vive VR headset to play games exclusively made...
UFO sighting in Canada

Reported UFO sightings totalled 1267 in Canada in 2015 nearly a record

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The total number of UFO sightings in Canada reached 1267 in 2015, or three to four per day, according to a new survey - The...
Greenland ice melt two days

Greenland ice sheet melt one month early shocks and alarms scientists

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Nearly 12% of the Greenland ice sheet had more than 1mm of melt by 11th April this year, one month earlier than the previous...
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BP shareholders to vote on chief executive’s 20% pay hike

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Later today BP shareholders will vote on whether chief executive Bob Dudley merits a 20% rise in his pay package – the vote will...
Whale vomit ambergris

Whale vomit found on beach highly sought after by perfume industry

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If you are walking down the beach and see a piece of whale vomit, pick it up, because the perfume industry might pay you...
Microbeads majority supports a ban

Banning microbeads backed by most Britons Greenpeace survey finds

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The vast majority of Britons support banning the use of microbeads, according to a survey by Greenpeace. Over 90% of survey respondents favoured a...
Adidas boots found with ancient mummy

Ancient mummy in Adidas boots found in Mongolia claims of time travel rife

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After the ancient remains of a Turkic mummy were discovered in the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia wearing what looked like real Adidas snowboarding...
Interstellar travel using light power

Interstellar travel soon a reality Stephen Hawking insists

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Travelling to other star systems, something humans will eventually have to do if we want to prevail as a species, will most likely soon...
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Over 500 million digital identities exposed or stolen in 2015, Symantec says

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According to a report by the security firm Symantec, over 500 million digital identities were exposed or stolen last year. The firm said that...