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Solar superflare possible and could wreck our electricity supply

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A solar superflare, which is thousands of times more powerful and devastating than normal flares from the Sun, could destroy our electricity supply, GPS...
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Psychonauts sequel announced, studio launches crowdfunding campaign

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Double Fine announced a sequel to the critical acclaimed platform video game Psychonauts at The Game Awards last night. The company said that it has...
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Prehistoric carvings depicted 13,800 year-old hunter-gatherer campsites

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Scientists have discovered fascinating prehistoric rock carvings that depicted hunter-gatherer campsites 13,800 years ago. The archaeologists, from the University of the Basque Country and the...
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Google ‘Cardboard Camera’ app lets users take virtual reality (VR) photos

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Google has launched a new ‘Cardboard Camera’ app that allows users to take virtual reality (VR) photos with their smartphone. The feature allows people to...
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Facebook rolls out ‘Live Video’ feature to general public

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Facebook is making its 'Live Video' broadcasting feature available for the general public. Facebook said it is still testing the service, starting with a small percentage of...
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Fast radio burst mystery perhaps finally solved, say scientists

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The fast radio burst mystery which has baffled scientists for the past ten years may be finally solved, a team of astronomers and astrophysicists...
Xenokeryx amidalae found in Spain

Strange three-horned giraffe-like animal named after Star Wars queen Amidala

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A strange three-horned, giraffe-like animal with fangs, that lived in Europe 15 million years ago, has been named Xenokeryx amidalae, after Padmé Amidala who...
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British astronaut Tim Peake to spend 1 month longer at ISS

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Major Tim Peake, the British astronaut who blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) on 15th December, will spend one month longer in...
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Sun superflare with 100 billion megaton bomb force could cause disaster on Earth

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A Sun superflare with the energy equivalent of a 100 billion megaton bomb could cause disaster on Earth – it could severely disrupt our...

British birds one quarter under threat of extinction and placed on Red List

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Over one quarter of the 244 species of British birds are today under threat of extinction and are now of ‘highest conservation concern’, says Birds...