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Dress colour confusion down to bluish and yellowish colouring

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Why did some people see a blue and black dress while others saw it as white and gold? It was all down to the...
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Flies are afraid, they experience fear, and thus have emotions – probably

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Do flies have emotions? Scientists have found they display the typical signs of fear when exposed to an overhead shadow. Their response to visual...

First warm-blooded fish, the Opah, discovered by NOAA scientists

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Until recently, everybody believed the only fully warm-blooded animals on Earth were birds and mammals. A new study has found that the Opah (Lampris...
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Giant Antarctic ice shelf will disintegrate by 2020, NASA warns

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A massive Antarctic ice shelf - Larsen B - is rapidly weakening and will probably disintegrate completely by 2020, scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion...
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New Look acquired by Christo Wiese’s Brait investment firm for £780m

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New Look, a British global fashion retailer with a chain of high street stores, has been acquired by South African billionaire Christo Wiese through...
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SABMiller buys Meantime in bid to tap into female and millennials market

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Brewery giant SABMiller Plc is to acquire modern craft brewer Meantime Brewing Company, the London-based multinational announced on Friday, in a move to make beer...
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Oil settles below $60 a barrel

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U.S. benchmark oil settled below $60 a barrel on Thursday - the first time in three sessions - as ample global supplies and indications...
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Nordstrom first quarter profit misses estimates, same-store sales up

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Nordstrom posted first quarter net income of $128 million, or $0.66 per share, down from $140 million, or $0.72 per share, in the first...
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Starbucks puts to rest rumors of a security breach

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Customers using the Starbucks payment app on their mobiles are reportedly being hacked, but the Seattle-based firm was quick to put rumors of a security...
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GM investing $1 billion in its Warren Technical Center

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General Motors Co. announced that it will be investing $1 billion to upgrade and renovate its Warren Technical Center near Detroit. The automotive giant plans...