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Rosetta probe

Rosetta probe provides fascinating clues about comet formation

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The Rosetta probe, which is orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, is helping scientists understand how comets were formed. New photographs of the icy object show it...
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Box Inc shares priced at $14 for IPO, valued at $1.67 billion

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The online data storage provider, Box Inc, has had its shares priced at $14, according to an underwriter, giving the company a valuation of...
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iPhone usage correlates with education and population density

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Apple iPhone usage rates in the United States correlate with education and population density, according to a recent study carried out by Chitika Insights. The...
Electric

VW and BMW partnering up to build electric vehicle charging stations

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Volkswagen and BMW announced that they are partnering up to develop 100 electric vehicle charging stations along busy roads on the West and East...
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Kim Dotcom launches MegaChat video call service to compete with Skype

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The founder of Mageupload, Kim Dotcom, is launching a new video calling service to compete directly with Skype. The service is called MegaChat and it...
Doomsday clock movement

Doomsday clock two minutes closer to humankind’s destruction

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The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic clockface that represents how close we are to our own destruction, moved from five to three minutes to midnight...
Dino killing asteroid

Dino-killing asteroid did not cause global firestorms

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The asteroid that scientists believe led to the extinction of dinosaurs did not cause the vast global firestorms that ravaged our planet, researchers from...
UKIP

Unemployed should be banned from driving to ease congestion, says UKIP candidate

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UKIP general election candidate Lynton Yates says unemployed people should be banned from driving because there are too many traffic jams. Mr. Yates says...
crime

Overall crime falls to record low, but violent crime up, England and Wales

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Overall crime in England and Wales has fallen to record lows, but violent crime has increased, according to figures published on Thursday by the...
Meteorites and hidden magnetic messages

Hidden magnetic messages from early solar system found in meteorites

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Meteorites contain hidden magnetic messages from the early solar system, scientists at the University of Cambridge reported in the journal Nature. The meteorites’ magnetism...