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Ancestors of modern birds became warm blooded very early in their evolution 

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The ancestors of modern birds living in Canada 75 million-years-ago became warm blooded very early in their evolution, a study of dinosaur eggshells revealed. Experts from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Yale University studied the chemical bonds of the shells to find the body temperature of the animal inside. They wanted to discover exactly … Read more

Researchers create a working dictionary of 1,500 dance moves that bees use to communicate

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Researchers build a working dictionary of 1,500 dance moves that bees use to communicate with each other while flying in formation Scientists in Minnesota studied two bee colonies in reconstructed prairieland They found the bees used a complex system of dance ‘waggles’ to communicate The bees communicated about pollen location, direction, distance and more By … Read more

Survey of billions of stars in the Milky Way ‘could have captured signs of intelligent life’

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Survey of billions of stars in the Milky Way ‘could have captured signs of intelligent life’ — and amateur astronomers are being encouraged to search for them SETI Institute experts are developing state-of-the-art ways to detect signs of life These ‘technosignatures’ might be laser emissions or structures orbiting stars The search will be piggybacking on the Very … Read more

Instagram testing a ‘Latest Posts’ feature that mimics the platform’s original layout

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Instagram is testing a ‘Latest Posts’ feature that mimics the platform’s original layout by letting users see the newest posts first ‘Latest Posts’ is a recently discovered test from Instagram The prototype lets users organize posts so that the most recent appears first This hearkens back to how the platform was originally designed Instagram says … Read more

Purging Instagram just got a lot easier with filters that show you accounts you rarely interact with

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Purging your Instagram just got a lot easier with new filters that let you see which accounts you’ve interacted with the least Instagram now lets users filter followers by ‘least interacted with’ The filter also shows ‘most shown in feed’ and orders first or last followed  It’s made to help users manage their accounts and … Read more

Amazon’s patent describes launching packages into Earth’s low-orbit using a whip-like cable

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New Amazon patent reveals plan to launch packages into Earth orbit using a 500 mile-long ‘whip’ Amazon’s new patent describes a new way of delivering packages  It describes a massive marine vehicle with a cable attached to it The cable would ‘whip’ packages or satellites into Earth’s low-orbit It also describes launching drones with packages out … Read more

TV show uses virtual reality to ‘reunite’ mother with her 7-year-old daughter who died in 2016 

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Virtually reality is resurrecting the dead to help the living cope with their grief. A Korean television show used the technology to reunite a mother with her deceased seven-year-old daughter, complete with touch-sensitive gloves and audio. The show, called ‘Meeting You’, recounted the story of a family’s loss of their seven-year-old daughter Nayeon, who passed … Read more

Successful ion-powered rocket engine test could slash space missions to Mars in HALF

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A British company headed by former Made in Chelsea heartthrob Richard Dinan has built a rocket engine that it claims could halve the journey time between Earth and Mars.  In a landmark test, the miniature prototype engine, built by Pulsar Fusion, shot the propellant gas argon through a 12-inch wide nozzle at a top speed of … Read more