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Skincredible! Researchers create a electronic bandage that helps wounds heal FOUR TIMES faster

A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison wrapped the e-bandage around the chests of rats who had a cut on their backs. This caused the wound to heal in just three days versus 12 in others.




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Octopus perfectly camouflaged as a rock suddenly swims away from diver in a cloud of ink 

Footage of the colour-changing octopus was captured by a free-diver as he swam in the crystal clear waters in the French Riviera.




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Extra-terrestrial impacts may have shaped Earth 3.2 billion years ago, study finds

A study found that plate tectonics were triggered by intense bombardment of meteors 3.2 billion years ago -transforming the hot, primordial mushy surface into the present rugged landscape.




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Skeletons buried near Bamburgh Castle belonged to people who had travelled across the British isles

Over the past 20 years, experts from Durham University have been studying the remains of 110 Anglo-Saxons found buried in the dunes near the Northumberland castle.




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Vizio points to outdated Chromecast software as potential cause of streaming problems with Disney+

After connectivity issues with the Disney+ during its launch yesterday, Vizio has announced it's working on an update for its SmartCast TVs that could help some users access the service.




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NASA prepares for Armageddon with a tabletop planetary defence exercise

NASA is investigating how best to respond to the possibility of an asteroid or a comet colliding with Earth in fictional situations.




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Ancient sphinx sculpture with head of a ram discovered at 3,000-year-old abandoned workshop in Egypt

The ancient workshop is thought to date back to the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Amenhotep III - King Tut's grandfather. The sphinx and hundreds of hieroglyphic fragments were found at the site.




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Lasers, X-rays and infrared are helping to discover the secrets of ancient Egyptian mummies

Scientists have exposed very thin slices of ancient Egyptian mummy bones to light at different wavelengths in an attempt to discover how the people of the time would live, eat and spend their daily lives.




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Climate change is making sharks 'right-handed'

Australian scientists found sharks incubated in tanks that simulate temperatures in 2100 became 'right handed', preferring to swim to the  right, a process known as lateralization.




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The 'urban forests' of New York revealed: New study finds the city has five MILLION trees

Most visitors think of New York's Parks as the only place to find trees. However, a new study found New York City has  over 5 million 'forested natural areas' along with 666,000 street trees.




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Ship graveyard with hundreds of sunken vessels is MOVING

The underwater skeletons of 185 wooden ships, referred to as ghost vessels, were deliberately sunk or have been left to decompose for hundreds of years in the Potomac River, Maryland, US.




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People with masculine features are viewed to be better at their job than those with feminine looks

A researcher from Princeton University in New Jersey has found that testosterone levels and masculine features are directly related to the perception of a man's talent.




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Life on Earth may have started thanks to a modified version of RNA

An accidental discovery by Harvard academics has now found that a slightly different version of RNA may have been the key ingredient allowing for life on Earth to blossom.




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Mummy of a teenage girl dripping in expensive jewellery discovered

Spanish archaeologists found the remains of the girl during a dig near the city of Luxor in Egypt and say she would have been 15 or 16 when she died.




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Remarkably well-preserved wreck of a 2,000-year-old Ancient Roman 'sewn ship' unearthed in Croatia 

The vessel was unearthed from the Porta de Mar archaeological site on the ancient waterfront of the town of Poreč, where it had sunk near an ancient pier.




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Extinct 'extra-terrestrial equivalent of the Rhine' spotted on Mars

Researchers from Utrecht used high-resolution images from orbiters circling the planet and found evidence of a river that continuously shifted. This created created sandbanks like the Rhine.




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Rarely seen 'ghost dogs' of the Amazon moved on to endangered list, according to new study

A new study from the Amazon predicts the mysterious 'ghost dogs' of the Amazon may face new environmental threat, as deforestation is expected to reduce their natural habitat by 30 percent.




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New coronavirus test uses CRISPR gene-editing too to detect virus

One of the teams of scientists that first developed the gene-editing tool has altered it so that it can search out viral RNA instead of human DNA for a test that could even eventually be run at home.




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Closest black hole to Earth is discovered just 1,000 light years away

The presence of the black hole in the HR 6819 system was discovered by researchers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO)'s La Silla Observatory in Chile.




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Underwater forest of hydrothermal vents off the coast of Washington is mapped for the first time

An underwater forest of massive hydrothermal vents has been mapped for the first time off the coast of Washington State. There are more than 500 spirals over eight miles of seabed.




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Apple's iOS 13.5 will automatically share medical data like blood type during emergency calls

The feature will use information that's entered into the Health app's Medical ID section which contains data on blood type, food allergies, current medication, and more.




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Personal data can be retrieved from used Tesla parts even after a factory reset according to hacker

According to cybersecurity researcher who goes by the handle 'greentheonly,' hackers could retrieve a wealth of personal information from old Tesla dashboard systems, even after a full factory reset.




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DNA decoding solves mystery of volcano-dwelling iron-shelled snail

The mystery of the volcano-dwelling snail and its iron shell has been unravelled by scientists after its genome was decoded for the first time.




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Coronavirus: Recovered patients could provide 'shield immunity'

Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology say the recovered patients would be more active and mobile than those who have remained uninfected.




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Middle-aged people are suffering almost 20 per cent more stress than two decades ago, study shows 

The root of the problem lies in the 'generational squeeze' of having dependent parents on one side and grown-up children struggling to start a career on the other, US researchers found.




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Locked-down smartphone users in the UK are sitting on unused mobile data worth £165 million

UK consumers stuck at home during lockdown are using a fraction of the data that they would usually, relying on home WiFi instead, comparison site Uswitch has reported.




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Carbon emissions are being detected from the moon

Carbon emissions from the moon are making scientists question the theory that the dusty rock was formed in a collision between the Earth and 'wandering planet' Theia.




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Origami-inspired expanding lunar module set for testing in Greenland 

A new 'origami-inspired' foldable shelter designed for the next generation of moon explorers is about to undergo testing in the harsh conditions of Greenland.




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Tinder testing out a new video feature that aims to match users via a live-streamed game of trivia

While the details of how the game will work are sparse, picture from The Verge suggest that it will be live and may even include a chat feature in which a 'live audience' can watch along.




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Gene identified in South African honey bees causes virgin births and lets them produce only females

Gene that causes virgin births in Cape honey bees is identified for the first time. The gene also lets female workers only reproduce daughters because males are not needed in the colony.




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Pangolins blamed for transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans may be IMMUNE to the disease 

Pangolins - which lack a virus-sensing gene, meaning they can carry the virus without necessarily suffering - may hold the key to beating COVID-19, Austrian researchers said.




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Ash dieback disease plaguing British forests could be stopped by hedgerows

Scientists from the British Ecological Society found the fungal disease is far less severe in the isolated landscapes such as in hedgerows.




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Samsung Pay expands to take on rival Apple with launch of branded debit card this summer 

Samsung Pay is moving from the smartphone and into your hands, as the firm is set to launch a physical card in the US this summer in a bid to take on its rival Apple that rolled out a card in 2019.




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Welcome to the DARK side! Facebook rolls out desktop redesign with Dark Mode feature 

Facebook has rolled out a desktop redesign to all of its users that includes the Dark Mode feature. The update also improves loading speeds and makes it easier to create Groups and events.




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Constipated lizard found with poop making up 80 PERCENT of its body mass thanks to its greasy diet 

Researchers discovered the tubby lizard near a Cocoa Beach pizza parlor in Florida with a record-breaking case of constipation - a glob of feces made up 80 percent of its body.




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Controversial face recognition company Clearview AI pledges to stop selling tech to private firms

According to legal documents first reported by Buzzfeed, the company is ending non-government related contracts in response to class-action lawsuits and scrutiny from regulators.




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YouTube blames removal of a live-streamed women's sex tech conference on moderation algorithm

The conference, Women of Sex Tech, had its live feed auto-banned from YouTube just four minutes into the broadcast for allegedly violating the platform's community guidelines.




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Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robotic dog deployed in Singapore to remind people to keep a safe distance

Spot will traverse a 4-mile swath of Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park during off-peak hours while playing a recorded message that reminds park-goers 'observe safe distancing measures.'




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Transfer news: Harry Maguire's £80m United move set to pocket £9.5m for Hull

Hull City are set to pocket a tidy profit once Harry Maguire's £80million move from Leicester to Manchester United is completed.




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'What happened to these two?': Hull post throwback of ex-players Harry Maguire and Andy Robertson

The photo, taken the day both players signed for the club on 29 July 2014, was hilariously captioned 'When Harry met Andy', and 'Wonder what happened to these two?'




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FA Cup third round draw LIVE: Manchester United, City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest

FA Cup third round draw gets underway as sixty-four teams discover their fates this evening at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium.




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Leeds 2-0 Hull City: Marcelo Bielsa's men go top of Championship with seventh successive win

ALAM KHAN AT ELLAND ROAD: Leeds returned to the top of the Championship with a win over Hull but Marcelo Bielsa's men needed a helping hand to achieve a seventh successive win.




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The Championship's MOST WANTED: The second division stars that could be going to the Premier League

The Championship has turned into a melting pot for young, homegrown stars. Here Sportsmail look at the Championship stars that could be on their way to the Premier League this January.




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Liverpool 'keeping tabs on former Hull left back Max Clark' with Vitesse Arnhem braced for offers

The English defender moved to Holland in 2018 after rejecting a new deal with Hull City despite breaking into the first team, and a number of scouts have been watching him this season.




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What do sides need in January and who do Premier League managers want?

Sportsmail looks at what each Premier League club needs in January, who could be moved on to free up space in the squad and who managers are targeting as the window opens for business.




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Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Hull City: Jarrod Bowen stars again to sink promotion chasing Owls

Conjecture surrounds Jarrod Bowen's future but he again provided Hull City with a touch of class that proved too good for another Championship defence.




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Leeds 'set to make £3m loan offer for Hull's Jarrod Bowen which could rise to £15m deal if promoted'

Leeds United are looking to bolster their bid for Premier League promotion with a move for Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen. It'd be an initial loan for £3m that could rise to £15m if they win promotion.




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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: West Brom drop to second after Cardiff loss as Wigan beat Sheffield Wednesday

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: Slaven Bilic's men have chosen the worst possible time to hit a bad run of form and are now down the second and winless in seven Championship matches.




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Hull City academy coach Kris Blakeston passes away aged 40 after short battle with cancer

The club said in a statement they were 'deeply shocked and saddened' by news of the death of Blakeston, who 'made a huge impact on the lives of so many through his work'.




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Andy Robertson on being 'ripped apart' by Eden Hazard as Liverpool star names his toughest opponents

The young left-back faced an in-form Belgian as Steve Bruce's side visited Stamford Bridge with Chelsea firmly in the hunt for the Premier League title.