In desperate need for your smartphone, well you are now called a nomophobe

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The term nomophobia, is used to describe the feeling of panic some people experience when they?re unable to access or use their mobile phone.

Arctic vault safeguards seeds from extinction

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Some 2 100km into the Arctic Circle and just 1 050km from the North Pole lies the world?s most important freezer.

Five things to look out for after article 50 is triggered

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It will inevitably be #Brexit week - for this is the week when formal triggering of Article 50 will take place.

EU should praise patriotism, not bury it

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Wednesday will be a big day in the political and economic calendar.

Maybe Rashford can also reach 249

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho reflected after Wayne Rooney had equalled Sir Bobby Charlton’s 249-goal club record for the club that Marcus Rashford is ...

Amelia Earhart may have died as a castaway

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Parts of a skeleton washed up on a Pacific beach are believed to be that of the famous pilot.

Abandon planet, save yourself

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Esteemed environment professor, James Lovelock, says it may be time for humans to stop trying to save the earth.

Nasa detects ‘water vapour plumes’ on Jupiter’s moon

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Using the Hubble telescope researchers believe they have identified water plumes on the icy surface of Jupiter’s Europa moon.

Legal ivory talks scrapped

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Ten years of talks about legalising ivory trade have been scrapped over concerns for future of elephants

No, Nasa is not changing your horoscope

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A Cosmopolitan article this past week sparked fears that Nasa would somehow changethe star signs

Human head transplant possible next year

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Scientists are confident of performing a successful head transplant after a series of animal experiments.

United struggle is a drama, not a crisis

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Sir Alex Ferguson has spent a considerable amount of time telling his successors not to panic. He was on a golf course on one of the occasions he and Louis van Gaal ...

Researchers witness birth of planet

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Researchers in Chile have found signs of a planet being born around a star.

Breakthrough could let men have babies, without women

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New research into reproduction overthrows the idea that women are needed to create babies.

Moon could create earthquakes on Earth

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The Moon’s gravitational pull may be putting stress on fault lines on Earth according to new research.

Nintendo and Mario the big winners at iPhone launch

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Super Mario launching into the mobile phone space first on iPhone might give Apple the boost it needs right now.

New iPhone 7 may be worth the upgrade

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Even without a headphone jack the new iPhone 7 is still a worthy upgrade, says David Phelan.

Planet Nine could destroy our solar system

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A mysterious planet hovering at the edge of the Sun could prove the Earth’s undoing, say scientists.

Six things we learnt in week two of EPL

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Friday night football is here and, like all things television related, it’s here to stay.

Android flaw puts billions at risk

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The Quadrooter vulnerability is able to give attackers access to all data and hardware.

Climate change increases war risk

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Researchers says that extreme weather changes will increase the risk of wars breaking out around the world.

Twitter bans right-wing editor

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Milo Yiannopoulos was banned by the social network following a series of attacks on actress Leslie Jones.

3D map of universe to uncover mysteries

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Hundreds of scientists have made the biggest ever 3D map of the universe in an effort to unravel its sevrets.

Juno sends back first Jupiter photo

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The first spacecraft to arrive at Jupiter has sent back images from its pioneering journey.

Apple may remove mute button

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In this week’s tech wrap: bye-bye headphone jack and Pokemon Go takes over