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Handhelds were once a Christmas gift favourite – now they’re bigger than ever | Science & Tech News
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Twenty-five years ago, few gadgets were on as many Christmas lists as Nintendo’s Game Boy Colour. The iconic handheld, released in November 1998 and home to classics like Pokemon, Super Mario Land, and Tetris, was wrapped up under the tree in living rooms up and down the country. With almost 120 million units sold, the…
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Rumours of Ebola outbreak at Burning Man Festival – here’s why they’re false | World News
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The Burning Man festival in Nevada has been dominated by rain, mud baths and videos of Chris Rock and Diplo’s escape – but a slightly different picture is emerging online. Social media has seen a torrent of misinformation claims of an “Ebola outbreak” at the festival – causing mass panic. The hashtag #Ebola has made…
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Astronomers make leap in search for Earth-like planets – but what they’re looking for is invisible | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers searching for Earth-like planets have discovered one in another solar system that seems to have one of the unique criteria for sustaining life – a magnetic field. You may not often pause to thank Earth’s magnetic field for you being here today, but it’s vital to protecting our planet’s life-sustaining atmosphere. It does that…