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Is your phone ruining your sleep? Experts say checking messages all night can kill your grades at school

Switching off your mobile at 9pm could make you far more productive at school the next day, researchers have found. A team the University of Washington say using your phone late at night can seriously damage your sleep – and your performance at school the next day. They advise students to switch off – or […]

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How secure are YOUR online passwords? Researchers find 123456 is now the most common password online

  ‘Password’ is no longer the worst password on the internet, researchers have discovered. However, they warn the new ‘worst password’, 123456, is just as insecure. The team at SplashData analysed millions of stolen passwords posted online in 2013 to compile their annual list of the worst. ‘For the first time since SplashData began compiling

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Your brain really IS faster than you think: It takes just 13 milliseconds to see an image, scientists discover

  It might seem impossible to identify a dozen images flashing by in a fraction of a second. But a team of neuroscientists has found that the human brain can do just that at record-breaking speed. U.S. researchers discovered that the human brain can interpret images that the eye sees in just 13 milliseconds –

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Improve Your English: 18 Common Grammar Mistakes Nearly Everyone Makes

Below are 18 common grammar mistakes I see routinely, not only in editorial queries and submissions, but in print: in HR manuals, blogs, magazines, newspapers, trade journals, and even best selling novels. If it makes you feel any better, I’ve made each of these mistakes a hundred times, and I know some of the best

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First images of Nokia’s Android design emerge (Photos)

  The images, published by @evleaks, show an interface that looks much more like Windows Phone than previous leaks. Earlier rumours had suggested that Nokia’s custom version of Android would bear more than a passing resemblance to Microsoft’s rival Windows Phone software. The future of Nokia’s Normandy project has been up in the air since

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Could houses be powered by URINE? Scientists generate electricity from bacteria in human waste

  The notion that homes could be fuelled by human waste, might not be an appealing thought, but it could transform people’s lives in developing countries. British scientists have already proved they can charge a phone by using urine to feed microbial fuel cells. And they aim to scale up their innovation to provide much

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Facebook takes on Twitter: Facebook imbibes trending topics like Twitter with descriptions of each trend

  Facebook has launched a new trends section designed to tell users the site’s most popular topics of discussion. The new feature, which is being rolled out to all Facebook users, is believed to be aimed at letting the site compete with Twitter’s popular trends. The trends will reflect the most discussed topics on Faebook,

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