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Study finds killer bees’ aggression comes from genetics of European insects

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Why are killer bees so angry? Study finds insects’ aggression comes from genetics of European insects which mixed with African honey bees Killer bees get their aggression from Western European bee genetics  Researchers measured the defense response of 116 colonies with these bees They found that the most defensive were related to South African honey bees … Read more

Apple files patent for technology that allows users to verify their identity without a passport

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Is this the end of the wallet? Apple files patent for technology that allows user to verify their identity without a passport, driver’s license or ID card Apple published a new patent July 2 with technology for a digital identification The firm would add a system that holds the user’s personal details The user would input … Read more

Study finds popular routers contain hundreds of known security flaws and are infrequently updated

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Study finds many popular routers contain hundreds of known security flaws and are infrequently updated The study assessed 127 different routers from seven different brands It found that many had more than 100 different known security flaws Not a single router had zero known flaws In some cases, firmware updates happened only once every five … Read more

Raleigh workers unearth time capsule from 1894 inside Confederate monument torn down by protesters

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Workers discovered a time capsule dating back to 1894 while dismantling what was left of a 75-foot Confederate monument in Raleigh, North Carolina. The massive structure was destroyed during Black Lives Matter protests in late June and officials ordered the removal of the remains due to its ‘painful memory.’ However, the event led experts to … Read more

Earth’s magnetic field changes 10 times faster than thought

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Earth’s magnetic field can change 10 times faster than previously thought, according to new research, almost 100 times faster than current changes.  UK scientists have simulated the history of the swirling flow of iron 1,740 miles below the planet’s surface, spanning the last 100,000 years.   Motion of the liquid iron creates the electric currents that power the field, … Read more

Norman Conquest of 1066 ‘did little to change the English diet’ – but pork did grow more popular

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The Norman Conquest of 1066 did little to change the English diet — but pork did become more popular in its aftermath, archaeologists have discovered.  Researchers from Bristol, Cardiff and Sheffield Universities studied human remains, animal bones and ceramic cookware from Oxford around the time of the invasion. The team found evidence only for short-term … Read more