Daily Diamond - US Scientists Urge to Seek Contact with Alien Life

Scientists at the SETI Institute have said at a conference in the US that it is time for us to start actively seeking contact with alien life.
The SETI, Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, has been in operation for more than 30 years, use radio telescopes to listen for signals from outer......
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Daily Diamond - Grecia to Get a 3D-Printed Prosthetic Beak

Here at Daily Diamond, we love the stories about animals being given a new lease of life with prosthetics. You might remember us telling you about Dudley the duck getting a new leg after losing his in a fight with some chickens.
So, we couldn’t wait to share this......
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Daily Diamond - Tattooing a Fresh Start

Chris Baker of Chicago in the US has been covering up or removing tattoos for free. But Chris is not a rich man, and these are not inexpensive things to carry out, so why would someone do it free of charge?
Chris and his family moved from LA to Chicago around eight years ago. When they first......
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Daily Diamond - St Andrews Uni Offers Booze-Free Student Housing

University is a time that many associate with partying and drinking in between studying for their degree. Sure, you’re there to learn and whatever, but partying can make up a big part of your life during this important time.
But what if you don’t like drinking or partying? Maybe a......
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Daily Diamond - Breath Test to Detect Lung Cancer

Less than two months after the death of his wife of colon cancer, Dr Billy Boyle and his company have invented a breath test that can detect lung cancer.
Former advisor to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, as well as CEO of the charity Africa Governance Initiative, Kate Gross was diagnosed with colon......
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Daily Diamond - Runway of Dreams: Cool Clothing for Kids of All Abilities!

Every parent just wants their children to be happy, to feel as though they fit in, to be comfortable in their own skin. But for some families this is more of a challenge than for others.
For some of these people, it’s a matter of not having enough money; beggars can’t be choosers and......
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Daily Diamond - 170 Orphans Find Home with Tibetan Monk

In April, 2010, an earthquake shook an autonomous region of China called Yushu. More than 15,000 people were missing, injured, or had died after it had passed.
After the earthquake, children across Yushu now found themselves orphans, their homes and families torn apart by the earthquake.
33 of......
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Daily Diamond - The New Easy Way to Transfer Money - by Email!

With online and mobile bank transfers, putting money into someone else’s bank account – or having them put money in yours – has never been easier… Or has it?
Google has taken the steps to make it ever easier to transfer small amounts of cash to your family or friends,......
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Daily Diamond - Goodbye Swipe Cards, Hello Microchips Embedded in the Skin?

As with almost all technology in our lives, as soon as we get used to something and how it works, a shinier, brand-new replacement comes out.
The same can be said for swipe cards: we use them to get on buses, gain entry into our workplaces, buy our lunch… You get the picture.
But an office......
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Daily Diamond - Learning to Love Yourself

Can you remember the last time you treated yourself and actually felt like you deserved it? Or – no matter how silly it sounds – when the last time said, “I love you” to yourself?
You might think it sounds a little silly, but according a website called Happify, we can......
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Daily Diamond - The Rothschild Bronzes... by Michelangelo?!

Michelangelo isn’t normally the first artist to spring to one’s mind when thinking about bronze sculpture. But his name is certainly on a few people’s lips at the moment, when discussing the Rothschild Bronzes.
The bronze statues were found in the 19th century, in the private......
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Daily Diamond - Boy Gets Best Birthday Present Ever!

There are some things we become really passionate about that other people just don’t ‘get’ – perhaps something you got into when you were a child that you just never laid down.

Dylan Johnson, from Virginia in the US, is like that. Ever since he was two years old, he has......
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Daily Diamond - MPs Vote in Favour of Three-Person IVF

Back in July, we told you about the UK’s progression towards three-person IVF. The procedure in question involves creating a baby using DNA from three people, a man and two women.
The buzz surrounding this contentious topic isn’t something to be taken lightly, but the technique also......
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Daily Diamond - Promising New 'Paperclip' Blood-Pressure Device

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects roughly 16 million people in the UK – around one in three adults. Hypertension can usually be managed with medication, but around 5% of people with such high blood pressure that it isn’t affected by drugs.
While high blood pressure might......
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Daily Diamond - Natural History Museum to Replace Dippy with Blue Whale

For the last 35 years, visitors to the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London have been welcomed by Dippy, a plaster-cast replica Diplodocus.
But despite Dippy’s impressive size, he just doesn’t provide the ‘wow’ factor that museum organisers want the guests to feel when......
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Daily Diamond - The DIF: A New Microscopic Imaging Centre

After millions of pounds invested in imaging technology and two long years of work, Dundee University in Scotland has finally opened its new microscopic imaging centre, the Dundee Imaging Facility (DIF).
The DIF comprises of various forms of imaging technology, including super-resolution and......
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Daily Diamond - The Devon Beavers... Can Stay!!

“England” isn’t going to be anyone’s first guess when asked “Where might you find beavers?” – and yet, up until the 16th century, beavers were actually quite common in Great Britain.
Unfortunately, before our time, the animals were hunted to extinction,......
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Daily Diamond - The CV Man is Now Hiring!

In this day and age, hundreds upon hundreds of people can be applying for the same role. Of course, there is often only one position to fill, so what can a person do to make themselves stand out?
A unique approach to the job hunt could be what it takes to attract employers and land the role of......
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