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Robots: Hyundai is using Boston Dynamics’ Spot to patrol its motor plants in South Korea
Spot turns watchdog! Hyundai is using Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot to patrol its motor plants in South Korea Hyundai has…
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Police creating ‘surveillance state’ with software that scans social media, critics claim
An artificial intelligence program designed to scan social media chatter and warn law enforcement of potential threats is raising the…
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World’s earliest JEWELLERY is discovered in Moroccan cave
The world’s earliest known piece of jewellery has been found by archaeologists, who say the 150,000-year-old beads may have been…
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Babies have 10 TIMES more microplastics in their stools than adults
Babies have 10 TIMES more microplastics in their stools than adults – with bottles, toys and teethers possibly to blame,…
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Winged microchip the size of a grain of SAND is the smallest human-made flying structure
A microchip the size of a grain of sand is the smallest human-made flying structure ever created, according to its…
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Royal Air Force is testing self-driving cars in Oxfordshire
The Royal Air Force is testing its own autonomous vehicle to deliver supplies around a base in Oxfordshire to ‘free…
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Global sea levels are rising at an ‘alarming rate’ of 0.12 inches a YEAR
Sea levels around the world are rising at an ‘alarming rate’ of 0.12 inches per year, according to a new…
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NASA will pay $400m to private companies planning to build their own space stations
As NASA gets set to retire the International Space Station by the end of the decade, the U.S. space agency…
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Scientists use Japanese knotweed to make nitrate-free bacon
A plant considered an invasive species in Britain, the Japanese knotweed, has been used by scientists to create a healthier…
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Elon Musk said SpaceX’s next civilian flight will have new toilet because the first had ‘challenges’
Jared Isaacman, 38 Jared Isaacman, 38 Issacman grew up in New Jersey and started dabbling in computer technical support and…
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Netflix launches a FREE plan for Android phones -in Kenya
Streaming giant Netflix has launched a free subscription plan – but only for users in Kenya with an Android phone. …
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Stunning photos show last night’s Harvest Moon as it lit up skies around the world
A stunning selection of photographs captured last nights Harvest Moon in all its glory, as the Earth’s natural satellite lit…
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Having female siblings may help elephants live longer, study finds
If you’ve ever felt held back in life by an older brother, a new study suggests humans aren’t the only…
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Archaeology: Maya pyramid near volcano in El Salvador was built as ‘guard against future eruptions’
A Maya pyramid in what is today El Salvador was built in the wake of a giant, climate-cooling volcanic explosion to…
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Researchers find 3,600 year-old evidence that Tall el-Hammam was destroyed by a ‘cosmic airburst’
Researchers have discovered 3,600-year-old evidence that the ancient city of Tall el-Hammam was destroyed by a ‘cosmic airburst,’ which may have…
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Hubble celebrates its 31st birthday by sharing spectacular photo of exploding star AG Carinae
NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope recently celebrated its 31st anniversary in space by comparing two new images of an exploding star…
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Ancient Mars was dotted with thousands of massive super volcanoes, NASA says
NASA has long known about the existence of volcanoes on Mars, but the U.S. space agency has now confirmed the…
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An AI program can predict missing words from 4,500-year-old Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets
An artificial-intelligence program is able to predict missing words from cuneiform tablets that are up to 4,500 years old with…
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Mass graves with remains of 25 Crusaders slaughtered during a 13th century war are found in Lebanon
A pair of mass grave containing 25 Crusaders who were slaughter during a 13th century war have been unearthed in…
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Look up MONDAY! Harvest moon will light up the night sky on Sept. 20
‘Shine on Harvest Moon’: The full moon closest to the autumnal equinox that farmers once depended on to pick crops…
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One bitcoin transaction creates the same amount of electronic waste as throwing away two iPhones
One bitcoin transaction generates the same amount of electronic waste as throwing away two smartphones, economists report. Because of the…
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Ancient bird had fancy tail feathers like a peacock, fossils show
An ancient bird that lived 120 million years ago had fancy tail feathers like a peacock, a study of fossilised…
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More than 800 minor objects spotted beyond Neptune
More than 800 minor objects have been detected beyond Neptune in a discovery that could help identify our Solar System’s…
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Vinland Map is ‘awash in 20th century ink’ and deemed a fake, new analysis confirms
The Vinland Map, which shows a section of North America’s coastline southwest of Greenland, is famed for being the earlies…
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EIGHT additional miles of Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave have been uncovered
‘There is no end in sight’: EIGHT additional miles of Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave have been uncovered that extends the 10-million-year-old…
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Fossils: Footprints discovered in Spain reveal a NURSERY for elephants from 129,000 years ago
Analysis of a series of fossilised footprints in the southwest of Spain has revealed that the site was a nursery…
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Astronaut takes stunning pictures of the Southern Lights from the International Space Station
‘An aurora under the full moon, what could be better?’ Astronaut takes stunning pictures of the Southern Lights from the…
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Dundee: How the city would have looked 20,000 years ago under a 0.6-mile-thick ICE SHEET
An incredible visualisation has revealed what the city of Dundee would have looked like some 20,000 years ago, when the…
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Facebook quietly changed its algorithm in 2018 to prioritise reshared material
Facebook quietly changed its algorithm in 2018 to prioritise reshared material, only for it to backfire and cause misinformation, toxicity…
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The Great Bronze Age migration was fuelled by milk, study finds
At the beginning of the Bronze Age, a mass migration of people from the steppes of Russia embarked on a…
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Chances of alien life in our galaxy are ‘much more likely than first thought’, scientists claim
The search for life beyond Earth may have just taken a huge leap forwards, as scientists have detected rich resevoirs…
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Record high temperatures and drought have left California’s Mt. Shasta without its usual snowcover
California‘s Mount Shasta, one of the tallest peaks in the continental US, has a giant bald spot. The summit of…
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Eight-foot statue of Roman emperor Hadrian discovered in pieces nearly 2,000 years after it fell
Larger than life marble statue of Roman emperor Hadrian that stood 8ft tall nearly 2,000 years ago is discovered in…
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Walmart announces driverless grocery delivery system with AI-powered Fords in Austin, Miami, and DC
Walmart will begin testing an autonomous vehicle delivery service this year that will allow customers to place orders online and…
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Inspiration4’s Dr Sian Proctor will be the first black female to pilot a spacecraft
In just a few hours, four individuals will blast off into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in the first…
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Amateur astronomers capture the moment mysterious object slams into Jupiter
A mysterious object slammed into Jupiter this week, causing a bright flash of light that was captured by amateur astronomers…
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Supernova first spotted over China in 1181 is solved after 900 years
Cosmic mystery is SOLVED after 900 years: Supernova first spotted over China in 1181 is identified as Pa30 – a…
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Fossils: Scientists reconstruct Carnotaurus – revealing a complex coat of scales, bumps and wrinkles
Scientists have painted a new picture of Carnotaurus — the ‘carnivorous bull’ dinosaur — with a complex coat of scale, studs, thorns,…
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LG launches an enormous 325-inch TV with an eye-watering £1.2 MILLION price tag
Watching a film on a big screen is a real treat for most of us, and now the days of…
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Nature: Primate mothers grieve over the death of infants by carrying the corpse with them for MONTHS
Primate mothers who suffer the death of an infant grieve by carrying the corpse with them — sometime for months…
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Apple Watch Series 7 with a 20% larger display and $399 price tag unveiled
Apple Watch Series 7 with a 20% larger display and $399 price tag is unveiled at the tech giant’s annual…
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Workplace cafeterias can cut portion sizes to help stop obesity, study suggests
It’s often easy to chow down too much food at the workplace cafeteria at lunchtime after a hunger-inducing morning of…
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Inspiration4: SpaceX’s first all-civilian space mission is set for launch TOMORROW
The world’s first all-civilian mission to space, called Inspiration4, is set to launch tomorrow. The historic mission, operated by billionaire…
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Remains found in fourth-century Korean ‘Moon Temple’ prove human sacrifice by ancient Silla no myth
The discovery of skeletal remains at the foot of an ancient temple in South Korea gives further credence to legends…
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Third murder hornet nest is found in Washington state
A third ‘murder hornet’ nest has been discovered in Washington state just a day after wildlife officials eradicated the second…
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Animal products make up 57% of food-based greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Meat and dairy accounts for 57 per cent of food-based greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new computer modelling study. …
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AI study reveals the secret of an artistic ‘hot streak’
Whether an artist, scientist, or film director, trailblazers in particular fields often have a critically-acclaimed ‘hot streak’ where they produce…
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Space: Astronauts burn up to 3,000 calories on seven-hour spacewalk to prepare for ISS power boost
If you’re still looking to lose those lockdown pounds, you might do worse than a seven-hour spacewalk — which burns…
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Only children are NOT more selfish than those with brothers and sisters, research suggests
Children that grow up without a sibling are no more selfish than those who have brothers and sisters around, according…
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Tech: iRobot’s new £900 Roomba vacuum cleaner is trained to avoid dog and cat faeces
A man trying to save time by cleaning his home got more than he bargained for when his robot smeared dog…
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