Sounds of Street View (Monaco pictured) was created for Manchester-based hearing aid specialists Amplifon UK. The project adds audio to locations using sound markers in Google Maps.

The dinosaur tracks were among the best examples in the world, but vandals have defaced them at the site at Bendrick Rock, between Barry and Sully, on the South Wales coast.

Close to 150 population geneticists have signed a letter condemning the book, written by science writer Nicholas Wade, called A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History.

A start-up in San Jose, California is working on a PA called Viv that analyses nouns in sentences to provide more helpful answers than Siri (pictured) and other smartphone assistants.

Scientists from universities in Pisa, Parma and Rome found that the 'catching yawn' is caused by a need to share and understand the emotions and feelings of others.

The After Dark initiative is online from 13 to 17 August. The virtual tours of London's Tate Britain are timed, and once a driver's turn ends, the tour passes to another passengers.

Almost a third of 18 to 24-year-olds now use the California-based self-destructing messaging app (pictured) compared to 24% of Twitter app users.

An international team of scientists have been able to sequence the genome of Cinnamon, an Abyssinian cat living at the University of Missouri in Columbia.

California-based Twitter now has more than 270 million active users, of which approximately 23 million never visit the site. Instead, they pull information automatically using other apps.

One of the scientists behind the new material at Liverpool University said it is stable, cheap and absorbs carbon dioxide 'extremely well'.

The comments were made in an open letter to Apple by California-based Jean-Louise Gassée (pictured). He criticised the store for curating apps with algorithms, rather than humans.

Engineers at Stanford University in California found that Anna's Hummingbird (pictured) is more efficient than the very best micro helicopter.

Using the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, scientists said they said they were 'surprised' by the bright storms they observed this week on the planet.

The free service, created by a graduate in San Francisco, relies on text messages so it can be used by people without a smartphone and in areas without an internet connection.

The research was carried out by at Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, and presented the case of a woman who had been hospitalised for suicidal thoughts.

Research by psychologist Ann Marie Ryan, from Michigan State University, suggests recruiters prefer more masculine traits in industries such as engineering.

A restaurateur in New York has found people take twice as long to finish meals because they use the phones to chat, take photos and post updates. Stock image pictured

Gene Bransfield in Virginia used a siamese cat (stock image shown) to hack into his neighbours' networks. The pet was fitted with a device around its collar to seek out vulnerable Wi-Fi.

The comment was made by Dr Jason Box, based at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, about a recent study of methane leaking in the Arctic by Stockholm University.

Researchers in Beijing present evidence that part of the moon is liquid (illustration shown). They say Earth's gravity is keeping a molten layer around the moon's core.

A California-based company will release an ankle bracelet for babies (shown). Called Sproutling Baby Monitor it alerts parents to their child's well-being.

A scientist from the University of Toronto, Canada, is filmed putting his hand in a jar of hot ice (pictured) – or molten sodium acetate – so that it crystallises around his fingers.

The Dead Prize has been created by the London-based cofounder of Architecture for Humanity to recognise mistakes and inspire better future inventions.

The findings were taken from London-based research firm Deloitte's latest survey. It found almost a quarter of smartphone owners use five or more messaging apps.

The device, an underwater turbine mounted on a free-standing base to capture the power of the tides, will be installed in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire.

A Microsoft researcher from Beijing is developing screens that feature a clicking sensations when pressing on-screen buttons, for example. Prototype pictured.

From smartphones and tablet computers, to 3D printers and smart glasses, hi-tech advances over the past decade have left older generations unable to keep up with the youngsters in their family.

Scientists from the Seoul National University in South Korea believe they can convert cigarette ends into a material that could be used by computers, electrical vehicles and wind turbines.

Reports claim the Californian tech giant has scheduled a ‘big media event’ for Tuesday, 9 September, at which it is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhones. Last year's invite is pictured.

The Oculus Rift Developer Kit 2 (DK2) is now being shipped to developers. It was taken apart by California-based repair site iFixit. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 screen is pictured.

A study led by a researcher at the University of Cincinnati suggests taking short online breaks can boost productivity (stock image shown).

The American astrophysicist defended genetically modified organisms, saying that they are just an extension of artificial selection and we eat very little 'wild' food.

The tortoises were trained to use the touchscreen (pictured) by researchers from the University of Lincoln. They began by teaching the animals basic touchscreen functions, using their noses.

Experts at Arcturos Bear Sanctuary in Kastoria, in northern Greece, tried in vain to reunite the dehydrated cub with her mother and are now teaching Zoe survival skills.

Reanalysis of bones (shown) found in Indonesia suggests they are not from a new species. Scientists say the finding on Flores Island, in Indonesia, can be attributed to Down's syndrome.

PaperLater allows readers to turn blogs, websites and journals into newspapers of between eight and 24 pages. The service is being offering in the UK by Glasgow-based The Newspaper Club.

Assignment Flag Drive was created by Oxford-based Sophos. Challengers must use technical skills to break into the drive and discover as much about its owner as possible. Stock image pictured.