Hawaiian researchers say the structure is 500 million light years across, and contains 100,000 galaxies and the mass of a hundred quadrillion suns. It it is also home to the Milky Way (marked in red).
Hitchbot has surprised the world by completing his journey from Nova Scotia to British Columbia after hitchhiking 3,700 miles (6,000km) on the open road.
US Astronaut Reid Wiseman and his German colleague Alexander Gerst, who are currently aboard the station, are prolific snappers - as these images show.
Denise Richards reveals hackers tried to gain access to her online files in bid to find naked snaps - backing up theory celebrity iCloud accounts were individually targeted
Watch the world's weather in REAL TIME: Live interactive 3D map lets you watch rain, clouds and even hurricanes across the globe
EXCLUSIVE: An interactive map (left) from Europe's MeteoGroup lets you watch weather unfold around the world. By selecting different icons weather of varying types can be watched live in different countries. For example users can see the global cloud cover and also where it is raining at the moment. The interactive map even tracks the path of tropical storms (top right) and shows global temperatures (bottom right).
Apple admits guessed iCloud security questions WERE to blame for hacked naked celebrity pictures but insists users photos are safe and its systems have not been compromised
Samsung unveils its Galaxy Note Edge complete with a CURVED side: Slick new 'ticker' feature displays notifications
South Korean-based Samsung has surprisingly revealed a curved phablet (left). It beats Apple to the punch, who are apparently also planning curved devices. The Galaxy Note Edge has a curved right hand side that can display notifications like a 'ticker'. It also sports a 16MP rear-facing camera and a 3.7MP front camera.
Are YOU less tech savvy than a 5-year-old? Take this quiz to see if you're among the 25% of adults who would struggle with the new computer curriculum
How the Egyptians SHOULD have built the pyramids: Circle rockers on blocks would have helped construction, physicists reveal
Joseph West, a physicist at Indiana University, has suggested that workers should have transformed blocks into dodecagons (main image) in order to pull them along more easily. His idea centres around reducing both the drag and the amount of effort needed to move the blocks as well as the pressure exerted on the ground. The Great Pyramid in Giza (pictured top and bottom right) is made from 2.4million limestone blocks weighing in at around 2.5 tonnes each.
The creatures with nothing to hide: Photos reveal the transparent animals that rely on their invisibility to protect them from predators
From butterflies in Ecuador to skates in California, many animals have skin that is up to 90 per cent transparent, enabling them to be almost invisible to predators. These extraordinary images were taken by a host of photographers from around the globe. Fleishmann's glass frog is pictured left, a see-though fish and jellyfish are shown centre, and a big skate, right.
In the eye of the storm: Watch the moment a tornado destroys a village in Russia from INSIDE the twister
The video of a tornado (stock image pictured right) was filmed from inside a car in Bashkiria, Russia last year, but was released this week. Reports that it shows the eye of the storm have yet to be confirmed. It shows the weather changing from calm to chaos in under a minute, starting with raindrops rolling down the car’s windscreen, with the sky a foreboding grey and descending into large pieces of wood being flung through the air (pictured top and bottom left) and the car’s previously clean glass covered in pieces of debris.
What created the mystery Utah crater? Underwater hole may have been caused by collapsing soil that triggered a 'small eruption'
A crater that mysteriously appeared in a Utah lake last month had residents speculating that it had been caused by a volcanic eruption or even an extra-terrestrial – but now geologists believe there could be a simpler explanation. Scientists looking at the crater in Circleville, Utah, claim it was caused by a geologic condition called 'collapsible soils' where refilling of a lake caused the soil to give way. 'As it collapsed and compacted,' said geologist Bill Lund, 'it forced some air and some water up and created this thing. It looks like a one-off thing. It just happened one time. That's it.'
The Apple password reset function that could have let hackers into iCloud with ONLY an email address is revealed
'Extremely rare' early Christian charm discovered: 1,500-year-old 'magical' papyrus is first to refer to Last Supper
The document (main image) was discovered in the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library and has been identified as one of the world’s earliest surviving Christian charms. The ‘remarkable’ papyrus contains some of the earliest documented references to The Last Supper (illustrated with a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, pictured inset) and sheds new light on early Christian practices, experts say.
‘There’s an asteroid with our name on it’: Brian Cox warns a space rock could wipe out humanity (if robots don’t get there first)
EXCLUSIVE: The Oldham-physicist (pictured) told MailOnline that no one knows when the next major asteroid impact (mock-up, pictured top right) will be - and he claims we're not taking the threat seriously enough. In fact, the Earth had a ‘near-miss’ only a few months ago. ‘We didn’t see it,’ said the 46-year-old. ‘We saw it on the way out, but if it had just been a bit further over it would have probably wiped us out. These things happen.’ It’s not just asteroids we should worry about, climate change and artificial intelligence (illustrated, bottom right) are also at the top of the astrophysicist's list.
- From stunning swirls of cloud and incredible patterns on the Earth's surface to cities illuminated at night, the stunning images taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station
- Does a man's right hand reveal his FERTILITY? Men with a long ring finger have bigger testicles, study claims
- The human population explosion began just 2,000 years ago, scientist claims
- Keep maxing your mobile data limit? Facebook's autoplay videos could be to blame for higher phone bills, website claims
- Welcome to Laniakea, your home: Stunning new 3D map reveals gigantic super-cluster of galaxies that contains our own Milky Way
- Smoking cannabis IS addictive: New study claims 40% of adolescents show withdrawal symptoms when they give up the drug
- Denise Richards reveals hackers tried to gain access to her online files in bid to find naked snaps - backing up theory celebrity iCloud accounts were individually targeted
- Groundbreaking experiment allows first brain to brain communication over the internet - between people 5,000 miles apart
- How our earliest relatives only went out at night: Researchers find first relatives of mammals were nocturnal creatures
- Hungover? Then chow down on an IRAQI STEW: 1,000-year-old Middle Eastern recipe claims to be the 'ultimate hangover cure'
- Social meltdown: Facebook crashes for 20 minutes - and immediately sparks rash of Twitter parodies
- The psychedelic image from space that reveals just how big the Napa earthquake really was
- Apple shares slump over celebrity iCloud leaks and lack of new products - but fans begin to queue for iPhone 6 a week before it is even announced
- Samsung reveals it has developed mobile VR headset with Facebook's Oculus - and it uses your tablet as a screen
- Amazon’s Fire TV box launches in the UK: Streaming device will offer users on-demand TV, apps and smartphone content
- Hiding bling from Boudicca: Hoard of Roman jewellery buried as the queen advanced on Colchester is unearthed
- Could AI be closer than we think? Google begins work on super-fast 'quantum' chips that could think like humans
- Denise Richards reveals hackers tried to gain access to her online files in bid to find naked snaps - backing up theory celebrity iCloud accounts were individually targeted
- Samsung unveils its Galaxy Note Edge complete with a CURVED side: Slick new 'ticker' feature displays notifications
- Does a man's right hand reveal his FERTILITY? Men with a long ring finger have bigger testicles, study claims
- That's a whopper! New images showing 5.5inch iPhone 6 'phablet' leak online and mockups even show how it and will look in Apple's stores
- Keep maxing your mobile data limit? Facebook's autoplay videos could be to blame for higher phone bills, website claims
- 'Extremely rare' early Christian charm discovered: 1,500-year-old 'magical' papyrus is first to refer to Last Supper
- Watch the world's weather in REAL TIME: Live interactive 3D map lets you watch rain, clouds and even hurricanes across the globe
- How the Egyptians SHOULD have built the pyramids: Attaching poles to blocks would have helped construction, physicists reveal
- How to delete your photos from iCloud: The simple steps that will stop your images getting into the wrong hands
- Are YOU less tech savvy than a 5-year-old? Take this quiz to see if you're among the 25% of adults who would struggle with the new computer curriculum
- The human population explosion began just 2,000 years ago, scientist claims
- The sports car that runs on SALTWATER: Vehicle goes from 0 to 60mph in 2.8 seconds - and has just been approved for EU roads
- Hungover? Then chow down on an IRAQI STEW: 1,000-year-old Middle Eastern recipe claims to be the 'ultimate hangover cure'
- Could AI be closer than we think? Google begins work on super-fast 'quantum' chips that could think like humans
- In the eye of the storm: Watch the moment a tornado destroys a village in Russia from INSIDE the twister
- No more embarrassing smells! Smart toilet seat has built-in fan to eliminate bad odours from your bathroom
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Make your own Iron Man! Engineer builds homemade exoskeleton to lift a 170lb weight with ease - and says with tweaks he could carry DOUBLE
James Hobson, a Californian engineer who is known as The Hacksmith, has demonstrated his DIY exoskeleton by lifting a 171.5lbs (78kg) breeze block barbell (pictured). His contraction looks like a mechanical backpack with metal arms, which are strapped securely to his own - rather than a slick suit like in Iron Man (pictured inset). Pneumatic cylinders on the arms allow him to lift heavy weights with ease and he can be seen curling the large weights in the video.
Apple signs up Visa, Mastercard and American Express to iPhone 6 'iWallet' that will let you pay with a tap of your finger
Myth of Arctic meltdown: Stunning satellite images show summer ice cap is thicker and covers 1.7million square kilometres MORE than 2 years ago...despite Al Gore's prediction it would be ICE-FREE by now
Seven years after Al Gore's warning, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the Arctic ice cap is far from vanishing and has expanded for the second year in succession. An area the size of Alaska, America's biggest state, was open water two years ago, but is again now covered by ice. These satellite images are taken from the University of Illinois's Cryosphere project and show that as well as becoming more extensive, the ice has grown more concentrated.
Snakes? No, this writhing mass is made from hundreds of fungus gnat LARVAE searching for shelter
Dr Erica McAlister, fly curator at the Natural History Museum, London, told MailOnline that the mass looks 'hard' and that ‘birds are more likely to think it’s a snake than larvae.' Dr Sophie Evison, a biology lecturer at Leeds University explained that the insects (pictured) are demonstrating ‘the selfish herd theory’. This is when individuals within a population - in this case gnat larvae - attempt to reduce the odds of being eaten by putting others of their own species between themselves and predators, resulting in an aggregation, or swarm.
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The ultimate non-iPhone smartphone guide...
Talk time: 9.5hr (7hr playback, 55hr music)
Spec: 3.7in (800x480 pixels) AMOLED screen, 16GB, 1.4GHz Windows Mango, 8MP camera, 720p HD video
Verdict: This combination works wonderfully. It's a pleasure to use and Nokia's Drive GPS app is impressive. We've rated these iPhone alternatives from Ace down to Five - and the Nokia is at the head of the pack.
Talk time: 8.5hr
Spec: Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.65in (720x1,280) AMOLED screen, 5MP camera, 1080p video, 16GB memory
Verdict: It's got a beautiful screen, intuitive operating system and cool features like face-recognition security, but battery life doesn't quite match the hype.
Talk time: 6hr 50min
Spec: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, 1.5GHz, 4.7in (480x800) screen, 16GB, 8MP camera, 720p HD video
Verdict: The Titan is slim, light and has the largest screen on any Windows device. Shame they didn't give it better screen resolution.
Talk time: 4hr
Spec: Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 1 GHz, 4.3in (800x480) screen, 8MP camera, 1080p HD video, 8GB memory
Verdict: The sharp lines and thin bezel give a professional look while the monochrome interface screams class. One for the fashionistas.
Talk time: 5hr 20min
Spec: BlackBerry 7 OS, 1 GHz, 2.45in (480x360) screen, 5MP camera, VGA video, 8GB memory
Verdict: Beautifully made and with a battery life most handsets would kill for, but the OS is limiting and even with its touch screen it can't compete.
Talk time: 7hr 35min
Spec: Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, 1.4GHz, 4.2in (854x480) screen, 1GB internal, 8GB MicroSD memory (included), 8.1MP camera, 720p HD video
Verdict: Motorola take note, this is how you do slim and sexy. The camera is let down by a poor menu and awful shutter button, but Sony's social media widget 'Timescale' is a time-saving stroke of genius.
Talk time: 10hr
Spec: Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 4.3in Super AMOLED (540x960) screen, 8MP camera, Full HD video, 16GB
Verdict: Light and impossibly thin, but even with its rigid Kevlar frame it feels limp and lopsided in the hand. Shame, as the screen is exceptional and the interface is bursting with neat tricks including the ability to resize the icons you use most.
Talk time: 4hr 30min
Spec: Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 800MHz processor, 3.5in (800x480) screen, 5MP camera, 512 MB internal memory, 2GB microSD card (included)
Verdict: Never going to induce envy but if you want smartphone functionality without budget busting it's hard to fault. Navigation is intuitive; battery life excellent.
Talk time: 4hr
Spec: Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, 3.5in (800x480) screen, 5MP camera, 800MHz processor, 512MB memory, 2GB microUSB card, GPS
Verdict: The Vivacity is essentially the San Francisco II with iPhone looks, and while it lacks the fluidity of its more expensive cousins, you can get app-happy on a budget.
Talk time: 4hr 30min
Spec: Android 2.2 Froyo, 2.8in (240x320) screen, 2MP camera, 130MB memory, 2GB microSD card
Verdict: It might be cheap, small and pocketable but as a smartphone it's cramped, slow and the minuscule memory limits the number of apps.
The sports car that runs on SALTWATER: Vehicle goes from 0 to 60mph in 2.8 seconds - and has just been approved for EU roads
The 920 horsepower (680 kW) Quant e-Sportlimousine, developed by Lictenstein-based NanoFlowcell, uses an electrolyte flow cell power system to power four electric motors. The liquid passes through a membrane in between the two tanks, creating an electric charge. This electricity is then stored and distributed by super capacitors. The car carries the water in two 200-litre tanks, which in one sitting will allow drivers to travel up to 373 miles (600km). Interior views of the sports car can be seen in the bottom images.
Drone snoops on Apple’s 'spaceship' campus: Aerial footage reveals progress on the futuristic 175 acre building site
Covering 175 acres, Apple's Cupertino-based 'Campus 2' headquarters will be a mile in circumference when it's complete in 2016. The 'spaceship' site is currently cordoned off to prevent photos, but one Apple fan has managed to get an aerial view (top) of the building using a GoPro-equipped drone. His resulting eight minute video shows the circular walls being worked on with the basic layout of the enormous campus starting to take shape. The bottom images show mock-ups of what the site will look like when it's complete.
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British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.