The incredible moment a venomous sea snake and a deadly stonefish lock jaws in a fight to the death... and there are no winners 

Rick Trippe photographs battle between a sea snake and stonefish 

An enthusiastic spearfisherman has snapped a photo of a killer sea snake and equally deadly stonefish locked in a battle to the death. Australian spearfishing champion and Darwin real estate agent Rick Trippe discovered nature at play and tried to intervene, releasing the fish and snake from their stalemate. However, his efforts were fruitless as the fierce enemies re-engaged in their death lock the moment they were released back into Darwin's harbour.

Beat the rush-hour scrum: Citymapper app now tells travellers the best place to board a train or tube to avoid the crowds

The app has introduced its new boarding strategy features in its 29 cities, including New York, San Francisco and London to tell commuters where to board their train to reduce waits when getting off.

Rise of the bizarre 'cannabis vomiting syndrome': Heavy users suffer from severe nausea and pain that can only be relieved by bathing in hot water several times a day

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome triggers severe stomach pain, nausea and vomiting - and is 'increasing acutely' worldwide, says Professor Sauid Ishaq at the University of Birmingham.

How to get thousands of Android apps for FREE: Amazon Underground offers paid-for games without any in-app purchases

Amazon explained it has been able to offer Underground apps for free 'by working out a new amount on a per-minute played basis in exchange for them waiving their normal in-app fees.'

Not such Philistines after all: Ancient culture introduced cumin, bay leaves and opium poppies into the Middle Eastern diet

Archaeologists at Bar-Ilan University in Israel have found evidence that suggests the Philistines introduced hundreds of plants into the diet in Israel including new species from abroad.

The 'Birmingham Koran' fragment that could shake Islam after carbon-dating suggests it is OLDER than the Prophet Muhammad

The pages, which were discovered at the library of the University of Birmingham last month and are from around 568AD, could predate Muhammad, historians have claimed.

Would you spend a year of your life in this tiny DOME? Six scientists enter solar-powered hut which will simulate conditions for man on Mars

The fourth mission by the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog Simulation (HI-SEAS) began on Friday. The scientists will spend a year inside the dome as part of a NASA-funded study.

Quasar powered by TWO monster black holes spotted: Whirling binary system reveals clues about how galaxies merge

Quasar powered by TWO monster black holes spotted

Astronomers led by the University of Oklahoma, used Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope to discover that Markarian 231 (Mrk 231), the nearest galaxy to Earth that hosts a quasar, is powered by two central black holes (illustrated) 'furiously whirling' around each other. Like a pair of whirling skaters, the black-hole duo generates tremendous amounts of energy that makes the core of the host galaxy outshine the glow of the galaxy's population of billions of stars, which scientists identify as quasars.

One button to rule them all: Smart switch controls phones, lights, plays music and can even order you a pizza

Flic, designed by Swedish company Shortcut Labs, connects to smartphones using Bluetooth and can automate a range of different functions that can be allocated to three different types of click.

HTC Vive to launch in the new year: Valve reveals full-body virtual reality system will be available in 'large quantities' by March

Valve posted the release to announce it would be showing off two new titles for the upcoming Vive VR system (pictured) at this year's PAX Prime in Seattle over the weekend.

'Blush' is the world's first sex toy controlled from your wrist: Vibrator syncs with the Apple Watch and works over long distances

The $89 (£60) Blush has been created by New York-based Lovesense. The firm has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funding for the gadget and it has already tripled its $10,000 target.

Sad face: Mobile phone firms hit customers with charges three times higher than normal for sending messages with emoticons 

Mobile providers have blamed the problem on older handsets which mistakenly recognise emoticons as picture messages - which are often not included in phone deals.

The iCloud hack STILL hasn't been solved: Case remains open a year after nude celebrity photos leaked online 

On August 31 last year, hundreds of explicit images of some of Hollywood's most famous stars were posted to forum websites anonymously after hackers broke into the iCloud accounts.

The mystery of the 'alien plughole' on Mars: Scientists discover strange terraced crater caused by gigantic slab of water ice 130ft thick and bigger than Texas and California combined

Scientists discover terraced crater caused by slab of water ice on Mars

The terraced crater formed because shock waves from the impact that created it moved at different speeds through rock and ice, according to scientists at the University of Arizona. While the presence of ice came as little surprise to researchers, its age, amount and location did. Knowing where the ice is and how thick it is can tell you about Mars' past climates. 'The fact that the ice is so thick and widespread leads us to think it came into place during one of Mars' past climates when it snowed a bunch, ice accumulated, was buried, and then preserved,' said research Shane Byrne.

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Look familiar? Russia reveals its next generation Soyuz replacement spacecraft that set to launch in 2021 - and it looks a lot like Nasa's Orion 

Russia reveals its next generation spacecraft that is set to launch in 2021

The Russian craft was revealed at Maks-2015, the 12th International Aviation and Space Salon in Moscow and is being made by RSC Energia. It is designed to replace Soyuz-TMA that carries astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. But the craft looks remarkably similar to Orion (inset) - Nasa's new spaceship designed to carry humans to an asteroid, and eventually to Mars. RSC Energia, who is building the spacecraft, says it will test it over the next few months, which the first unmanned orbital test flight of the new spacecraft scheduled in 2021.

Well, it's technically a mobile: Ericsson shows off first 5G handset - but it is so big it comes with its own cart to move around

Ericsson's 5G prototype is big because it is still a testbed designed to be used as a tablet, smartphone or PC.It was recently tested in Stockholm, Sweden and Plano, Texas.

Ice cream that doesn't melt: Scientists use protein found in Japanese food to keep treats solid 

The special protein naturally occurs in a Japanese breakfast food called 'natto' made from fermented soy beans and binds together the air, fat and water in ice cream, helping scoops stay intact for longer.

What's next for New Horizons? Probe to be first to venture into icy Kuiper Belt around our solar system after historic Pluto mission

It will become the first spacecraft to visit the icy blocks encircling our solar system in a ring of debris called the Kuiper Belt. when its head to a object (KBO) known as 2014 MU69.

Octopuses under fire! Cephalopods seen to hurl shells and debris at rivals during fights to protect their territory

Marine biologists from the US, Australia and Canada have captured the gloomy octopus (Octopus tetricus) in Jervis Bay, Australia, using its siphons to throw things at each other (pictured).

Why a late-night feast won't spare you a hangover: The only way to avoid feeling ill the morning after is to avoid drinking too much, researchers say 

If you are reading this with a sore head, it may ring particularly true. Scientists say that there is no way to avoid a hangover - other than not drink enough to cause one in the first place.

Bronze Age urn with the cremated bones still inside discovered under moorland footpath at nature reserve 

Workers building a path at the Roaches Nature Reserve, near Leek in Staffordshire, hit the urn with a pick axe. They found it still contained charcoal and cremeated bones.

It's no longer hip to be square! Instagram rolls out portrait and landscape views

To change the format of an image, users can tap the format icon to adjust the orientation to landscape (left) or portrait (right) instead of square. The update is available of iOS and Android.

Holiday hotspots could be devastated by a Mediterranean tsunami: Maps reveal 130 million lives at risk from once-a-century phenomenon

Maps show how a Tsunami in the Mediterranean would endanger 130 million lives

Researchers at the University of Bologna in Italy modelled the impact of earthquakes off the coasts of Sicily and Crete (pictured). They found waves would spread across the Mediterranean within minutes, inundating many coastal areas. They warned that up to 1.5 square miles of Crete could be left under water, while Libya could also be badly hit.

Why you should NEVER drive with under a quarter of tank of fuel

Fuel gauges are not precise instruments - even in the most modern cars, the technology is relatively basic: the level in the tank is measured by a float, like the ballcock in a lavatory cistern.

Does this look like a Star Destroyer? Alien hunters claim to have found Star Wars craft on MARS in latest ridiculous claim

UFO Sightings contributor, Scott Waring, who found the image, said the 'craft' is only about 2.5 to 3 metres across, 'so it probably only held a few passengers.'

Baby's incredible journey from test tube to toddler: Pictures show IVF child from first few cells to bonny little Jaycie

An incredible set of photos document Jaycie Jones life from the very first moments when she was no more than cells in an IVF lab in Nottingham to a scan just a month before her birth.

'Why don't you check a rumours blog?': Apple's Siri playfully teases fans about iPhone 6S launch when they ask it for hints 

Another response included: 'I bet you were one of those kids who snuck downstairs to open presents early, weren't you?'. The launch event will be in San Francisco on 9 September.

Boy racers beware! Aggressive drivers lose out to competent male motorists when it comes to impressing women

The study, by London-based Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) shows bad driving such as road rage 'reduced attractiveness by 50 per cent'.

World's oldest wooden statue is TWICE as old as the pyramids: New analysis reveals Shigir Idol is more ancient than first thought

Experts at the Berlin Archaeological Institute have found the famous Shigir Idol, discovered in Siberia in 1890, is 1,500 years older than previously thought.

The algorithm that can learn to copy ANY artist: Neural network can recreate your snaps in the style of Van Gogh or Picasso

The algorithm that can learn to copy ANY artist: Neural network can recreate your snaps in

Researchers fed their system a series of old masters - and used it to turn a modern day snap (bottom left) into a perfect pictures in the style vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night (top left) of some of the world's best known paintings. The German system uses technology similar to Google's 'DeepDream' art algorithm to work out what makes each artists style unique.

Who was Scotland's 'Rhynie Man'? Dig aims to finally identify the mysterious 1,500-year-old axe-wielding Pict immortalised in stone

In a bid to yield answers to the mystery of Aberdeenshire's 'oldest man', a team of archaeologists has embarked on a dig at the site near Rhynie.

Ashley Madison was developing 'What's Your Wife Worth' app that gave women on the site a rating and a dollar value

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Ashley Madison was working on an app called What's Your Wife Worth

The Ashley Madison leak has been devastating for the site's customers, but the reputation of the company's owner isn?t faring much better.

Leaked files from last week?s Ashley Madison dump reveal plans by Avid Life Media (ALM), the site's parent company, to launch an app that allows men to rate each other?s wives, the Daily Dot has discovered.


The app, which was going to be called ?What?s Your Wife Worth,? also appears to attach a dollar amount to the women based on a their rating. Its design seems similar to other apps that enable users to rate images of women and men based on looks. 

In a June 2013 email, Noel Biderman, ALM?s chief executive, offered some feedback on the app?s development. ?Choice should be ?post your wife? and ?bid on someone's wife,?? he wrote, adding: ?I am not sure we should be asking for real names?rather

Set to be called 'What's Your Wife Worth,' mockups of the app were leaked in emails from founder Noel Biderman, and show a dollar amount next to women based on their rating.

How to spot a family killer: Experts discover 'distinct psychological' traits in men who murder their partners and children

A forensic psychologist at Northwestern University in Chicago believes the findings of his study could help to identify men who are at risk of killing family members and intervene early to prevent the crime.

Never struggle to read subtitles again! Samsung patents eye-tracking technology to ZOOM in if it sees you squinting at the TV

South-Korean electronics giant Samsung has revealed a system that uses facial recognition and eye-tracking technology to detect if a viewer is having trouble seeing what is on the screen.

Only a THIRD of scientific studies can be replicated: Experts fail to repeat the findings of the majority of psychology papers

A group of researchers led by the University of Virgina set out to repeat 100 experiments published by leading psychology journals to see how often they would get the same results.

Mystery of Knut's death is finally solved: Polar bear cub collapsed and died suddenly due to a rare form of brain disease

Scientists led by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) say four-year-old Knut (pictured) was suffering from 'anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis'.

Unravelling the mystery of how galaxies evolve: Astronomers witness star clusters morphing over billions of years

Researchers from Cardiff University observed around 10,000 galaxies (selection shown) currently present in the Universe using a survey of the sky created by the Herschel Atlas and Gama projects.

The stuff of nightmares! Insect that looks like a wasp but crawls like a praying mantis is captured devouring a fly (after ripping off its prey's legs)

The mantidfly, which looks as if it escaped from a sci-fi film, was held captive in Utah by a YouTube user who filmed the animal eating a small fly while holding it in its praying mantis-like front legs.

What kind of person would take a ONE-WAY trip to the red planet? Exclusive interview with Mars One hopeful reveals the mission is already affecting her relationships

Interview with Mars One hopeful reveals the mission is already affecting her relationships

EXCLUSIVE: Sue Ann Pien (pictured left) from Los Angeles, told MailOnline that being a candidate has is already affecting her relationships and she's working her way through a bucket list. She is one of five Mars One (illustrated bottom right) candidates who will feature in a collection of documentaries called Citizen Mars, which will air on Engadget. It will include personal stories from the people who want to call Mars their home, from a professional basketball player, to a trainee psychiatrist. Mars is pictured top right.

How bad dates can damage your immune system: Horrible hook-ups release hormones that cause spots, depression and flu-like symptoms

Canadian psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos found that, chemically, the stress of bad dates can lead to an increase in cortisol and testosterone levels in the body.

The end of the airport? Six seater passenger jet  can take off like a helicopter

An artist rendering shows a TriFan 600 aircraft with the ability to both takeoff and land vertically, in this image released by XTI Aircraft Company on August 25, 2015. XTI Aircraft, a Denver, Colorado-based aerospace startup firm, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday to raise $50 million to fund the production of the TriFan 600, a six-seat fixed wing jet that can take off and land like a helicopter.     REUTERS/XTI Aircraft Company/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES.

The aircraft is designed to fly as fast and as high as current business jets, but able to land and take off from any paved, helipad-sized space, cutting out the need to travel to airports.

Apple's iPhone 6s and new Apple TV to be revealed on September 9th: Firm sends out invites for San Francisco event

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Apple has confirmed a 'special event' in San Francisco on September 9th, where it is expected to unveil its next generation iPhone and a new Apple TV box.

Now Facebook can run your life: Smart PA 'M' can remind you of birthdays, buy presents and even arrange your holidays

Called M, it is believed to have been named after James Bond's secretary, Moneypenny. The firm today began testing the service, which uses both artificial intelligence and people.

Selfies are causing a rise in MUTANT head lice: Expert warns trend is to blame for increase in treatment-resistant nits

Wisconsin physician Sharon Rink has dubbed the phenomenon 'social media lice' and says it is being caused by group selfie snaps that cause friends to bump heads.

'Missing link' in the evolution of lizards found in Brazil: 80-million-year-old fossils reveal clues about the spread of the reptiles

Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil of a new species of early iguana called Gueragama sulamericana (illustrated) outside the city of Cruzeiro do Oeste in Brazil.

Are fish oil pills to keep your brain young just CODSWALLOP? New study finds that the supplements have no effect on decline

After tracking the patients for five years, investigators at Harvard Medical School and National Institute of Health in Maryland, found no evidence that omega-3 supplements help maintain memory.

The Earth's mantle could cause massive earthquakes in regions that AREN'T near a fault line, claims study

The study, by the University of Southern California and the University of Utah, found movement in the mantle pushes up on the overlying rock in the crust, causing tremors,

Inside an 'ALIEN': Incredible 3D scans reveal a new species of millipede in stunning detail

3D scans reveal a new species of millipede in stunning detail

Scientists took X-rays of the specimen (right) from different angles, and then compiled them to create a 3D model (left) of the millipede, named Ommatoiulus avatar. The resulting images has revealed the new species of millipede in incredible detail, while also keeping the 1.5-inch-long (3.8cm) specimens intact. Importantly, the technique allowed the scientists to get a detailed look at the millipede's genital, known as the gonopods. The different shapes of gonopod can help scientists identify new species.

Beetles with built-in GPS: Nocturnal species roll balls of dung in a straight line by using 'moonlight as a compass'

Scientists at Lund University, Sweden, have shown species of African dung beetles active during the daytime and at night, use different celestial cues to roll dung along in a straight line.

Apple's Watch may not be such a flop after all: Best Buy TRIPLES the number of stores the device is in due to 'strong demand'

Best Buy had planned to have the watch in 300 stores by Christmas, but this has increased to 1,050 by October. The announcement was made during a conference call with Wall Street analysts.

Can't count sheep or picture the faces of loved ones? You may have APHANTASIA: Condition describes people who don't have a 'mind's eye'

The research was carried out when 21 people contacted Professor Adam Zeman from the University of Exeter after reading his previous research and realising they had never been able to imagine.

More emoji to hound your friends with! Dog keyboard lets you send pictures of canine breeds from Chihuahuas to Great Danes

London-based Dogs Trust has launched the first dog emoji keyboard to let people represent 23 of the most popular breeds (some pictured).

Can YOU tell the difference between a moon and a frying pan? Nasa hides image of Jupiter's Europa among line-up of dirty skillets

The image was tweeted by Nasa's California-based Europa Mission. A single image of Jupiter's moon Europa is positioned among eight shots of frying pans taken by artist Christopher Jonassen.

Nasa tests Orion capsule that will take man to Mars: Craft successfully gets through parachute failure (but it lands upside down)

A test version of Orion touched down in the Arizona desert today after engineers intentionally failed two different parachutes used to slow down the spacecraft for landing.

Why your dog doesn't feel guilty... even when he looks like this! Experts say sad eyes and wrinkled brows aren't evidence of contrition at all

While pictures of hangdog pets might convince us they have seen the error of their ways, experts now say that 'guilty' expressions are not evidence of feelings of contrition at all.

Whiffle down the wind: Upside-down geese stay focused while landing using an 'internal suspension system' in their necks

Engineers at Stanford University, California, investigated the ability of swans and geese to keep their heads still while beating their wings - even during whiffling (file image).

The GREATER Barrier Reef: Underwater robot discovers massive new reef even bigger than Australia's famous landmark

Scientists discover a bigger version of the Great Barrier Reef underwater

Researchers recently explored the 'Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park' reef off the southern Australian coast using an underwater robot. There, they discovered stunning corals and colourful sponges. They also found abundant fish species including some that are said to be endangered, such as the Australian barracuda and Longsnout Boarfish (top inset). Pictured on the the bottom left is a nudibranch slug with a pink sponge.

Poverty-stricken Ethiopia launches $3million space programme: Astronomers claim scheme will give the country a 'technological boost'

A $3 million (£1.9 million) centre has been set up on Mount Entoto near Addis Ababa and houses computer-controlled telescopes (pictured) and a spectrograph, to measure wavelengths of radiation.

Look familiar? Leaked picture reveals HTC's iPhone killer looks exactly like Apple's latest handset

HTC One A9/Aero gets pictured next to an iPhone: Can you spot the difference?

Expected to be called the HTC Aero, the handset has almost identical rounded edges and white plastic antenna bars as Apple's most recent iPhone 6 handset.

Uber is now taking aim at BUSES: Smart Routes feature allows passengers to summon rides along specific streets

The new service is currently being tested on two streets in San Francisco and essentially turns Uber cars into a type of private bus that picks up passengers along a route on demand.

Monkeys can understand FRACTIONS: Study reveals how macaques can work out complex maths to get food

Researchers at Duke University said that if monkeys can reason about ratios and maybe even analogies, our minds are likely to have been set up with these skills as well.

Scientists are 'one step closer' to creating a universal flu vaccine: New jab could protect against ALL strains of the virus

Two separate US teams say they have found a way to create a universal flu vaccine using a technique that targets a stable part of the flu virus, after promising trials on animals.

Does Enceladus have a 'fluffy core'? Saturn's frozen moon may owe its hidden ocean to a heart made from rubble and ice

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, have proposed a core of rubble and ice would generate enough heat as it moves to maintain an ocean beneath Enceladus's crust.

Has the lost palace of Sparta been found? Magical objects and clay tablets suggest ruins belong to Ancient Greece's most famous civilisation

Magical objects and clay tablets suggest ruins belong to Sparta

The palace (ruins shown top right and close-up, bottom right) had around 10 rooms and was discovered near the village Xirokambi Lakonia, which is located close to Sparta in southern Greece .Archaeologists found cultic objects at the site, named Ayios Vassileios, including objects of worship, clay figures and a bull's head cup (pictured left). Having been one of the most powerful civilisations in Ancient Greece, Sparta's Mycenaean civilisation mysteriously collapsed in 1200BC. A statue of a Spartan warrior is shown inset.

Men who worry they're not macho are more prone to violence and aggression

Experts at the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found that men are affected by how they are perceived by others.

Apple's iOS 9 could make browsing the web FOUR times faster

Apple is letting developers add content blocking to their apps in iOS 9 to stop ads, pictures and pop-ups automatically loading on pages. This will save time and data when surfing the web on Safari.

The poohsticks formula that ensures you winnie! Engineer says the perfect stick for the game is thick, dense and as rough as possible

Dr Rhys Morgan claims to have found the formula for Winnie the Pooh's favourite game, poohsticks. He suggests a perfect stick should be as thick, dense and rough as possible.

We could soon be indulging in SUPER-CHOCOLATE: Scientists tweak ingredients at molecular level to help create perfect recipe

Researchers in Germany have focused on a key ingredient known a lecithin, which is used to keep fat in the chocolate stable so that it doesn't separate from the cocoa solids and dairy.

Forget coffee, CAT VIDEOS are the best way to give your body a boost: Chemists reveal how to stay alert without caffeine

The American Chemical Society has produced a series of tips to help workers stay awake without having to drink coffee. It says dancing and viral videos can give vital mood hormone boosts.

Back to school 2.0: A fifth of pupils will be carrying gadgets worth more than £400 in their bags when they return to classes

A survey of parents has revealed half of children returning to school this autumn will be doing so with new gadgets in their bags, with pupils carrying an average of £270 worth of technology.

Medieval bones discovered under road close to historic castle captured during rebellion against King John 

The human bones, which included a femur, ribs and a jaw, (pictured) were uncovered by engineers working for National Grid in Hertford, less than 350 yards from the town's medieval castle.

Inside the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Researchers return from enormous oceanic trash vortex that spans hundreds of miles

Plastic items collected during The Ocean Cleanup project are shown during a media opportunity in San Francisco, California August 23, 2015. Researchers returned on Sunday from mapping and sampling a massive swirling cluster of trash floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, as the Dutch-borne crew works to refine a clean-up strategy it will roll out globally. Picture taken August 23, 2015.  REUTERS/Emmett Berg

The crew of the Ocean Cleanup ventured to areas of the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch', a swirling mass of human-linked debris spanning hundreds
of miles of open sea.

The superyacht with masts taller than BIG BEN's tower and sails the size of a football field: Russian billionaire designs luxury vessel set to begin sea trials later this year

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko builds Sailing Yacht A to be world's biggest yacht 

The £292 million ($451 million) Sailing Yacht A (pictured left), which is being constructed in Nobiskrug, Germany, is 468ft (143 metres) long and has three masts that are taller than Big Ben's tower. It features a massive 1.8 ton curved glass observation pod in the hull just behind the keel and a helicopter landing pad. It is the second vessel to be built by Mr Melnichenko (pictured right) and is expected to be packed with technology and will have a crew of around 54. It will begin sea trials later this year.

Want a better marriage AND sex life? Get your husband to look after the kids, say scientists

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Researchers discovered that if men take up more of the child-care duties, splitting them equally with their female partners, couples are more satisfied with relationships and sex lives.

Scientists discover how to 'switch off' cancer: Remarkable breakthrough means diseased cells can be made healthy again

In exciting experiments, Mayo Clinic researchers made cancerous breast and bladder cells benign again. And they believe many other types of cancer should be in their grasp.

Beware, your lock screen passcode probably isn't very secure: 75% of us start secret patterns from a corner, study reveals

A graduate of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology sampled 4,000 user-generated Android lock patterns to identify common patterns and habits.

Do inanimate objects THINK? Scientists claim that an iron bar can make 'decisions'

Japanese scientists have explained how an iron bar could in theory pick out a slot machine with favourable odds using using 'tug-of-war-dynamics' (TOW).

Seashell search finds giant tooth from the mouth of a 18m long megalodon SUPERSHARK that terrorised oceans 100 million years ago

Stjepan Sucec from Pokupsko Village, in central Croatia, some 60 km from the capital Zagreb, holds a tooth that he found in river Kupa during his search for shells in Pokupsko, on August 21,2015. Geologist Drazen Japundzic from the Natural History Museum in Zagreb  acknowledged that is probably a tooth of Magalodon Shark (Charcharodon megalodon) who lived approximately 16 to 2.6 million years ago during Neogene period in Cenozoic. The Megadolon Shark is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful predators in history. Fossil remains suggest that this giant shark reached maximum lenght of 18 metres. Megalodon Shark lived in oceans and seas around the world, includind here in the area of the former Pannonian sea. AFP PHOTO /STRINGER   ==CROATIA OUT==-/AFP/Getty Images

A giant tooth believed to be that of a Megalodon Shark has been found in a Croatian river. Fossil remains suggest that this giant shark reached maximum length of 18 metres.

See through the eyes of someone who's colour blind: Remarkable images show how everyday tasks such as cooking meat can be a struggle

See through the eyes of someone who's colourblind

People with a type of colour blindness called deuteranopia confuse red and green, and may struggle with everyday tasks like picking out a certain coloured crayon or telling if meat is cooked, according to Professor Jay Neitz, of the University of Washington. The tops images show what a person with colour blindness may see every day, (from left to right, meat and numbers in circles) while the bottom images show how a person with normal vision sees the world. According to the charity Colour Blindness Awareness, 60 per cent of sufferers experience many problems in everyday life

See the world's biggest heart: Incredible 5ft-long organ of blue whale revealed by scientists for the first time

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: At around 180kg (28st 4lb), the heart weighed as much as a large tractor tyre, and took four people to lift from a whale skeleton found in Newfoundland, Canada.

Swimming in the sky! Luxury apartment blocks will be linked by glass-bottomed pool suspended 115 feet in the air 

Embassy Gardens, a 'truly unique' Thames-side development in Battersea, will be made up of around 2,000 homes including three-bedroom suites and penthouses starting at £602,000.

Would YOU want to 'live' forever online? Creepy social network Eter9 learns your personality to post on your behalf after you die

Eter9, designed by Portuguese programmer Henrique Jorge, uses artificial intelligence to learn about its users from their posts to generate a virtual 'counterpart' to post when they are offline.

A shilling for my return! Oldest message in a bottle ever found was discovered in Germany and sent back to Britain after a century at sea

The bottle, pictured, was found on the island of Amrum in the North Sea and was one of 1,020 sent from Plymouth between 1904 and 1906 by marine biologist George Parker Bidder, pictured.

'Loose tweets destroy fleets' US Air Force issues warning to keep social media settings secure in wake of hacker attacks

F-16 Fighting Falcons demonstrate an 'Elephant Walk' as they taxi down the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Dec. 14, 2012. The Elephant Walk was a demonstration of U.S. and South Korean air force capabilities and strength. The F-16 Fighting Falcons are from the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons of the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea; the 4th Fighter Squadron of the 388th Expeditionary Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; and the 38th Fighter Group of the Korean air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)

The US Air Force has updated the old World War II slogan, 'Loose lips sink ships,' for the social media age, proclaiming 'loose tweets destroy fleets' in a campaign to stop airmen revealing too much online.

Does being polite make you FAT? Feelings of gratitude can make you crave sugary treats, study claims 

Researcher Ann Schlosser, from the University of Washington Foster School of Business, claims that metaphors for emotions, in this case 'sweet', translate into actual behaviours.

iPad covers to get a built-in display: Patent reveals how next generation of cases will show notifications

The new covers would resemble its current ones but with panels on the outside that show widgets while it's closed and interact with apps when it folds into a stand for the device.

Watch Boeing test radical new 'silent strike' laser weapon small enough to fit in a suitcase but powerful enough to blast a drone out of the air

Watch Boeing test new 'silent strike' laser weapon small enough to fit in a suitcase

The Compact Laser Weapon System can be assembled in 15 minutes, and then destroy targets from up to 22 miles away with an an energy beam of up to 10 kilowatts. At an exercise at Point Mugu, California it was able to tracking and disabling a moving, untethered unmanned aerial vehicle (insets).

Earliest ever baboon discovered: 2 million-year-old skull reveals the monkeys lived alongside our early human ancestors

The oldest remains of a baboon ever to be discovered have been found at a site where the ancestors of early humans once lived. The find will help to accurately date other fossils in the area.

Are 'beer goggles' just a myth? Debate rages on as study finds alcohol DOESN'T make people seem more attractive

Bristol University researchers conducted a 'real world' study that involved recruiting drinkers in three pubs in the city (stock image).

Is your fitness tracker LYING to you? Activity monitors give inaccurate readings for many forms of exercise, study reveals

Scientists at Iowa State University tested four consumer fitness bands and found that they struggled to accurately measure exercise levels when the user sat still or during strength training.

A newborn baby mummified by ACCIDENT 1,500 years ago could solve mysteries of ancient Siberian people

Archaeologists unearthed the partially mummified body of the baby (pictured) within a stone coffin close to the village of Kurai in Kosh-Agach district of the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia.

Forget the Phablet: Samsung is working on a tablet with a massive 18.4inch screen

Panasonic has become the world?s first company to offer a tablet with a 4K, ultra-high-resolution display at a price tag of US$ 6,000.
The Panasonic Toughpad 4K UT-MB5 features a 20-inch crystal clear screen which supports stylus input and can recognize 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity, perfect for free hand sketching and illustration effects.
This is a serious tablet with a serious processor ? a next-generation Intel Haswell no less ? and it comes with the full pro edition of Windows 8.1 installed, meaning it?s just as powerful as a notebook.
As for design, Panasonic has gone for a magnesium alloy chassis for its combination of strength and lightness, and it can survive a 2.5-foot (75cm) drop.
Inside, keeping the Intel processor company is 8GB of RAM and a 256GB solid state drive. It even comes with a carrying case although at 47.5 x 33cm (18.7 x 13.1 inches) it might be difficult to whip it out on the train.

The gadget, codenamed Tahoe, is expected to be aimed at the living room when it is revealed later this year, and will go up against Panasonic's 20inch Toughpad tablet (pictured).

What the world would look like without humans: Map reveals how animals would spread to make entire planet resemble the Serengeti

The research, by Aarhus University in Denmark, claims most of northern Europe would probably now be home to creatures such as wolves, moose, bears and even elephants.

Spotify apologises over its new privacy policy: Music streaming service says it will 'clarify' its terms, but won't change them

The new terms, which have angered users worldwide, include access to photos, phone numbers, location and sensor data stored on a user's smartphone.

Relax! The world will NOT end next month: Nasa denies rumours of a massive asteroid impact bringing worldwide destruction

Nasa has issued an exasperated statement in response to viral internet rumours that an asteroid is due to impact off the coast of Puerto Rico between 15 and 28 September.

Military bosses reveal the $400,000 vehicle that will replace the Humvee: JTLV has as much armour as a tank yet can outrun a jeep

Military bosses reveal the $400,000 vehicle will replace the Humvee

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle has 'the ballistic protection of a light tank, the underbody protection of an MRAP-class vehicle, and the off-road mobility of a Baja racer,' military bosses said.

Holocaust survivors pass the genetic damage of their trauma onto their children, researchers find

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A team working in an American hospital found children of parents who suffered under the Nazi regime had an increased likelihood of developing stress disorders.

Do YOU look like a hero? Tall, 35-year-old, masculine-looking men are more likely to be perceived as dominant ... and cast in films

Researchers at the University of St Andrews digitally altered the faces of men and asked participants' opinions of them, finding height and masculinity increased with perceived dominance.

Warp speed could be a reality in the next 100 years: Star Trek-like travel between galaxies is possible, claims astrophysicist

This is according to Professor Geraint Lewis from the University of Sydney who claims the idea of warp speed has been proven possible in Einstein's theory of relativity.

Are you a dominant front-fastener, or a submissive back-clasper? How the way you put on your BRA reveals intimate details about your personality

Back to back: People who clasp their bra in the back are supporters who follow tradition and stay true to what they have been taught

Patti Wood, a body language and behavior expert who teaches at Emory University in Atlanta, explains that the way you put on your bra correlates with four distinct personality types.

Mystery of why 67P 'sings' solved: Streams of charged particles blasting from the comet are causing vibrations around icy rock

Paris-based European Space Agency (Esa) compared the song to the way waves are produced when a hose fills with water, and these oscillations are what makes the comet 'sing'.

What's lurking in YOUR salad? Experts warn prewashed spinach STILL contains 90% of its bacteria and can cause food poisoning

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Researchers say small peaks and valleys in baby spinach leaves could be a key reason why there have been numerous bacterial outbreaks involving leafy green vegetables.

World's first 'flower' revealed: 130-million-year-old aquatic plant may have been eaten by dinosaurs

The aquatic Montsechia vidalii (pictured) was once abundant in freshwater lakes in what are now mountainous regions of central and northern Spain.

Listen to the Turkish whistling language scientists say is unique because it uses BOTH sides of the brain 

This picture shows a person whistling in the Turkish style.

Whistled Turkish is Turkish that has been adapted into a series of whistles. This method of communicating was popular before the advent of telephones, and can travel up to 90m away.

Chinese hacker hides Wi-Fi testing tools inside her HEELS: 'SexyCyborg' reveals how the platforms help her bypass security

'SexyCyborg' hides Wi-Fi testing tools inside her HEELS

The hacker, who goes under the name 'SexyCyborg', designed the shoes with hidden compartments which can be taken out without the shoes being taken off. Each compartment contains hacking equipment, such as malicious flash drives and a router to log into networks via Wi-Fi. Dubbed the 'Wu Ying Shoes', the platforms are designed to be worn with sexy clothing, the hacker said. She claims her aim is to 'distract the target with my upper body [so] they don't see the real danger on my feet.'

Obese people can't help it - their brains are hard-wired to eat in the same way drug addicts crave their fix, scientists say

Obese people's brains could be hard-wired to want food in the same way that drug users are addicted to their habit, new research suggests.

Pentagon signs up Apple and Boeing to 'silicon warfare' institute to build wearable health monitors for soldiers and smart sensors for planes and weapons

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the Pentagon is funding a new venture to develop cutting-edge electronics and sensors that can flex and stretch with Silicon Valley firms.

Is this the world's cutest spider? The adorable arachnid that uses bizarre dance moves to attract females

The Maratus personatus, discovered last month at Cape Riche in Western Australia, performs a flamboyant dancing routine as a means for males to woo a female mate.

Our working memory can only deal with FOUR things at a time: Study reveals how we borrow brain power when needed

Scientists at Boston University have also found that our working memory for space and time can recruit our extraordinary visual and auditory processing networks when needed.

Has a secretive California firm worked out how to harness fusion power? Tri Alpha Energy reveals a 'reactor breakthrough'

Tri Alpha Energy says it's developed a machine that can hold hot plasma steady at 10 million degrees Celsius (18 million degrees Fahrenheit) for five milliseconds.

Facebook's billion user day: Mark Zuckerberg reveals one in seven people on earth used social network on Monday

This picture taken with a fisheye lens shows a man walks past a big logo created from pictures of Facebook users worldwide in the company's Data Center, its first outside the US in Lulea, in Swedish Lapland, Sweden. 
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'On Monday, 1 in 7 people on Earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and family,' Mark Zuckerberg posted to his own page on the site.

Neanderthals liked their creature comforts too! Spanish cave suggests ancient man had HOT WATER and bedrooms

A concave hole (pictured) in the Abric Romaní site, near Barcelona, suggests Neanderthals may have heated rocks and used them to produce hot water 60,000 years ago.

Vine adds Snap to Beat and Shazam-style song searches to bring more music tools to the six-second video app

Snap to Beat helps people lay never-ending tracks over clips, while a Shazam-style feature reveals the songs being played over other people's Vines.

Buzz Aldrin developing 'master plan' to begin colonies on Mars by 2040 as he launches partnership with university

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is teaming up with Florida Institute of Technology to develop a 'master plan' for humans to colonize Mars by the 70th anniversary of him landing on the Moon in 1969.

A 'butterfly' in space: Stunning Hubble image captures the Twin Jet Nebula spewing out cosmic clouds at 620,000mph

Stretched out like iridescent butterfly wings, the image reveals the incredible complexity of the bipolar nebula's two shimmering lobes 5,560 light-years away.

Why you SHOULD eat that cupcake: Self-control can sap your memory, claims study 

Scientists at Duke University in North Carolina say the results may help develop treatments for conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and addiction.

Disturbing moment a mother spider 'bursts' into a hundred tiny baby arachnids... But all is not as it seems

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Feeling cornered, the arachnid, filmed at an unknown location, scuttles out of shot, dropping hundreds of spiderlings on the floor, which starts to crawl in every direction.

How babies are REALLY made: Researchers find sperm use a tiny 'harpoon' to attach themselves to eggs

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Virginia researchers found a protein within the head of the sperm forms spiky filaments (pictured), which they believe may lash together the sperm and its target.

Are you eating HORSE? Researchers find 20 per cent of samples of 'ground meat' sold in the US contain the illegal foodstuff

Chapman University in California analysed 48 samples of meat, and found 10 to be mislabeled. Of those 10, nine had additional animal included and one sample was mislabeled completely.

Are you a worrier? Chances are you're a GENIUS: Neurotic people are more likely to be imaginative and creative

Psychologists at Kings College London found that creative thinkers, such as Woody Allen (stock image) tend to be neurotic worriers. Other people considered to be geniuses are also neurotic.

Cracking down on dog muck: Councils start using DNA tests to catch owners that let pets foul in streets and parks

Local authorities in the UK, Spain, Italy and the US have introduced DNA testing for dog waste left on the streets, which is compared against a genetic database of registered animals.

Apple's iPhone 6C set to launch in November: Chinese suppliers claim smaller, cheaper model will have a Touch ID sensor

Apple suppliers in China are said to be gearing up for the launch of a smaller 4-inch model dubbed iPhone 6C as soon as November - two months after the launch of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.

Why we NEVER forget gunshots: Loud noises create lasting brain connections that increase our 'fight or flight' response years after the event, finds study

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say this could explain why it may take years to learn dates, but only seconds to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, from a shock or sudden event.

Is an ancient manuscript that claims Jesus married REAL? Study of ink used in papyrus suggests it could be authentic

A new study of the papyrus' ink by Columbia University has undermined evidence the document was written by the same author who may have forged a fragment from the canonical Gospel of John.

Prawn-shell shampoo gets scientists in a lather: Molecule in crustaceans could replace artificial ingredients in cosmetics

Researchers at Glyndwr University in Wales say molecules found in the crustaceans' shells could be extracted and used instead of synthetic polymers.

How preserved woolly mammoth tusks worth up to £50,000 each could save the threatened African elephant

For decades, the African elephant has been poached to such an extent that its numbers have dropped from some 1.2 million in 1980 to around just 400,000 today, writes GUY WALTERS.

Could this man made wormhole be used as an invisibility cloak? Scientists create 'portal' that conceals magnetic fields

Physicists at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain have built a device (pictured) that can make magnetic fields appear to tunnel through space by making them invisible.

YouTube goes after gamers with dedicated app and site to take on Amazon's Twitch

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The move by Google-owned YouTube takes direct aim at Twitch, the gaming-centric streaming video site acquired by Amazon last year for nearly $1 billion.

Microsoft reveals Windows 10 has already been installed on 75 MILLION machines after less than a month

Microsoft said Wednesday that its new Windows 10 software is running on more than 75 million computers, tablets and other devices - after just under a month.

Senior moments? Only worry if you DON'T notice them: Becoming oblivious to memory problems found to be sign of the onset of dementia 

When you lose your car keys and then go upstairs only to forget why, it's easy to fear your memory is fading. But these 'senior moments' should be welcomed.

Do you know what every button in YOUR car is for? Researchers say hi-tech features are being ignored as owners are confused

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A new survey of US drivers has raised serious questions about whether car makers are moving too quickly to incorporate sophisticated technology.

A Hyperloop build-off! Crowdfunded test track could speed the arrival of Elon Musk's ambitious vacuum 'train'

A crowd-funded start-up called Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has said it will break ground on its own test track next year in Quay Valley, California.

Failure really IS good for you: Brain scans reveal how we learn from our mistakes given time

A MRI study by the University of Southern California has found that having the opportunity to learn from failure can turn it into a positive experience.

The hidden world hiding in your house dust: 'Microbial zoos' in homes reveal where you live and even the gender of family members

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University analysed dust (a microscope image is shown) found in 1,200 households across the US.

A 7cm wide patty, crunchy lettuce and a warm bun... eaten with your hands: Chef reveals formula for the perfect burger (and how it SOUNDS is as important as the taste)

Flavour researcher, Charles Michel, based in Oxford, was commissioned by Asda to create the ultimate burger, a weird combination of French cheese and chilli sauce to stimulate all the senses.

Can YOU outsmart Ursula the octopus? The owners of a creature that can open jars and arrange blocks want the public to think up a puzzle that will defeat their brainbox beast 

Two-year-old Ursula (pictured), who lives at the Living Coasts zoo and aquarium in Torquay, Devon, interacts and plays with just about anything put in her tank - from Lego bricks to water pistols.

Black holes aren't 'eternal prisons': Stephen Hawking claims information CAN escape and is then stored in alternate universes

Speaking at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Professor Hawking explained his theory, which suggests information lost in black holes could be stored in alternative universes.

Samsung reveals the watch it hopes will take on Apple: Designer shows off Gear S2 on Instagram (but was he supposed to?)

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Dennis Miloseski, the studio head of Samsung Design America, posted the image to his personal account, saying he was 'Giving the new Samsung Gear S2 a test drive.'

What on earth is that? Sony release bizarre gadget that works as a wireless speaker AND a TV remote control 

Here's an oddity. Sony has released a device in Japan that looks like a wireless, portable speaker from one angle, but a remote control for a television from another.
And that's because the Sony SRS-LSR100 is actually both. It has a full TV remote control on the top that will change channels and adjust the volume, but a stereo speaker unit underneath, with two 2W drivers.
This is aimed at those who want to take the TV audio around the home with them, as it connects to the telly via a 2.4GHz wireless connection. And it sends back control codes so the user can turn up the volume or channel flick.
Alternatively, the speaker can be used in the same place as the TV, but because it can be placed closer to the person struggling to hear the main set's audio, it can be used by those who have slight hearing loss or if the family are too noisy in another part of the room.
There is even a headphone jack so one person can listen to the TV using the speaker unit without bothering anybody else.
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The SRS-LSR100 is described on the company's website as a 'TV speaker that you can keep close at hand.'

'Read the manual': Samsung responds to claim flagship tablet can be broken simply by putting the stylus in upside down

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The S-Pen stylus for Galaxy Note 5 models can be stored within the body of the phone, but when inserted upside down it appears to snag on an internal mechanism.

Why a 5% beer can make you TWICE as drunk as a 4% version: Calculations reveal why a tiny increase in strength has a big impact on intoxication

Calculations by Joe Stange from Phoenix-based Draft magazine show that after three 4% beers, containing 1.4 units each, 1.2 units of alcohol remain, compared to 2.4 units left by the 5% beers.

The cheap robotic hand set to revolutionise prosthetics: 3D-printed device performs advanced tasks for a fraction of the cost

The robotic hand (pictured), developed by Plymouth-based Open Bionics can be 3D printed in 40 hours but has the same functionality as more expensive bionic devices.

Neither the time nor the plaice! Female guppy fish learn to become better swimmers to escape sexual harassment

Researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Glasgow said female guppy fish learn to swim more efficiently with practice, to outpace males.

Having a 'work personality' can make people like you less: Study reveals how shutting off emotions can ruin relationships

Scientists at the University of Oregon have found that people who fake or hide their emotions are seen as more socially distant and indifferent to others' feelings.

Get ready for the ROCKET DOGS! US Army bosses create spoof tech paper outlining canine soldier transport

Get ready for the ROCKET DOGS! US Army bosses create spoof paper outlining canine soldiers for upcoming conference

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America?s Special Operations Command will hold a conference in October and it recently put out the call for white papers. SOCOM is looking for cool future tech such as silenced engines, lightweight ammunition magazines and better suppressors.

But SOCOM?s sample white paper ? which is to help businesses get their paperwork right ? features a humorous plan to weaponize dogs & with rockets.

To be clear, this isn?t a real project. Think of this as the military equivalent of a college professor handing out an essay to a new class so the students know how to format their homework properly.

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The paper outlines a Dual-Mode Augmented Canine Transport System, called Project DUCTS, which despatches dogs using helium rockets.

Could your bad habits actually be GOOD for you? From caffeine addiction to loving a lie-in and being a chocoholic... expert reveals how your vice could boost your health

Dr Sally Norton reveals how some so-called bad habits, including a shopping splurge on pay day and a weekend lie-in are in fact, anything but, and can boost your health and wellbeing.

Inside Google's brain: Search giant reveals how massive network that delivers every search request, YouTube video view and Gmail works

The firm has revealed how the intricate maze of computers that process Internet search requests, show YouTube video clips and distribute email for millions of people works.

The phone battery that lasts a WEEK: Tiny fuel cell powered by hydrogen boosts the life of an iPhone for up to seven days

Loughborough-based Intelligent Energy made the hydrogen-powered fuel cell for the iPhone 6 but has not commented on rumours it is working with Apple to boost its phones' battery lives.

Warrior king found in ancient Russian tomb: Scythian ruler was buried with riches, weapons and even his HORSE

Russian archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of what is believed to be a Scythian king from around 400BC and 500BC close to the village of Krasny Yar in the Altai region of southern Russia.

Google's war on potholes: Patent reveals plans for cars that detect uneven road surfaces to plot the smoothest routes

California-based search engine Google has been granted a patent for a system that automatically detects uneven roads using sensors and sends this information to a server with GPS location.

Men, start pulling your weight! Women are more likely to seek a divorce because they they get fed up with having to do all the housework

Researchers at Stanford University said women asked for a divorce 69 per cent of the time as, inspired by feminist thinking, they became fed up with the lack of gender equality in their marriage.

Fastest moving glacier in the world sheds record breaking chunk of ice big enough to cover MANHATTAN in a 300m thick frozen slab

It is estimated that the Jakobshavn glacier in western Greenland glacier lost a total area of 12.5 sq km in just two days in August.

Is YOUR baby racist? Scientists discover a way to reverse racial bias in young children

University of Delaware scientist, Paul Quinn, found that by getting children to respond to the faces as individuals, not as a category, their racial bias could be reversed in 15-30 minutes.

The end of 'Snowball Earth' was caused by the planet WOBBLING, researchers find

A Birmingham University study has found that the second ice age during the Cryogenian period ended with regular advances and retreats of the ice, caused by the Earth wobbling on its axis.

Will a head transplant actually happen? Disabled scientist who wants to be the first guinea pig for 'Frankenstein' surgery says enough funding has been received so that plans can move ahead 

Valery Spiridonov has confirmed major donations have started to arrive, allowing surgeon Sergio Canavero to continue planning the operation to remove his head and place it on another body.

Thousands exposed in massive new data hack: It's not just adulterers outed on web - if YOU own a PC hard drive you are at risk from the 'Google for hackers'

Family photographs, medical records and bank statements can all be downloaded because of glaring security flaws in hard drives used to back up and store personal and business data.

The moon once had fountains of FIRE: Scientists discover what caused mysterious lava eruptions on the lunar surface

US scientists have found traces of carbon in volcanic glass collected from the Apollo missions, and say this volatile gas may have caused fountains of fire on the moon.

The broken heart of the Milky Way revealed: Stunning new images show 'scars' from black hole at centre of our universe

Captured by the X-ray satellite XMM-Newton, the images reveal enormous X-ray emitting bubbles, tens of light years across, creating giant cavities in the gas, dust and plasma.

How to tell if your partner is about to cheat on you: Scientists say we become more positive and less polite before a betrayal

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Researchers found there are actually a series of subtle linguistic clues that predict when a betrayal is coming - but say we almost always miss them.

Independent women! Even as two-year-olds, girls are more self-sufficient and sociable than boys

Researchers at the University of Stavanger in Norway found that at just age two-and-a-half, girls are more capable of feeding and dressing themselves, as well as socialising at kindergarten.

Is YOUR iPhone taking blurry photos? Apple launches scheme to replace faulty iSight cameras for free

Apple has said that 'a small percentage of iPhone 6 Plus' handsets contain a faulty component in the iSight camera that can cause photos to look blurry.

Can't remember what day it is? Then it's probably THURSDAY: Midweek days have weaker identities than Monday and Friday

Psychologists from the universities of Lincoln, York and Hertfordshire created an experiment to test how people's mental representations of days of the week are constructed.

Child care DOESN'T make kids aggressive: Study dismisses fears that nursery turns infants into 'little savages'

Boston College in Massachusetts researchers suggest that time spent in the care of other adults can actually improve a child's behaviour.

Paranoid you're being followed by drones? Now there are specialised bullets so you can SHOOT them down (but they're illegal to use)

An Idaho-based ammunition manufacturer has developed Drone Munition (pictured) as 'the first line of self-defence against drone based threats'.

Look away now arachnophobes! Enormous spider that can FLY despite having no wings discovered in South America

A group of scientists working in Peru and Panama have discovered the nocturnal spider that is able to glide and steer in mid-air, displaying remarkable agility for an arachnid.

Huge reserves of gold and other precious metals are hiding in reservoirs of water within active volcanoes

Geologists have found underground reservoirs in the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand could contain millions of dollars worth of silver and gold. The Champagne Pool hot spring is pictured.

Back to Earth with a BUMP: Soyuz capsule footage shows astronauts flung around their cabin as they land on planet Earth

Three astronauts including European Space Agency's Samantha Cristoforetti are shown being thrown around inside the Soyuz capsule as they touched down on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

The mystery of the world's richest diamond deposits solved: Researchers say SEAWATER was key to their formation - and discovery could lead the way to more gems

Researchers say some of the rich diamond deposits in the Northwest Territories were formed as a result of ancient seawater streaming into the deep roots of the continent.

Watch Google's terrifying humanoid robot running through a forest as firm pledges it will soon be MORE agile than a human

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It may have fared badly in the recent robo-olympics, but Google has revealed its humanoid robot has been set free in the woods to learn how to run through terrain.

Volcanic lightning, 600-mile-long clouds and mesmerising ocean sinkholes: Infographic highlights the world's weirdest and most wonderful natural phenomena

With plenty of little-known spots to see, Visit IOM has created a handy guide to consult before embarking on your next holiday - particularly, if you want to be guaranteed a sighting of some all-natural rarities.

Why we're smarter than CHICKENS: Loss of a protein fragment led to a superior human brain

Scientists from the University of Toronto in Canada believe a process called alternative splicing is the reason why humans evolved to have the largest and most complex brain among vertebrates.

California is SINKING: Groundwater pumping during the drought is causing areas to plunge by two inches a month

Vast areas of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than in the past as massive amounts of groundwater are being pumped during the state's historic drought.

Check Whatsapp from your desktop: Firm finally opens up its web app to iPhone users

Users who have the app on their iPhone can now visit web.whatsapp.com in Google Chrome and scan the QR code to chat with friends from their computer.

'Ghost particles' ARE coming from the centre of the Earth: Geoneutrinos suggest 70 per cent of Earth's heat is generated from radioactivity

Scientists have shed light on the origins of the barely-there neutral subatomic particles (illustrated) in an underground Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy.

Victorians go volcano-hunting in the days when explorers wore suits... and the only protective headgear was a parasol: Geology pioneer's fascinating pictures 120 years before Instagram

Victorian volcano-chaser Tempest Anderson, from York, spent decades of his life hunting down and documenting the world's most dangerous volcanoes. His work has finally been digitised.

Mystery of the Mona Lisa's smile solved: Second painting shows how da Vinci created an optical illusion to trick viewers

Researchers at Sheffield Hallam and Sunderland Universities have revealed how the artist blended colours to intentionally exploit our peripheral vision on his earlier work, 'La Bella Principessa.'

Did a supernova trigger the birth of the solar system? Shockwaves may have triggered formation and rotation of planets 

Scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington have shown how a supernova explosion gave our solar system its spin, without which there would be no planets.

Now YOU can speak like Stephen Hawking too: Intel releases physicist's speech synthesiser software online

Intel, the company behind the innovative software that allows Cambridge astrophysicist Stephen Hawking to speak, has released the program online so that others can benefit from the system.