Watch out for the MEGATSUNAMI: Scientists find evidence of 800ft wave caused by a collapsing volcano and say it could happen again 

Scientists find evidence of a MEGATSUNAMI caused by a collapsing volcano

Scientists working off west Africa in the Cape Verde Islands Pictured) have found evidence of a megatsunami that dwarfs anything humans have ever seen. They say the sudden collapse of the Fogo volcano around 73,000 years ago created an 800-foot wave that engulfed an island more than 30 miles away.

How to grow your own MINI BRAIN: Scientists reveal tiny structures could be used for drug testing 

Scientists at Brown University in Rhode Island claim a small sample of living tissue from a single rat can make thousands of 'brain balls' for about 25 cents (16p) each.

The mystery of 'crow funerals' solved: Researchers say birds are trying to learn about potential dangers to their own lives - and remember threats for years

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Researchers found the birds can even remember an animal or person seen with a dead crow and were able to easily distinguish between people or hawks carrying dead crows and other birds.

Are you an AMBIVERT? Take the test to find out if you belong to 'third personality type' that is both an introvert and extrovert

Scientists believe around two-thirds of people are ambiverts; a personality category that has, up until now, been given relatively little attention.

How deep space travel damages balance: Study reveals how astronaut's feel sick, dizzy and disorientated when back on Earth

NASA astronaut Terry Virts (left) Commander of Expedition 43 on the International Space Station along with crewmates Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (center) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on May 6, 2015 perform a checkout of their Russian Soyuz spacesuits in preparation for the journey back to Earth.

Jacob Bloomberg, a research scientist at Nasa, discovered that balance control was one of the biggest problems for astronauts who try to adjust to life back on Earth.

'Robot Academy' uses YouTube to teach droids: Engineers program machines to learn complex tasks by copying humans

Scientists at the University of Maryland say the academy would help speed up the ability of robots to learn new tasks in everything from cooking to building cars.

The end of silicon? IBM reveals carbon nanotube breakthrough that could revolutionise computing and lead to ultrafast artificial intelligence 'brain chips'

IBM reveals carbon nanotube transistors that could revolutionise computing

The breakthrough could revolutionise the way computers are made, and replace silicon. The carbon chips are set to be dramatically faster, smaller and more powerful. The Carbon nanotube transistors can operate at ten nanometers, equivalent to 10,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair and less than half the size of today's leading silicon technology.

Why you shouldn't tweet on your phone: Twitter messages are more negative and egotistical compared to when written on a PC

Sociologists, led by a team from Goldsmiths, University of London, also found that the level of egocentricity in our tweets varies according to the time of day.

A scary boss won't always get the best out of staff: Companies with a 'culture of fear' are worse-performing than those where workers are treated equally 

Employees working within a strict hierarchy are more likely to waste time dealing with demands and bureaucracy - meaning they cannot focus on more important work - according to a study.

Are you a pessimist? Blame your DNA! Video reveals how genes affect whether or not you're a glass-half-empty personality

A video by the Toronto-based duo behind AsapScience, explains how genetics may be to blame for a pessimistic view of the world and how this can affect your life expectancy.

The man who owned Google.com for a minute: Sanmay Ved purchased domain for $12 before firm discovered its mistake

Sanmay Ved from Boston was flooded with messages confirming his ownership, with some containing private information that should only be known by the webmasters of Google.

Want your kids to eat their greens? Serve them with CHICKEN NUGGETS: Placing vegetables alongside a 'boring' meal encourages children to eat them

Researchers Texas A&M; University studied the food left by 8,500 children during mealtimes at elementary schools and found certain combinations resulted in more greens being eaten.

World's first 'medicinal' chocolate: Scientists have developed a bar so healthy it could be taken as medicine

An American company has developed a prototype bar that is only 35 per cent sugar and fat, by sweetening the unpalatable pure cacao - the key ingredient in chocolate (file photo).

Dawn of Human 2.0? Nanobot implants could soon connect our brains to the internet and give us 'God-like' super-intelligence, scientist claims

Nanobot implants could soon connect our brains to internet and make us super-intelligent

Computer scientist Ray Kurzweil (pictured bottom right), founder of the California-based Singularity University, claims that by 2030s humans could be using nanobots (illustrated left) to connect our brains to the Cloud. He claims the technology could allow people to back up their memories and communicate by thought. It could also help to expand human creativity and emotions. Scientists are already developing nano-machines have created capsules of DNA that can change their shape in response to certain conditions in the body and a molecular 'car' that uses balls of carbon as wheels (illustrated top right).

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Dark side of the 67P revealed: Rosetta spacecraft lays bare the unique icy landscape of the comet's frozen south pole

The dark side of the comet: Rosetta reveals 67P's icy south pole

Scientists at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, say the south pole of 67P (pictured left) is quite different from other regions of the comet with large amounts of transparent ice (pictured top right). Scientists believe this may form when gas that evaporates during the regions brief summer condenses as snow or hail as it is plunged back into a five year old winter of total darkness. The scientists say they hope to observe this happening in early 2016 when the south pole's summer is due to end. A picture of the duck-shaped 67P illuminated by sunlight is shown bottom right.

Stagefright is back: Researchers reveal second wave of bugs that could affect a BILLION Android handsets through simply opening a song or video 

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While many handsets have yet to be patched against Stagefright, the firm who discovered it say they have already found a second wave of bugs in the way handsets play video and audio files.

ET will 'conquer and colonise' humanity, warns Stephen Hawking: Physicist claims nomadic aliens could destroy the world 

'If aliens visit us, the outcome could be much like when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans,' Professor Hawking said in a recent interview.

Your early 20s really ARE your happiest years: Misery plagues middle-age as money and job worries take over (but the good news is life gets better at 65)

Happiness in life follows a U-shaped curve, tailing off in your mid-20s as money and job worries as well as children fuel concerns. But Australian experts say the good news is satisfaction increases at 65 and peaks at the age of 80.

Apple Watch hits Target: Retailer to stock the smartwatch after Best Buy TRIPLES the number of stores the device is in due to 'strong demand'

Target today revealed it is set to begin stocking the smartwatch. 'Apple Watch is coming to some Target stores this week and all stores by Oct. 25,' the firm said.

Could these dull-looking fossils shake our understanding of evolution to the core? Siberian find pushes back emergence of first vertebrates by 20 MILLION years

A fossils, found on the banks of the Maya River ,could date back more than 500 million years. They are being hailed as a significant advance in 'our understanding of the evolution of animals'.

The grand canyon at the far side of the solar system: Never-seen-before images of Pluto's moon reveal huge valley that rings planet

Pluto's moon Charon photos reveals fractures FOUR times the Grand Canyon's size

The canyon (coloured in red), which stretches 1,000 miles (1,600km) can be seen in newly-released colour pictures yet of Pluto's largest moon, taken by New Horizons during its flyby of Pluto in July.Huge fractures (bottom left) are also clearly visible on Charon, which is more than half of Pluto's size, revealing a surprisingly complex and violent history.The top left image shows the striking differences between Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left).

Is Samsung set for a Volkswagen scandal? Lab tests suggest some TVs use more energy in the real world... but tech giant denies 'motion lighting' feature is cheating

The South Korean tech giant has responded to the allegations by firmly denying the 'motion lighting' feature in some European TVs is designed to fool efficiency tests.

Holidays on Mars are just DECADES away: A former Nasa engineer claims the discovery of water on the Red Planet has mind-blowing implications

One question has fascinated the human race for more than a century: is there life on Mars According to former Nasa Engineer David Baker, the most important thing is the presence of water.

Do you know your catstep from your deep discofox? Spotify reveal the 50 oddest musical genres

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Spotify has analysed its database to find over 1369 different types of music. They range from catstep, which is apparently a particularly-aggressive filthstep variation, to deep discofox, a kind of techno.

It's war! Amazon bans sales of Apple and Google's video streaming devices 'to avoid confusion' in battle to put the living room online

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Amazon has banned sales of Apple and Google video streaming devices that aren't compatible with its own service in the latest attack in the hi-tech battle to control the living room.

The experiment that could save the Earth: Researchers to crash probe into an asteroid to try and alter its course

Undated handout image issued by the ESA/Science Office of the AIM spacecraft watching the DART spacecraft impacting the Didymoon asteroid. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday September 30, 2015. An ambitious joint US-European mission, called AIDA, is being planned to divert the orbit of a binary asteroidís small moon, as well as to give us new insights into the structure of asteroids. A pair of spacecraft, the ESA-led Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) and NASA-led Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), will rendezvous with the Didymos asteroid and its small natural satellite, known informally as ëDidymooní. Following a period of study of both asteroids and detailed mapping of Didymoon by AIM, DART will impact with Didymoon and AIM will assess the missionís effectiveness in diverting the moonís orbit around Didymos. See PA story SCIENCE Asteroid. Photo credit should read: ESA/Science Office/PA Wire
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The joint US-European Aida (Asteroid Deflection & Assessment) mission will crash a probe into the smaller of a pair of binary asteroids to see if the object's path can be altered.

What REALLY wiped out the dinosaurs: Study claims 'double-whammy' disaster of a meteor impact followed by a volcanic storm triggered mass extinction

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Together, the impact and volcanism caused a dramatic change in climate as the sun's rays were blanketed out in a version of the "nuclear winter" predicted to follow a global nuclear war.

Better start being nice to people! App will soon let you rate friends, colleagues and even your exes

The free app (pictured) has been developed by two Canadian developers. It is expected to launch in November on iOS and members will be able to rate other out of five stars.

Would YOU want to own a genetically modified micropig? Tiny pigs bred for research could soon be available as pets

The animals (pictured) weigh 33lbs (15kg) - about the same as a medium-sized dog - and were originally bred as models for human disease by BGI in Shenzen.

Could Apple's smart RING look like this? Patent reveals firm may be downsizing from Watch to develop jewellery with a built-in touchscreen and microphone

Apple smart ring to feature a built-in touchscreen and microphone

A new patent (top right) has revealed Apple is developing a smart ring. MailOnline has mocked up what the ring could look like (pictured main) after looking at the application's details. It may have its own touchscreen interface, and motion sensors to monitor the wearer's hand movements. Rings with a touch display would be worn on the index finger and be controlled with the thumb, according to the patent application. The ring could also be used to control external devices such as a computer's mouse cursor, a camera's shutter or an entertainment and climate control system (pictured bottom right).

Dinosaur discovered in the Arctic: Duck-billed herbivore lived further north than any other known species

The remains of what has been named Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis were found in a remote region of Alaska and are the northernmost dinosaurs known to have ever lived.

Forget tampons, tackle your period with TECHNOLOGY: Smart menstrual cup syncs with a phone to track the flow and length of a woman's cycle

The Looncup (pictured) was designed by San Francisco-based Loon Labs. It syncs with a phone over Bluetooth to reveal vital stats including how full the cup is and menstrual colour.

Jack is back! Twitter board set to make Jack Dorsey permanent CEO for second time

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, and just-named interim executive of Twitter, in an interview at CNBC's San Francicso bureau, America.

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Twitter is about to hire co-founder Jack Dorsey as its permanent CEO three months after he took over the job on a temporary basis, it has been claimed.

Massive underground complex in Greece WASN'T Alexander the Great's tomb: Huge monument was tribute to his closest friend and trusted general

ALEXANDER, 356-323 BC, King of Macedon, from Battle of Issus between Alexander the Great and Darius III, 380-330 BC...

The archaeologist leading the project says it may have simply been a tribute to Hephaestion (inset) the closest friend and general of ancient warrior-king Alexander the Great.

What's your heart's REAL age? Take this test to find out, as doctors warn most of us are old before our time... 

The global survey by Bupa found the average person had a heart age three years older than their actual age. Teachers and medics fared the best while manual labourers had the worst heart health.

Safer sunscreen using nanoparticles developed: New cream doesn't wash off or penetrate the skin

Scientists at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, have developed a new sunscreen which eliminates health concerns associated with commercial sunscreens.

Twitter considers killing off 140-character limit on posts for new 'supertweet' product

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Twitter is working on a product that will allow users to share content longer than 140 characters to compete with Facebook's revamped notes features and blogging sites.

Mass mammoth 'grave' discovered in Siberia: 550 bones belonging to prehistoric beasts found lying in Russian wilderness

Mass mammoth 'grave' discovered in Siberia

The bones were found close to the 2,268-mile-long Ob River (pictured). It is reported to be the fifth such necropolis in this sprawling Russian region (marked on map, top right). The latest mammoth cemetery contains the remains of at least 11 woolly beasts (bone specimen pictured bottom right), but further excavations are likely to reveal more. It is estimated that the bones found in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region are between 10,000 and 30,000 years old, but detailed analysis will be carried out to verify their age, and to establish why they came here to die.

'Google's self-driving car has had accidents, but they WEREN'T its fault': Test driver claims tech is at the mercy of the human drivers

The vehicles have been involved in 16 collisions since the project launched in California in 2009, and now a test driver has defended it saying that the majority of these were caused by other drivers.

We're one step closer to building a lightsaber: Scientists work out how to get light particles to stick together

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have taken a step toward building objects out of photons in super-chilled gas.

Nasa pulls the plug on killer asteroid hunter: Sentinel mission set up to search for dangerous space rocks loses $30 million support

The $450 million Sentinel space telescope (illustrated) is being built by the California-based B612 Foundation to search for large asteroids for six years while in orbit around the sun.

Fish care for their friends too! Care and co-operation observed in species for the first time

Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland, Australia, found that pairs of rabbitfishes will cooperate and support each other while feeding.

What ancient animals REALLY looked like: Fossilized fur reveals colour of 49-million-year-old bats

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Scientists have disclosed for the first time the fur colour of extinct mammals: two of the earliest-known bats - and found they were brown.

Have YOU been a victim of the latest Facebook hoax? Message that says site is about to make your data public is fake

One version of the scam claims that members can pay a fee to have their information made private: In response, Facebook has issued a statement saying: 'Facebook is free and it always will be.'

What is Apple's mysterious new 'eye' emoji? Suggestions range from an icon for iMessages to a sign of the Illuminati

The bizarre addition (pictured) was spotted by London-based Jeremy Burge. He posted an image of the emoji on his Tumblr blog and asked readers to suggest what they think it could relate to.

'If Taylor Swift was left-handed would the iPhone 6s be so hard to use?': Angry lefties slam Apple for favouring right-handed users

A number of iPhone 6s Plus users have noticed the dock stays on the right in Landscape mode, which makes it difficult for left-handed people to use, and are moaning about it on Twitter.

The solar farm that harnesses the sun's power at NIGHT: Spain's Andasol plant provides electricity using 620,000 curved mirrors

Spain's Andasol plant provides electricity using 620,000 curved mirrors

The Andaol solar plant is located near Granada in Spain and provides electricity for up to about 500,000 people using 620,000 curved mirrors visible from space (pictured right). The area is shown on the left before the construction of the renewable energy plant. Sunlight bounces off the mirrors to heat a synthetic oil in a tube and this energy drives a turbine, generating electricity. Some energy also goes into a heat reservoir, which is a tank containing thousands of tonnes of molten salt that can drive the turbines after sundown, or when it is overcast, for about seven-and-a-half hours.

Will mobile phones soon be powered by MUSHROOMS? Portobellos are used to create cheap and eco-friendly battery

Researchers from the University of California say used mushrooms because they are highly porous - meaning they have a lot of small spaces for liquid or air to pass through - which boosts efficiency.

Fingerprints reveal whether you're black or white: Distinctive patterns show whether a person is of African or European descent

Researchers at the North Carolina State University found ridge patterns (like those pictured) were different in people of European and African ancestry.

What is stirring deep inside Saturn? Strange spiralling ripples in gas giant's rings are revealing the planet's internal structure

Astronomers at Cornell University and the California Institute of Technology are studying images beamed back of Saturn's rings by the Cassini spacecraft to learn more about the patterns.

Do you fear a world run by robots? Don't worry, they can't even assemble IKEA furniture! Droids struggle with delicate skills needed for flat pack furniture

Engineers at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have set assembling an IKEA chair as a major goal of robot research, but it took their robot a minute and a half to insert a doweling rod.

Was Einstein WRONG? Astronomers spend 11 years hunting for gravitational waves...but find nothing

Astronomers from Australia-based CSRIO spent 11 years studying pulsars for gravitational waves, created when black holes collide (illustrated) using the Parkes telescope.

'Aliens would NOT encrypt their messages': Author of The Martian dismisses claims that ET is sending secret codes to Earth 

The Martian's Andy Weir dismisses claims that aliens send encrypted codes to Earth

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Weir's comments contradict the views of NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, who last month said aliens could be trying to contact Earth with encrypted data. 'If aliens were attempting to contact us they would try to make it as easy as possible,' Weir told DailyMail.com. 'I don't see why they would encrypt their data.' Weir was speaking ahead of the launch of The Martian (inset) in cinemas.

Is this why men are more likely to get promoted? Study claims males are seen as MORE creative than women

Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina found most people associate the ability to think creatively with 'masculine qualities' such as risk-taking and self-reliance.

Sonos unveils smart speaker that can tune itself to sound superb in ANY room

This product image provided by Sonos shows a Sonos Play:5 speaker. Sonos on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 said it is releasing the new speaker that is bigger than the previous model, has touch controls that respond to swipes, and responds to being placed horizontally by widening the sweet spot where listeners can hear in stereo. (Sonos via AP)

Wireless speaker company Sonos is releasing a software update that will intelligently calibrate sounds to account for the shape of the room and the obstacles in it.

Bronze Age Britons MUMMIFIED their dead: Analysis of 4,200-year-old bodies reveal ancient communities used 'exotic, bizarre and novel ways' to preserve corpses

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found ancient pre-Christian people across the UK may have smoked their dead or wrapped them in cloth to preserve the bodies.

The 'Goldilocks' black hole that could redefine how the cosmic voids are classified

Astronomers at the University of Maryland have found evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole 5,000 times the mass of the sun called NGC 1313 X-1 (pictured).

FTC opens preliminary investigation into Google's 'unfair' Android demands

The Android section of the Google headquarters complex, also known as the Googleplex

The FTC probe focuses on Google's requirements that its search, maps and other products be given a prominent place on handsets.

What happens when you go on autopilot: Researchers reveal the region of the brain that controls our daily routine

Brown University has found an area known as the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex is responsible for prompting us to remember - without actively remembering - what we should be doing each day.

Why memories of your first love could affect who you MARRY: Early girlfriends and boyfriends influence who we find attractive in later life

Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder as attractiveness determined by experience

A Harvard study has found that whether or not someone is 'your type' is largely the result of unique personal experience rather than genes, researchers have said. Scientists came to the conclusion after testing 761 identical and non-identical twins who were asked to rate the attractiveness of 200 photographed faces (samples pictured). Beyond a few simple rules - such as symmetry being considered generally a more attractive trait - it seems each of us seems to have a different 'type' that we are attracted to.

Just why do we wake up with a twitch in the middle of the night? Experts reveal the reason behind the bizarre but all-too-familiar sleep disruption

While people do get worried about the contractions - officially called hypnic myoclonia - experts have said it is perfectly normal and can be avoided by a regular sleep pattern.

Looking to buy an iPhone 6s? The 128GB silver model is your best bet: Pre-orders reveal it is the least popular option meaning there should be more in stock

The data has been gathered by experts at iphonestockchecker.co.uk using sales information from network operators selling the devices in the UK. The silver iPhone 6s is pictured.

Massive meteorite shower pummeled Earth for 100 MILLION years and it changed the planet's chemistry forever, claims study

Scientists at France's National Centre for Scientific Research say this could account for differences in Earth's chemistry compared with its primordial material.

It's a dirty job...Astronaut Tim Peake reveals he'll spend 'a large chunk' of his upcoming six-month ISS mission fixing the TOILET

Major Peake (pictured) discussed the problem as he was questioned by children from a London primary school in a live link to Nasa's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.

The rollup TV is coming: LG set to unveil superflexible screen in January so light it can be hung on the wall with magnets

A television that's less than 1mm thick and can be peeled off the wall like a sheet of paper.The invention by South Korean firm LG is dubbed the Wallpaper TV, the 55in prototype weighs 1.9kg, sits on a magnetic mat attached to the wall and can be removed by simply peeling it off. It was made possible by the development of 'organic light-emittingdiode' screens, which are super-slim and flexible. These OLED panels are made from organic materials that give off light when an electric current is applied to them.
LG has also unveiled a roll-up OLED TV that is transparent when not in use. The Ultra HD screen uses a special film backing instead of plastic to allow it to be rolled into a tube for carrying around.

The Korean giant recently revealed a new $900m flexible screen plant designed to keep up with exploding demand for new screens. Now the first products from it are expected to arrive.

Will a 'Super Hubble' finally find alien life? Massive 39-foot-wide space telescope proposed to give high definition view of the universe

Will a 'Super Hubble' finally find alien life?

The High Definition Space Telescope (pictured bottom right), unveiled by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Washington DC, will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble. The multibillion dollar telescope, which will have mirror four times larger than Hubble (illustrated top right) will allow astronomers to spot signs of life on distant planets, characterise their atmospheres and to peer into some of the furthest reaches of the universe. Scientists say it will be a 'game changer' and could launch after 2030. A picture of the Milky Way is shown on the left.

Seasonal body clocks are controlled by 'calendar cells': Scientists identify which proteins determine when mammals mate 

By studying the genes of sheep (stock image), experts from the University of Manchester found cells in a structure called the 'pars tuberalis' respond according to how much daylight there is.

The moment you got hooked on House of Cards: Netflix reveals the episodes that led viewers to binge on its top shows 

Spolier alert: Netflix found that, overall, 70 per cent of viewers who watched the hooked episode went on to complete season one or more of the show.

Facebook goes virtual: Social network launches 360 degree video system with interactive Star Wars clip

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The social network today launched 360 videos that allow people to 'look around' using their mouse.
It is expected the system will eventually work with Facebook's Oculus Rift VR headset.

The computer that can sit an SAT: AI system solves geometry questions as well as the average eleven year old

The computer that can perform as well as an 11 year old Maths tests: Researchers hail AI breakthrough

The system uses a combination of computer vision, natural language processing and a geometric solver to achieve 49 percent accuracy on official SAT test questions.

California's Giant Sequoias under threat from drought: Researchers say 3,000 year old trees showing signs of stress

Boy standing next to a Giant Sequoia

Patches of brown, dead foliage are appearing more than in past years, say researchers studying the iconic trees, which only grow naturally in the Sierra Nevada.

Are we a step closer to Star Trek-like travel? Physicists achieve distance record for quantum teleportation

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology say they have managed to teleport packets of light over 60 miles (100km) of optical fiber.

The fruity stench of human death: Distinct 'chemical cocktail' released by dead bodies smells like berries and apples

Forensic scientists at the University of Leuven in Belgium found five compounds, with smells like ripe apples, cherries, or blackberries, are given off by human bodies as they decompose.

The igloo that's out of this world: Martian 'ice house' wins Nasa contest to create habitat for first humans on the red planet

Martian 'ice house' wins NASA contest to create habitat for first humans on Mars

The winning entry is 3D printed from translucent ice which shields the crew from radiation, and transforms into a glowing beacon in the Martian night. ''The innovative structure draws on the abundance of water and persistently low temperatures in Mars' northern latitudes to create a multi-layered pressurized radiation shell of ice that encloses a lander habitat and gardens within,' its creators say.

Fly over Pluto's icy mountains: Striking animation reveals intricate details of the dwarf planet's 'Arctic' terrain

The animation, created using images released by New Horizons last week, flies north over Pluto's Sputnik Planum and Cthulhu Regio regions and then moves east.

Unlocking the origins of global warming: Scientists pinpoint signs of climate change as early as 1940...and it began in Africa

Scientists at Australia's Arc Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and the University of Reading analysed changes in average temperature to collect global warming evidence.

Confirmed UFO sighting or just a drone? Researchers still unable to identify mysterious flying object that was filmed over New York in April

Researchers are still struggling to explain a flying object filmed off the coast of Long Island last April with some claiming it could possibly be a drone but not entirely certain.

What has happened to the hurricanes? Forecasters say NO severe storms have hit western Atlantic this year for the first time since 1914

The Atlantic tropical cyclone basin has seen several named tropical storms thus far in 2015. But when it comes to hurricanes, this season hasn't packed much of a punch, particularly in the western Atlantic.
 
Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), commented on the lack of hurricanes west of 55 degrees longitude in the Atlantic basin so far this season. Blake said this marks the first time there have been no western Atlantic hurricanes through Sept. 22 since 1914, when there weren't any.

The 1914 season was the last time no hurricanes formed anywhere in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.


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It is the first time there have been no western Atlantic hurricanes through Sept. 22 since 1914.

Atomic bonds revealed: Pioneering probe allows scientists to see the electron cloud that holds molecules together

Researchers at the Czech Academy of Science used a fine tipped probe to measure the minute electric forces that surround atoms to unpick what bonds in molecules look like.

Instagram is now bigger than Twitter: Photo sharing app has 400 millions users who share 80 million images every day

Instagram said that among the last 100 million to join, more than half live in Europe and Asia. The countries that added the most Instagrammers include Brazil, Japan and Indonesia.

A soldier's best friend? Marines put Google's robo-dog 'Spot' through its paces, tackling tough terrain and scouting buildings

Spot the 160lb (73kg) robo-dog (pictured) which is capable of running on rough terrain and following soldiers, is being tested by a Darpa team at Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia.

The CYBERDOGS of war: Canines could spy on the enemy using remote-controlled cameras mounted on their backs

The Cerberus Digital Canine Transmitter, developed by Dorset-based Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance, is a pop up camera that can be mounted to a dog harness.

Are these the faces of a murdered Scottish royal family? Reconstructions of Dark Age bodies could shed light on mysterious mass grave

Dark Age body reconstructions could shed light on mysterious mass grave

Researchers have analysed four of the bodies - two males and two females - found in the grave in Cramond and work is ongoing to reconstruct another five bodies found on the site. The bodies were originally believed to have been victims of the bubonic plague,however, analysis reveals the individuals date back 800 years earlier to the 6th Century. Two of the bodies were warriors (male 1 pictured top left and male 2 pictured bottom left) due to their multiple healed wounds. Furthermore, at least one, but possibly three, family members were murdered. The female pictured bottom right was found to have suffered 'shattering blows' to the head.

Your car is ALREADY better at parking than you: Self-parking features outperform humans, but drivers still don't trust them

A study by the American Automobile Association found cars parked themselves with 47 per cent fewer manoeuvres and were able to 37 per cent closer to the curb than human drivers.

Why it's safe to make love after having a heart attack: It's no riskier than climbing stairs or a brisk walk, say scientists 

Experts say that doing any physical activity - including making love - after a heart attack is safe and should be encouraged. German researchers tracked the health of more than 500 heart attack survivors.

Hate hoovering? There's an app for that! Robot vacuum cleaner can be controlled remotely by your PHONE

The Neato BotVac Connected is the first robotic vacuum linked to the internet, and uses the same technology as Google's driverless cars to map out a house and navigate around objects.

Create a playlist with your FACE: Spotify tool scans selfies to see how you're feeling and makes music mixes to suit this mood

Taiwanese mobile phone giant HTC has teamed up with Spotify to create a service that analyses selfies to select music based on the user's facial expression.

How good are YOU at paying attention? Take the test that reveals just how bad humans are at noticing obvious changes

The release Friday of Donald Trump's position paper on gun rights drew so many readers that his website server was temporarily knocked offline

Watch the clip and count how many basketball passes are made. The famous test highlights a phenomenon known as 'change blindness' that causes us to miss obvious changes to a scene.

The spectre in the snaps: Hikers capture rare optical illusion that causes a HALO to appear around their shadows in photographs

Radka and Chris Chapin were on the summit of Washington's Tamanos Mountain when they saw what looked like a supernatural figure. The illusion was created by the 'Brocken Spectre.'

Should we fear the North Atlantic BLOB? Climate scientists warn record cold in ocean may be a sign of changes to ocean currents

Climate scientists warn record cold may be a sign of changes to ocean currents

The ocean south of Greenland and Iceland has experienced some of the coldest temperatures on record for the area during the first eight months of the year. It comes at a time when much of the world has experienced the warmest temperatures on record (illustrated bottom right). Scientists fear it may be caused by cold fresh water streaming into the ocean from the melting ice cap on Greenland (main picture) and a slowdown of the ocean circulation which drives the Gulf Stream (illustrated top right).

Has the secret to eternal life been found? Russian scientist says he is stronger and healthier after injecting himself with 3.5 MILLION year old bacteria 

A controversial Russian scientist has injected himself with a 3.5 million year old 'eternal life' bacteria fund in the siberian permafrost - and says he is stronger and never gets ill.

Are video games GOOD for you? 'Shoot-em-ups' can actually boost brain function, review suggests

The review was carried out by Dr Shawn Green, assistant professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr Aaron Seitz, of University of California Riverside.

Tinder's 'SUPER LIKE' goes global: All users can now 'swipe up' to single out one person a day they're really keen on

The feature (shown) has been available in Australia for a month and Tinder is now rolling it out globally. Data from the Australia trial shows conversations last 70% longer following a Super Like.

Tutankhamun's tomb could contain two hidden rooms: Secret doors may lead to his mother's burial chamber, claims study

Mamdouh Eldamaty, Egypt's antiquities minister, said scratching on the northern and western walls are similar to those found by Howard Carter on the entrance of King Tut's tomb.

Quick eaters are good multi-taskers, and picky eaters are curious! Food expert reveals what your dining habits say about your personality 

Little Things compiled a list of nine of the most popular ways to consume food, revealing exactly what each one says about you as a person.

More than 200 of our genes may be USELESS: Genome project finds we may not need everything in our DNA to survive

The findings come from the 1000 Genome Project, led by the University of Washington. Researchers studied the genomes of 2,500 people from across the globe.

Are wild orang-utans turning into CARNIVORES? Normally vegetarian ape seen eating meat in Borneo for the first time

Researchers from the University of Cambridge described hearing crunching and chewing as the male orang-utan ate a squirrel in the tropical Sabangau Forest in Boreno (pictured).

From the alien lights of Occator to the mysterious pyramid mountain: First topographical maps of Ceres revealed (and scientists STILL don't know what the bright spots are)

stunning new maps reveal the mystery spots and pyramid mountain on Ceres in unprecedented detail

This view, made using images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, is a color-coded topographic map of Occator crater on Ceres.

Blue is the lowest elevation, and brown is the highest. The crater, which is home to the brightest spots on Ceres, is approximately 56 miles (90 kilometers wide).

Dawn's mission is managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Dawn is a project of the directorate's Discovery Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. Orbital ATK, Inc., in Dulles, Virginia, designed and built the spacecraft. The German Aerospace Center, the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the Italian Space Agency and the Italian National Astrophysical Institute are international partners on the mission team. For a complete list of acknowledgments, see http://dawn.jpl.nasa.

Nasa has revealed the first in depth topological map of Ceres, revealing the strange, unexplained craters and mountains.

Facebook gets animated: Social network to allow video loops to be used as profile pictures

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You?ve always been able to control who can see the information you showcase on your profile, and now we?re making it easier for you to see what others can view by introducing a new customizable space at the top of your profile. You can curate this space? and convey what you want people to know about you? by changing the visibility of the fields that show up here. You can also fill out the new, one-line ?Bio? field: select certain public About fields like work and education details to appear there; and even visually highlight what?s important to you by choosing up to five Featured Photos to be showcased at the top of your profile. While this space is visible to anyone who visits your profile, you have full control of what information appears here.

Facebook is to allow people to use animated pictures as their profile shot for the first time. The new features is part of an overhaul of the mobile profiles the social network announced today.

From a pregnant pygmy seahorse to a dragon shrimp: Amateur photographer captures incredible kaleidoscope colours of deep sea creatures 

Amateur photographer Lynn Wu, 34, a bank teller from Taiwan, took a series of pictures, including this one of a bright green mantis shrimp (pictured), while diving in the Pacific with her partner, Jim Chen.

Charging gadgets using THIN AIR: Freevolt captures radio waves to wirelessly power small devices

Freevolt, and its Perpetual Power technology, was developed by Lord Paul Drayson from London-based Drayson Technologies with support from Imperial College London.

Stressed at work and need to relax? Do the dishes! Daily chores 'reduce nervousness and improve wellbeing'

Washing the dishes mindfully, focusing on the smell of soap and the feel of the plates, significantly reduces feelings of tension and nervousness, scientists at Florida State University found.

Controlling a computer with your MIND: Paralysed patients move on-screen cursor using just their brain waves

Researchers from Brown University observed how well two paralysed people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could use their minds to guide a cursor onto a target on a computer screen (pictured)

Oculus and Samsung reveal $99 VR headset that uses your phone as a screen will go on sale in November

Facebook 's Mark Zuckerberg, told conference attendees that virtual reality is "the next logical step" in online sharing after text, photos and video.

Did water on the moon come from asteroids? Craters may be littered with ice from past impacts - and provide a supply for a manned lunar base

Scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology calculate that up to 4.5 per cent of lunar craters may contain considerable amounts of water in the debris left by asteroids.

Minority Report-style software predicts when and where crimes will take place: System uses web feeds to identify hotspots

The Japanese firm's Predictive Crime Analytics (PCA) technology uses what's known as latent Dirichlet allocation, to sift through data and assign tags to it. It then creates crime hotspots (pictured).

Never queue for your morning coffee again! Starbucks rolls out tool that lets you pre-order and pay for drinks from your phone

The option is already available across the US and can be used by both iOS and Android customers with a Starbucks account. It is expected to go live across the UK tomorrow.

Combatting fraud with your FACE: Shops could soon use facial recognition to check your card hasn't been stolen

Ped Cam, which stands for Pin Entry Device Camera, is a prototype device fitted with a upward-facing camera and was developed by London-based payment provider Worldpay.

The rolling countryside of MANHATTAN: The interactive map that lets you explore what every block of New York City was like in 1609, the year Henry Hudson arrived

An interactive satellite map lets you explore the Manhattan's natural landscape, block by block, as it would have looked like in 1609, when Henry Hudson arrived on the island.

The duck boat for the 21st century: Lockheed Martin reveals $7m eight wheel drive amphibious vehicle complete with grenade launchers to carry marines into battle

Any vehicle that can swim, climb out of the water on its own and then drive on land is considered an amphibian. There have been many attempts at these wheeled amphibious vehicles?from the dainty German Amphicar of the 1960s to the wild Gibbs Aquada or Rinspeed Splash of more contemporary design.
For military use, the most famous wheeled amphibian is World War II-era DUKW or Duck boat, repurposed today for tourists to sightsee along city streets and waterways.   
?In the past, the challenge in designing amphibians has always been an issue of making compromises in the design, which has generally led to vehicles that weren?t very good in either ?land mode? or ?sea mode,?? said David Hunn, senior fellow and technical director working on Lockheed Martin?s Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program.
The real design challenge, according to Hunn, is how you can make a military vehicle that is good at being both, while also being very survivable on a modern, hostile battlefield.
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With eight wheel drive and fitted with grenade launchers, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle is designed to carry up to 13 marines into combat.

So THAT'S how Rosetta's comet got its bizarre duck shape: 67P's 'lobes' were forced together following a collision 

Italian and Swedish researchers have used data from the ESA's Rosetta spacecraft to determine that the head and body of the comet formed separately.

The mystery of the moonquakes deepens: Analysis of Apollo data reveals over 200 new tremors on the lunar surface

A view of the Earth appears over the Lunar horizon as the Apollo 11 Command Module comes into view of the Moon before Astronatus Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. leave in the Lunar Module, Eagle, to become the first men to walk on the Moon's surface. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
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The algorithm-based program uncovered 210 previously unknown tremors and scientists at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research say additional new discoveries will follow.

It's the $144,000 'nondescript' electric SUV that Tesla desperately hopes will make firm profitable again... and claims 25,000 have been pre-ordered

The launch of the luxury Model X represents a milestone for the loss-making Silicon Valley automaker during a period of high spending and modest growth.

The optical illusion that fools monkeys: Study finds primates see visual tricks just like humans

Researchers at Georgia State University made the discovery after presenting capuchin and rhesus monkeys with a version of the Delbouef illusion - a trick that causes dots to appear different sizes.

Lions roar, hyenas laugh and giraffes HUM: Graceful giant of the African grasslands spend evenings humming to each other 

Biologists at the University of Vienna analysed 1,000 hours of recordings at three zoos and discovered a weird low frequency humming noise was produced by the animals at night.

How 'unfriending' someone on Facebook is now workplace bullying: Fair Work Commission rules social media snub was 'unreasonable and emotionally immature'

The act of 'unfriending' a colleague on Facebook is now considered a workplace bullying after a tribunal found the matter in Tasmania left the victim depressed, anxious and unable to work.

Say hello to cousin EBOLA: Viruses are alive and are our distant relatives, researchers claim

Transmission Electron micrograph of Ebola virus

Viruses such as Ebola (pictured) deserve a place on the tree of life and are they're 'siblings' of humans' genetic ancestors, a new study has claimed.

Google unveils new Nexus 5x and 6p handsets, Chromecast TV and hifi dongles and convertible 'supertablet' in bid to topple Apple

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The new $499 Nexus 6p has a 5.7inch screen,  the $379 5x a 5.2inch screen. It also showed off a new version of its $35 Chromecast TV dongle and revealed a $499 tablet called the Pixel C.

Is this the Black Death's ancestor? Bacteria found inside 20-million-year-old flea may be ancient strain of the bubonic plague

A flea trapped in amber (pictured) discovered in a mine in the Dominican Republic has been found to be carrying a bacteria similar to Yersinia pestis, which causes the bubonic plague.

Watch the terrifying babybot: Creepy robot helps reveal how infants time their smiles to make their mums smile in return

Their UC San Diego study found that, much like comedians, babies wait for the moment when their mother is at her most responsive before smiling.

Apple smashes sales records with its iPhone 6s: Tech firm sold more than 13 million handsets in the opening weekend

The next-generation models went on sale on Friday in 12 launch countries, including the UK, US, Australia and China. This record beats the 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sold in 2014.

The science of the BIBLE: From time being slower when the world was created to Moses being on drugs, researchers reveal how miracles may really have happened

Other theories suggest Noah's flood could have been caused by global warming and that the Red Sea may have been parted in winds blew at 63mph.

The ultimate party phone: Free AmpMe app lets users link handsets to play music together as one giant speaker

The app was created by Montreal start-up, AmpMe and allows iOS and Android devices to play the same music together across both platforms to ramp up the sound at parties.

Climate change is causing the tongues of bumblebees to SHRINK

The tongues of two Rocky Mountains species of bumblebees are about one-quarter shorter than they were 40 years ago,researchers found.

Haunting solar eclipses, speeding comets and distant worlds: Stunning winners of Astronomy Photographer of the Year revealed

A haunting view of the total solar eclipse in March this year taken from the icy valleys of Svalbard, Norway (pictured), was named overall winner of the annual competition.

Elon Musk creates the world's most exclusive school: Entrepreneur reveals he bought a mansion to house 15 pupils (including his five kids) and three teachers 

The school, named Ad Astra, is in southern California and shrouded in secrecy. Musk started it after discovering the current education system wasn't 'doing the things I thought should be done.'

Have YOU ever tracked your partner online? Half of us believe it's acceptable to use phones to spy on loved ones

The study was conducted by Melbourne's VicHealth organisation, which surveyed 1,923 people aged between 16 and 24 about their attitudes towards relationships

Monster supermassive black hole at centre of distant galaxy is 30 times bigger than it should be... and is outgrowing its host

Astronomers at Keele University were studying a galaxy called SAGE0536AGN and discovered it had a black hole at its heart that has a mass equivalent to 350 million of our suns.

Do YOU believe in aliens? Poll shows Germans are the strongest supporters, the UK is most skeptical and right-wingers think governments are hiding the truth

The poll was carried out by YouGov. It also revealed that men across the UK and US are more likely to believe in extra-terrestrial life, and only in Germany do a majority of women (51 per cent) believe.

From the bootylicious Beyonce fly to the muscle-bound Schwarzenegger beetle: Infographic reveals members of the animal kingdom named after celebrities

The infographic was created by Guildford-based website Lovethegarden.com. It also includes a beetle named after Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Angelina Jolie spider.

How our brain remembers when and where events took place: Scans reveal the cells responsible for giving our memories context

By studying brain activity, neuroscientists from MIT identified the entorhinal cortext is responsible for processing location and time using 'ocean' and 'island' cells.

The $2,000 closet that can dry clean your clothes: LG unveils hi-tech home steamers

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LG says its new Styler system can wrinkles and removes odours without detergents or other harsh chemicals - and without having to send them to a cleaner.

Slicker, faster and more refined: Apple launches major 'El Capitan' free update to its Mac software

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'El Capitan' won't offer dramatic changes, but the new free update to Mac OS does give some great refinements and enhancements to the current Mac system, called Yosemite.

Why coughs and sneezes really DO spread disease: Scientists discover flu breeds in the roof of the mouth

The soft palate - which separates the back of the mouth and nasal cavity - plays a key role in viruses' ability to travel through the air, say experts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Parched America: Satellite images reveal just how dry the ground has become across California, Oregon and Washington

The maps reveal how water in mid September 2015 compares with averages for Septembers between 1948 and 2012, with warmer colours showing drier-than-average conditions.

'Glowing' TURTLE discovered in South Pacific: Diver captures first known case of biofluorescence in a reptile

Marine biologist David Gruber came across the spectacular sight off the Solomon Islands and described it as looking like 'a big spaceship gliding into view'.

Stonehenge-style rocks spotted on MARS: Bizarre circular stone formation on the red planet resembles the iconic Pagan site

Alien hunters claim to have spotted a stone circle in images sent back by the HiRise camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which they claim resembles Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England.

Mystery of Saturn's bizarre hexagonal vortex is solved: Jet stream circling planet's north pole is jostled into shape by winds

Planetary scientists at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology have used computer simulations to work out what causes the 20,000 mile wide vortex to form a six-sided geometric shape.

Like an IMAX but with REAL effects: This incredible $4million cinema has a 1,800sq-foot screen... and the audience will be hit by mist and wind

Brazil's 24-seater VIX virtual reality ride, launching next month in the town of Vila Velha, took two years to complete and a 90-man team to assemble.

Nirvana's Smells like Teen Spirit is the most iconic song EVER: Computer analysis reveals the track ticks all the boxes needed to be a hit

A computer scientist at Goldsmiths, University of London, analysed 50 of the greatest themes as picked out by music critics for features that seemed to make them stand out.

How to deal with loneliness: People who are lonely have brains that are wired differently, but four steps could help them overcome it 

In two separate studies, researchers at Chicago University found that people are chronically lonely shun interaction because their brains are more vigilant to threats from friends and family.

Forget putting on a brave face - crying does us good: Charity warns suppressing our emotions could be harming mental health 

One in four 18 to 34-year-olds admit they think showing emotions is a sign of weakness, compared with just one in ten over-55s, researchers found.

What's the catch? FreedomPop gives users FREE minutes, texts and data for life and lets you earn more by completing surveys

FreedomPop (logo pictured) has been operating in the US for three years, with almost one million customers, and 250,000 Britons have been using a beta service since May.

The glider that plans to hitch a ride to the edge of SPACE using nothing but polar air currents and 'stratospheric mountain waves'

Earlier this week, the glider made history by soaring to 5,000ft (1,525 metres) during its maiden flight over Roberts Field, the Redmond Municipal Airport in Oregon (pictured).

Return to Antikythera: Shipwreck divers unearth more than 50 new treasures from board game pieces to part of a THRONE

During the latest expedition, professional divers were joined by archaeologists who spent a total of 40 hours at depths of 180ft (55-metre) off the coast of the Aegean island Antikythera.

Rosetta's comet has its own water cycle: Ice formation on the surface of 67P may explain space rock's strange 'duck' shape

Scientists at the Institute for Space, Astrophysics and Planetology in Rome have used data from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission to figure out how ice accumulates on the comet's surface.

Watch the terrifying spread of meningitis through a brain: Video reveals tendrils of infection taking over organ

Duke University School of Medicine scientists injected Cryptococcal meningitis into microscopic zebrafish larvae, which have clear bodies, and watched the infection take hold.

What makes the perfect partner? Study reveals the richer the man or woman, the more emphasis they place on attractiveness

Chapman University in California also found that gender was the biggest factor that influenced what people were looking for in a long-term partner.

Elusive and VERY ugly shark captured off the Scottish coast: Six-foot-long false catshark that usually lives at depths of 4,600ft spotted

Marine biologists conducting a survey off the coast of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides were astounded when they pulled the nine-stone monster (pictured) aboard their vessel.

An end to puddles? Bizarre 'thirsty' concrete sucks up hundreds of gallons of water in less than a minute

A video of a test of Topmix Permeable concrete, developed by Birmingham based Tarmac, shows 880 gallons of water vanishing without trace.

What to do when your boyfriend blasts into space for a YEAR: Instagram snaps reveal how astronaut Scott Kelly keeps in touch with his girlfriend on Earth

The images provide an insight into the lives of Scott Kelly, who is spending a year on the ISS, and his girlfriend Amiko Kauderer, who is in Texas, working as a public relations officer at Nasa.

Take a tour of Star Trek's USS Enterprise: Video lets you walk through the ship's maze of corridors and explore its iconic bridge

The tour is a demo of the ongoing Enterprise 3D Construction Project, which will one day allow wearers of the California-designed Oculus Rift virtual reality headset wander unguided.

Are Apple's new iPhones secretly WATERPROOF? 'Torture tests' reveal devices can survive submersion... as well as stints inside an OVEN

Two separate torture tests were carried out by San Francisco-based SquareTrade, and YouTube user Zach Straley. They included dropping and dunking the phones (pictured).

Harry Potter's invisibility cloak becomes a reality (sort of): Ultra-thin cape conceals 3D objects, but it only works with tiny shapes

Working with brick-like blocks of gold nanoantennas, scientists at the University of California Berkeley fashioned a 'skin cloak' (illustrated) 80 nanometres thick.

Can YOU spot a love cheat from their face? Scientists say you can - now see if you can identify which six of these 12 people have been unfaithful 

Researchers in Australia say that people can tell a love cheat from just their face 59 per cent of the time - so look at these twelve people and see whether you think they are faithful or not.

Super-intelligent aliens could be trying to contact Earth, but humans may not be able to pick up the signals yet, says Seti's top scientist

Exclusive: Dr Nathalie Cabrol, who is leading the hunt for alien life at the Seti Institute in California, says optical and radio technologies may not be able to pick up messages from ET.

Revealed - what's inside the Pompeii mummies: Incredible CT scans show bodies in unprecedented detail laying bare their bones, delicate facial features and even perfect teeth

Archaeologists have spent the past year carefully restoring and scanning the preserved bodies of 86 Romans who died when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii in 79AD.

No more bulky camping gear! All-in-one tent inspired by spacesuits combines an insulated shelter with sleeping bag and mat

Swiss materials scientists have helped to develop a new type of shelter that they say can keep campers warm at down to -22°F and help reduce uncomfortable nights in the great outdoors.

'Hush' kills unused apps to boost your battery: Free tool tracks how you use your phone to save energy

Purdue University researchers in Indiana, said the Hush tool for Android phones can reduce the total daily energy drain by 16 per per cent by shutting down apps (stock image).