The new high-resolution simulations, created by Chiba University, reveal how the movement of plasma can lead to changes in the sun's magnetic field.
It's been said that Mars was likely once covered in a massive ocean, spanning almost half of the red planet's northern hemisphere - now, UFO hunter claims he's found proof. Among the rocks on the Martian surface, the alien enthusiast has spotted what he says is a large petrified fish. The image was captured by Nasa's Curiosity rover, and despite criticizing the agency for overspending on their 'fishing' trip, he claims this is one 'worth mounting on the wall.'
Airbus has filed a patent for a multi-engine design that could improve propulsive efficiency. Instead of two massive engines under the wings, there engine nacelles that wraparound the plane.
Recruiter Impact Interview agency compiled the 140 questions that candidates have reported being asked at interviews for roles at the tech giant - many of which have been dropped from the process.
Google will now provide full-page warning with instructions about how these users can stay safe. The company said it will also be increasing the visibility of other types of Gmail security warnings.
The icy space rock, dubbed Comet Linear, will emerge from next week and be around 100 times brighter than astronomers had expected. Sky watchers need to be out 1.5 hours before sunrise.
Computers have been found to get tripped up by some names, which may be too long for particular online forms to bear, or in the case of 'Null,' the problem lies in the language of programming.
It will initially support Samsung's Gear VR headset, and is expected to add support for the Oculus Rift, which will begin being delivered to consumers on Monday.
Rosoboronexport, a Russian defense organization, created an unmanned vehicle to provide reconnaissance and fire support to infantry and counter-terror units.Called Uran-9, this mini tank bot stands just a few feet taller than a human and is fully loaded with a machine gun, missiles and a 30-millimeter cannon that fires 350 to 400 rounds per minute. The outside of this tiny beast holds a 7.62-millimeter machine gun and four 9M120 Ataka anti-tank missiles, each designed to hit a target 2.5 miles away with 90 percent accuracy. Although this type of technology is still very new, Rosoboronexport is hopeful this fully loaded machine will be beneficial in cities that encounter terror attacks and help reduce personnel casualties.
The airline tycoon has confirmed that Virgin has options to buy 10 of the recently revealed supersonic Boom jets, which are being built in Colorado and can reach over 1,400mph.
A chocolate Easter bunny endured 1,221 degree molten aluminium being poured on it before finally losing an ear and breaking in two. A video of the resilient rabbit being melted was posted online
Chocolate is one of our favourite indulgences, with over 7.2 million tons eaten globally each year. From the tree to your mouth, How it Works magazine has revealed the secrets of the chocolate factory.
Amazon has published a DIY guide for making a device powered by Alexa and will cost just $60. All you need is a Raspberry Pi, a USB sound card, an external speaker and a push button.
A researcher from the University of Kent believes the conflict has as much to do with culture, family, moral positions and political loyalties as it has to do with the truth. Stock image.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver under federal law.
A handwritten manuscript from nearly 400 years ago reveals a glimpse at the recipe for the mythical 'philosopher's stone.' The 17th century document was penned by Isaac Newton, a copy of another known alchemist's text. After decades in a private collection, the text was purchased by the Chemical Heritage Foundation in the US, which has revealed the early steps in a process alchemists thought could turn lead to gold.
It's impossible to look away. A 15-minute video that shows 6,000 matchsticks being set alight has the internet mesmerised, with the YouTube clip racking up more than six million views since it was published on March 14. The video shows the matchsticks being slowly devoured by a wall of fire, which starts in just one corner of the tightly-packed matchsticks (top left) before quickly spreading (top right). But it takes far longer for the flame to burn down (bottom left), before it leaves just charred embers behind (bottom right).
The terms of the deal have not been revealed, but a unnamed source said that it was a mixture of cash and stock. Canada-based Bitstrips is available on iOS (pictured), Android and on Chrome.
A British cancer patient is set to have his operation live streamed using virtual reality technology in a world first. Viewers will be able to watch the grou...
Researchers from the Seti Institute in California used results from Nasa's Cassini mission to study tidal interactions between Saturn and its moons (illustrated) to determine their age.
The array at Walton-on-Thames has 23,046 solar panels. At a cost of £6million, the farm has taken three months to build and could generate enough electricity to power 1,800 homes.
Researchers a the University of East Anglia (UEA) have created a machine capable of distinguishing the sounds 'p', 'b' and 'm', which all look very similar on the lips (stock image).
For the first time, researchers from Kyoto University and colleagues, carried out an investigation into the noses in non-human hominoids.
British journalist and author Robert Colvile has explained our 'insatiable' desire' for speed and convenience in his upcoming book 'The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster.'
Netflix (file picture) says it limits its streams at 600 kilobits per second to keep customers from exceeding their data allowance. Carriers such as AT&T; and Verizon ask customers to pay overage fees.
A mesmerising simulation of the sun has provided the most accurate representation of its magnetic field to date. The hypnotic map shows the complex and turbulent forces that shapes the ball of plasma, causing violent solar flares and coronal mass ejections. The orange and magenta lines represent the motion of plasma in the sun. This is so hot that the most energetic charged particles can escape from the sun's gravity and fly away. Researchers in Japan hope the model could help solve a long-standing mystery about our star; if the magnetic lines on the surface are so chaotic, how is it that it has a unified magnetic field?
The Master Lock, from the Wisconsin-based firm, is unlocked by an app and homeowners can give delivery drivers time-limited access to the lock when dropping off or picking up parcels.
Researchers from Flinders University and Lancaster University have explained what happens to the body during the time change, and reveal how to help ease the transition. Stock image.
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Massey University in New Zealand have found that genetically engineered maggots can clean non-healing wounds and promote cell growth.
Researchers assessed the frequency and duration of cannabis use (stock image) among participants in the 40-year Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study in New Zealand.
In a patent filing, Stuttgart-based Recaro said the risk of injury would be 'advantageously' reduced with an airbag, which would inflate in a 'triggering event' such as a crash.
German experts who ordered post-mortems on 13 dead whales say that the animal's stomachs and intestines were full of plastic. The 13 dead bodies were washed up on the beach near the German town of Toenning in Schleswig-Holstein.
The report originally said: 'The government is funding Dyson to develop a new Battery Electric Vehicle.' This reference has since been removed. James Dyson is pictured.
Images leaked on Reddit this week took the internet by storm - but have been revealed as fake. The reddit user behind the hoax has even posted a video revealing how he did it.
Dubbed the '40mm Cased Telescoped Cannon', it is the first system of its kind to be produced for Ministry of Defence for 50 years. The main difference in this design is that the ammunition is contained in a straight tube instead of the traditional bullet shape. This, according to its creators BAE Systems, allows it to deliver a more explosive charge. It will be installed on British Army Ajax and Warrior armored vehicles.
The firm is working with Will.i.am and two veteran TV executives, Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens, on a new show that will spotlight the app economy, according to the New York Times.
Researchers at the Lomonosov Moscow State University found that footballers who scored poorly on tests attained high results thanks to the 'explosive pace'. Antonio Valencia is pictured.
Aaron Rodgers said he'd been staying with former California Golden Bears teammate, Steve Levy at his family's New Jersey home in February, 2005 when they spotted an alien aircraft.
The more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are to be depressed, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Pornhub is offering its members a virtual reality category that allows them to experience 360-degree adult content. Users will not only be 'in' the films, but will be able to interact with their favorite stars.
New research at Cairo University reveals Pharaoh Ramesses III was assassinated by multiple assailants at once. His throat was slit and big toe cut off.
The Ossic X headphones (pictured) are the brainchild of a start-up in San Diego, California and are designed to be used with VR headsets, TVs, computers or simply for listening to music.
Researchers from the Korea Institute for Research and Behavioural Sciences, said multi-tasking on a phone by, for instance, listening to music while writing an email, can be mentally draining.
At the time of its closest approach, P/2016 BA14 was about 2.2 million miles (3.5 million kilometers) away, making it the third closest comet flyby in recorded history. Radar images from the flyby indicate that the comet is about 3,000 feet (1 kilometer) in diameter.
A group of scientists based at Nasa Ames Research Centre in California has outlined proposals for new low cost solutions for building a permanent base on the Moon to house 10 people by 2022.
Researchers at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands worked with Hyundai to add an outlet to the fuel cell of an ix35 (pictured).
Paleontologists in Kenya found fossilised teeth and forearm bone of Australopithecus afarensis, revealing the species roamed much further than previously thought.
YouTube Connect, a rumoured live video app from the Californian company, would give viewers a new way to watch stars like Zoella (pictured).
Computer giant Intel, based in Santa Clara, is abandoning the principal of Moore's Law, which predicts that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit will double every two years.
The California-based search giant has launched its new large-scale platform (illustrated). It can learn from available information and make predictions 'across a whole variety of scenarios.'
Titan's tallest peak is 10,948 feet (3,337m) high and is found within a trio of mountainous ridges called the Mithrim Montes.
This compares to the 29,029ft (8,848m) height of Everest.
Since 1981, the best years for French wine have been wetter and warmer than they have been in the past, which scientists say is due to climate change producing consistently better wine.
In the text inscribed on the ancient tablet (pictured left from the side and front) from Babylonia (city illustrated right), 'Nanni' complains to a merchant about receiving the wrong grade of copper ore that's arrived late and is slightly damaged. The clay tablet, which measures 4.6 inches (11cm) tall, two inches (5cm) wide and one inch (2.6cm) thick, dates from 1,750 BC.
Scientists at Stanford University in California have pinpointed the set of brain cells involved in making risky decisions, and have been able to control them in rats, using targeted light.
Researchers from the University of Chicago have found people with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) and twice as likely to have toxoplasma gondii (pictured) in their brains.
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Notre Dame used the gravitational microlensing method to detect a gas giant exoplanet similar to Saturn (shown) orbiting a star.
Elasmotheriusm sibiricum was thought to have died out 350,000 years ago but a fossil discovered in Pavlodar Priirtysh, Kazakhstan suggests they may have survived there until 26,000 years ago.
Many body parts are not there because you need them. Instead they're there because your ancestors did, such as the palamaris longus (pictured), a video from Washington's Vox explains.
The Playground Labyrinth watches, unveiled by Swiss timepiece firm Hautlence, have no dials or numbers but a maze game for the wearer to play.
The structural remains (pictured) were uncovered on the land off the North banks of the River Clyde, at the confluence of the River Kelvin.
Scientists at the University of Rovira Virgili in Tarragona, Spain, say cannibalism played a 'major role' in the demise of the Neanderthals as they resorted to it to survive food shortages.
The wrecks are from Operation Desecrate One, which took place in March 1944. The US attack neutralized the Japanese naval and air bases on the islands of Palau in the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft that came down include an American Corsair fighter bomber (top right) and a Japanese 'Jake' floatplane (main picture and top left, in flight), while 20 major Japanese shipwrecks also remain at the bottom of the Palauan lagoon.
Swiss pilot Bertrant Piccard is conducting test flights from Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii after the solar powered aircraft was grounded in July following problems with its batteries overheating.
Professor Colin Raston (pictured) from Flinders University in Adelaide, created a device which untangles proteins, has said that his method could help to develop medical technologies.
Researchers at Cape Western Reserve University, Ohio have argued the conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains.
Researchers at the Universities of Maryland and Tulsa studied the behaviour of white-tailed prairie dogs to show they frequently kill Wyoming ground squirrels to boost their food security.
Nasa engineers in Maryland got a little closer to launch with the completion of testing on its science cameras and the installation of the final flight mirrors.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, found the bug and demonstrated it's possible to obtain photos and videos from iMessage.
The World Meteorological Organization said the normal is going to be increases: temperatures, ocean heat content and loss of ice. Even when El Nino passes, temperatures will rise.
The small green beetle, which is native to Asia, has deadly larvae that bore under the bark and kill the tree. Ash trees are also being targeted by a fungal disease called ash dieback.
The Google data centre in The Dalles, Oregon is an extremely exclusive facility; most Google employees aren't even allowed in. Now, a Youtube 360° video lets anyone take a tour through the high-security building for a look at the infrastructure that supports data on a massive scale. The data centres can hold more than 75,000 machines, and carry more bandwidth than is even on the internet.
Radar scans of the tomb in the ancient necropolis of Luxor have revealed two possible chambers and they're likely to contain 'organic material', Egypt's antiquities minister said.
Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School and Tufts University University in Massachusetts found 19 'new' pieces of non-human DNA lurking between our own genes.
Researchers from MIT's Senseable City Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, believe traffic lights will one day make way for smart intersections (illustrated).
Understanding more about these super spirals could shed light on how some of the biggest galaxies emerge, according to researchers at Nasa.
Researchers from McGill University tested two groups of bullfinches (picutred) in Barbados using associative learning tasks, as well as innovative problem-solving tasks
Developed by researchers at Cornell University, the group behind the composite material (pictured) said it could have a number of applications, including flexible skin for robots.
The study by Ohio State University showed blonde-women had an average IQ of 103.2, compared to 102.7 for brunettes and 101.2 for red heads. Goldie Hawn (pictured) is a Mensa member.
Blackberry has confirmed the California-based social media giant will no longer support software updates across the platform (illustrated), including BlackBerry 10 and BBOS.
Researchers at the La Silla Observatory in Chile captured an image of the Carina Nebula, which shows a face-like outline glowing through the clouds. The star formation surrounding the mysterious profile is NGC 3324, a nebula sitting along the edges of massive constellation. Gas and dust were cleared by the wind and radiation from infant stars in order to form the glowing outline of a man's face that has a 'bump in the center corresponding to a nose'. But conspiracy theorist believe it its an alien of a blue colored species, who 'is really impressive and idolized by many star systems'.
Nike has unveiled the HyperAdapt 1.0, which automatically tighten when the wearer's heel hits a sensor. And, they will be available to Nike+ members later this year.
Scientists from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre compiled and analysed a database of 203 human viruses to identify the key biological factors that determine their spread.
Seattle-based Amazon has warned bookworms who own a Kindle made before 2012 (example shown) will need to install a critical update to keep using their literary gadget as usual.
Roughly two dozen 'metro dogs' navigate the Moscow subway system; they know which stops to get on and off, and can identify the humans that are more likely to hand over a treat.
Ohio State University found that Donald Trump's emotionally-charged language is appealing because it reflects the fears and uncertainty Americans have about their future.
At Apple's launch event on Monday in Cupertino, California, Phil Schiller of Apple has revealed a new, smaller iPad Pro.The new member of the iPad family has a 9.7inch display.
On its 10th birthday, the San Francisco-based social network has 320 million users including celebrities such as Katy Perry (pictured), who is the most followed person in the world.
Researchers in the US are designing a new wind turbine that will reach 1,574 feet (479 metres) into the sky - 100 feet (30 metres) taller than the Empire State Building.
Assembling the complex array of mechanical parts and electronic circuits is due to begin at the UK headquarters of Airbus Defence & Space in Stevenage later this year. Testing of the rover prototypes (Bruno pictured inset right) takes place in a giant hangar (pictured main) containing 250 tonnes of sand strewn with artificial boulders, against a backdrop of panoramic photos from Mars. Bruno is part of the ExoMars mission (illustrated inset left).
Martian researchers have spotted what some claim is a massive door opening up on the sun allowing 'motherships to exit and enter'. This discovery could prove the theory that our sun is hollow.
A Martian researcher discovered a 30-meter UFO in 2010 using Google Maps. Using a method to 'turn back time' on the platform, he shows users how to locate the larger saucer near Area 51.
Florida-based organisation PawsLikeMe (pictured) already offers a dog matchmaking service and is now raising funds to make a version for cats looking for new homes a reality.
Pioneering X-ray imaging has allowed scientists to examine the ink contained within the charred scrolls discovered in the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, near Naples in Italy.
A super stealth ship called Ghost was developed by US-based Juliet Marine Systems, founded by entrepeneur Greg Sancoff. It uses a supercavitation effect to reduce the ship's drag.
Matthew Davidson, PhD Candidate in the neuroscience of consciousness at Monash University has explained what the Phi theory is, and why it is significant. A stock image is pictured.
Around the world, people are beginning to turn their backs on religion. A new study reveals the US is no longer the exception; with each passing generation, Americans too are steadily becoming less religious.
A paper by a former Nasa scientist warns that we are provoking an abrupt climate shift. It will cause killer storms and ice caps to melt, which will drown our coastal cities by the end of the century.
Yesterday, Microsoft launched its latest artificial intelligence (AI) bot named 'Tay' pictured left, aimed at 18 to 24-year-olds to improve their understanding of conversational language among young people online. But within hours of it going live, Twitter users took advantage of flaws in its algorithm that meant the AI chatbot responded to certain questions with racist answers. These included the bot using racial slurs, defending white supremacist propaganda, and supporting genocide.
According to Bloomberg, the firm has decided to sell the robot firm, with talks already underway with both Toyota and Amazon.
Neuroscientists at Duke University in North Carolina created neuroprothesis that converted infrared light into electrical signals that connected to the brains of rats using electrodes.
Scientists at Queen Mary University of London, have found that more experienced bees frequently attacked newcomers and tried to evict them from flowers.
The flying robot uses two spindly daddy long legs-style limbs to pull itself up walls and surfaces, and was developed and built at Stanford University's Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Lab.
Scientists in Singapore found a key protein in the brain, myelin, which insulates the brain's wiring, is more severely damaged women with Alzheimer's than men - raising hopes of new drug treatments.
China's newest spy plane is suited up for the cyber-battlefield. The CSA-003 'Scout' can collect enemy intelligence and locate vulnerabilities from the sky to facilitate cyber-attacks.
In the program titled 'Thunderstorm Spiral,' the US government solicits demonstrations to tackle the future challenges of combat in megacities and underground environments.
Joe Katan, 52, from North London, developed the Balluga bed, which is made up of air-filled balls, covered in foam, and is crammed full of tech to monitor sleep and regulate temperature.
The map was created by German astronomers who revisited the all-sky survey carried out by the ROSAT satellite. Dubbed the '2RXS catalogue', it provides the deepest and cleanest X-ray all-sky survey to date. Each dot represents the x-ray source that was measured by ROSAT. The size represents the brightness of the ray, and the color represents the wavelength of the signal on the electromagnetic spectrum. The most powerful celestial events, such as black holes, are represented by the brightest dots.
Neuroscientists at Oxford University used a technique called transcranial direct current stimulation to stimulate key parts of patients brains, improving their ability to reach, lift and grasp.
A study led by the University of Minnesota has revealed temperate plants can adapt their respiration rates to long-term temperature increases more effectively than previously thought.
Crewe-based luxury car firm Bentley has released designs for concept cars featuring a virtual butler and organic LED touch-screens in the internal panels.
The Fox and Franz Josef glaciers have been melting at such a rapid rate that it has become too dangerous for tourists to hike onto them from the valley floor.
Analysis of DNA from 1,523 people around the world has revealed natives of Papua New Guinea in Melanesia carry DNA from an extinct human species called the Denisovans (tooth pictured).
Dennis Fabricius Holm was using his metal detector on an afternoon off from work when he uncovered a Birka crucifix pendant in Aunslev, Østfyn.
Leading military lawyer Bill Boothby has cautioned that some military 'invisibility' tactics may be in violation of international humanitarian laws revised after World War II.
Scientists at MIT analysed more than a billion journeys record by mobile phones during morning rush hours in five cities around the world and found selfish drivers make commutes longer.
London-based games company, MrGamez.com created the tool (screenshot pictured left and right) that shows whether sets of lucky numbers have ever hit the jackpot as well as showing the most drawn numbers of all time, aren't that lucky. The tool (screenshot) shows the most drawn numbers of all time for the British Lotto (stock image inset) - 3, 40, 38, 30, 33 and 34 - would only have won £1,685 if someone had chosen them every week since the National Lottery began in 1994.
Dr Mary Schweitzer from North Carolina State has confirmed a fossil she found in 2005 is definitely from a pregnant T-Rex (illustrated). The team identified a bone only found in pregnant females.
A number of users began tweeting they were having problems accessing people they had previously connected with, which prompted the official Tinder Twitter handle to confirm the glitch.
Nasa astronaut and one-year crew member Scott Kelly will retire on April 1, the space agency has revealed - although will continue to participate in the ongoing research related to his mission.
A new study from Duke University has found that the unrealistic portrayal of income inequalities in popular children's movies, including titles from Disney and Pixar, is potentially harmful to young viewers.
Nasa's Dawn spacecraft has dipped closer than ever to Ceres, capturing the most detailed images yet of the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet at just 240 miles above the surface.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison have developed an artificial eye that could lead to contact lenses that automatically adjust to give a long-sighted wearer perfect vision.
A monstrous-looking sea creature that experts are unable to identify has washed up on a tourist beach in Mexico.
Observations were made using the Harps spectrograph at Eso's La Silla Observatory in Chile over two nights in July and August 2015. An example of one of the bright spots is pictured.
The 17 foot long concept car comes with gull wing doors and huge seats - with an option for a clothes carrying area. It also boast screens at every seat an an internal videoconferencing system. There's also an intercom system to make it easier for passengers in the third row to talk to those in the front.
Oculus said 30 games will be available for the eagerly anticipated headset when it goes on sale in March 28th.
Buzz Aldrin told Dailymail.com he believes that mankind should head for the red planet in 2040, but not until we explore and build habitats on the moon first.
Mathematicians at Stanford University found that prime numbers aren't completely random. Instead, neighbouring prime numbers were found to avoid repeating their last digits.
A recent study by the University of Arizona has found that Kuiper Belt objects with a highly eccentric orbit may be on a path that is in a predictable pattern with Planet Nine's orbit.
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) is set to blast off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Proton rocket on 14 March. The red planet is pictured in a new image.
Researchers based at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research in Norway say that night temperatures are more sensitive to the shifting climate and have been rising faster.
Pohang University's new mini fuel cell is just 1.95 mm wide, and could power phones for a week and let drones fly for an hour.
Vladyslav Vyazovskiy, associate professor of neuroscience at the University of Oxford has explained what torpor does to the body and how it could affect the human body.
Called Boom, the 40 seater aircraft would be able to fly from London to New York in 3.5 hours - with a ticket costing just $5,000. The plane will be built using a carbon-fiber composite instead of aluminum to save weight. Boom's plane will cruise at 60,000 feet, where passengers will be able to see the curvature of the earth.
A technology company is strapping pollution-monitoring backpacks onto ten pigeons in London, to monitor air pollution over the next three days.
Researchers at Michigan State University are working to determine if microscopic stardust found in meteoric material are remnants of classical nova explosions that helped form our solar system.
There is so much to learn - and value - about the extraordinary little animal that lives beneath those annoying mole hills. They keep soil healthy and on farmlands eat crop-damaging larvae.
Rumours of 'Snap Glass' are based on relatively recent hires by the Los Angeles social network (logo pictured), including a frame designer and augmented reality experts.
The company behind Masquerade, an app that overlays silly live filters to your selfies, has now revealed that it has been bought by Facebook as the social network takes on Snapchat.
Newly released video shows recorded by cameras on the bus show the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus.
A team led by psychologists at the University of Arizona, found that people who believed in an immortal soul were more accepting of end-of-the-world scenarios (illustrated).
The futuristic British-made Ibex (pictured) uses tech similar to the Mars Rover and self-driving cars and can identify individual weeds before zapping them with pinpoint accuracy.
Ideal Concept designed a double barreled, .380 caliber pistol that folds down into what appears to be a smartphone. The gun has a mock camera lens and headphones jack and even a clip so it can strap to your pocket or belt like -- just like a real smartphone.The firearm is being advertised as a lightweight one-piece frame with a hammerless firing system and made with locally produced parts. Ideal Concept has made claims on social media that the pistol will be available for sale in mid-2016 at a list price of $395.00 - but only if the patent is approved. This design has caught the attention of many gun enthusiasts who anticipate its release, but anti-gun organizations and law enforcement worry about how it will contribute to future gun violence.
A new secure waveform developed by the US Army can change continually, masking its identity to allow military and police officials to become entirely anonymous to radar detectors.
Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania carried out studies to explore why 'people perceive God as an active, trustworthy, and giving influence in their everyday lives'.
A team of scientists from the Instituut voor Sterrenkunde in Leuven, Belgium captured the double star IRAS 08544-4431 (pictured), lying 4000 light-years from Earth.
During a tour of the venture's research and development site outside Seattle, Bezos (pictured) said thousands of people have expressed interest in eventually paying for a trip on a suborbital craft.
China has plans to build a new space telescope which could outperform Hubble. The the new telescope will be similar to Hubble (pictured), but will have a field of view 300 times larger.
A study by the University of Sydney has shown that when looking through photographs in sequence, people are more likely to rate faces as attractive if they thought the face before was attractive.
Astronomers using the Arceibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico (pictured) have for the first time detected short bursts of powerful radio waves repeatedly coming from the same source.
Head of the European Space Agency, Johann-Dietrich Woerner has revealed ideas for an international 'Moon Village' that combines the capabilities of space-faring nations around the world.
A blind fish discovered in the caves of northern Thailand has given researchers a rare glimpse into evolutionary processes that took place nearly 400 million years ago. Called Cryptotora thamicola, the unusual fish can walk and climb up rocks in a waterfall, moving similarly to a salamander. This cavefish shares some features with early tetrapods, when four-footed animals first moved from water to land during the Devonian Period, according to researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology and Maejo University in Thailand.
Scientists based at the J. Craig Venter Institute in California have created a new artificial bacterial cell nicknamed Synthia 3.0 by stripping down the Mycoplasma bacterial genome to just 473 genes.
Scientists at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas say the discover that the moon's tilt changed three billion years ago may help to explain why the moon has less water than expected.
A video shared on Twitter by the US Department of Defense, shows a soldier take aim at a quadcopter and fire the weapon before the drone becomes drops like a stone.
Grubhub has launched an alternative keyboard of lively words all focused around eating and food. 'MMMoji' is free to download in the iTunes store and will be available for Android in a few days.
The origins of the buckle (pictured) initially proved mysterious to Ernst Stidsing of the Museum of East Jutland in Denmark, but experts now think it originally came from Scotland or Ireland.
Researchers at Caltech studied the behaviour of people who risked money, while taking brain scans in an attempt to uncover what influences decisions when taking risks.
Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark discovered that, although unlikely, it's not impossible to think our sun (pictured) could produce superflares that would devastate Earth.
Facebook's 'ethnic affiliations' have been used as part of recent marketing strategies to help advertisers deliver targeted ads based on the interests of a particular group.
Researchers at John Hopkins University have suggested that the two black holes detected by LIGO could be the kind to make up dark matter, which makes up 85 per cent of Universe's mass.
Prices for the iPhone SE (pictured) start at $399 in the US and £359 in the UK while the iPad Pro starts at $599 in the US and £499 for the same model in the UK.
A study led by Michigan State University has discovered that polarity genes, which create cowlicks and other polarized patterns, are regulated by a tumor suppressor protein.
A new online tool allows people to assess their risks of developing skin cancer in the next three years. Aimed at people over 40, the tool determines the risk level in only a few questions.
Environmentalists have made physical contact with a Sumatran rhino on the Indonesian part of Borneo island for the first time in over 40 years. She will be taken by helicopter to a safer habitat.
Tinder has launched 'Swipe the Vote', a campaign that shows users 10 political issues that they swipe left to disagree and right to agree. Then matches them with a candidate based
Researchers from the London School of Economics said there may be conflict between aspiring to greater goals and being tied to our evolutionary need for co-operation. Stock image.
The 302ft (92m) long Airlander 10 (pictured) - part plane, part airship - was floated in a First World War hangar in Bedfordshire. The craft's motors and fins are pictured.
The phone (range pictured), which is the first 4-inch phone to be unveiled since the iPhone 5s and 5c, was unveiled in San Francisco alongside a 9.7-inch iPad Pro and nylon Watch straps.
Micro Mobility Systems AG unveiled the latest variant of electric vehicles that was inspired by the Italian Isetta 'bubble car'. Microlino uses a 15-kW electric motor and tops out at 62 miles per hour.
The map, by the University of Rochester, filtered out 11,000 tweets with alcohol-related words. It found the best places to party are downtown Manhattan or Williamsburg.
At 7:47 am ET (11:47am GMT) this morning, the Earth will cover the moon in its shadow. The penumbral eclipse should be visible throughout most parts of the world.
To find the people who have ignored you, log in to Facebook on a desktop and tap the Friend Request icon in the top right-hand of the banner. The page is also available on the mobile app.
A team of experts, from the Universities of Exeter, Bristol, Montpellier and Naples Federico II, studied how people mirrored each other with their hands to suggest we all have an individual motor signature.
A team, led by researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand and Oxford University, found that attractive people tend to gather with other good-looking types (illustrated).
A study led by the University of California, Davis, has revealed one bacteria aboard the ISS - Bacillus safensis JPL-MERTA-8-2 (pictured) - grew better than in control conditions on Earth.
Scientists at Leicester University say dramatic changes in the Earth's biosphere, caused by human activity, are now starting to become evident in rock and soil strata.
The tool analyses account names and profile pictures of accounts to find ones suspiciously similar to original accounts. It is one of three new tools being tested by the California- based firm.
The rare pieces, discovered in a field in Galloway, Scotland, have now been removed from the silver pot in which they were buried and cleaned to show them in all their glory.
The models, conversions of the iconic D-Type race car, will be hand-built by Jaguar's specialist Classic division with each one meeting the exact specification as they appeared 59 years ago.
Scientists at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, have developed a way of growing metal nano-structures on cotton that catalyse the break down of organic stains and grime.
A study has found that British women are nine per cent more likely than men pray every day. The results were part of a report called 'The Gender Gap in Religion' from US-based research institute Pew.
The Cheyenne Mountain Complex, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, collects top secrete information from satellites and ground-based sensors around the world.
Sports scientists at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam conducted research that found players should switch their stance to stand and bat in the opposite direction to what feels natural.
The USS Conestoga left San Francisco Bay for Pearl Harbor in March 1921 - but the boat never made it to Hawaii, and her 56-man crew was declared lost.
The robot was invented by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis who hope their machine will be appealing for small businesses who could send up to 20lbs (9kg) of goods to local customers.
The 194ft (59-metre) rocket soared off its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 11:05pm EDT (3:05am GMT on Wednesday). The 3D printer is pictured before take-off.
While much of the liquid nitrogen has now frozen, researchers studying New Horizons data suspect there maybe pockets of the liquid on the surface today.
Industry experts believe innovation has stalled. Even Apple is touting smaller handsets as new. Apple's Greg Joswiak is pictured with Apple's iPhone SE at its San Francisco launch.
Researchers in Germany have shown that the female burying beetle (pictured) emits a lust-zapping chemical during the time in which its offspring need care.
Researchers at Facebook's Data Science team based in California used data from 5.6 million people to determine how our parents' career choices affect our own. Stock image pictured.
Scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland encapsulated data in a synthetic 'fossil' shell made from a microscopic silica glass particle with diameter of roughly 150 nanometers.
Researchers from Stockholm University looked at a sample of 484 members of the House of Commons, using ratings from sexymp.co.uk (pictured). Boris Johnson is pictured.
Apple released the latest version of its operating system, iOS 9.3, alongside the iPhone SE and a new 9.7-inch iPad Pro at its headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Around a supermassive black hole, researchers have detected ultrafast quasar winds. Detected by astrophysicists at York University, it is the fastest wind speed ever observed at ultraviolet wavelengths.
An autopsy on one of the infant big cats (remains of one pictured) will take place in the city of Yakutsk later this year with the 'hope' of confirming the theory, suggested by y.
The Blitzer railgun (pictured) designed by San Diego-based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, uses electromagnets to fire projectiles at thousands of miles per hour.
Meredith Warren at the University of Sheffield reveals that there are conflicting reports about whether Jesus was nailed or tied to the cross, and that the myth may be dictated by tradition.
London-based Santander's SmartBank app lets people ask questions about their statements, while Lloyds is now allowing people to conduct mortgage interviews via video.
Nasa has constructed the most detailed gravity map (pictured) yet showing Mars' surface, giving a glimpse into what is going on underneath, with data from three spacecraft over sixteen years.
Unbalanced diets are responsible for the greatest health burden around the world, according to research from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food.
The font was created by Daniel Britton, a 25-year-old designer from Kent last year and he has now raised enough money to create a Dyslexia Awareness Pack to be sent to schools.
British troops have been testing a Harry Potter-style 'invisibility cloak' that makes them disappear on the battlefield. But even more radical camouflage technologies are now being developed.
The system started to operate at full capacity in Cupertino last month and can take apart one iPhone 6 every 11 seconds to recover aluminum, copper, tin, tungsten, cobalt, gold and silver parts.
In promotion of the documentary Orange Sunshine, a VR experience called Origins aims to transport the wearer into a mid-1960s acid trip, using HTC Vive VR headset.
Government forecasters said Earth averaged 56.08 degrees (13.38 degrees Celsius) in February, 2.18 degrees (1.21 degrees Celsius) above average.
Students at Leicester University have used fluid dynamics to calculate how long it would take for a vampire to drink the blood of a human victim in a strange new study.
Researchers from the University of Hawai'i developed a new approach to study historical carbon levels over the past 66 million years. Stock image pictured.
Scientists at Duke University, North Carolina, developed a technique to watch how hundreds of cells work together to maintain and regenerate skin tissue, using a technicolour zebrafish.
Panasonic unveiled a line of exoskeleton suits for factory workers and sportsmen. One lets you lift heavy objects and the other gives helps you walk extremely long distances without needing a break.
Scientists at the University of Bristol, Harvard and MIT found difficulties with social interaction, communication and repetitive behavior occur in everyone, but are most severe in people officially diagnosed with autism.
NanoSystems released the blackest material in the world in 2014 and now they made a spray-on form. Vantablack S-VIS traps 99.8% of incoming light and can cover larger complex objects.
The small bird preys on mice, lizards, and other birds. The species can be found in can be found in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Israel-based security firm called NorthBit has claimed it has discovered a way to exploit the Stagefright bug, dubbing it the worst Android bug ever discovered.
The counties have talked about a 'ground station in the Southern Hemisphere' to support the program for 'moon exploration and other space activities'
Biologists at Uppsala University in Sweden have measured the speed of the eyes of small birds like blue tits (pictured). Their ultra-fast vision may help them dodge branches and catch insects.
A team of Pepper robots run the Pepper Phone Shop selling SoftBank phones in Tokyo. The store is the first to be exclusively staffed by robots.
The footage was captured by Washington-based Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory last week. It shows a round solar filament erupting from the surface of the sun (pictured).
Nasa administrator and former astronaut, Charles Bolden, this week told Congress that Nasa was betting on nuclear thermal propulsion to help astronauts reach Mars.
The 'Fenwick treasure', valuables, believed to have been stashed by a terrified Roman woman in Colchester in 61AD, have gone on display at Colchester Castle in Essex.
Lockheed Martin, which supplies the stocks for the United States and allies, has had to quadruple production of its Hellfire missile, and is expanding factories to keep up with fight against ISIS.
The 51 foot long craft will be used for surveillance, radiation detection, water sampling, oil and gas exploration and sonar surveys of large areas of the sea floor.
A trip from San Diego to Tijuana Airport will cost $100. Uber will charge a $20 cross-border fee for each journey, and the entire far can be split between four passengers.
Astronomers led by the University of Southampton, reported that a black hole emitted dazzling red flashes lasting just fractions of a second, as it blasted out material that it could not swallow.
Experts at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland said they were concerned these war machines could engage in unethical behavior and become a playground for hackers.
The new iPhone SE has a 4inch screen and familiar design - but has had a huge upgrade on the inside, making this a perfect first time iPhone.
Dubbed HD 20782, astronomers are hoping to learn more about the composition of a planetary atmosphere that can withstand brief but blistering exposure to its star.
To prevent other males from mating with their partners, a type of orb-weaving spider has been observed to mutilate the genitalia of females after sex.
Researchers from Western Sydney University two reasons why AIs are 'our greatest threat. The first being they are trained with logic and heuristics. The other is they will never have empathy.
Researchers have revealed the graphic details of the torture and death of the man known as Eric the Lawgiver, Erik the Saint, and Eric the Holy.
The Florida-based firm behind the device (pictured) said it stimulates nerves in the ear while you listen to music, triggering the release of neurotransmitters in the brain.
Researchers at Columbia University won a competition organised by the University of Bath, which sought to re-imagine a future cemetery at Arnos Vale on the outskirts of Bristol.
Beverly Hills urologist Dr James Elist developed a new penile implant procedure, in which a soft silicone sheath is inserted under the skin of the penis - immediately boosting length and girth.
The British Library has posted 300 manuscripts, maps and illustrations online to show what probably inspired the Bard to write plays such as Macbeth and The Tempest.
Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics is behind 'Sophia' - a robot (pictured) that has aspirations of attending school and even having a family.
Crematogaster mimosa ants live among the thorns of acacia trees (pictured) on the Savannahs of Africa where they attack elephants that try to eat the trees by biting them inside their trunks.
Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered the particles (pictured) in individual layers of paint sort themselves out by size as the liquid evaporates and dries out.
The Instagram community is not happy about the photo-sharing platform's new feed; the move has since spurred a petition for its reversal, and the hashtag #RIPInstagram is suddenly booming.
Uber has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars and may have placed a giant order with Mercedes for 100,000 limousines, it has been claimed.
Sir Andrew Wiles, 62, has been awarded the Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for an achievement that academy described as 'an epochal moment for mathematics'.
Twitter's algorithm timeline, announced earlier this year, has been changed from an option to part of the service.Users reported seeing tweets out of order as early as March 15 and they aren't happy.
Scientists from University of California, Los Angeles, revealed nice people are hardwired to be altruistic, since they have heightened activity in the brain regions that fuel empathetic responses.
For the first time, a research group led by UCL has looked at Jupiter's X-ray aurora when a giant solar storm arrived at the planet. An artist's illustration is pictured.
The Sprout eco pencil (pictured), originally developed by a group of MIT students, is made of cedar and uses graphite and clay in place of lead.
The helium-filled flying machine, known as Skye (pictured), combines the manoeuvrability of a traditional quadcopter with the energy efficiency of a blimp. It was developed by Zurich-based Aerotain.
A study by the University of Toronto suggests a combination of maternal and infant responses cause babies to develop more quickly when they are at risk of infanticide.
The latest update to Facebook's Messenger app contains a hidden game that is activated by sending a basketball emoji to a friend in a conversation.
Astronomers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst believe the eight newly-discovered galaxies (pictured) may be forming a new star every hour.
Astronomers at the University of Notre Dame in Paris, used Nasa's Kepler space telescope to capture two distant giant stars as they exploded into supernova.
San Diego-based artist, Concetta Antico (pictured), can discern 100 times more hues than the average person and experts believe this is due to training, as well as her genetic condition.
Researchers have spotted hyenas and grey wolves hunting together in the Negev desert, southern Israel. They think the tough conditions have driven the animals to pair up to improve their chances.
As part of one of the research projects, scientists at the Ministry of Defence claim they have made a breakthrough in creating a new 'quantum gravity detector'.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
A new study by wildlife biologists at Murdoch and Curtin Universities in Perth, Australia, found ugly animals are overlooked during scientific study and conservation. The blobfish is pictured.
Psychologists at Temple University in Philadelphia found people who check their phone excessively tend to be more impulsive, choosing instant gratification over greater rewards later.
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