Tasmanian devils have undergone rapid evolution to develop resistance against a horrific facial cancer that has caused their numbers on the Australian island to plummet by 85 per cent.

The psychiatrist believes Facebook's friend-finding algorithm was able to link up her patients - some of them HIV patients - because they all have her number in their phones.

The overhaul of the ‘iPlayer loophole’ means that from tomorrow viewers in the UK will need to pay the £145.50 licence fee to catch up on programmes using their mobile devices and laptops.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for one contest the beholders are AI. Beauty.AI used 5 robots to judge 6,000 selfies and choose winners for an international beauty contest.

Scientists in Germany recovered evidence of Yersinia pestis bacteria from two sixth century skeletons found in Altenerding, Southern Germany, which were dug up 50 years ago.

The Defense Science Board's report into autonomy concluded the DoD must accelerate its exploitation of autonomy to remain ahead of enemies.

Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur from the Patagonia region of South America. The cranial remains were in an excellent state of preservation.

When personal wealth suddenly increases, single women are more likely to start a new business than men, according to a study from University of Stirling and Royal Holloway, University of London.

The USS Freedom was knocked out after seawater leaked into its engine on July 11 during an exercise in the Pacific, according to a statement released more than a month later.

A Russian filing has revealed Apple is also developing new wireless headphones called 'airpods' to sell alongside its current 'earpod' headphones.

Sense, a smart $129 orb invented by a 25 year old Londoner, is set to hit stores across America thanks to deals with Target and Best Buy.

Postal worker Phil Chapman, 38, was looking out his York motel room window while on the phone to a friend when a 'panther-like' animal emerged from the bushes.

In their book 'Algorithms to Live By', British scientist Professor Brian Christian and science writer Tom Griffith said sock-pairers should try using an algorithm known as a radix sort.

The European Commission's three-year investigation into Apple's sweetheart deal with Ireland has found it amounted to illegal state aid.

Research led by Dr Zinaida Benenson at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany shows the biggest reason we click is out of curiosity (stock image used)

Justin Schmidt, from the University of Arizona, was stung 1,000 times by 83 insect species to measure toxicity and pain of each. He said the warrior wasp's sting like being in the flow of an active volcano.

Astronomers at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC have spotted a 155-mile wide minor planet that is orbiting more than 3,000 times further from the sun than Earth.

Now a clinical nutritionist in the U.S., 36-year-old Shawn Stevenson has helped some 3,000 clients turn around their lifestyles. Here he explains how you can improve your sleeping habits.

Dogs, like people, use the left hemisphere to process words, and the right hemisphere brain region to process intonation, according to the new study in Science.

Almost 300 offences have been reported across the UK since Pokemon Go launched this summer, with Sergeant Neil Dewson-Smyth, of Cheshire Police, saying the figures were 'worrying'.

The recommendations for the era, which is being referred to as 'the golden spike' are being submitted today to the International Geological Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.

The event will be held in San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium,, and could also see the release of new MacBooks and a second generation Apple watch.

The rules governing the operation of small commercial drones were designed to protect safety without stifling innovation, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told a news conference.

Anthropologists from at the University of Utah have disproved the long-held theory that an abundance of single men leads to outcomes of crime, violence and broken homes.

Two huge hurricanes are heading straight for Hawaii, with weather forecasters predicting unprecedented winds and rain for the Big Island, which has never been hit by a hurricane before.

According to the new study, traits including nose size, face width, and even distance between the eyes are associated with particular genetic variations.

Factors including the urbanisation of gardens, intensification of farming and the use of pesticides are thought to have contributed to a 73 per cent drop in numbers since the 1970s in the UK.

Boys and girls that played on an iPad ahead of surgery were just as calm as those given powerful sedatives and a new study suggests computer games are as good as drugs at helping children relax.

Big wave surfer Andrew Cotton has found a new big wave hotspot on the west coast of Ireland after working with scientists and forecasters to identify the factors and conditions needed for giant waves.

In 'the most significant discovery' from Ocearch research team to date, fishermen and scientists have found the first known great white shark birthing site on the North Atlantic Coast.

Jeanette Empey from Bone, Idaho, claims to have seen a ghost she calls the 'fireman's guardian' surrounded by smoke during a fire near her ranch.

Analysis of the bones and teeth of prehistoric cave bears that roamed Europe during the last ice age has revealed the giant beasts, which could weigh up to a ton, may have been strict vegans.

Mintel has found that sales of soap bars in the US fell by 2.2 per cent last year with the fall being most marked among people aged between 18 and 24 years old, who believe they spread germs.

The Information Commissioner's Office has said it is 'looking into' the changes which mean WhatsApp users could soon start seeing more targeted ads on Facebook.

Mehzeb Chowdhury, a PhD Researcher in Forensic Science & Criminal Investigations at  Durham University is creating a system that will allow anyone to virtually explore a crime scene.

The area now measure 582,578 sq miles - about four times the size of California. It is home to hundreds of unique creatures including the world's oldest living organism.

'Braidio,' developed at University of Massachusetts Amherst, works like a braid of radios, allowing devices to tap into the capabilities of larger nearby devices to extend their battery life.

Seattle-based Boeing has applied for a patent proposing to use military weapons fitted with fire-retarding ammunition. It says its technology could be twice as effective as traditional methods.

Named Dragonfly 44, the galaxy is 330 million light years away. Scientists now want to find dark galaxies that are even closer to us, so we can look for feeble signals that may reveal a dark matter particle.

After decades spent haunting both British Columbia's Fraser River and the dreams of fishermen in the nearby town of Lillooet, a 650lb sturgeon named Pig Nose has finally been caught.

The Pentagon's director of testing said it is 'not on a path toward success but instead on a path toward failing to deliver' the plane's full combat capabilities on time, according to Bloomberg.

CosmiQ Works, a division of the CIA's venture arm, has revealed SpaceNet, a project to train algorithms to work out what's happening on our planet.

University of California, Irvine, researchers claim disapproval of a parent's morals inflates the level of danger a child is in - and children left alone on purpose are safer than those left alone accidentally.

Based on his analysis, a mathematician from the University of Salford says designs should favour one-way traffic and a diagonal space layout rather than a grid to optimize efficiency.

Three maps have been created by the Museum of London to mark 350 years since the blaze broke out. The latest map will show how the fire started and spread through the city.

Archaeologists have been studying the inscription on a 500lb stone stele It was found embedded in the foundations of a temple in Poggio Colla, Italy's Mugello Valley to the northeast of Florence.

Facebook recently updated its ad preferences so you can see what topics the company thinks you're interested in  and opt out of categories. The feature is available globally.

The extinct bird will be sold by Summers Place Auctions in Billingshurst, West Sussex, who say it could fetch £500,000 when it is sold at auction later this year.

Uber began offering scheduled rides in June in Seattle, targeted particularly at business customers. Now the feature is being introduced for the first time in Europe, to Londoners.

A flaw that breaks iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screens could affect a growing number of the smartphones around the world, experts claim. The issue causes a grey bar to appear across the top of people's screens.

Meet Octobot. The tiny octopus-inspired bot designed at Harvard University mimics the real life creature to get through cracks and tight places, making it ideal as a rescue robot.

Research shows that although women still do most tasks in the house, men will take some over within nine years. However, women are unlikely to ever take over the traditional male roles.

A British study has revealed the top 50 modern day signs of class and which celebrities are the classiest. The Royal Family tops the list, as does Taylor Swift and Idris Elba.

A new record for the most cumulative days in space has been set. Nasa astronaut Jeffrey Williams logged his 521st day in space, surpassing the previous record of 520 day 10 hours and 33 minutes.

The ship was part of the carrier group that took part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, was assigned to strike duties against targets in the Philippines and Japan,and a target for atomic bomb tests.

One of the best 'natural air fresheners' is Guzmania lingulata, or the scarlet star, according to researchers from the State University of New York.

Having tracked the Moon's trajectory for two years, New Jersey-based photographer Jennifer Khordi finally seized the moment she had been waiting for - and the result is breathtaking.

In the US, Facebook has been categorising users based on the pages they like and their activity on the site. Worldwide, it uses 98 pieces of information about its users to understand their habits and activities.

The lucky fisherman was Keith Setter, looking for lobsters at Ladram Bay, who named the blue catch Larry. Lobsters like Larry turn bright blue because of a genetic abnormality.

KGI Securities recently told investors the curved glass case will be brought out for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The claim is now backed up by a source speaking to Japan-based Nikkei Asian Review.

Laurie Pycroft a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford says people need to be prepared for a new era in 'brainjacking', which cyber criminals gain access to medical implants (stock image used).

Just today, a University of Freiburg study revealed exactly why sleep is so restorative, forming new brain cell connections . Here, London-based health and fitness experts give their top tips for nodding off.

The European Southern Observatory, based in Munich, is expected to announce their findings tomorrow. A planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri would be the closest Earth-like planet to us.

Brain scans of babies infected with Zika showed their skulls had collapsed. Overlapping tissues and abnormal skin folds suggested their brains had stopped growing, Brazilian experts found.

The insulin pill is coated in a special fat meaning it can travel through the digestive system and enter into the blood stream without degrading, said experts from Niagara University, New York state.

There is not enough sunlight in the UK in winter months for pregnant women to produce enough vitamin D - important for a baby's brain development - a Glasgow University study found.

Sleep allows us to reset our synapses, according to a new study by the University of Freiburg. The study offers an explanation for the activity which has long baffled scientists.

Listening to happy, uplifting music can make workers perform better as part of a team, say researcher who found 'Yellow Submarine' by the Beatles and the Happy Days theme tune effective.

Steve Wozniak said a lot of customers will be frustrated if Apple removes the headphone jack - and claimed wireless headphone simply aren't good enough.

Stereo-B (pictured), part of the Stereo mission, disappeared on October 1, 2014, during a test of some of the system's functions. Scientists have spent 22 months trying to communicate with it.

New data reveals a steady decline in the number of daily Pokemon Go players, along with a sharp drop in user engagement that could finally allow competing firms to 'breathe a sigh of relief.'

Professor Graham Kendall, from the University of Nottingham, explains how Newton's laws of motions can be used to predict the spin of the roulette wheel,.

Internet users believe the anniversary marks a quarter of a century since the web's inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, made the service publicly available for the first time on 23 August 1991.

Psychologists at Macquarie University in Sydney found women preferred the sweat of men who ate large amounts of fruit and vegetables and found carbohydrates least pleasant.

Archaeologists have unearthed a stone building in Orkney that appears to have been built using huge stone slabs possibly from an old stone circle. It had been buried beneath a Neolithic midden.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania made non-toxic edible batteries with melanin pigments, which are naturally found in the skin, hair and eyes.

The finding comes from an annual summer excavation of Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains in Siberia, which has been studied for more than three decades.

The teeth of four sharks that frequent Australian waters were attached onto a power saw and positioned to cut through a raw chunk of salmon in a bid to test the sharpest and most durable teeth.

The tomb was discovered in Datong City, China, and dates back to 1,500 years ago. Inside were the remains of the wife of a Chinese magistrate still draped in her exquisite jewellery.

Oxford University explores psychopathic traits in the US Presidential candidates and finds Donald Trump ranks just below Saddam Hussein, whereas Hillary Clinton sits above Napoleon.

The Suwon-based tech giant plans to launch a programme to sell refurbished used versions of its premium smartphones as early as next year, according to reports.

Researchers say general cognitive ability may be the result of a 'well-tuned brain network' - and may even be able to develop therapies to tune up the mind of those less intelligent.

It had been assumed planets are able to regulate their own internal temperature. But the new study, by researchers at Yale University in Connecticut suggests this is not the case.

The base would be used for scientific research and defence monitoring. The project is being led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Beijing.

Sony is expected to unveil two new consoles this year - the PlayStation 4 'Slim' and the PlayStation 4.5 Neo - at the PlayStation Meeting being held in New York on September 7.

Scientists at the University of Würzburg studied the cries of Chinese, German and Nso newborns. They found the language spoken by their mothers influenced the melodic variation their cries.

Researchers at MIT believe their approach enables the cell's DNA to capture how long an event lasted for as well its intensity, which could shed light on disease and cell development.

The severed pigtails are said to have been taken from the traitorous crew of the HMS Bounty, who joined with first mate Fletcher Christian to rise against Captain William Bligh on April 28, 1789.

The new globally available app is directed at young internet users, encouraging them to use more video for likes and dislikes in their profiles and to connect with other students.

Questions have been raised in Russia over whether new government chief of staff Anton Vaino is the author of a 2012 scientific article claiming the invention of a new device.

Sociologists at the University of Washington examined the patterns of divorce filings over a 14 year period and found they tended to rise dramatically in August and March.

The Global Marine Exploration discovered the remains of three Spanish ships off the Coast of Cape Canaveral. The cannons and monument were stole from French settlers in the 16th century.