Science

A new report from Britain's Institute of Public Policy Research claims British people could face a reality that is somewhere 'between Star Trek and the Matrix'.

The Icaros is a full-body system with a gyroscopic design, revealed at CES in Las Vegas. This setup means you have to use your core strength to control the movements of the machine and in the game.

Fox numbers have soared in the northern towns of England, but have remained relatively stable in southern cities, according to a new University of Brighton report.

The App Store generated $20 billion for developers in 2016, a 40%increase from 2015, helped by the popularity of games such as Pokemon Go and Super Mario Run .

In sunny Israel, solar energy supplies only a small percentage of the nation's power needs, leaving it far behind countries with cloudier and colder climates.

Canadian rapper Drake helped music streaming services explode in 2016, rising by 76 percent in the United States to overtake digital sales for the first time in history, Nielsen Music has revealed.

Ford and Amazon's alliance was announced this week at the CES technology show in Las Vegas.

The sleek, hydroponic Kitchen Garden revealed at CES in Las Vegas self-regulates the conditions inside to ensure the best growth conditions, and it even plays music for the plants.

Sir William Hamilton took taking the moral high ground to another level with the British naval hero (pictured), who was sleeping with his wife Lady Emma Hamilton.

The accessory, from Chicago-based designer Scott Urban, reflect light off of the wearer's face. This increases visibility and confuses security cameras' infrared sensors.

The bacteria, found in New Mexico, developed the resistance through chemical warfare with other bacteria. Ohio University says the superbug may lead to new methods for fighting resistance.

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco discovered proteins that could act as a kill switch for the Crispr-Cas9 system, to block intentional and accidental negative outcomes.

A new study has found the frigid, permanently shadowed regions near the lunar poles, and may possibly produce 'sparks' that could vaporize and melt the soil.

Research led by Columbia Business School found that people tend to act recklessly with their existing phones - without even realising it. Scientists have termed this phenomenon the 'upgrade effect'.

Antonia Gallagher from Birmingham was recently walking down the street when her phone overheated in her pocket and burned a hole in her jacket, causing her considerable alarm.

The 133 new species were discovered by researchers from the California Academy of Sciences venturing into deserts, to the depths of the oceans, scouring thick rainforests and mountain ranges.

WhatsApp, which is owned by California-based Facebook has not yet confirmed the existence of the new edit and delete features.

Nasa's Suomi NPP spacecraft captured the image of the northern lights over British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories in Canada.

The game, demoed at CES 2017 in Las Vegas yesterday, replaces pre-scanned furniture and other objects with video game scenery in virtual reality.

Research by NYU has found 3,000 types of organisms on one dollar bills. Some of the bacteria found included those linked to pneumonia, gastric ulcers and staph infections.

Panasonic revealed its Autonomous Cabin Concept at CES in Las Vegas today, showing how driverless cars could soon allow your vehicle to be just like your living room. It has four 4K tablet displays in the center.

Mark Emmins was stunned when he saw the bizarre object speeding through the sky over Exmouth with people online suggesting that it could have been weapons fired from a nearby naval base.

The site of a ruined Roman fort at Slack in Outlane, which is on the road linking Chester and York, would have been the ideal location for King Arthur's court, according to the professor Peter Field.

The pressure-sensitive e-stickers have been designed by researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.

Doomsday company Vivos, which has bunker communities in Indiana and Germany, is reading its 5000-person Armageddon-resistant community in South Dakota with 585 bunkers.

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals that hackers can knock out 911 access by infecting numerous smartphones with malware and having them flood the infrastructure with traffic.

According to a team of engineers at Duke University and the University of Washington,, the technology already exists to build it - it just needs to be designed.

A climatic quirk seems to be slightly shielding the U.S. coast during busy hurricane seasons, often weakening major storms just as they approach America's beaches, a new study has found.

The Martian south pole is dotted with strange networks of branching troughs known as 'spiders,' each carved through years of erosion as seasonal carbon dioxide thaws.

The newly discovered species was a toothy ancestor of modern seabirds. The fossils, dug up by researchers from the University of Rochester are around the oldest bird remains ever found.

Saturn's moon Mimas appears to be crashing through its rings - but it's just an optical illusion. NASA's Cassini spacecraft Mimas is actually 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) away from the rings.

An international team of conservation scientists mapped roadless areas around the world, and found that more than half of these patches are smaller than 1 square kilometer.

Shenzhen-based firm 'The Toys Asia' crafted the replica, which has 46 motors powering 567 parts and costs over £290,000 ($360,000). The action figure can open up, just as it does in the films.

Jyro demonstrated its self-balancing rideable devices at CES in Las Vegas, including an electric skateboard and a futuristic unicycle equipped with dynamic stabilization technology.

Sports programming, including NFL games and NCAA Division 1 Basketball will be on Hulu alongside shows that include news magazine '60 Minutes' and the comedy 'The Big Bang Theory'.

In honor of 2016 coming to a close, Snapchat shared a list of the 10 most popular Lenses for the year with DailyMail.com. It includes the Dog, the Flower Crown and eight other decorative filters.

Marine engineers from Slovenia, who invented the Quadrofoil, say it is unsinkable and highly stable. The first 100 limited-edition boats have now been sold and will be delivered early next year.

Students at the Rhode Island School of Design have come up with a new, adjustable suit that closely resembles an actual space suit, and NASA plans to use it for its Hawaii simulation missions.

The waves were detected by researchers from McGill University in Montreal, using the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, and at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

The photos were shared by French blog macgeneration, and show numerous interior views of the nearly-completed project, including a space that's set to be the company's cafeteria.

From horseless carriages to modern-day roadsters, engineers and designers have been tinkering under the bonnet for more than a 150 years to try and perfect the electric car.

NASA has released this incredible composite image of Earth and its moon, as seen from Mars by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Jason Crease, a Cambridge-based data analyst, says that based on his definition of a celebrity, there were 25 famous deaths in 2016. He says this would only happen once every 200 years.

An increase in solar activity means the chances of seeing the Northern Lights tonight in places like Canada, Scandinavia, Scotland and even England and are greater than usual.

There are four images that also contain concealed objects - and the site maintain that only introverts can see them.

The drone has been designed by Argodesign, a design company based in Austin, Texas. It is modelled after a standard quadcopter, and is driven by GPS, a pilot, or a combination of both.

Though positioned close together, the symbols were likely carved hundreds of years apart. Hikers found the timeworn symbols while exploring subterranean passages in southern Israel.

This is the image which has baffled people in Arizona with many claiming it is evidence of 'evil' and others declaring in an authoritative fashion that it is definitely a 'front-line demon'.

Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division studied the underwater habitat near Australia's Casey research station.

Treasure hunters claim they've found the masses of gold reportedly hidden in the Philippines by Japanese soldiers during WWII, under the command of General Tomoyuki Yamashita.

DARPA's Luke Skywalker inspired bionic arm is ready for production. Called LUKE, the agency will begin testing the prosthetic with war veterans before releasing it to the public.

The theory comes from a team of UFO Hunters, who claim in a YouTube video posted this week that the Nazis built secret bases in Antarctica during World War 2 that were designed to be used by UFOs.

The FF91 self-driving car is described by the firm as representing an entirely 'new species' of vehicle. But it suffered a few teething problems when asked to park by itself yesterday at CES in Las Vegas

Research at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico has revealed that we really are made of stardust. The results came from a catalog of more than 150,000 stars.

A developer shared a new Chrome extension that reveals what Facebook thinks it sees in your pictures. Its algorithms add more detailed tags for the setting, number of people and objects to images.

Urologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised a potentially groundbreaking implant that could become erect on demand - simply by heating it up.

The central region of the image contains the highest concentration of supermassive black holes ever seen, and gives

A PhD student from the University of New South Wales, Australia used data from NASA and an algorithm to design maps showing how the US and Europe look just before sunset.

Chrysler is set to unveil a model of the concept car at CES in Las Vegas today. The futuristic vehicle is semi-autonomous, and comes with facial and voice recognition.

Faraday Future has finally unveiled its first production vehicle, the FF91 at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Faraday says the FF91 car represents an entirely 'new species' that can keep you 'connected to your world.'

Gap is set to let customers try on clothes without stepping foot in a physical store. Using a new app called DressingRoom, users can 'try on' clothes in an augmented reality experience.

The Daisy Duke-style shorts, made by French firm Spinali Design, send a vibration to different sides of the body, indicating when and where to turn. They are connected to a smartphone by Bluetooth.

Mary Ryan, 40, claims she captured the ghostly image of Edward V in a photo while at the Tower of London, 500 years after the monarch was thought murdered by his uncle, Richard III.

Dr Asier Marzo, a research assistant at the University of Bristol, helped develop a tractor beam that can trap and pull an object using sound waves from only one direction.

Researchers from University Hospital Limerick in Ireland used complex microscopy to show that the mesentery was really one continuous organ.

The deadly ancient warriors were banned from following religions after feudal Japan introduced strict anti-Christian measures in the 16th century.

A team of engineers at US-based Bridgewater Associates is reportedly developing artificial intelligence which can run the firm without emotions getting in the way. Robots will hire and fire staff.

Smart clothing revealed at CES can look out for your health and even keep you from getting lost. As Spinali revealed chip-equipped bikinis and jeans, radiation-blocking Spartan boxers took the stage nearby.

The Toyota Concept-i car was unveiled at the CES technology show in Las Vegas, and was produced by the firm's CALTY design centre in California.

Despite looking like a normal photograph, the picture does in fact appear to be an optical illusion which some people can see and others can't. So, can you?

Exhibitors revealed the massive Prosthesis bot at CES 2017 in Las Vegas today.Despite its imposing size, it's nearly silent when it moves.The 7,700lb 'anti-robot' is controlled by a human pilot at the center.

The animation was created by Kevin Pluck from Manchester, who posted it on Imgur. The data is based on a graph which shows the area of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic lost each year.

The 360 Smart Bed was unveiled this week by Sleep Number at the CES technology show in Las Vegas, where it was awarded the 'Best of Innovation' Honoree.

A stunning new map from Imgur user Fejetlenfej shows the complex network of rivers and streams in the contiguous United States, highlighting the massive expanse of basins across the country.