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That's supersonic! Ultrafast cameras capture 'sonic booms' of light for first time

For the first time, scientists have captured the elusive light scattering phenomenon that occurs when a particle travels at supersonic speed. This event, known as the Mach cone, is much like the sonic boom of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound. Researchers recorded it using a camera system capable of capturing 100 billion frames per second, and they say the ground-breaking technology could one day be used to observe neurons firing in the brain.

The researchers say that Wi-Fi connections fail an astonishing 45 percent of the time - and the biggest problems occur when machines are choosing a network to join.

Researchers based at UC Berkeley, the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and more have found that when we blink, our brain repositions our eyeballs to stay focused on what we're looking at.

Called Socratic , the free app uses artificial intelligence to determine what information you need, and returns ‘explainers’ and videos to give you step-by-step help.

Experts reveal just how far the 50 most popular cars in the US will drive after the low-fuel light turns on. The report found that the Nissan Altima is the most efficient, as it can drive another 81 to 114 miles

NuScale, based in Portland, Oregon has designed a 'modular' mini nuclear power plant. Each nuclear reactor could fit on the back of a truck, but would still be nine stories tall.

New research from Cass Business School found that because Donald Trump has a masculine, older-looking and wide face, he will likely be a dominant, aggressive and powerful leader.

They can be manipulative and callous, and are known for their grandiose behaviour, but according to a new study, psychopaths may be lacking in intelligence.

The US Army has chosen German-Swiss gun manufacturer Sig Sauer to supply the service's new side arm as part of a major $580 million contract using a weapon based on their P320, pictured.

The first commercial fusion reactor could be ready by 2027

California-based Tri Alpha Energy has already developed a machine that can hold hot plasma steady at 18 million°F (10 million°C) for 11.5 milliseconds. The firm will use the funds to extend this time further and at even higher temperatures, and believes that it could have the world's first commercial fusion reactor by 2027. The top image shows how the reactor will have magnets around a cigar shaped configuration that allows for firing angled plasma beams at one another. The plasma that forms from its hydrogen and boron sample is then stabilised with beams of high-energy particles.

Just hours after Samsung officially announced it will reveal the culprit behind the exploding Galaxy Note 7, source leaked the results to the WSJ that it was caused by 'irregularly sized’ batteries'.

The MIT Media Lab and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University are spearheading the effort, serving as the founding institutions.

Researchers say heat from deep in the planet's core drives the movement of the gigantic tectonic plates, in a find that could revolutionise earthquake predictions.

Findings made by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Monash University in Victoria, Australia, suggest that humans hunted Australian megafauna to extinction.

Before taking the oath of office today, President-elect Donald Trump had to hand over his Android phone as the leader of the free world will have to tweet on a more secure device.

Traditional TV networks are following Netflix Inc's lead by releasing all new episodes of a series at the same time, a step to win over binge viewers who do not want to wait a week for the next installment.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have pulled inspiration from snakeskin to help robots detect humans. The heat-sensing film is able to detect temperature change as small as 10 millikelvin.

British researchers have designed a 'metamaterial' inspired by a nuclear reactor design that protects against vibrations. It was made by combining two properties known to dampen vibrations.

What it's like to land on Pluto: NASA reveals stunning simulation of a journey to the dwarf planet's surface

NASA has released a stunning video of what it would be like to travel to Pluto. Created from over 100 images from the New Horizons probe, it shows the incredible journey from Earth to the barren plains of the dwarf planet. Engineers used a mix of footage from onboard cameras to create the movie.

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Monks in Sudan had their flesh RIPPED off before burial

Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton have excavated 123 individuals from four cemeteries near the remains of a medieval Christian monastery in Sudan. The people buried in the cemeteries lived around 1,000 years ago, during a time when Christian kingdoms flourished in the area. One burial contained a mix of bones with cut marks from two individuals, made shortly after their death - a sign of defleshing.

This adds to the 11 miles (17km) advance in September, creating a 17 mile (27km) increase. It has created a chunk of ice half the size of Jamaica which is breaking away from West Antarctica.

One of the world's leading autonomous vehicle researchers has warned the world is 'on a collision course' with self driving vehicles and said governments and business are ignoring the technology.

Security experts are warning that the free app comes with a hefty trade-off, granting Meitu permission to harvest your personal data and spy on users.

UPS drivers are given a specific route and that includes almost never turning left. The routes are sometimes longer - but it cuts delays and reduces fuel usage.

Researchers from Stanford University in California and Princeton University in New Jersey, created an algorithm to compare anonymous web browsing histories with links appearing on social feeds.

The content that appeared on the previous president's website disappeared when Donald Trump was sworn in as president. His team has posted six new issue pages.

Creepy photos are appearing on people's phones

People around the world have been complaining on Twitter and Reddit about strange pictures appearing on their phones. Reddit users offered explanations ranging from hacking to mistakenly taking a picture of a magazine. Another potential explanation for mysterious photos appearing on people’s camera is through apps like WhatsApp.

A record 2.69 million new models were purchased in the UK last year, but can you guess which paint option was most selected? More than half a million vehicles were chosen in this paint scheme in 2016.

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Rhona Eskander, a dentist based in Kensington and Chelsea, says there are numerous dangers to your health by not keeping it clean.

Playbuzz have released what is known to be a notoriously difficult brainteaser where users must identify the question master's relationship to a woman called Teresa.

Will your relationship last the test of time? Relationship coaches and authors India Kang and Sami Wunder have put together a list of signs that you and your partner can get through anything.

In the 1800's, people came up with life hacks such as using sheep intestines to make condoms or potatoes to wash their hands.The hacks even had their own dedicated books in the UK and the US.

Virtual reality is now being used for health and well-being. Taking you to another world, it’s shown potential as a mental health treatment, and even in simulating a full-body workout.

A Twitter user has enraged followers by claiming a child born in 2005 would now be 20 years old. Followers rushed to correct him but couldn't agree on whether they would be 12 or 18.

The Internet search giant was found to utilize the precious space in order to push various products like its own Pixel phones as well as Nest smart thermostats and smokes detectors.

Can YOU solve this Growing Triangles puzzle in two moves?

The puzzle, which comes from a new book by London-based Alex Bellos, requires you to transform two triangles made from six matches into four triangles, by moving just two matches. The key lies in the fact that the matches are allowed to overlap - but even knowing that, it'll take a few goes to solve.

The gene responsible for causing browning has been silenced in Arctic Apples, meaning they don't go brown from being sliced open or bruised, and only go brown when they're actually rotting.

William Gladstone, the former Liberal Prime Minister, may have been a man of many parts, but a left forefinger wasn’t one of them. He lost it in a shooting accident when he was a young man.

The latest Samsung Galaxy S8 rumors suggest the smartphone will have an assistant that is more powerful that Apple's Siri. Called Bixby, the AI is said be programmed with visual search capabilities.

Called Venera-D, the groundbreaking mission would send an orbiter to study Venus from above for at least three years, plus a lander that will operate for a few hours on the planet's surface.

Sea levels could rise by a greater-than-expected six metres (20 ft) over many centuries even if governments cap global warming around current levels, scientists have warned.

Researchers carried out an unprecedented study examining the economic impact of huge solar flares it is feared could knock out power to entire regions.

The University of British Columbia found that 1 in 5 US adults have snooped through their friend's, romantic partner's or family member's Facebook account – and used the victim's own device to it.

Feeling lazy? Flexible 'superhero suit' reduces the energy you need to walk by 23%

Unlike the exosuits seen in superhero films, engineers at Harvard University in Massachusetts used fabric to build their suit. Made of textiles, cable-based actuation and a biologically-inspired control system, the exosuit targets specific leg joints instead of the full leg.

His last meal was most likely dried goat meat, according to scientists who recently managed to dissect the contents of Ötzi's stomach.

Researchers at Edinburgh University say the discovery could inspire a new generation of robots using mechanisms of the ant's brain, which is smaller than a pinhead.

The bug was first revealed on YouTube by Oregan-based EverythingApplePro and Preston159.com, who discovered that it affects any iOS device on iOS 10 or above (stock image).

In this May 23, 2014 photo provided by the University of Hawaii, Lucie Poulet, right, uses a geotechnical tool while Annie Caraccio records the data during a previous study outside the domed structure that will house six researchers for eight months in an environment meant to simulate an expedition to Mars, on Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The group will enter the dome Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and spend eight months together in the 1,200-square-foot research facility in a study called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS). They will have no physical contact with any humans outside their group, experience a 20-minute delay in communications and are required to wear space suits whenever they leave the compound. (Ross Lockwood/University of Hawaii via AP)

The six scientists enter their home today on the Big Island's Mauna Loa volcano for an eight-month stay. They will have no physical contact with people in the outside world.

Starship Technologies has announced that DoorDash and Postmates are beginning pilot tests with the robots in Redwood City, California and Washington, DC, and it won't cost extra.

Made by LG, the Watch Sport and Watch Style are set to be revealed on February 9th, according to VentureBeat, and will run Android Wear 2.0, Google's new software.

The text message bot allows you to set a daily, weekly, or monthly reminder for whatever you want encouragement to do. It expresses disapproval if you don't meet your goals.

These six cosmic events could wipe out our planet

A researcher from Nottingham Trent University shares six cosmic catastrophes that could have the potential to destroy Earth. Daniel Brown believes that (top row, from left), moving stars, nearby supernovas and an expanding sun could wipe out humanity. Other threat include (bottom row, from left) a local gamma ray burst, an asteroid impact and solar flares. Some of these events would not destroy us, but would create a world that is almost uninhabitable. While others would make it impossible for anyone to survive.

Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna analysed the effects on the locomotor system on 10 dogs in a special movement lab.

Mining company Cornish Lithium wants to use new technology to extract lithium from hot spring brines in the granite stores (circled in red) deep underground in Cornwall.

The latest iPhone 8 rumors to hit the web suggests the device will have 'some form of facial/gesture recognition'. Sources say it has a laser sensor and an infrared sensor near the front-facing camera.

The Harvard 'toolkit' for building shape-shifting blocks on a large scale. Using design and computational modeling, the team identified different arrangements and created a blueprint.

The knife is made from an ultra-hard alloy developed by scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and will be on the market in May.

Hackers told South Korea-based Samsung about a way of gaining access to the cameras in August . While the rectified that issue, yet another flaw has now been found.

A team of German researchers based at Kiel University have designed a UV-light controlled sticky device that can pick things up, potentially leading to a Spiderman suit becoming a reality.

Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that baboons and rhesus monkeys have basic numeracy skills, and are able to distinguish between small and large quantities.

Bizarre ice spikes have been spotted across the UK

The ice spikes have been spotted across the UK, ahead of a warning issued by the Met Office of freezing forecasts this weekend. A Level-2 cold weather warning has been upgraded in southern England to a more serious Level-3 warning, urging 'action'. The ice spikes form when water freezes, but temperatures are not cold enough and there is a breeze. People across the UK have posted pictures of ice spikes appearing in their gardens, on Twitter.

A solicitation from the Pentagon calls for a non-explosive electromagnetic pulse artillery shell capable of wiping out ‘a wide range of electronics, critical infrastructure, and computer-based systems.’

Netflix says in its quarterly report  it ended the year with nearly 94 million subscribers, adding five million outside the United States in the last three months of the year ©Ryan Anson (AFP/File)

Netflix added a record seven million subscribers over the past quarter as part of its global expansion drive, fueling a surge in revenue and profit for the streaming television giant.

As you speed toward a crowded crosswalk, you're confronted with an impossible choice: veer right and mow down a large group of elderly people, or veer left into a woman pushing a stroller.

Earth will have 10 fewer days of mild and mostly dry weather by the end of the century. Rio de Janeiro, Miami and much of Africa are big losers, while Europe and Seattle will get nicer weather.

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign said that for most of the world's 504 primate species, it is now the 11th hour on Earth.

Average surface temperatures in 2016 were 0.94°C (1.69°F) above the 20th-century average according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The patent awarded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, Virginia, hints at Amazon’s ambitions to control fleets of vehicles and roads as well as its dream of ‘reversible lanes’.

The device, developed by students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, blocks music and broadcasts a voice telling you an emergency vehicle is on its way.

Does the mysterious WOLF planet hold life?

Astronomers are investigating a planet just outside of Earth’s solar system that could have the right conditions to support life. Known as Wolf 1061c, the planet sits right within the habitable zone, and is close enough for scientists to conduct ongoing studies. But, it is positioned close to the inner edge of this region, meaning it could be subjected to extreme heat that becomes trapped in its atmosphere, spurring a runaway greenhouse effect.

Hanyang University in Seoul tested the Korean language skills of Dutch-speaking adults adopted from South Korea. Their early exposure to their birth language was evident (stock image). .

Yesterday, California-based Instagram released its latest update, with 'bug fixes and performance improvements.' But users across the world have been left unable to use the app as a result

The soft silicone device, created by Harvard researchers, stiffens and relaxes when inflated with pressurised air. It fits outside the patient's own heart, squeezing it to make it beat.

Researchers at Binghamton University encrypted patient data using the person's own unique electrocardiograph as the key to lock and unlock their digital healthcare records.

Twitter is pulling the plug on Vine today and the video-looping service is encouraging users to download their archived clips before the app is turned into an new tool - Vine Camera.

The study, by California-based Adobe, looked at whether reviews at work were beneficial or detrimental to employee morale. Around 18 per cent of women claim they have cried after a review.

Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal have discovered that as air pockets from outside the vortex of a tornado move towards its centre, they expand, bringing down the temperature and density.

Scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Groningen used a computer simulation to create a swirling mass of starlings to understand why the birds move together.

Stations listed as their most popular Instagram hashtags

Tags In The City calculated the most popular hashtag used within 300 metres of each station in London, Berlin, New York and Paris. They provide fascinating insight into the local and tourist habits. In Madeleine, Paris, Chanel is the top tag, for Westbourne Park in London it's the carnival that dominates social media and visitors to Spring Street in New York keep sharing #cronut online.

Waves airline, expected to start commercial flights in July, will be launched on the Channel Islands - but its creator hopes that it will eventually be used throughout the UK.

Researcher Dr Priva, a professor at Brown University, found that whether we speak slowly or quickly, we end up communicating information at the same rate.

This so-called Lomagundi Event could have provided a fleeting opportunity for complex, animal-like creatures to evolve billions of years before our ancestors first roamed the planet.

NASA has now revealed a hypnotic new animation that shows how three atmospheric rivers, including the ‘Pineapple Express’ phenomenon, carried plumes of moisture to the Western US.

Edward Guinan, professor in Villanova University's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, presented the findings during the American Astronomical Society meeting in Texas.

AI scores higher than the average person on standard test

Northwestern University's new computational model scores within the 75th percentile, better than the average person, on a visual reasoning test known as Raven’s Progressive Matrices. Researchers say the achievement is a step toward AI that can see and understand the world the way we do. Two examples of problems in this type of test are shown above. Each contains a matrix with one missing image. Eight options are shown in the rectangle below each problem. Choose the answer that would best fill in the missing space.

The rock was collected more than 100 years ago from the Krapina Neanderthal site in Croatia and kept safely in the Croatian Natural History Museum in Zagreb.

Fraser Corsan is attempting to go where no wingsuit pilot has gone before - 40,000 ft in the air. The British jumper will leap from a plane in May 2017 and beat four world records in two jumps.

China plans to develop a prototype exascale computer by the end of the year, as it seeks to win a global race to be the first to build a machine capable of a billion, billion calculations per second.

Researchers from the University of Pavia in Italy studied the effects of gossip in women and found it causes the release of oxytocin, a hormone that helps bring people closer together (stock image)

By uploading a video and not publicly listing it, pirates around the world are able to get around YouTube's safeguards for porn. The simple trick lets them embed the video on their own site.

The app has already enjoyed years of popularity in China, and has now nearly taken over the internet after being found in the West. Users have edited photos of themselves and celebs.

The 'mystery lights' were seen in video uploaded by conspiracy theorist group Secure 10. They claim it was filmed from the ISS by an astronaut filming the view of Earth from outer space.

Almost a hundred dolphins have died after becoming stranded in Everglades National Park in South Florida. In total, 95 of the false killer whales - a type of dolphin - became stranded off Hog Key.

The Mandela effect is the strange phenomenon in which many people remember something in a particular way, but are wrong. The name was created by Florida-based Fiona Broome.

Researchers based at Stanford University have designed a battery with a built in fire extinguisher to stop the highly flammable contents of the battery from catching fire.

Jimmy Iovine told reporters at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour Apple wants to create 'an entire cultural, pop cultural experience, and that happens to include audio and video.'

China's 'Sharp Sword' drone can carry two TONNES of bombs

China has revealed a stealth drone dubbed ‘Sharp Sword’ that that could be capable of dropping more than 4,000 pounds of bombs. The unmanned aerial vehicle won second place in China’s National Science and Technology Advancement Prizes, and is the first non-NATO craft of its kind, according to Popular Science . It’s said the Sharp Sword could enter service as soon as 2019-2020 for use in reconnaissance missions and for tracking foreign warships, and eventually, it could be used for combat.

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.

These are the bizarre photographs from a 19th century freak show where members of the public in the US would pay to witness people with physical deformities.

In November, Apple vowed to fix a global technical issue for the iPhone 6s by providing a replacement battery. But it has now denied rumours that it will be extending that exchange program to the iPhone 6.

Adobe foresees a digital assistant doing more than just ordering goods - it could edit photos. A short clip shows a man using voice commands to crop a photo, flip it and post the final image to Facebook.

The train pulled in to Barking in East London after an 18-day journey from Yiwu, a wholesale market town in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang.

A new study has found that roughly one in five people experience auditory sensations when viewing silent stimuli, suggesting it’s far more common than previously thought.

Researchers created high-resolution models of the Eurasian ice sheet, revealing it grew a volume twice that of the Mediterranean Sea just 15,000 years after the process began.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has taken some spectacular photos of Earth from space. And he recently showcased the beauty of North America's Rocky Mountains.

Dr Trudy Barber, from the University of Portsmouth, told MailOnline a virtual environment may be the future of sex, allowing people to play out bizarre fetishes (stock image),

Through a series of experiments, researchers at the University of Washington have demonstrated that male fruit flies display a key component of rational choice: transitivity.

The 'dark web' are pages that are hosted by web servers using the anonymous web protocol called Tor. Its original purpose was for good, but has also been used by criminals.

Travelers start to feel jet lag symptoms when the cabin pressure surpasses 6,500ft. Now, Boeing and Airbus, have designed planes, made of plastic, with cabins that stay pressurized at 6,000ft.

The global scam sends users an email, appearing to be from Netflix, which ask them to update their membership details. The email includes a link that shows a fake log-in page.

The shocking image was taken from the viewing area on the 72nd floor of The Shard - the tallest building in the UK. London has been put on alert due to toxic levels of pollution.

British photographer Pete Oxford took these amazing photographs of the Huaorani tribe, who live in the rainforests of Ecuador, by a tributary of the mighty Amazon river.

Insurers are increasingly turning to technology for more real-time information on their customers that they say lets them assess risk more accurately and set rates accordingly.

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.

The security flaw was discovered by Tobias Boelter, a cryptography researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. Boelter says he reported the flaw to Facebook in April last year.

A set of 3D renders claiming to be the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus reveal the devices' measurements. Another rumor suggests both handsets will come with a revamped S Health app.

A new patent application has revealed Microsoft is developing a phone that can simply unfold to become a tablet or a mini laptop.

The footage shows a 25 mile-long (40km) crack in the Brunt Ice Shelf that appears to be a few feet deep. In some areas, the crack has split into two, leaving behind small islands of ice.

Shocking images taken from space by NASA show how much the Earth has changed by natural and human activities. Called ‘Images of Change’, the series compares Earth in then and now photos.

Researchers from Royal Holloway University, London, were interested in understanding how heartbeats could affect existing racial biases.

The video was taken in Singapore by local macro photographer Nicky Bay. Theories about why it's pulsating include warning for potential predators and the movement of digestive fluids.

Karen Cheng, who calls herself a 'viral video director' went to the CES conference in Las Vegas and pretended to be a robot. She was so convincing, and robots are so lifelike, that people believed her.

The cat feeding plan, which suggests feeding your cat five small meals a day, was devised by Dr Sarah Elllis and Dr Lizzie Rowe on behalf of the charity International Cat Care, based in Tisbury.

The video, which was filmed in the African Savannah, will be shown as part of tonight's episode of the BBC documentary Spy in the Wild at 8PM GMT.

New images from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile show an evolving turtle-shaped sunspot that’s nearly twice the size of Earth.

NASA discovered a shadow is sweeping across the face of a vast pancake-shaped gas-and-dust disk - hiding a Jupiter sized planet.

The images are fresh evidence that the ancient era when these sediments were deposited included some drying after wetter condition.

A raw image shared on NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory site reveals an unusual, dimpled grey rock with a metallic luster laying on the ground in the Mount Sharp region of Mars.

Chevrolet has unveiled a life-sized Batmobile made up of more than 340,000 LEGOS. Standing 9 feet tall and spanning 17 feet long, the cape crusader's car took 222 hours to design and 1,833 to build.

These incredible pictures reveal the strange assortment of plans developers have had to house people or alleviate traffic in the centre of London.

The CIA tested Uri Geller's psychic abilities during a series of top secret tests in the 1980s where he was able to demonstrate his skill in an 'unambiguous manner' according to released documents.

Researchers have observed chimps in Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast, sticking branches into holes in trees to harvest droplets of drinking water.

The rare species, that was discovered in 2015 from museum collections, was caught on camera by marine biologists from Scripps Oceanography in San Diego off the south coast of Western Australia.

Researchers based at University of Turku in Finland have identified a new species of wasp which has a behind that looks like an ant's head. The wasp was originally collected in Peru.

Two identical white orbs float through the sky in the eight second video, which was caught on camera in George Town, Penang this week.

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

Being asked to remember 12 words might seem easy but it's a lot harder than you think. You have to remember what they are and where they were. Only 10 per cent of people will pass.

Researchers at the Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil found the tarantula eating the snake in Serra do Caverá in southern Brazil.

Researchers say the 'big chill' had far more catastrophic effects than first thought, causing temperatures to plunge for three years even mixing oceans and killing off sea life.

Dubbed Planet Nine, the elusive world is believed by many to be responsible for the strange shaped orbits of objects in the outer realms of the solar system, but it is yet to be seen.

The US Army's 'hoverbike' has hit the skies to show off its capabilities. Hailed the 'Amazon on the battlefield' the joint tactical aerial resupply vehicle will be used to delivery supplies to the battlefield.

Satellite images taken 19 years apart have revealed a massive crater created by the Bogoslof volcano in Alaska, that has taken out about a third of the island's landmass.

Researchers from the Rikkyo University in Tokyo studied the mysterious bow-shaped stationary patch, after it was spotted in December 2015.

Elon Musk's rocket company today released stunning new images of its rocket launching a series of Iridium satellites into orbit - then landing back on a drone boat.

The scenes were filmed in Borneo as part of the BBC One series 'Spy In The Wild', which features eerily realistic robots disguised as a series of different animals. It will be shown in the UK tonight at 8pm.

Researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California have used computer models to create an animation of the air flow around a quadcopter drone.

The government of French Polynesia has signed a deal with California-based Seasteading Institute to begin construction work in just two years off the island of Tahiti.

The satellite image shows a convoy of supplies can on the 1000 km trek from Dumont d’Urville on the Antarctic coast to Concordia research station deep in the Antarctic.

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, used 3D-cameras to study the antagonistic predator-prey system between the rattlesnake and kangaroo rat in New Mexico.

Even before birth, fetuses can differentiate between light and dark. However, for weeks everything is in black and white and for months their eyes cannot work together. This 12-month gif explains...

Called 'Neopalpa donaldtrumpi', it was discovered hidden in the collections if the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California. It is native to southern California and Baja Mexico.

Gordon Holmes, an amateur archaeologist, stumbled across an ancient picture of a face etched into a 4,000-year-old rock on Baildon Moor in Yorkshire.

The 5-mile-wide moon named Daphnis orbits within the Keeler Gap, and its gravity causes the edges to wave in both the horizontal and vertical directions, according to NASA.

A new study argues that the pot burials of ancient Egypt may have held far more spiritual significance than previously believed, acting as symbol for the rebirth of the deceased into the afterlife.

Tourists braved the choppy seas and deadly eruptions taking place at the Kamokuna lava delta in Hawaii since it collapsed on December 31 to see the breathtaking natural phenomenon.

The new footage has been released by Nasa to mark the nearing end of the Cassini mission, as the spacecraft is due to descend in a self-destruct mission into fiery Saturn in September this year.

Playbuzz has devised a list of infuriating word riddles, otherwise known as dingbats, to put your logistical knowledge to the test.

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.