The lines in the image (pictured), created by Georgia illusionist and magician Victoria Skye, are straight and in parallel rows, and the alternating target patterns, rows and colors, combine to trick the brain into thinking they're slanted. Skye said that it is based off the café wall illusion, and that she plans to submit her illusion to the 'Best Illusion of the Year Contest' next year. The 'café wall illusion' was originally observed on tiles on the facade of a café in Bristol, UK.
At 76 tons (69 metric tons), the plant-eating behemoth found in Patagonia was as heavy as a Boeing 737 - and wasn't even fully grown
At 76 tons, the plant-eating behemoth found in Patagonia was as heavy as a Boeing 737 - and wasn't even fully grown, archaeologists say.
The Terminator? No, it's a British solider of the future: New 'close combat sensor system' uses cameras, lasers and audio to tell troops where the enemy is
Soon British soldiers will be seeing their enemies like the Terminator does, as the Army brings in a new system to feed information back to the soldier, his comrades and headquarters. Looking down the high-tech sights of their rifles, they will be able to tell whether they are facing friend or foe and where the enemy is, even if they can't see them. The soldier's system will feed back information to commanders from the battlefield so they can both track and guide their troops. Experts in the Ministry of Defence's science laboratory said this will help ensure the troops are not targeted by friendly fire. The kit is due to be ready for testing in simulated combat by around 2020. Left, the new kit, versus right, the current kit. Inset top, what the Terminator sees, and bottom, Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film.
Is this the birthplace of three of Jesus’ apostles? Archaeologists say they have found the 'lost Roman city of Julias' in Israel
Archaeologists say they have uncovered the lost city of Julias (left), believed to have been built on the ruins of Bethsaida, the birthplace of St Peter (bottom right), at a dig site near the Sea of Galilee. Two other apostles, Philip (top right) and Peter's brother Andrew (middle right), are also believed to have been born or lived in Bethsaida. Experts uncovered fragments of pottery, coins and the remains of a public bath.
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Will the world end this month? Conspiracy theorists claim the upcoming solar eclipse will cause the mysterious planet 'Nibiru' to smash into Earth
Wisconsin-based David Meade, author of the book 'Planet X – The 2017 Arrival', believes a star, which he calls 'a binary twin of our sun' is coming 'at us towards the south pole'. Despite a lack of evidence for the hidden world Nibiru (artist's impression pictured), which Nasa has previously stated is an 'internet hoax', many people believe it is real. Nibiru, and is sometimes referred to as Planet X, has been predicted to end the world several times since 2003.
Meet the new Marine One: Sikorsky's new Presidential helicopter takes off for its first flight (But Donald Trump won't get to use it until 2020)
The Sikorsky VH-92A, which will become Marine One when the President travels on it, was selected in 2014 as part of a $1.24 billion contract. Based on the firm's S-92 helicopter, it will be upgraded with 'government-defined missions systems and an executive interior' to serve as Presidential transport. The secretive July 28 flight signals the start of the 250 hour flight test program, which will take place at Lockheed Martin facilities in Owego, New York (artist's impression pictured).
The mystery of the strange 'swirls' on the moon: NASA mission to investigate over 100 odd patterns on the lunar surface
NASA scientists have devised a radical plan to use CubeSats, connected by a 112-mile-long tether, to investigate mysterious swirling ‘tattoos’ on the surface of the moon. The lunar swirls have been spotted by moon orbiters at more than 100 locations, and appear to be situated in areas where the crust contains ancient bits of magnetic field. Tethering the instruments will allow one of the craft to dip to an altitude as low as six miles above the surface to study these features in unprecedented detail – while preventing the satellite from crashing into the moon itself.
The mysterious glowing sea dandelion: Explorers spot strange orb made up of 'loads and loads' of individual creatures 8,300 feet beneath the surface
Thousands of feet beneath the ocean’s surface, scientists have spotted a mysterious glowing creature hovering above the seafloor amid a ‘spider web’ of tentacles. This is the deep-sea ‘dandelion animal’ – and, despite its solitary appearance, experts say the pulsating orb is not one organism but ‘loads and loads’ of individuals living and working together. The rarely-seen invertebrate is closely related to the Portuguese Man-O-War jellyfish, and was spotted more than 8,000 feet deep during a recent dive from the NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer
Trillion ton iceberg the size of Delaware is revealed in striking new detail as it drifts from the Larsen C ice shelf
The huge chunk of ice broke off from Antarctica in July and measures 5,800 square kilometres (2,240 square miles), making it the third biggest iceberg ever recorded. New images captured via satellite imagery show iceberg A-68 (seen in its entirety in the centre of the left image) in stunning details as it floats within Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf, where it could remain in the open sea for years. The inset image shows the rift between the ice shelf (at the top of the image) and the iceberg (left of the image). The left image shows the widening gap between the two along with smaller icebergs that have formed since the split.
Self driving WHEELCHAIRS begin trials in Tokyo to ferry passengers around airports during the 2020 Olympic Games
Air travelers with disabilities will have a much easier time navigating one of Japan's main airports, thanks to new smart wheel chairs. Haneda Airport outside Tokyo is beginning tests of the WHILL NEXT, a self-driving wheel chair that can autonomously move a rider to a destination via a smartphone app.
Virgin Galactic is on track to send tourists into space next year: VSS Unity spaceplane completes a successful glide test nearly 3 years after the firm's deadly crash
The test flight saw VSS Unity sent up from California's Mojave Air and Space Port attached to a twin-fuselage White Knight carrier airplane (top left) which released the craft at 50,000ft. Once the two aircrafts had reached the desired altitude, VSS Unity was released for an unpowered descent (top right and bottom left) back to the space port (bottom right). The test was the first time Unity's Main Oxidiser Tank was filled with nitrous oxide. Founded in 2010 with the aim of taking paying customers to space and back again, tragedy struck the project in 2014 when a catastrophic SpaceShipTwo test flight crash killed one pilot and injuring another.
Can you tell which of these pictures reveals you are on the verge of depression? How the images that you post on Instagram reveal more than you realise about your state of mind
Scientists from Harvard University and the University of Vermont gathered 43,950 photos provided by 166 people to study whether visual clues of depression could be picked up by their AI. They found that healthy people tend to favour light shade (top and bottom left) while depressed people prefer darker tones (top and bottom right). The most popular filter among depressed people was Inkwell while healthy people favoured Valencia. Their system was able to pick up on these clues 70 per cent of the time.
Moonrise from the space station: Astronaut captures stunning image from orbit as they gear up for historic solar eclipse
It is a stunning view of the moon, seen from a unique vantage point. NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik pointed his camera toward the rising Moon and captured this beautiful image on August 3, 2017, showing the moon rising as the ISS orbits the Earth. It comes as stargazers on Earth were treated to a stunning display of a blood moon shimmering in the sky.
Fognado! Massive cloud of mist suddenly engulfs Californian beach, blotting out the sun, sending sand and umbrellas flying
The all-engulfing cloud approached with a steely menace on the Natural Bridges Beach in Santa Cruz last Wednesday, blocking out the sun and nudging seabirds into a loud squawking frenzy. 'It was really hot in Santa Cruz, so I went down to Natural Bridges Beach. About five minutes after I sat down, the sky got dark, the wind picked up, and a huge fog cloud rolled in fast,' the unnamed person who recorded the footage said. 'Umbrellas were flying, sand was pelting me in the face and people were quickly leaving the beach. After only a few minutes, the fog cloud passed and the sun came out.'
The genes that rewrite the history of human evolution: DNA mutations reveal 'tens of thousands' more Neanderthals walked the Earth than first thought
Researchers at the University of Utah created a new way to analyse DNA that recreates the early history of ancient human-like populations (left image) including Neanderthals (top right) and Denisovans. They found the Neanderthal-Denisovan lineage nearly went extinct after separating from modern humans. Then, just 300 generations later, Neanderthals and Denisovans diverged from each other - around 744,000 years ago. The global Neanderthal population then grew to tens of thousands of individuals living in fragmented, isolated populations scattered across Eurasia. By searching for shared gene mutations along the nucleotide sites of various human populations (example 'gene tree' pictured bottom right), scientists estimated when groups diverged and the sizes of populations contributing to the gene pool.
Oops! Embarrassing moment Boston Dynamic’s 6 foot tall ATLAS humanoid robot falls off stage during a talk to show how much it has improved
The humanoid robot fell off the stage at the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders conference during what was supposed to be a live presentation showing off the machine's new and improved abilities. This is not the first time the robot has taken an embarrassing public fall.
The incredible 'dragonfly bridge' concept that folds up and sails the river to set up in new locations
The innovative concept, which can fold up for transport (left), was commissioned by the Ordos City government in Inner Mongolia to cross the Wulan Mulun River in the Kangbashi district. This would allow the bridge to move up and down the river through onboard sails (top right) or by towing the structure. A main floating section supports a hydraulic secondary structure which a pedestrian walkway extends from (bottom right).
The incredible hitchhiking MITES that travel from flower to flower by jumping on the beaks of birds
At first glance, hummingbirds are one of the most captivating animals on the planet with their incredible flying abilities. However, look closer and you can see them in a whole new light - and a taxi service for flower mites. These incredible images, taken by Wildlife researcher and photographer Sean Graesser in Costa Rica, show the birds and their passengers up close. These images show mites on a Crowned Woodnymph, one of many species that the mites hitch a ride on along with hummingbirds.
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