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The mind-boggling optical illusion that makes parallel lines appear slanted

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.

Dog behavior expert Cesar Millan has teamed up with Amazon's Audible to create audiobooks for dogs, which use human voices to tell stories to dogs when nobody is at home, keeping then company.

The new Disney branded direct-to-consumer streaming service will launch in 2019, putting the firm in direct competition with Hulu, Netflix, Amazon and others.

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new micropropulsion system that uses tiny bursts of ‘ultra-purified water’ vapour to drive small satellites.

The brother of the male Google engineer fired after a memo saying women are biologically less likely to get to the top of the tech world has hit back, telling critics: 'Read the whole thing.'

A celestial census from the University of California, Irvine revealed 100 million black holes may dwell in the Milky Way. And, it suggests gravitational waves could be more common.

With German company ThyssenKrup set to test its new magnetic levitation elevator, researchers are exploring as many of the practical implications of ropeless elevator travel as possible.

New 'close combat sensor system' for British troops

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.

Youtube channel AsapSCIENCE has revealed in two hit videos what can kill you if you eat or drink enough of it. It would take 1,000 oranges to kill you, but only two teaspoons of nutmeg.

A study led by a researcher at the Virginia Tech College of Science found that these nanoparticles travel far globally on air currents, and can enter the lungs and potentially the bloodstream too.

Mazda's radical engine Engine uses compression instead of a spark to ignite fuel, and is set to appear in the firm's cars in 2019, beating key rivals to market.

A UK Asian hornet invasion could be stopped if beekeepers and the general public are vigilant and able to identify them, researchers from the University of Warwickshire have said.

U.S. trade officials have agreed to investigate Qualcomm's allegations that Apple infringed on patents with its iPhone 7 and other devices, the U.S. International Trade Commission said.

Keepers at Bristol Zoo Gardens have hand-reared some of the spiderlings from tiny eggs as they are so precious. The spiders will eventually grow to around 12cm (4.7") in size.

The lightweight electric car dubbed Lina, created by students in the Netherlands, is made of a resin derived from sugar beets and covered with sheets of Dutch-grown flax.

Birthplace of Peter the Apostle found 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 September's solar eclipse cause the world to end?

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.

Lifeguard Geoffrey Leventec pilots a rescue drone from the beach of Biscarrosse, southwestern France, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. A cutting-edge lifesaving initiative is taking flight again this summer off France's popular Atlantic beach destinations: the rescue drone. Following a successful launch in 2016, three airborne life-saver drones are being operated in the southwestern Nouvelle-Aquitaine region spots until September to come to the aid of swimmers struggling in choppy water.(AP Photo/Bob Edme)

Three airborne life-saver drones are being operated in the southwestern Nouvelle-Aquitaine region until September to help swimmers struggling in choppy water.

Instagram is introducing a video feature that allows you and a friend to video stream face to face for the first time, which a few users will be able to test out from today ahead of its official launch.

A draft report by 13 federal scientific agencies says climate change is already hitting the U.S. and that human emissions are the main cause. One leaker was motivated by fear Trump would censor it.

Researchers at the University of Graz found that a small drink can indeed help with certain aspects of creativity, although it may make hard, focused work more difficult (stock image).

North Carolina firm Trailblazer Firearms has released a pint sized pistol that can deliver up to five deadly .22 shots and weighs just seven ounces (198g), less than a Big Mac.

New Marine One takes off for its first test flight

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).

Bill Burr, Washington-based author of 'NIST Special Publication 800-63. Appendix A' said he regrets advising people to change passwords every 90 days and encouraging them to use obscure characters.

The study, conducted at the Amen Clinics in Newport Beach, California, compared more than 45,000 brain imaging studies to show the differences between brain activity in men and women.

Babies can differentiate between words in the two different languages and at the moment they hear the switch their pupils dilate, researchers from Princeton University found (stock image)

A poll by UBS found 53 per cent of UK consumers said they are unlikely to travel on such an aircraft. In the U.S, passengers could benefit by air fares being cut by as much as 11 per cent, UBS said.

Robert Hannigan (pictured) said it was the national duty of parents to ensure youngsters enjoyed more screen time as opposed to letting them 'mooch around on the streets'.

Researchers from the University of Kansas delved into one of the greyest areas of friendship and found staying in touch with ex partners is 'very persuasive phenomenon' (stock image).

NASA to investigate over 100 'swirls' on the moon

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 USDA's public affairs team in Washington issued new guidelines after Trump's election advising staff on the language they should use in discussion of climate-change related topics.

Airlines (such as British Airways), electricity firms and broadband providers could face multi-million pound fines if they fail to take measures to prevent cyber attacks.

Tissue Nanotransfection is a nanochip the size of a penny made by Ohio scientists. Within a second it injects genetic code into skin cells, turning them into cells needed to restore blood vessels.

Aerial photos at Larkhill in Wiltshire have revealed the full extent of trenches built to prevent a possible German invasion as a new study is published on Britain's wartime defences.

People in their 20s are unfaithful for interdependence and independence, found Tennessee researchers. Attachment styles, alcohol and seeking a thrill were also reasons.

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

King Sanakht who ruled during the third Dynasty, would have towered over the average Egyptian, who was on average 5 foot 4.

The images show a wireless charging coil, a front-facing camera, sensors, a stacked logic board design and space for a large L-shaped battery.

The feature will be built into the current 'share' button and let users select contacts from their phones' contact lists to start one-on-one or group chats.

Researchers at the University of Arizona found that dogs whose mothers nursed more often lying down, as opposed to sitting or standing up, were less likely to succeed guide-dog-training school.

Researchers at Stony Brook University analyzed the bones of ancient dogs, finding that dogs descended from wolves that were domesticated in Eurasia 20,000 to 40,000 years ago.

German industrial group Siemens expects to update software in some of its medical scanners by the end of the month to deal with vulnerabilities that could, in theory, allow the kit to be hacked.

Research led by the universities of Cambridge and Oslo looked at ancient DNA extracted from the remnants of cod bones (pictured) in Viking-age fish suppers.

Satellite images show Larsen C iceberg in stunning detail

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.

By interpreting emoji used alongside a tweet's text, the robot, developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, can understand emotional subtext.

The iPhone 8 'will not be cheap,' according to a Foxconn executive who leaked information about a potentially disastrous manufacturing hurdle facing Apple's eagerly anticipated new handset.

The new device is constructed with military-grade materials, including a bumper and metal frame to protect the device from shock, abrasion, tilting, twisting and drops up to five feet..

The head of translation at The Open University says that translators struggle with translating Donald Trump's words for many reasons, including the fact that they often do not agree with him.

Researchers based at the University of Illinois At Chicago found that people are more likely to put up with politicians' lies when they share a belief that a specific political stance is morally right.

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.

People who believe they can give an insight into what happens after you die shared a range of stories on Reddit from simply feeling peace to meeting loved ones who have passed away.

Ecuador's 'Middle of the World', the Geographical Center of North America and the Real Greenwich Prime Meridian are among the markers that are thought to be misplaced.

Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg is among a series of women who turned down the top Uber job - possibly because of its history of a toxic office culture. Jeffrey Immelt of GE is in the running.

People in their 20s are unfaithful for interdependence and independence, found Tennessee researchers. Attachment styles, alcohol and seeking a thrill were also reasons.

Tissue Nanotransfection is a nanochip the size of a penny made by Ohio scientists. Within a second it injects genetic code into skin cells, turning them into cells needed to restore blood vessels.

Dr Toby Walsh of the University of New South Wales has outlined his ten predictions for terrifying changes on the horizon over the next 30 years thanks to advances in AI in a new book.

The debt offering marks Tesla's debut in the junk-bond market and the company will start roadshows on Monday as it ramps up production of its newest sedan, the Model 3.

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity plane completes glide test

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.

Anyone can check to see if their personal information could have been compromised using the 'Have I Been Pwned' website, compiled by Troy Hunt who is based in the Gold Coast in Australia.

Seattle-based company Amazon has filed a new patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office which suggests the company is looking at building mobile drone stations.

The Data Protection Bill will make it simpler for people to control how companies use their data, with extra powers for the information watchdog to issue fines of up to £17million.

People are almost twice as likely to view extreme immorality as representative of atheists than of believers, the researchers, from the University of Kentucky, found.

MailOnline presents some of the most amazing storm images around... twisters in Texas, dramatically darkening skies in South Dakota and mayhem above Melbourne - and more besides.

University of Washington scientists discovered that driverless cars' onboard computers can be easily confused into misreading road signs that would appear normal to ordinary drivers.

AI can spot signs of depression from Instagram photos

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.

UK based consumers who have unwittingly handed over personal information will be protected in future by having to tick a box before companies can harvest their data.

There are few sights more dispiriting than a long queue at ticket offices or machines when you’re rushing to catch a train. However, technology is now offering an ingenious solution.

Researchers at Aston University in Birmingham have transformed skin cells into neurons, which they then 3D-printed into structures that resemble the brain to test treatment methods for dementia.

Anne Longfield said children should not be left to use their devices without 'agreed boundaries' as she launched a guide to promote a positive relationship with technology.

Apple Inc is reportedly planning to release the newest Apple Watch with LTE capability - allowing users to make phone calls and eliminating the need for it to be connected to the iPhone.

Trendy ‘superfood’ salads can contain as much saturated fat as a McDonald’s Big Mac and more salt than four bags of crisps - salads should not always be considered the healthy option.

Stunning moonrise from the ISS in orbit pictured by NASA

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.

The Air Force may develop 'mini nukes' that target and blow up a specific neighborhood. With a low yields of 20 kilotons, an explosion wouldn't touch an area a mile from the detonation.

Experts from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in Italy analysed disaster records to predict a 50 fold increase in climate change related deaths between 2071 and 2100.

Musk originally said he had no plan to build a Hyperloop system - but Bloomberg claims he has now changed his mind and could build the entire Washington DC to New York tunnel.

Study of distant galaxies using a powerful dark energy camera on a telescope in Chile has enabled astronomers to make the most accurate map to date of the structure of the universe.

Made by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the glasses use organic solar cells to generate power, displaying illumination intensity levels and temperature on two of its displays.

A study by Villanova University revealed that the fragile scales have a hidden strength - bony deposits of 'armor.' But they admit they are now even more baffled by why they shed scales.

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.'

Dr Andreas Herrmann, a chemist at fragrance firm Firmenich, worked with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology on the breakthrough.

Markus Egert, microbiologist at Furtwangen University in Germany, led the study, which found that a well-used sponge can be home to nearly five trillion bugs.

The boost would come from swaping out the A9 chip from 2015 (which is used in the iPhone 6s and the SE) for the newer A10 chip from 2016 (which is used in the iPhone 7.)

Samsung is set to be Apple's only OLED provider for the iPhone 8, as it is the only company to currently produce OLED screens for smartphones on a mass scale.

BabyQ, one of the chatbots developed by Beijing-based firm Turing Robot, responded with a straightforward 'no' when asked whether it loved the Communist Party.

The researchers, from the Senckenberg Centre in Tübingen, southwest Germany, claim that the downfall of the Neanderthals was actually the result of direct competition for food.

New look at archaic DNA rewrites human evolution

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.

A report by the Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation, an NGO based in Menlo Park, found 46 per cent of Christians believe poverty is an individual's own fault.

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigned in June after pressure from investors seeking to clean up a toxic corporate culture

Ride sharing firm Uber, based in San-Francisco, failed to repair a fleet of over 1,000 Vezel sport-utility vehicles, despite a safety recall by manufacturer Honda over an electrical component.

Researchers at the University of California found that children who figured out how to deceive the most quickly could effectively stop themselves from blurting out the truth when they try to lie.

Business social network LinkedIn is running a trial scheme in San Francisco and Australia that matches experienced professionals with people who are looking for work and career development.

According to an Apple patent, the technology would work by using an 'electrically controllable filter' to selectively polarize a screen so that people viewing the phone from other angles can't see it.

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.

Both males and females suffered from more body shame and negative moods than people who did not use the app, according to a study by the University of Rhode Island (stock image).

Researchers found that people will go to extreme lengths to protect their honor. For example, 53% of people said they would prefer to die right now than live into their 90's and be considered a pedophile.

So far the robots have reviewed 15,000 cases in China's eastern province of Jiangsu. The machines stand three-feet-tall and are used to review cases, check facts, and offer sentencing opinions.

The new permissions authorize the apps to access your exact location, retrieve running apps, pair with wifi and Bluetooth devices as well as read your phone status and ID.

While observing Neptune at dawn with the Keck Telescope, the nearly circular storm system near Neptune’s equator, a region where astronomers have never seen a bright cloud, was spotted.

Until now, researchers have only managed to catch a glimpse of antimatter spectral lines, but the new CERN experiment gives researchers their first detailed look at them.

Incredible 'dragonfly bridge' 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 Gulf of Mexico dead zone is mainly caused by agriculture and developed land nutrient runoff. This stimulates algal growth, and when it decomposes, it uses up the oxygen needed to support life.

The team verified the telescope was recording and transmitting properly to the spacecraft bus currently located at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach.

The shock wave injected material from the exploding star into a neighboring cloud of dust and gas, causing it to collapse in on itself and form the Sun and its surrounding planets.

The North North Temperate Little Red Spot 1, the third largest anticyclonic oval on the planet which is typically around 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) long, NASA says.

German automobile firm Daimler has invested more than $29 million dollars (25 million) in aviation start-up Volocopter, which is developing a full electric, autonomous flying vehicle with 18 rotors.

Amazing images reveal hummingbirds are covered in MITES 

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.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner embarked on a 4,000-mile winding route which took 17 hours to complete, kicking off from its Seattle headquarters in Washington.

Researchers at PSL Research University in Paris found that sound played during certain parts of deep sleep may make information harder to learn when you wake up.

A hilarious new video has emerged of a Rhino beetle and a Stag beetle going head-to-head.

An anti-diversity manifesto from a Google HQ employee has gone viral after suggesting that the multi-national company should stop offering schemes to ethnic minorities or women.

An unarmed Minuteman III missile was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force base in California at 2.10am on Wednesday and hit a target 4,200 miles away.

The $1.6 billion stadium in Atlanta, Georgia will host its first exhibition game later this month, but the amazing roof will not be fully operational for several months due to delays in the project.

Fetuses can hear things in the womb, including speech - although it's muffled. But according to research by the University of Kansas, fetuses can still perceive the differing rhythms of languages.

Today, Seville in Spain and some areas of the Italian island of Sardinia can expect temperatures around 109F, while Novska in Croatia is predicted an afternoon high of 104F.

ArtAlienTV, a Bristol-based YouTube channel that regularly posts alleged alien and UFO sightings, posted a vido online showing the structures on Nasa satellite images.

The Nenets are a tight-knit nomadic people living in the Yamal-Nenets region on the outskirts of Russia, who migrate more than 1,000 miles each year with their large herd of reindeer.

The 1,600-year-old coffin, which was discovered near Borough Market in central London, is thought to contain the remains of a mother after the bones of a baby were found nearby

‘Int-Ball’ arrived at the ISS on June 4, and can be controlled from the ground to gather footage of its surroundings in the space environment. Eventually, they hope it will work entirely on its own.

Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has made a case for slugs and said green fingered British people should lay off killing them as they are vital for attracting other wildlife.

Sweden is expected to provide the bulk of the material to build the Type 26 global combat ships, ministers have said.

US video streaming company Netflix Inc bought Scottish comic book publisher Millarworld, home to titles such as 'Kick-Ass,' and 'Wanted.' The deal represents Netflix's first ever acquisition.

The detail of today's new plan to clean up Britain's air reveals they hinge on a Highways England promise to build thousands of new charging points.

Members of Britain's new carrier strike group including the HMS Queen Elizabeth are engaged with the US Navy and other international allies in Exercise Saxon Warrior off the coast of Scotland.

The pictures reveal the people of St Kilda, a remote island community 40 miles west of the Outer Hebrides - whose untouched way of life dated back to the Bronze Age.

Twin telescopes mounted on the noses of the WB-57F research jets will ­­­­­capture the clearest images of the Sun's corona and the first-ever thermal images of Mercury.

The images are revealed in a biography of photographer Michael Nichols. The Zoological Society of London and WWF revealed global wildlife populations fell by 58 per cent since 1970.

Scientists based at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California hope to use an international network of observatories to recover, track and characterise asteroid 2012 TC4.

David Gillespie, Australian author of Taming Toxic People: The Science of Identifying and Dealing With Psychopaths At Work and At Home shares tips on how to deal with the psychopathic boss.

An enormous spider (pictured) has given a couple an almighty fright as it appeared on their glass door as they were trying to cook food.

A temple to the Aztec wind god Ehecatl lays unearthed within the property of a hotel in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Plans to expand the hotel have been put on hold after archaeologists unearthed a 1400's temple to the Aztec wind god Ehecatl and a ceremonial ball court under the property. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

The rare finds, including the semi-circular temple of Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl and nearby ball court were revealed yesterday under a hotel in the heart of Mexico City.

Boys who watch porn at a young age are more likely to grow into misogynistic men who want power over women, a new study conducted at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, claims.

Despite weather forecasts on TV and online that depend on the latest computer modelling, three in four of us rely on old wives’ tales to predict the weather, according to a survey.

James Maybrick, a Victorian businessman, was seen by some as the most likely suspect after a memoir found in his home 25 years ago included him admitting to being the Ripper.

Bald eagles and red-tailed hawks are bitter enemies in their home turf of British Colombia, Canada, and often take to the skies for vicious aerial fights. The hawk is being raised with three bald eagle chicks.

Parents now worry more about the impact of their parenting on their children. According to a researcher at Swansea University, they feel pressured to provide a stream of stimulating activities to their kids.

A bizarre feature spotted on Mars, which resembles the home of a fictional Star Wars beast, may have been created from an impact with a rogue space rock – or, it could be the result of a collapse.

ClothCap, developed by researchers at the Max Planck Institute, relies on scanning a person wearing the garment, separating the clothing from the person, and rendering it on top of a new person.

Archaeologists have long been perplexed by a bizarre structure built hundreds of years ago in Peru that appears to be modeled in the form of a volcano, as there are no volcanoes nearby.

An incredible video has emerged of a huge shark trying to wiggle from a fishing boat after jumping on board off the coast of Long Island, New York.

Alan Collins, Professor of Geology at the University of Adelaide and Andrew Merdith, a PhD Candidate from the University of Sydney look at how Earth tectonics (pictured) are moving under our feet.

A study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that smiles can be sorted into three distinct categories. And, each are defined by certain 'recipe' of different muscle combinations.

A selfie taken by Buzz Aldrin measuring 8in by 10in (20cm by 25 cm) taken during his five-and-a-half hours outside the Gemini 12 spacecraft will go on sale at Bloomsbury Auctions in London.

Cassini will pass through Saturn's upper atmosphere during the final five orbits of the mission, before making a fateful plunge into Saturn on Sept. 15, 2017.

Researchers at Stanford University have captured the six nanoseconds it takes for water to freeze into ice seven, which could help create and support the building blocks of life.

The grasshopper was spotted by amateur photographer Richard Taylor near a lake in Ipswich, Suffolk. The colouring is caused by a rare genetic mutation.

Experts from the University of Washington and colleagues analysed tooth DNA from the remains of 19 ancient individuals to discover the roots of the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures.

Middlesex University researchers analysed data on 6,000 people from deception tests used by psychologists. Overall, men told more fibs than women - and education had a significant impact.

The Royal British Legion, based in London, has released six films that use audio accounts, diary excerpts, archive film and photos to give viewers a unique glimpse into the horrors of war.

The test, created by Go Tumble and shared on Wikr, asks users to 'think outside the box' by working out two different but correct answers to a series of equations.

In recognition of the two-year anniversary of New Horizons' Pluto flyby, NASA revealed a stunning set of global elevation maps, and flyover videos revealing a close-up look at Pluto and Charon.

It shows AR2665 a 75,000-mile-wide active region, an area of intense and complex magnetic fields, as it produced several solar flares, a coronal mass ejection and a solar particle event.

Owen West, a top adviser on special operations and low-intensity conflicts told US lawmakers in the Pentagon these commercial devices could be in use in five years.

Samsung says the giant set was launched 'as consumers continue to demand larger screens and premium TVs'

It's previously added stories to Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and the Facebook mobile app. While still a test, it will roll out widely soon.

A total of 34 works were submitted as part of Daejeon, Korea-based Hankook Tires' Design Insight forum, with five winners chosen.

Frances Gabe, of Newburg, Oregon, invented the first self-cleaning house using 68 individually patented devices. Her death wasn't public until seven months later.

This is the moment a gang of chimpanzees dethrone their alpha male - by attacking him (pictured) and leaving him bloodied on the ground. It was seen at Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania.

The video, which was posted by Reddit user Bobby Thellere, shows a headstone in an unknown location with a concave Jesus face that appears convex due to the hollow mask illusion.

An international team of researchers has studied the remains of a newly discovered dinosaur, which were unearthed at a construction site in Ganzhou, southern China.

Using the 'N-gram' technique, researchers from Aston University and the University of Manchester determined famous Bixby letter was 'almost certainly' written by secretary John Hay.

The video shows how the Falcon Heavy rocket will take off with four million lbs (1.8 million kg) of thrust in November from Launch Complex 39A at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

Experts say the subsurface ocean that lurks beneath the moon's icy crust has all the ingredients for life. In the new image, the intriguing south-polar jets are backlit by sunlight.

A new imaging technique, developed by Northwestern University, revealed that a book printed in 1537 was made using recycled medieval parchment containing sixth-century Roman Law code.

The incredible image also shows the ghostly rings, which are covered in 'waves and kinks' from gravitational interations between the planet and its moon.

The laser, which was tested at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico successfully hit a target 0.9 miles (1.4 km) away from an Apache AH-64 helicopter (pictured).

Researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology studied the stinging mechanism of the nomad jellyfish – the most common jellyfish in Israel.

Using ESA and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, scientists have found evidence of low-frequency 'g-waves,' revealing the core spins much faster than the sun’s surface.

Australian scientists from the Mandurah Dolphin Research Project in Western Australia recently observed large groups of dolphins engaging in what they described as 'homosexual behaviour'.

The stunning image, captured on July 26, 2017 by member of the Expedition 52 crew aboard the International Space Station, shows one of the 16 sunrises the crew get to see every day.

Dr Jean Evans, the chief curator at the Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, where the object is on display, said the 'toy' was mislabelled and is in fact the head of a mace-like weapon.

The 'sunscreen' on the distant gas giant, known as WASP-121b, was identified by scientists at Exeter University observing glowing water molecules in the atmosphere.

Transport for London has introduced virtual speed bumps in 45 locations across London that use use tricks of perspective to create an illusory bump to oncoming vehicles in to slow them down (stock)

The six-month research expedition discovered a garbage patch 1.5 times the size of Texas off the coast of Chile and Easter Island. It consists mostly of tiny pieces of plastic that are difficult to remove.

In a major breakthrough, researchers in China established the first ground-to-satellite quantum network, which allowed them to transmit a photon from an entangled pair up to 870 miles.

Researchers from the University of Leeds and the British Antarctic Survey have continued to track an iceberg known as A68 since it broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula on July 12.

The interactive Antipodes Map lets you dig a virtual tunnel through the Earth from any point on the surface of the planet to find its exact opposite location, but most are under water.

The Eagle Prime robot has been created by San Francisco-based MegaBots, who set up the Giant Robot Dual league in 2015.

The popped remains of several 'oak eggar' moth caterpillars - a common variety in the UK and Europe - have been spotted across the West Pennine Moors in Lancashire.

A consultant for the Seattle-based security company IOActive showed taking over a Segway is relatively simple and can be done with just 20 seconds of continuous Bluetooth connection.

The evidence of fine dining in the late 5th century was unearthed as part of the first excavations to take place in decades at the legendary castle found on England's southwest coast.

Using astonishing dexterity, the primate pulls the stalk out covered in insects to gorge on — before dipping the grass back in for seconds.

Researchers in Brazil discovered the third ever case of conjoined bat twins. The corpse is conjoined at the torso, with its two heads side by side. Analysis revealed that the twins were newborn.

Physicist Antti Lipponen, a researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, has condensed more than a century's worth of global temperature data into a 35 second clip.

The 'Punch Activated Arm Flamethrowers,' made my YouTube tech star Allen Pan, track the wearers arm motion and were inspired by the art of firebending seen in the series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Archaeologists have completed the first in a series of excavations at the site of the ancient city Shiloh, on the West Bank, in hopes to uncover evidence of a biblical structure.

According to Lockheed Martin, quite simply, ‘space travel is hard’ – but once the tests are complete, the researchers say Orion will be the safest spaceship in the world.

The list includes body parts (like a bone, leg, and foot), animals (like a peacock, kangaroo, and hippo) as well as a frowning variation of the famed poo emoji.

Co-op Insurance has created a new interactive tool that displays the number of vehicle crimes in areas across England and Wales.

Archaeologists made the startling find of an alien child's skull at a burial site in Kyz-Aul, close to Kerch, where a giant £2.9billion ($3.8billion) bridge is currently under construction.

The bots were attempting to imitate human speech when they developed their own machine language spontaneously - at which point Facebook decided to shut them down.

Researchers from University Paris-Sud have recreated the key characteristics of this ancient bisexual flower and how it evolved into the blooms we love today.

The cockpit footage was taken during the Roborace's first full-speed, self-driven lap of the Formula E track in Berlin earlier this month.

Researchers from the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Alberta have named a newly discovered dinosaur after Mark Mitchell, the technician who worked for 7,000 hours to uncover it.

Researchers from Nasas Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have released images taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft that capture the aurora in the closest detail ever recorded.

A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of human sacrifice of women and children in the Aztec Empire.

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.