Though NASA assures it will safely pass by, if the asteroid did hit Earth, it could lead to a much more devastating level of impact than the 18-meter asteroid that hit Chelyabinsk in 2013.
In new sequences captured by Curiosity, wispy, early-season clouds that resemble Earth's cirrus clouds can be seen. The footage was taken during an early morning last month from two angles, one straight up and the other with the camera pointed just above the southern horizon.
Attached to a phone, the new spectral transmission-reflectance-intensity (TRI) can analyze blood, urine, and saliva as reliably as clinic-based instruments that cost thousands of dollars.
Researchers at Rockefeller University discovered two previously unknown areas of the brain involved in face recognition by studying rhesus monkeys - primates whose face-processing systems are similar to ours.
Researchers at Newcastle University have found that European sea bass experience higher stress levels when exposed to piling and drilling sounds made during offshore structure construction.
Researchers from Western University found that the need for personal space all has to do with dopamine - the neurotransmitter that controls pleasure and reward.
Brazilian researchers found yoga-loving pensioners had a thicker prefrontal cortex - the region of the brain involved in complex cognition.
Three research teams backed by NASA will investigate this layer of the atmosphere to find out more about the sun's role in its behaviour. The eclipse will block its source of radiation.
Researchers at Harvard and a private company used the precision gene editing tool Crispr-Cas9 and gene repair technology to deactivate 100 percent of the virus in a line of pig cells.
Residents of London's Greenwich had access to the country's first self-driving grocery delivery service powered by an electric CargoPod.
A Chinese museum claimed they have bred the world's largest insect (main and inset). The female stick insect measures 64 centimetres (25 inches) long, the average length of a young man's arm, according to the Insect Museum of West China. The insect species, native to China, was discovered in 2014 by entomologist Zhao Li (main), named the specie Phryganistria chinensis Zhao after himself.
The tool, developed by Columbia University, explores the 98 percent of the human genome often referred to as biological 'dark matter' - because it's as mysterious as space.
The research lab teamed up with video game company Blizzard to open StarCraft II as an AI research environment the firms hope will give insight into the most complex problems related to AI.
A University of Maryland researcher says that light sensitive cells are also found outside the eyes, generally to regulate sleep and wake and other cycles synchronized to the changes of day and night.
A new map from the US Geological Survey shows how the ground around the Yellowstone caldera has changed over the span of two years, as the quakes release uplift-causing pressure.
The number of middle-aged British men who are taking up cycling is growing. The men said that they enjoy it because it makes them feel connected to others and celebrate mastering tasks.
An analysis of five decades' worth of figures led by Vienna University of Technology found that climate change is altering the timing of river flooding across Europe.
China has sent an 'unbreakable' code from a satellite to the Earth, marking the first time space-to-ground quantum key distribution technology has been realised.
Uber riders won't have to give drivers access to their personal phone numbers anymore, thanks to a new update in the app. Uber launched an in-app chat feature to keep exchanges on the platform.
Researchers from Kyoto University and Peking University looked at the ability of chimpanzees and young children to learn the basic hand game. They found that chimpanzees of all ages and sexes can learn the simple circular relationship between the three different hand signals. And while it may take them longer, chimpanzees are able to learn the game as well as a four-year-old child.
A mysterious creature has been filmed poking it head out of the water during a Queensland river cruise. The unidentified animal was spotted during a Solar Whisper Daintree River Crocodile and Wildlife Tour on Tuesday. After staff posted the footage on social media suggestions have taken off about the beast's identity and range from a mussel to a 'miniature whale'. David White, the owner of Solar Whisper cruises filmed the creature during the cruise, before uploading his footage to Facebook on Tuesday morning.
Sara FL Kirk and Jessie-Lee McIsaac are professors in health research at Canada's Dalhousie University. Here, they explain how marketing is pushing us into an obesity crisis.
In a new study of over three million Android devices, researchers at cyber security firm Avast, based in Prague have come up with a list of the 'greediest' apps on Android (stock image).
In a new study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University made mutations to ants, revealing the molecular basis of their social behaviour.
The Atlantic Ocean now faces a higher likelihood of an 'extremely active' hurricane season with more storms than previously predicted, US forecasters warned, updating the May outlook.
Consumer Reports is pulling its recommendation of four Microsoft laptops after one of its surveys found that users were complaining about problems with the devices.
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, analyzed how aging affects our circadian rhythm - the body's 'clock' - and slowly derails metabolism over time.
Henk van Rensbergen, a Belgian photographer and airline pilot, is debuting his latest photo book No Man's Land in September, featuring animals trudging through otherwise uninhabited buildings.
Experts say the blacker skin of urban sea snakes living on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific allows them to better bind and rid their bodies of contaminants each time they shed their skins.
People who performed consistent lead-in motions were able to perfect their techniques twice as quickly, found research led by the University of Plymouth. They found those who were able to perform consistent backswings before hitting the ball were able to perfect their techniques twice as quickly as those who couldn't. Tennis star Roger Federer (left) and golfer Rory McIlroy (right) have climbed to the top of their game partly due to their powerful - and consistent - lead-in movement.
London-based firm PwC surveyed over 10,000 people globally to examines four potential worlds of work shaped by competing forces, people, business, innovation and the environment.
A team of researchers, including the University of Oklahoma, decided to compare DNA of domesticated animals like dogs and turkeys from two sites to discover the fate of the Anasazi.
Naresh Kumar, 42, from Uttar Pradesh, India, says he lets electric currents flow through his body whenever he is hungry, and does not feel shock when touching live wires.
FaceApp's creators, based in Saint-Petersburg, initially denied their new filters were racist but then added that they would be removed. Pictured is Donald Trump with the black filter
The system uses artificial intelligence to pick up on tiny differences, and a 'repression layer' to help sort between the masses of data, according to researchers from Peking University (stock image).
The biological malware was created by experts at the University of Washington in Seattle, who say it is the first 'DNA-based exploit of a computer system.'
In a letter to London's 33 local authorities, Mayor Sadiq Khan said he would have 4G on the tube by 2019 as part of a drive to eliminate the capital's connectivity 'not-spots' (stock image).
Alison Teal, a conservationist from Hawaii, discovered the triceratops jaw bone while exploring the Lance Formation in Wyoming.
Facebook Watch (left via TV app) is being launched to a select group of trial users in the US with more than 20 new full-length shows, including pre-recorded episodes as well as live streaming, before going global. It will be will be available on desktop and laptop (top right), via the firm's TV apps and on mobile (bottom right). It will also feature shorter five to ten minute episodes that will be refreshed daily.
Researchers from Aarhus University discovered the fort using LiDAR technology, which revealed the tell-tale geometric outline of a ring fortress.
Wildfires are unusual in Greenland, where temperatures rarely reach 10°C (50°F) in the height of summer and 80 per cent of the land is covered by thick ice.
The researchers, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, made the finding while carbon dating a Jamaican monkey leg bone discovered in the 1990s.
Researchers from Rutgers University in New Jersey have studied a lunar rock brought to Earth during the Apollo 15 space mission in 1971 to understand the moon's magnetic field.
The gray whale, who was between 15 to 18 feet long, was spotted in Dana Point Harbor on Tuesday morning.
Customers can take a photo of an outfit they like and use it to find the same item. The ASOS app will sift through the 85,000 items on its site and find either the same garment or something similar.
Remarkable new evidence uncovered by military historian Michael Jones has exonerated the Black Prince for the massacre of 300 French people in Limoges during the Hundred Years War.
Photos of a gray animal taken on Saturday at Santee Cooper Country Club in South Carolina have gone viral after reports that residents say it is the mythical creature El Chupacabra.
Emails between Tesla and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles have revealed a prototype autonomous electric truck (left) that will drive itself and move in 'platoons' could soon be tested in the state. Musk (right) tweeted in April (inset) that the semi-truck would be revealed in September. The correspondence and a meeting with California official show that the firm is putting self-driving technology into the electric truck.
On August 14, Cassini will make the first of its tive final orbits, which will eventually bring the spacecraft between 1,010 and 1060 miles (1,630-1,710 kilometers) above the cloud tops.
Researchers have found that the typical pattern of glacier advance and retreat has not changed along the western Ross Sea coast, in contrast to the rapidly shrinking glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Jumping spiders have different personalities, and now researchers from the the National University of Singapore have discovered what that means for the ways they hunt and live.
Researchers based at the University of Oregon have found that when small marine invertebrates called salps swim in a colony, they can time their jets so that the whole colony moves at a constant speed.
Silicon Valley giant Intel on Wednesday announced plans for a fleet of self-driving cars following its completion of the purchase of Israeli autonomous technology firm Mobileye.
A large scale study of the rainforests of Malaysian Borneo by Liverpool University researchers found ants alone were crucial for maintaining rainforest ecology (stock image).
Scientists discovered a non-intrusive way to study sleep. It lives in a device that analyzes the radio signals around a person, translating those to measurements to track the stages of sleep.
Research led by the University of Utah Health found that by manipulating a single gene in mice, the brain's ability to adapt was rejuvenated, specifically in the visual cortex.
The two 'super-Earths', found by a team led by University of Hertfordshire researchers, are located in the habitable zone of the star, and scientists claim they could support liquid surface water. An international team of researchers discovered the planets among four Earth-sized worlds surrounding the star, which sits 12 light years from the sun - close enough to be seen by the naked eye.
A team of experts including Dr Kira Westway of Macquarie University in Sydney used scanning techniques to analyse two hominid teeth found in a cave in Indonesia in the 19th Century.
Made from Google search data, the map reveals the most searched emoji in each state, revealing that the poo, eggplant, heart, crying and winking faces are all popular across the US.
The new vehicle, called the Baojun E100, can travel about 100 miles on a single charge. It is being touted as a perfect car for city commuters in China. GM has launched it for just $5,000.
It's long been suggested that growing up with an animal in the home boosts the developing body's immune system. The RAND Corporation study involved a total of 5,200 children.
Fossils of two ancient animals that flew like flying squirrels have been discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation northeast of Beijing, China.
University of Winchester found attractive hair and lips is also an important factor in the beauty stakes. The least important facial feature seems to be someone's nose, researchers said.
A new study found that the US Southeast had a 'warming hole' - a region where airborne pollutants such as soot were reflecting sunlight back into space, masking the effects of climate change.
The circles have been found around the Danish coast as well as the Balearic islands, including Mallorca. Foreign species are being driven to these areas by polluted waters and climate change.
At New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, researchers have discovered a petroglyph carved by the early Pueblo people that appears to illustrate a total solar eclipse. Evidence of ceremonial practices at the site indicates that the free-standing rock may have been used for solstice-related activities, and the experts now suspect the ancient people once gathered to watch an eclipse in the summer of 1097. In the petroglyph, the inclusion of several looping tendrils suggest high solar activity and even a coronal mass ejection, according to the researchers.
Scientists from Northwestern University have invented bioactive 'tissue papers' (pictured) made from pig and cow organs which could regenerate damaged organs.
Users have long been asking for multi-room listening, and Amazon has been hinting at it by pushing Echo Dots in discounted bundles of six and offering major deals for the smaller device.
Estonia has introduced two driverless buses in the capital Tallinn capable of maximum speeds of around 30 to 40 mph (50 to 60 kmph) in a trial scheduled to finish at the end of this month.
The gadget, built by Tokyo-based machinery maker NSK, has a heavy brass frame and a light aluminium ball bearing to increase centrifugal force.
A Twitter user known as TheBae took to social media over the weekend to share a screengrab of the iPhone setting he uses to make his iPhone speaker louder.
Certain proteins in your muscle fibers help regulate sleep duration and quality, Texan researchers found. This challenges the widely accepted notion that the brain controls sleep.
A draft federal science report on the effects of global warming breaks down how climate change has already hit different regions of the United States. It also projects expected changes.
Vertebrae and rib bones were among the finds discovered at the quarry at La Flecha ranch, Chubut Province, Argentina, in 2013, and a new analysis suggests they belonged to six dinosaurs.
Human bones discovered in Somerset reveal how cannibal cavemen feasted on each other. Now a beauty spot for tourists, Cheddar Gorge was populated by cannibals 14,700 years ago, who decapitated their dead, filleted the flesh from their bodies and made drinking cups from their skulls. Archaeologists have now found the first evidence that the cannibals engraved the bones (circled in red) after butchering them.
The ferocious Jurassic crocodile named after Lemmy terrorised coastal waters around the UK more than 145 million years ago according to palaeontologists from the University of Edinburgh.
Lead author Joseph Dunsmoor from the University of Texas, said: 'The mind uses cues to danger learned over time, but circumstances can cause people to misidentify those cues.'
Blood-flow restriction training (BFR) is an increasingly popular technique to build muscle. A University of Mississippi professor says its rehabilitation potential is 'exciting'.
The VR game from Boston-based company Neurable lets you navigate and play along in a virtual worlds, controlling the experience using only your thoughts.
Researchers from Georgia State University found the risk of dying from high blood pressure increases by more than one times for every year of cannabis use. This is more risky than smoking tobacco.
By shopping for food online, adults avoid the impulse purchases of junk-food and stick solely to the goals of maintaining a healthy diet, University at Albany scientists claim.
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 which released the craft at 50,000ft.
Some 78 per cent of Bulgarians say they don't exercise at all, according to a new survey. But at the other end of the spectrum, the cold landscape of Sweden was found to be the move active.
Researchers based at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, have used the hyperwall - a 10 by 23-foot, 128-screen display - to discover new ocean features and their effect on the larger ocean system. By switching the hyperwall view from one image of the globe to displays of specific regions, properties such as temperature, surface wind stress, density and surface water speeds are revealed through high-contrast color changes. The hyerpwall is paired up with the Pleiades supercomputer, which provides the simulations that are visualized on the wall. Pictured is part of a visualization, showing the Loop Current: The origin of the Gulf Stream. Surface water speeds are shown ranging from 0 meters per second (dark blue) to 1.25 meters per second (cyan).
In tests, babies performed better at learning new words after a nap, German researchers found. They were able to link meanings to words while those who didn't nap couldn't.
Facebook's global Lifestage app was launched on the iOS App Store in late August 2016 but was shut down earlier this month after failing to attract young internet users.
The silencing of legitimate opinion continues. The latest victim of their self-styled ‘purge’ is Google engineer James Damore, the guy behind ‘Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber’ paper.
August is the wettest of the three summer months, a study from econometrics professor Terence Mills found. Where has all the sun gone, asks John Naish
Researchers at Louisiana State University used the technique to uncover exactly where more than 100 of the birds swim, even though only half that number were fitted with tracking devices.
Redmond, Washington, based firm Microsoft has launched a beta testing version of its email site that selected users can now test out through a 'Try the beta' toggle at the top of their inboxes.
Reaction times of elderly may predict how long they have to live, researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia have found.
A major graveyard of dinosaurs and woolly mammoths was discovered during a research expedition by Tomsk State University to study layers of rock near the Chulym River.
The skull of a new species baby primate that lived around 13 million years ago could shed light on the great mystery of how apes became human. The skull, nicknamed Alesi, dates to Miocene epoch - around the time when apes were beginning to expand their range into Eurasia. The infant creature is not related to living apes and humans, but may have looked similar to our long-extinct ancestor. The skull was found in 13 million year-old rock layers in the Napudet area, west of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya (pictuerd bottom right is the dig site).
Ground-breaking research by Professor Vicente Torres, of the University of Chile has found that saliva aids the healing process.
A study by the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland, found that we grab each other out of self-protection when we are scared.
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.
An patent granted to Apple today details how the front-facing camera along with the light, proximity and other sensors could measure body fat and other health data.
The image comes from a case maker, who get early peaks at devices in order to have cases ready at the time of launch.
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.'
The engravings are thought to date from the Iron Age and contain elements of Spanish, Greek, Iberian, Canaanite and South Arabian, according to research led by the University of Seville. Experts believe the 'stela of Montoro' (pictured, main image and inset) could be the earliest monumental script in Iberia but no one can decipher what the extinct characters mean.
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.
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 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.
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.
As rumored, it appears the device will indeed have a curved screen. It also seems Google is ditching the headphone jack for the new device.
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.
The barred grass snake is widely distributed throughout Great Britain, Switzerland, Italy and France, and also occurs in the western part of Germany.
Three baby rock hydraxes, which weigh no more than a bar of soap each, were born to mother Daissie and father Nungu at Chester Zoo.
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).
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.
Hackers using the name 'Mr Smith' have posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online and demanded that HBO pay a ransom of several million dollars to prevent further releases.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Software engineer James Damore was sacked on Monday for violating Google's code of conduct after a controversial internal memo he wrote went viral.
A study by the University of Montreal has shown that habitual players of action games have fewer neurons in their hippocampus, a key memory center in the brain.
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.
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.
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.
King Sanakht who ruled during the third Dynasty, would have towered over the average Egyptian, who was on average 5 foot 4.
The FBI and the National Parks Service has revealed it is 3D scanning the dummy heads created by Alcatraz inmates to fool guards during their 1962 escape.
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.
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
The US Navy's radical plan to create a railgun capable of firing bullets at hypersonic speed could also revolutionise power storage technology, researchers have revealed.
Illegal marijuana farms are taking over thousands of acres of land as toxic wastes continue to corrupt ecosystems on the West Coast.
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..
Samsung is set to reveal the phone on August 23, but anonymous representatives from two carriers said the phone will not go on sale until September 15.
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.
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.
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.
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 long lost aeroplane was found in a shallow river on the archipelago of Palau, which boasts 500 picturesque islands.
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
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.
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.
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.
In the concluding part of our serialisation, official historian BEN MACINTYRE reveals the unimaginable horror that members of the regiment encountered in the last days of the war.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A pair of CubeSats, connected by a 112-mile-long tether, could investigate mysterious swirling ‘tattoos’ on the moon, according to NASA. These have been spotted in over 100 locations.
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.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
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.
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