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Top UFO expert and author Philip Mantle has probed hundreds of close encounters over the years. Now, he has recounted his five favourite incidents ahead of a UFO event in Hull next month.

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.

In an effort to reduce cases of hospital-acquired infections, researchers at Stanford University developed an AI camera-tracking system that identifies when staff use hand sanitizer dispensers.

The phone also comes with 4GB of RAM with 64GB of storage as well as a 20-megapixel rear-facing camera. It is available in the UK and Dubai.

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.

The shower happens every August as the Earth passes through debris from the Comet Swift Tuttle. The display will be clearest on Friday and Saturday night from the Northern Hemisphere.

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.

Researchers from the Netherlands, including the Regional Public Health Laboratory Kennemerland, found the growth of bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' is highest in stainless steel taps.

The phenomenon was first spotted during a birdwatching excursion in Turkey's Kizilirmak Delta, one of the largest wetlands in the Middle East. In one instance, a buffalo had 27 frogs.

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 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.

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.

According to snake catcher Mark Pelley, who snapped this photo in Diamond Creek in north-east Melbourne, Tiger snakes are the fifth most venomous in the world, so can you spot the snake?

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.

A new robot will enable street artists to create murals in places previously thought to be inaccessible. In its first full-scale demonstration, it created a five-color mural of a woman on a chimney.

Love it or loathe it, there's no denying that Mercedes' latest creation will turn heads. Powered by a 740bhp electric powertrain, this 5.7-metre-long barge on wheels can hit 62mph in 4 seconds.

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.

The unidentified animal was spotted during a Solar Whisper Daintree River Crocodile and Wildlife Tour on Tuesday, with people quick to comment suggestions from a mussel to a whale.

In Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag's new book, The Electric State, he imagines the US in 1997 after it's left in ruins by a war between drones and humans controlled by Virtual Reality.

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.

Google put together a collection of photos taken by volunteers across the US during the August 21 total solar eclipse. The images were stitched together based on the time and location of the photo.

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.

Brian Wilcox, a former member of the NASA Advisory Council on Planetary Defense, shared a report on the natural hazard that hadn't been seen outside of the agency until now.

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.

Skincrawling footage has emerged of a woman letting a giant venomous spider walk up and down her arm. Golden Orb Weavers are found all over Australia and have been spotted eating birds.

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.

The image, which won a British Heart Foundation photo contest, was snapped by a University of Leeds researcher who is studying how clots form.

Lara Clarke-Wardle believed she had found the entrails of a dead sea creature when she first encountered a goose barnacle on a beach near Hartland Abbey in North Devon.

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.

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

The winning photographs from the BMC Ecology Image Competition have been revealed, ranging from close-ups that capture the animated life of insects, to aerial views of vast landscapes.

Engineers in China gathered 1,069 droids on August 17 and programmed them to dance at the same time. Their performance broke the Guinness World Records title.

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.

Brian Hedeen, president of manufacturer Viridan Weapon Technologies, said the footage would 'provide that missing piece of evidence'.

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.

Mexican scientists said Wednesday they have discovered the fossilized remains of a previously unknown species of giant sloth that lived 10,000 years ago and died at the bottom of a sinkhole.

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.

Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers, from Queensland, were summoned to deal with the reptile this week, and posted the photo on Facebook so users could guess where it was.

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.

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.

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.

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)

Concept cars usually give us an indication of what vehicles could look like in the future. But this one has given us a glimpse into the past - though with a fully electric powertrain at its heart.

The images were taken with Hinode's X-ray telescope (XRT) as it flew above the Pacific Ocean, off the west coast of the United States, at an altitude of approximately 422 miles (680 km).

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.

Japan's Himawari 8 weather satellite caught the moment when a shadow passed over the Pacific last year, creating a total solar eclipse in Indonesia, from orbit above the Earth.

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.

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.

A shuttle service between Apple's Cupertino and Palo Alto, California, headquarters will be used to test self-driving technology, after it ditched plans for a fleet of self-built autonomous cars.

This is the moment alien hunters believe they tracked and filmed a UFO from their vehicle in the Philippines as an object partly obscured by clouds appears to hover over trees.

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.

The TIKAD drone, which was tested on a target in Israel in 2015, is remotely-operated and can fire military weapons, including rifles and grenade launchers. It is being pitched to the US military.

The suit will be worn by NASA astronauts for the commercial crew program when SpaceX starts launching people to and from the International Space Station.

Nokia, based in Espoo, Finland, will release the Nokia 8 in early September. It will feature dual 13-megapixel rear cameras, as well as a 13-megapixel front-facing camera.

A video that shows an automatic bathroom soap dispenser failing to detect the hand of a dark-skinned man has gone viral and raised questions about racism in technology.

Samsung is trying to move past last year's disastrous Galaxy Note 7 launch with a successor sporting a dual-lens camera, animated messages, expanded note-taking - and lower battery capacity.

Scientists from the Universidad Católica del Norte in Chile used the Very Large Telescope to map Antares's surface and to measure the motions of the surface material.

A bicycle secured with 1,000 rockets behind it blasts off in Lincolnshire, lighting up the sky in a display of fireworks. It is the latest achievement by British inventor Colin Furze.

While checking empty nests left by recently hatched turtles, scientists from the University of Central Florida in Orlando spotted the reptile struggling to keep up with its brothers and sisters.

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.