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NASA's InSight lander has shown off its photography skills by taking pictures of the Mars horizon's sunrise and sunset with its robotic arm. The lander had taken some practice shots in March. According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who operate the NASA mission, one version of each of these images comes in 'raw' form. The colour-corrected version looks an eerie blue colour, which is how humans would see the sunrises and sunsets on Mars.

Touchdown! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin nails two smooth landings as its New Shepard rocket booster AND capsule return to Earth after 11th test flight

The firm’s reusable New Shepard rocket lifted off from the West Texas launch site shortly after 9:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday morning and climbed to an altitude of roughly 346,000 feet before returning back to Earth. It touched back down in a 'nice soft landing,' marking the fifth time this particular New Shepard booster has gone to space and back. The capsule, which separated prior to apogee and briefly allowed the on-board payloads to experience 'some nice, clean microgravity,' deployed its parachutes and landed not long after.

Panda's may live on an almost exclusively plant-based diet, but according to new research, their nutrient intake looks like a carnivores -- a finding that helps shed light on pandas evolution.

Verizon is reportedly looking to offload Tumblr to a new buyer after acquiring the beleaguered blogging site in 2017. But if Pornhub has its way, it may be a vital lifeline that could keep Tumblr afloat.

The high-tech menu boards are rolling out to 700 McDonald's locations across the U.S. Using AI, the menus can suggest items based on the time of day, weather or recent trends.

In a previously undocumented use of facial recognition software, police in Washington state are using Amazon's 'Rekognition' to track down criminals with as little as an artists sketch.

Seven wonders of the Ancient World brought back to life in stunning 3D reconstructions

Only one of the original seven survives today, the Great Pyramid of Giza (bottom left), with the others lost over time as a consequence of war, crumbling civilisations and natural disasters. The Colossus of Rhodes (top left) was a staggering feat of engineering and building and the statue towered 100 feet (32 metres) above the harbour in Rhodes. Statue of Zeus at Olympia (top right) was built on top of a wooden frame and throne - ensuring its long-term demise. It would have been destroyed in 426AD in a fire at Constantinople.The Lighthouse of Alexandria (bottom right) set the bar high for all others built and was built a burning fire atop a cylindrical tower, atop an octagonal middle, atop a square base.

According to a researcher from the University of Melbourne, the idea of alien life is not as far-fetched as it used to seem, thanks to remarkable discoveries over the past two decades.

As part of the agreement, the social media giant may be forced to appoint a high-ranking, FTC-approved privacy official at the company, as well as establish an independent oversight committee.

Biblical king was historical figure, claim scientists

The Mesha Stele was found in the 19th century in the ruins of the biblical town of Dibon in Moab (present day Jordan). Researchers now think that the last line refers to King Balak, a king of Moab mentioned in the biblical story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24). The ancient tablet, called the Mesha Steele, describes various conflicts and conquests that happened during the 9th century. Although parts of the inscription are badly cracked and eroded, line 31, previously thought to refer to 'House of David', may actually be describing King Balak.

The dating app has launched 'Festival Mode,' which lets users connect with others who are attending the same festivals this summer in the U.S., U.K. and Australia.

NASA scientists have used soil moisture data from precipitation data as well as from tree rings that get thinner when it is dry to conclude that human impact drove droughts in the early 1900s.

Saliva and skin-to-skin contact could transmit resistant microbes, researchers led by the Glasgow Caledonian University warned.

Amazon said that by the end of the next decade packages in the company's warehouses could be readied for delivery without touching a single human hand.

Stunning simulation reveals what it looks like to be up close and personal with a supernova

The simulated supernova was developed by Kimberly Arcand, a science communicator with NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, using real observations of the supernova Cassiopeia A to create her the technicolour visualisation

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'God of Chaos' asteroid bigger than the Eiffel Tower will pass unnervingly close to Earth in 2029 (and you won't need a telescope to see it)

Scientists have already begun preparations for an asteroid flyby a decade away. Asteroid Apophis, named for the serpentine Egyptian god of chaos (also known as Apep), will whizz past Earth on April 13, 2029 at a distance of just 19,000 miles (31,000 kilometers) from the surface. That’s as close as some of the satellites currently orbiting our planet, NASA notes. While researchers have all but ruled out the possibility of the 1,115-foot (340-meter) object slamming into Earth, the close shave will present a unique opportunity to study an asteroid in detail; most others that come this close are much smaller.

Caudipteryx was about the size of a peacock and lived in China 130 million years ago and weighed up to 11lbs (5kgs). It would have been capable of running at 17mph, or eight metres a second.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge researchers have shown that huge floating wooden rafts were colonies of marine creatures that floated for up to 20 years during the Jurassic.

More than 3,000 people across seven European countries revealed listening to audio for two hours a day are happier than those who don't.

A new study from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, found that our preferences for bitter or sweet drinks comes from our genes related to the psychoactive properties.

The new age verification system in the UK applies to sites with more than a third pornographic content but won't apply to social media sites or search engines.

According to the internet provider, MTA Fiber Holdings it has begun building a fiber network connecting Alaska to the mainland U.S. capable of delivering 100 terabits of data per second.

Mysterious 1,500-year-old skeleton of a Mayan queen is discovered alongside a sacrificed

Archaeologists from Tulane University found burial chambers inside one of the three pyramids discovered in the ancient Mayan city of Holma. Finger bones and a skeleton of an elderly woman (left) was found with precious goods that indicated she was a Mayan queen and signal the nearby burial of a king. Other human remains (top right) showed significant ritualistic activity including a sacrificial child's jaw and a decorated drinking pot showing the face of a sun god (bottom right).

India Space Agency has said its 3,300kg (7,300lbs) lunar mission spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 will now take off in July from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre off India's southwest coast.

Research from the University of Illinois meat scientists has revealed that consumers rated pork cooked to 63 degrees Celsius (145 degrees Fahrenheit) as the best tasting when cooked,

Self-driving technology development company Waymo, formerly a Google-owned project based in California, has released videos of what its technology 'sees' while driving on roads.

A series of touchscreen experiments carried out by the Wolf Science Centre in , Austria found wolves make for more selfless pack mates than dogs who were also raised in groups.

Jawbone of ancient human ancestor is found 11,000 feet up in the Himalayas

The bone fragment (bottom right) was first unearthed in a cave in China in 1980 and scientists have found it to be the first evidence of Denisovans outside their small Siberian cave (left, the known history of ancient human migration). It is believed to be the oldest hominin fossil ever found in the high altitude Himalayan region. Denisovans are believed to have interbred with primitive Homo sapiens and their genes live on in modern-day Sherpas and may be why they are so adept at living at high altitudes. Half a mandible - the jaw bone - proves the extinct race populated the Tibetan Plateau around 160,000 years ago. This predates the invasion of humans to the region by more than 100,000 years. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig say it was in such good condition that it could be accurately visualised using 3D rendering techniques (top right).

Facebook has developed 'state of the art' computer vision that can detect inappropriate content with precision. The hope is that AI can help it clean up the site more quickly than humans ever could.

Google is giving users back some control over their data. The firm is introducing a new feature in account settings that will allow users to delete location, web and app activity data automatically.

A sprawling ice formation, recorded by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, spans about 40 percent of Titan's circumference and has lead to even more questions about Saturn's mysterious moon.

At its annual F8 developer conference, the social media giant debuted a redesigned Facebook app, alongside major updates to Messenger, Instagram and a new dating feature called Secret Crush.

Almost HALF of World Heritage sites could lose iconic glaciers by 2100

In their study, the researchers combined computer modelling with a global inventory of glaciers to assess glaciers presently found on World Heritage sites and predict how they will likely change over the 21st Century. Glaciers are currently present in 46 of the 247 Natural World Heritage sites, such as Nepal's Khumbu Glacier (top left), Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park (top right), Greenland's Jakobshavn Glacier (bottom left) and the Canadian Rockies (bottom right).

The firm is bringing Apple Pay to New York City's transit system this summer. Users will be able to replace their pesky metro card with an iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for their subway ride.

Extinct wolf-like species and bears thought to only exist in South America were found in Mexico, changing what scientists thought were distinct vertebrate populations in the two regions.

Just like humans, dogs are surprisingly adept at picking out their own name in a noisy room says new research with implications on how working canines respond in moments of crisis.

In a new study, researchers from Arizona State University re-examined samples collected by Japan’s first Hayabusa probe back in 2010. They discovered it was rich in water.

An international team of scientists estimates pressure has tripled in the last three decades alone as the planet moves further away from the sun and its atmosphere begins to freeze.

Infants are most at risk of weight gain if mother had diabetes in pregnancy. Dr Vrijkotte, from Amsterdam Medical Centre, said: 'Babies can be programmed in the womb to become overweight'.

With some added technology, researchers suggest that your energy-guzzling air conditioner could be leveraged to become part of the solution in mitigating the effects of climate change.

Terrifying timelapse shows the moment a Mexican Red Knee tarantula crawls out of its own skin

A time lapse video of a tarantula encapsulates the several hours-long process of how the giant spider laboriously sheds its own skin. The six-hour-long process is condensed into just 17 seconds and succinctly shows the Red Knee tarantula writhing on its back until it emerges from its former exoskeleton.

Researchers from York University found youngsters exposed to large amounts of speech had higher intelligence than those who weren't. They also had a more varied vocabulary.

The underwater finds from the Guatemalan lake includes a black volcanic glass blades thought to be used for blood sacrifice as well as a Maya stone head related to the last battle with the Spaniards.

Scientists from King's College London have found cocaine in every single sample from 15 sites at rivers around Suffolk, including in shrimp.

Researchers from the University of Illinois surveyed around 400 people to find out what drives them to exercise, and how that linked up with the type of exercise they chose.

Stunning footage captures the moment a meteor lights up the sky above Costa Rica before it smashes through roof and homeowner finds the warm space rock on the floor

Experts have claimed that a rock (inset) which tore through a roof in Costa Rica was a meteorite , according to local news reports. Further study is needed to confirm their findings, they say, but they claim the rock came from space and dates back 4,560 million years. Incredible footage (main) captures the moment a meteorite lights up the night sky above Costa Rica before breaking up in Earth's atmosphere.

An antidote has been discovered for the world's most venomous creature, the Australian box jellyfish. A single sting from the creature will cause excruciating pain and skin necrosis.

The social media platform announced at Facebook's annual F8 developer conference that it's hiding 'Like' counts on photos for users in Canada as part of a limited test.

Amazon's AI assistant will soon be able to speak more than just English in the U.S. The firm has launched a new program that will allow developers to build skills for Spanish-speaking users.

DNA from a lock of Da Vinci's hair may prove human remains are his

The lock of hair, which had previously been locked away in a private US collection, is going on public display for the first time in Leonardo's (pictured left) birth town of Vinci, in Tuscany. DNA comparison between the hair and da Vinci's supposed skeleton (interred in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert, top right) will finally confirm if the latter remains, unearthed after being lost for almost 60 years, are his. (Bottom-right: Leonardo's modern-day descendants.)

With the participation of the two automakers, Ford and Lincoln customers will now be able to receive packages to their vehicles through Amazon's 'Key' service.

Spanish scientists have calculated the speed of the impact of the meteorite with the moon at 61,000 kilometres an hour (37,903mph), denting the moon with a crater of 10- 49 feet across.

A set of leaked images offer a look at what could be Motorola's Razr revival. The renders show off a thin device with a notch that folds in half vertically and what appears to be a wireless charging stand.

SpaceX's plans to launch its Starlink satellites at a lower orbit in space have been given FCC approval in the US. The broadband satellites will provide reliable and cheaper internet worldwide.

The Sero -- Samsung's latest installment to its of TV lineup -- is capable of rotating vertically to mimic content on mobile phones in hopes the feature will encourage viewers to cast onto the device.

Researchers, from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, suggest that certain species of wasps hijack some spiders' behaviour so that they make them a web.

Human footprint found in Chile is the 'oldest' ever found in the Americas

Scientists in Argentina have finally concluded that a footprint (left image in its original site; right image after removal) found 10-years-ago in Chile belongs to a human adult and is the oldest known in the Americas. The print's age was determined used radiocarbon dating of organic plant matter. Footprint tests were done with three different testers to compare to the fossil sample they found from the excavation site. The ancient print-maker was likely a 'light' adult human male with a straight downward step, the researchers concluded.

Google parent Alphabet reported slowing revenue growth amid tougher competition in the online advertising market. Some Wall Street analysts say that it needs to 'diversify its business faster.

The Committee on Climate Change is expected to state that the UK ban on diesel and petrol cars should be moved forward a decade to 2030 - or 2035 at the latest.

The US ride-hailing app is making the feature available to a 'select' number of users in London but says all commuters in the capital will be able to see public transport routes soon.

Researchers from NUI Galway investigated how microplastics interfere with the natural process between algae and salps and the buoyancy of the faecal pellets from the jellyfish-like creature.

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said the prospect of a killer asteroid colliding with Earth isn't something reserved for sci-fi films, but rather something that could happen in our lifetime.

A new report projects that this month power derived from hydro, biomass, wind, solar and geothermal, will generate more energy than traditional coal-powered plants, marking a first for the sector.

United, Delta and American Airlines say they'll cover the cameras in their seatback entertainment systems. It comes after many consumers were outraged to learn of the tiny devices.

According to developer, Jim Fisher, who posted about the exploit on his personal blog, hackers can use a mixture of coding and screenshots to trick victims into giving up their private data.

Astronomers spot 'extraordinary' black hole ejecting plasma and 'wobbling' like a spinning top in a never-before-seen phenomenon

A black hole almost 8,000 light years away from Earth has caught the eye of astronomers, due to its peculiar, wobbly nature. Called V404 Cygni, the black hole was spotted ejecting high-speed clouds of plasma in a manner that's never been seen before by scientists. And while black holes have been known to spit out matter, researchers observed V404's jets shooting out plasma in rapid succession.

Experts from vpnMentor discovered an exposed database on a cloud server storing the details of some 80 million American households, or up to 65 percent of households nationwide.

University of Nottingham led-research analysed medieval skeletons from North West England, finding bone changes that were similar to those seen in modern instances of Paget's disease of bone.

Researchers from John Hopkins University found that millennials were more likely to be arrested as youths than their predecessors Gen X at the same age.

In the new study, Australian-led researchers analysed the content and language style in almost 21,000 tweets posted by celebrity chefs, fashion bloggers and personal trainers.

Part of the world's largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than expected due to the sea warming around it, according to research from Cambridge University scientists.

Facebook is funding independent research that aims to study and help guard against manipulation of social media in elections

In an unprecedented move, the firm will open its data to some 60 researchers from 30 academic institutions, as experts hope to study how Facebook impacts elections.

Is your fitness tracker LYING to you?

The research from the consumer watchdog Which? comes as the UK prepares for the London Marathon this weekend and found the Garmin's Vivosmart 4 (top right) was named the least reliable and clocked the marathon distance of 26.2 miles only when runners would have in fact run 37 miles. Meanwhile, the Garmin Vivoactive 3 (centre) was 100 per cent accurate at tracking running distance. Samsung's Gear S2 (bottom left) was also found to miscalculate the distance according to the research, saying the wearer had reached marathon distance only after they had run 36.2 miles. The Misfit Ray, Xiaomi Amazfit Bip, Fitbit Zip and Polar A370 were all also named as devices which carried runners past the 30-mile mark in testing. Huawei's Watch 2 Sport (top left) left runners short of a full marathon, the research claimed, telling the wearer they had reached the milestone after only 18.9 miles. The Apple Watch Series 3 (bottom right) also said the target had been hit at 22.8 miles.

Ancestry.com is beginning to roll out changes to its users' ethnic backgrounds which will continue over the course of the next month. As a result, some patrons are seeing their histories transform.

Five distinct zones for viral growth were found throughout the world. This includes all depths of the Arctic and the Antarctic, and three distinct depths of temperate and tropical regions.

The tool reveals how the world's biggest tech giants, including social media sites Facebook and Instagram, monitor its users, including home address and even mouse movements.

A team of researchers from The Gibraltar National Museum have found that neanderthals may have treated golden eagles as a symbolic species rather than one they used for meat.

Stunning Images showcase some of the world's most endangered animals

The photograph book showcases 72 reptiles and amphibians from the natural world in 152 pages. The Dutch photographer and author of the book Matthijs Kuijpers wanted to focus solely on the creatures and chose to shoot all animals with 'no backgrounds and no distractions', to remove stereotypes of their habitat. The book is a collection of the best images from the author's research and travels in the last 30 years since leaving school to work in Madagascar. It includes the Satanic leaf-tailed gecko (top left), a two headed cornsnake (top middle), an albino alligator (top right), a purple harlequin toad (bottom left), a Vietnamese mossy frog (bottom middle) and an azure dart frog (bottom right).

Driverless cars are at least a decade away as the machines remain vulnerable to hacking, industry experts say, despite Elon Musk's claims this week he would have them made by 2020.

Researchers from the University of Oxford have predicted that at least 1.4 billion of Facebook's roughly 2.3 billion users will die before 2100 based on user figures from 2018.

Owner Steve Munt is paying tribute to his orange tabby, Pikachu, by launching the feline's ashes into orbit. In doing so, it would mark the first time a cremated cat has traveled to space.

Turns out even Google can't outrun the powers of the 'Avengers'' biggest and baddest of all villains. In an Easter egg, Google has included a very significant mythical item in users' search results.

Garden Organic, based in Coventry, recruited 166 citizen scientists for its 'slug pub' research project which found slugs are 64 times more likely to be caught in a trap containing lager than water.

If you're one of the  hundreds of thousands of employees working in an Amazon fulfillment center, technology many not only threatens to take your job, but could be the one pulling the trigger.

Within many workers' lifetimes jobs will be radically altered by automation according to one of the world's biggest international coalitions, it's time to develop a plan B.

Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will be one of the chief earners from Uber's blockbuster IPO. The ousted exec stands to make nearly $9 billion once the ride-hailing giant goes public next month.

AI learns to mimic the unique styles of master artists including Van Gogh, Vermeer and

Dubbed 'PaintBot', the painting artificial intelligence is the creation of a team of researchers from the University of Maryland, the ByteDance AI Lab and Adobe Research. PaintBot can not only reproduce the work of different artists, but also can create new works based on photographs in the chosen painter's characteristic style.

Samsung forced iFixit to remove its review of the beleaguered Galaxy Fold after the post illuminated many of the design flaws with the device, including a glaring gap near the hinge that could trap debris.

A human rights group argues that the federal government is using Google to circumvent the Fourth Amendment by searching and seizing user data without obtaining a warrant.

After a decades long survey, researchers have unlocked some mysteries behind the 'halo's' of sand surrounding coral reef's and what they might mean for the embattled habitats' health.

Automakers have been divided in the United States over whether to proceed with the Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) technology system or use a 4G- or 5G-based system.

Whether 'God' spontaneously appeared or was conjured by a hallucinogenic drug people who had intense religious experiences report mood improvements, a Johns Hopkins study says.

The discovery of the woolly mammoth tooth was made by a 50-year-old Londoner scouring for flint at low tide and is thought to be three-quarters intact.

A skeleton of the extinct dodo bird pieced together using bone samples from different specimens found in Mauritius will be sold by Christie's next month at a London auction.

Mummified mother and child found in Egypt among dozens of preserved remains

Twenty-eight mummies were found by the Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission, which has discovered around 300 tombs in total in the surrounding Egypt's Aswan West Bank area. Among the mummies were two that were 'superimposed' and thought to be that of a mother and child (main). The tomb contained various artefacts, including a statuette of a bird (inset), various vases, and a stretcher that was probably used to bring mummies into the tomb.

Experts from the Johns Hopkins University used a new method to capture quick images of stars that brighten and dim at predictable rates to take the measurement.

Zhang Kejian, the administrator of the China National Space Administration, announced the plans for a lunar research base in a speech on Wednesday.

Apple has issued a voluntary recall order for AC wall plug adapters designed for use in the U.K., Hong Kong, and Singapore and sold between 2003 and 2010.

Researchers from the University of Plymouth studied areas with volcanic seeps that create pockets of high ocean acidity and have shown it to have major impact on wild fish and marine life.

When a robot 'dies,' does it make you sad? For lots of people, the answer is 'yes' - and that tells us something important, and worrisome, about our emotional responses to social machines.

Researchers call this the art of 'BS' - when someone is more likely to 'display overconfidence in their academic prowess and problem-solving skills,' according to a new study of nine countries.

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Artificial intelligence technology means characters from the British crime series set in Birmingham in the aftermath of World War I will respond to players’ gestures and movements.

Samsung develops 'throwable' vase that doubles as a fire extinguisher to put out small blazes in seconds

While Samsung may recently be more famous for creating fires (exploding phones, anyone?) one of the company's newer inventions is looking to put them out. At first glance, the Firevase, as the company has aptly dubbed the device, looks just like any other -- a translucent red tube of PVC with a hollow center compartment to house flowers or other plants. What separates the vase from other decorative containers according to Samsung, is its ability to save lives.

Ever wish that you could get compensated for perusing the internet? A new web browser is willing to make your dreams come true -- that is, if you're willing to look at a few ads in the process.

According to an IIHS study, safety standards for passengers in the front seat have steadily advanced throughout the past several years, backseat safety has lagged behind.

Nintendo is now accepting applications for beta tests of its much-anticipated Mario Kart Tour app. U.S. and Japan Android users can apply to take part in the closed beta, which begins next month.

Top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts Apple will release one version that looks similar to the original AirPods and another model that features significant design changes.

Facebook is cracking down on third-party apps that slurp up massive amounts of user data. The company said it will no longer allow apps with 'minimal utility,' such as personality quizzes.

A study by Hiroshima University also found those who spend too long mulling over problems are more likely to have obsessive compulsive disorder or generalised anxiety disorder.

Muscular Ancient Greek man died when a styrax spear was thrust through his chest

Remains of the man (main) were found alongside 56 others during excavations of an ancient city on Thasos. He was tall for his era at five foot seven inches tall and is believed to have been muscular. The authors of the study, published in the upcoming issue of Access Archaeology, found the 0.6 by 0.4-inch hole (inset) was likely caused by a seven-sided styrax thrust into the man with a force exceeding 2,200 newtons, approximately is equivalent to about 500 lbs of weight. He died almost instantly from cardiac arrest it is believed.

A new poll of 1,004 registered voters in the U.S. found that 57 percent of them believe AI is a 'threat to the human race,' which is a three percentage point increase from last November.

iFixit tore apart Samsung's beleaguered folding phone and discovered numerous design flaws that may have led to it breaking. They cited an 'alarmingly fragile' display, as well as 'large gaps' that let dust in.

Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved.

A customer pulls her shopping cart past an information kiosk at a Walmart Neighborhood Market, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Levittown, N.Y. Kiosks and signs throughout the store keep customers informed that they are shopping in an artificial intelligence factory. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Walmart, which faces competition from Amazon, is experimenting with digitizing stores to manage them more efficiently, keep costs under control and make shopping experience more pleasant.

Newly discovered 'Chimera Crab' has larva eyes, shrimp mouth, and the upper shell of a

Even studied researchers couldn't help but remark at the physical characteristics of a new type of crustacean that they say 'breaks all the rules.' It's dubbed the Callichimaera perplexa (perplexing beautiful chimera) after the mythological Greek monster that breathes fire and has a body of a snake, a head of a lion, and tail of a goat.

Bumble, the female friendly dating app based in Texas, is rolling out the feature in June which will be will be capable of detecting lewd images with 98 per cent accuracy.

Asking specific questions about people have behaved — rather than how they would like to be thought of — can provide a more honest insight into someone's values, say Liverpool experts

The US's Food and Drug Administration will now allow doctors to prescribe an electrical nerve stimulating device for seven to 12-year-olds. It has also been tested for PTSD sufferers (pictured).

German scientists create see-through human ORGANS in step toward 3D-printed body parts

Researchers in Germany have created transparent human organs using a new technology that could pave the way to print three-dimensional body parts such as kidneys for transplants. Scientists led by Ali Erturk at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich have developed a technique that uses a solvent to make organs such as the brain and kidneys transparent. The organ is then scanned by lasers in a microscope that allows researchers to capture the entire structure, including the blood vessels and every single cell in its specific location.

Facebook is taking on a multi-billion dollar charge that's tied to the Federal Trade Commission's investigation into the firm's privacy debacles. The fine is estimated to be between $3 billion and $5 billion.

An Amazon team charged with auditing Alexa users' commands can see users' latitude and longitude coordinates, allowing them to easily discover their addresses, a new report has claimed.

In a stomach-churning one-of-a-kind discovery at the Conejo Shelter in Texas, researchers recovered the bones, scales, and a single fang of a viper from fossilized human feces.

In what scientists have hailed an exciting milestone, the InSight team says the lander measured and recorded a seismic signal on April 6, its 128th Martian day using its SEIS instrument.

Researchers say powerful, artificially-intelligent surveillance systems capable of tracking your every move may have an unlikely kryptonite: a simple printable patch.

Chagas disease, which can lead to heart failure and severe gastrointestinal complications in extreme cases, is transmitted by the insect Triatoma sanguisuga, which typically bites people on the face.

Two US programmers have used AI to create a model for producing heavy metal music around the clock and have already produced 10 albums using the AI band dubbed Dadabots.

A new invention from Boston Children's Hospital successfully drove itself to the heart valves of pigs that needed to be fixed, moving just as quickly and accurately as human surgeons, study reveals.

See the far side of the moon like never before: China releases stunning new images

China 's Chang’e 4 lander and Yutu 2 rover have captured new images on their successful mission to explore the far side of the moon as the duo looks to extend their study to a fifth lunar day. On the moon, the cycle of day and night is nearly 30 Earth-days in total, with each lasting about two weeks long. The new images captured from the rover, Yutu 2 and released this month, offer up more of the mission's journey after a first round of pictures was released after their arrival on the 115-mile wide Von Kármán Crater in January.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket successfully took its second flight ever on Thursday afternoon, when it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center carrying Lockheed Martin's Arabsat 6A satellite.

The Beresheet spacecraft began experiencing problems shortly after it began its descent, despite a promising start in which it sent back a selfie at just 22 kilometers from the surface.

A drill that will spearhead the search for life on Mars was put through its paces using a vehicle resembling a soapbox derby contraption.

The ancient workshop is thought to date back to the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Amenhotep III – King Tut’s grandfather. The sphinx and hundreds of hieroglyphic fragments were found at the site.

The battery-powered devices about the size of a small cooler and can deliver packages autonomously, but for now, they'll be accompanied with a human while they're being tested out.

On Dec. 21, during winter solstice, four of Juno's cameras captured images of the Jovian moon Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, on the mission's 17th flyby of the gas giant.

A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison wrapped the e-bandage around the chests of rats who had a cut on their backs. This caused the wound to heal in just three days versus 12 in others.

First found in China, it has caused significant problems in other areas it has invaded. It can form dense mats of up to 1,500 mussels per square metre – which can suffocate scallops and oysters.

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have studied thousands of species of animals and birds to work out where reservoirs of contagious, mosquito-borne viruses could be.

The startup, called Humu, uses machine learning to parse through employee data and then 'nudges' workers to help them improve in areas that might make their work lives better.

Ford created a futuristic-looking dog kennel that uses noise-cancellation panels and the carmarker's active noise control technology to create an insulated environment for pets.

It was the ultimate speed battle between man and nature as Felipe Massa took on a peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on planet Earth. The falcon is capable of speeds of up to 217mph.

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 5, 2015 file photo, rush hour traffic fills the 6 October bridge over the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. Uber is launching a new minibus service on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in traffic-mad Cairo, Egypt's capital and the ride-sharing U.S. giant's fastest-growing market. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Uber launched a new minibus service on Tuesday in traffic-mad Cairo, Egypt's capital and one of the U.S. ride-sharing giant's fastest-growing markets.

Footage of the colour-changing octopus was captured by a free-diver as he swam in the crystal clear waters in the French Riviera.

Australian scientists found sharks incubated in tanks that simulate temperatures in 2100 became 'right handed', preferring to swim to the  right, a process known as lateralization.

Most visitors think of New York's Parks as the only place to find trees. However, a new study found New York City has  over 5 million 'forested natural areas' along with 666,000 street trees.

The underwater skeletons of 185 wooden ships, referred to as ghost vessels, were deliberately sunk or have been left to decompose for hundreds of years in the Potomac River, Maryland, US.

McLaren have given Formula One fans their take on what the future of the sport looks like as they presented the 2050: the MCLExtreme, a futuristic race car built and designed for the future.

A researcher from Princeton University in New Jersey has found that testosterone levels and masculine features are directly related to the perception of a man's talent.

A new pair of hovershoes unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, called Motokicks, could soon replace your scooter, bike and skateboard - just don't try to take them for a spin in the rain.

An accidental discovery by Harvard academics has now found that a slightly different version of RNA may have been the key ingredient allowing for life on Earth to blossom.

Dr Dombard and his colleagues presented a possible solution to this problem at the American Geophysical Union meeting in Washington, DC, this week.

Ed Dentel, 46, of Richmond, Virginia, was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat - known as atrial fibrillation - after his Apple Watch alerted him that something was wrong on Thursday.

Passengers could receive their Amazon deliveries on HS2 trains, a manufacturer has claimed (HS2/PA)

Ilford-based company Bombardier Transportation is developing technology which would enable click-and-collect services on board.

Michelle Vall, 53, of Blackpool found the artefact under six inches of mud while holidaying at Loch Lomond. The signet ring is in perfect condition and is believed to be worth up to £10,000.

Archaeologists believe they have found the final resting place of Antony and Cleopatra in the ancient city of Taposiris Magna, around eighteen miles from Alexandria in Egypt.

Fifteen Gallic amphoras were found half submerged in the sand and were first spotted by two scuba divers outside the city of Portofino in late November last year.

The jacket alerts the rider to dangers around them and the helmet projects vital information, such as their speed, revs and a rear view camera on the visor to make you feel like Iron Man on a bike.

Military chiefs planned to use the explosives, codenamed Blue Peacock (pictured), to devastate Soviet forces if they forced the western Allies into retreat during an invasion of Europe.

US sportswear giant Nike has teased its first self-lacing basketball trainers, which the company has suggested will be controllable from a smartphone.

A Russian historian claims the French Emperor ordered decoys to be sent to a fictional burial site 40 miles from the actual location during his retreat from Moscow in 1812.

NASA says the incredible image is 'the largest panoramic view of the fire and fury of star birth in the distant universe.' The images uses ultraviolet light to create a never-before seen image.

A team of University of Bristol researchers used scanning electron microscopy to quantify melanosome extracts from the feathers of 97 species of modern birds with iridescent plumage.

Hess was captured by 1941 in Scotland after parachuting into the UK and tried at Nuremberg and later imprisoned at Berlin's Spandau prison.

Price beats the previous world record for a British coin by more than £200,000. Only 20 of the 'Vigo' five guinea pieces were minted, to celebrate the theft of American gold form the Spanish fleet.

The enormous predator, known as 'Deep Blue', was first seen by diver and photographer Mark Mohler and Kimberly Jeffries on Sunday last week nine miles from the coast off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The spacecraft completed its 16th close flyby of the giant planet this past October, revealing some of our best glimpses yet at its fascinating atmospheric processes.

The findings, by researchers at the University of Oxford, could help predict a sportsman's performance - and the rate of his decline - over his career.

San Francisco based Earth imaging company Planet Lab has launched a record number of satellites into space which combined can photograph the entire landmass of the world.

Gadgets on show this week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas include the Y-brush, which cleans your teeth in just ten seconds.

The FlexPai is billed as the world's first foldable smartphone by its developer Royole and has a super flexible screen which can be bent from the middle.

French startup Neural Up demonstrated its incredible relaxation technology in Las Vegas this week at CES. The patented acoustic technology aims to 'enhance your emotional balance.'

Experts say the stellar ‘tantrum’ could provide a window into the birth of potentially habitable exoplanets, revealing how huge events shake up the material orbiting distant stars.

Researchers from the University of Washington say lessons from the Great Dying have major implications for the fate of today's warming world.

China's Chang'e 4 spacecraft has brought vegetable seeds and silkworm eggs in a small tin to the moon. Researchers hope the seeds will grow to blossom on the moon in 100 days.

UberAir will make its debut in the American cities of Los Angeles and Dallas in 2023, and is hoping the taxis may fly in British skies in the next decade.

A trial is starting in August which will see customers leave their car in a drop-off zone before summoning a robot through a designated app. It will be at Gatwick's South Terminal long-stay car park.

The study has revealed new insight on the potential abundance of Jupiter-sized young planets in other corners of the Milky Way, and suggests our solar system may not be unique.

Dozens of winners of the Nobel Prize have written to UK Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker setting out their concerns.

Archaeologists at University College London discovered that the bones in the feet of Neolithic cattle demonstrated distinctive wear patterns, indicative of exploitation as 'animal engines'.

Researchers at the Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder in Key Largo, Florida, played videos on a TV screen through underwater windows.

A new investigation into the genome of Asian populations has spotted the footprint of a long-ago hominid that appears to have been cross-bred from two different species of human ancestor.

The striking artefacts were found at the mysterious site in Abermagwr, Wales, which has fascinated archaeologists for years. Romans were previously thought to have had little interaction with locals.

Former Israeli Air Force pilot Alon Getz helped design the new cutting-edge technology as part of his start-up company RideOn. It is being trialed in Austria.

Byton kicked off CES 2019 by revealing the souped up interior of its M-Byte vehicle, complete with additional displays – including a touchscreen in the middle of the steering wheel.

Anjou unveiled a tabletop device that can print any picture on your nails in 30 seconds. The firm demo'ed at CES, showing how users can choose from 500 designs or upload their own images.

Unlimited Tomorrow's new lower-cost method for creating high-tech prosthetics aims to make the devices much more accessible to amputees around the world – especially children.

Researchers at the University of Manchester spent more than 10 years constructing the supercomputer, which they have dubbed SpiNNaker.

Formed between July and September 2018, the huge impact smashed through the ice at the planet's southern ice cap, sending debris into a unique pattern.

The ancient funeral practice took place when people feared the person would rise from the dead and infect people, experts revealed.

A new Boulder study claims Operation Pocket Money, a plan to deploy 11,000 sea mines off the coast of North Vietnam to cut off naval supply routes to the region, was scuppered by the storm.

The 'heartland hyperloop' would run along the I-70 corridor, the major highway traversing Missouri, and would connect Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis.

Archaeologists developed a programme to save endless hours in the restoration of historical items. Trials were conducted on Byzantine art from Cyprus.

Ovie, a Chicago-based start-up, claim to 'make it easy for you to track what's in your fridge and waste less'. The containers have coloured discs that tell you when food is going out of date.

This combination of images provided by NASA shows a series of photographs made by the New Horizons spacecraft as it approached the Kuiper belt object Ultima Thule on Jan. 1, 2019. (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute via AP)

The movie was put together from photos taken New Year's Eve and New Year's Day as the spacecraft made its closest approach, but not sent back to Earth until recently.

This illustration provided by Carbon Engineering in October 2018 shows one of the designs of the company's air contactor assemblies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Carbon Engineering acting chief scientist David Keith, a Harvard University professor, said "in the long-term, carbon removal will make sense to reduce atmospheric carbon burden, but only once emissions have been brought near zero. The idea that humanity might continue huge fossil emissions while simultaneously balancing them with removal is nutty _ you plug the leaks before bailing the boat." (Carbon Engineering via AP)

The report from the National Academy of Sciences says technology to 'suck up' greenhouse gases has gotten better, and climate change is worsening.

The largest technology show in the world kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas with an amazing set of innovations on display including a smart cat bowl, an electric skateboard and a motorised suitcase.

New pictures released this week show construction underway on the test vehicle of the SpaceX ship that could one day bring humans tourists to Mars. Musk says he is aiming for test flights this spring.

The video reveals the 3500ft borehole into Mercer Subglacial Lake, a hydraulically active lake that lies more 1000m beneath the Whillans Ice Plain on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Engineers at the University of Washington have revealed the RoboFly had taken its first untethered flaps earlier this year, and now say it could fly itself within five years.

USC researchers believe the find is the result of a fearsome shark six feet long leaping into the air to try and take down the much larger pterosaur with a wingspan of 18 feet.

One of the most cataclysmic events in the universe has been detected by Australian astronomers despite barely making a ripple through earth.

Chang'e-4 took off from the Sichuan, south-west China at 6:30 GMT, with the launch declared a success. It will perform a 'soft-landing' and land on the moon after a 27 day journey through space.

Ancient human ancestors settled in Northern Africa 2.4 million years ago, new archaeological evidence reveals. Early hominins and their material culture have previously been traced to East Africa.

The European Space Agency revealed it has signed up rocket maker ArianeGroup to develop plans for a moon base that could be used to mine material from the lunar surface.

Everything from autonomous 'people-movers' to a VR experience that lets users battle Iron Man from the backseat of a car was on display at the world's largest tech trade show.

At CES, Intel demonstrated its tech in the Hoobox Robotics’ Wheelie 7 kit, which can be retrofitted to existing motorized chairs to give the rider control using only their facial expressions.

Souza, who was the Chief Official White House photographer for U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, used Apple's new iPhone XS to take these shots for Dailymail.com.

Gorillas at Bristol zoo have demonstrated the ability to knowingly cheat at a game in order to win. Scientists say they've seen 'seen a lot of cheating behaviour' from the animals.

Researchers say the next supercontinent will form in 200-250m years. The most likely is Novopangea, where the Americas collide with the Antarctica, and into the already collided Africa-Eurasia.

Called SB>1 Defiant, the radical craft is being built by Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky - and has been revealed for the first time. It will fly twice as fast as current helicopters.'

Astronomers are now picking a favourite telescope and the four different ideas are competing to be built in the 2030s.

Unlike other pet treadmills on the market, the pricey system, debuted at CES in Las Vegas, is equipped with LED lights to motivate your cat into exercise, and allows you to set fitness goals.

The huge tank is being stress tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

China has also revealed it is planning to go back to the moon later this year with the Chang'e-5 lander following the phenomenal success of the ongoing Chang'e-4 mission.

Experts from British Columbia University in Canada believe they are likely to be caused by the left overs of an exploding star - or supernova - or a a supermassive black hole.

Harley-Davison showed off its first ever electric motorcycle at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. Pre-orders for the $29, 799 vehicle are now open in the US, and it should begin shipping by fall 2019.

International eco-charity Greenpeace was one of the first environmental organisations to jump on the trending hashtag, sharing two photographs that highlight the effect of Amazon deforestation.

The moon rock was brought back to Earth for analysis but now 48 years on from the 1971 mission, experts have now claimed that the rock was a fragment from our planet.

Divers have been studying wreckage off the coast of Buka Island, 100ft below the ocean surface and say they have found a piece of glass that 'shares some consistencies' with landing lights from Earhart's plane.

Experts from Northwestern University studying a celestial object called AT2018cow have concluded it may be the first time the formation of a new black hole or neutron star has been captured.

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