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Giant plague grave discovered in Nuremberg could be the largest mass burial site EVER seen

The site in Nuremberg, Germany, contains the bodies of at least 1,000 people who died of the bubonic plague, which killed up to 60 per cent of Europe's population. Described as a 'nationally significant' discovery, experts think the bodies were buried at the first half of 17th century following a ruthless wave of the disease.

The 10 giveaways that a picture has been photoshopped, according to experts - amid

Kate Middleton's Mother's Day photo was not the first celebrity photo to be shown to be manipulated. Here are the top 10 tips that experts say can help you spot altered or manipulated images. Some of them are intuitive, while others require you to do a bit of detective work. All of them will make you a more savvy consumer of news.

NEW The Cybertruck has a long waitlist, so some owners are reselling their cars at a huge markup, in violation of the purchase contract. Tesla could sue resellers for $50,000 or the profit, whichever is higher.

A new graphic reveals where microplastics accumulate in the human body. These tiny particles have been found in nearly all organs, tissue and even in our blood.

The Apple Car originally had a sleek, minimalistic design that would be fully self-driving with a rounded front and back, taking on the appearance of a 1950s Volkswagon microbus or a 2017 Volkswagon ID Buzz.

A US State Department-commissioned study calls AI an 'extinction-level threat.' The 247-page study warns AI will 'destabilize global security' like 'nuclear weapons'

Fake food created by AI looks tastier than real dishes, scientists say - so, can you tell

Some ultra-processed foods are packed with artificial colours and flavourings. But scientists have found that food which is 100 per cent artificial looks even tastier than the real deal. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Naples Federico II discovered that people rate AI-generated food images are more appetising. And, as AI images become more realistic, the experts warn that they could even promote unhealthy eating habits.

Palm reading, known as palmistry or chiromancy, claims to interpret lines and creases on the hand to predict aspects of your life, including love, health, creativity, intelligence and emotions.

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Invasive species crowd out local populations and cost billions of dollars in damage each year. Conservation biologist Dr Joe Roman has a simple solution: Eat them. And he's got recipes to do it.

Revealed: The 'perfect chip' is exactly 7cm long and 1.2cm wide, fried twice in rapeseed

With only one ingredient, chips might seem like one of the most basic possible foods. But these simple slabs of fried potatoes are actually far more complex than you might have thought. Studies have found that potatoes' starchy flesh needs to be fried multiple times to get the ideal crunch. And, for the best possible results, experts say that you should use Russet potatoes cut to exactly 7cm long and 1.2cm wide. So, as researchers search for new way to get even better French fries, MailOnline reveals the recipe for the perfect chip.

Oppenheimer brought in the gold at the 2024 Oscars, earning Christopher Nolan his first-ever award for best director. ChatGPT has now ranked Nolan's films in order from worst to best.

Celebrities are flocking to Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck which has a starting price of $60,000 to more than $100,000. Celebrities include Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, and Bad Bunny

Bernard Cerquiglini, a French linguist from Lyon, has controversially claimed that the English language 'doesn't exist' and is just 'badly pronounced French'.

Have you seen one? The Pentagon releases footage of unexplained UFOs spotted around the world - from a spherical object in the Middle East to a milk bottle-like item over the US

The new Department of Defense website has uploaded an amazing set of clips showing UFOs that it cannot explain. The clips, some just a few seconds in length, show aerial phenomena that it cannot explain, in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They include a spherical object over buildings in the Middle East, a milk bottle-like item over the US and the famous Tic Tac captured by the US Navy in 2004.

Although many theories surrounding MH370 verge into conspiracy , aerospace scientists and aviation experts have shared their verdicts on the most compelling hypotheses.

Uber users will see a second rating in the app alongside their rider rating. This second rating reveals your Emissions Savings - how much CO2 your journeys have produced over time.

Moment Chinese-made Elf Bar vape EXPLODES while charging a few feet from a baby is captured by home security camera

The terrifying footage shows a baby sitting quietly in a high chair when a loud noise is heard and an Elf Bar on the counter explodes into a fire ball - just a few feet from the child. The mother said she went to the pantry to get her baby a snack when she heard a loud sound and saw fire bursting from the vape about two feet from her child, who did not appear hurt - but was visibly terrified by the incident.

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Britons have always loved a fart joke! 800-year-old book owned by Henry VIII contains a

The drawing from the Aberdeen Bestiary, a medieval manuscript, shows a fictional beast expelling acidic gas and faeces from its anus as a form of defence. The image has been rediscovered by satirist and Private Eye editor Ian Hislop in his quest to find Britain's earliest jokes for a new podcast. Other scenes from the book include a deceptive knight who steals a young cub from a mother tiger (bottom right) and a basilisk being attacked (top right).

Archeologists have uncovered knives, pottery and other artifacts at the site of an abandoned town in the 'Birthplace of Texas,' providing new insights to life as an early settler nearly 200 years ago.

Michael Hart, 58, allegedly hid tanks of the synthetic gas under a tarp inside his vehicle in order to sneak the synthetic gas into the US from Mexico - and then proceeded to sell the tanks online.

From a dog that was bred to run in a hamster wheel in the kitchen to a vegetarian pooch given to Hawaiian children at birth, many intriguing breeds have gone extinct.

The formula for happiness? Married, upper class women who think they're attractive have

How happy are you with your life? If the answer is 'very', there's a high chance you're a married, upper class woman who thinks she's attractive. That's according to researchers from York University, who have revealed the key factors that contribute to happiness. While previous research has suggested that money is linked with happiness, the new study indicates that this is not always the case. 'Although income definitely plays a role, it's certainly not the only factor or even the most important one,' the researchers wrote.

Dodge has unveiled its blue-blooded electric American muscle car - the Dodge Charger Daytona. It'll pacify performance petrolheads with 0 to 60mph in 3.3 seconds and a huge 670 horsepower.

Multiple scientific studies have investigated the personality traits associated with different music genres, and come up with some unexpected facts.

In their study, researchers from the University of Surrey set out to assess the amount of water used in showers, as well as the possible measures to improve efficiency.

How to keep your Labrador slim: Vets reveal 7 easy ways to keep your pooch in shape - as

Labradors are one of the most popular dog breeds, but they have an insatiable desire for food. Now scientists have shown that many Labradors can't stop eating due to a genetic mutation that 'hard-wires' them for obesity . Around 25 per cent of Labradors face a 'double whammy' of feeling hungry all the time and burning fewer calories due to this genetic quirk, research suggests. Thankfully, there are several things you can do to lower your pet's risk of obesity and ensure they live a long and healthy life. Vets have revealed seven easy tips - including distracting them with toys and walks, avoiding giving them leftovers and taking them on at least one or two walks per day.

Researchers asked 260 participants of all ages to decide whether an image was real or generated by AI. They found that only 61 percent of people were able to correctly identify the image.

In a terrifying glimpse of the future, one scientist has shown just how easy it is to convert any commercially available drone into an assassin in just a few hours.

When language barriers prevent us from talking with our dog, the best thing we can do is try to understand them. Dog behavior expert Harmony Diers offered some tips for decoding dog language.

Earth's oldest forest is discovered near a Butlin's in Somerset: Fossilised woodland dates

A Butlin's in Somerset might not seem like a natural backdrop to groundbreaking scientific discovery. But researchers have now discovered Earth's oldest forest hidden in the sandstone cliffs near the holiday resort. Scientists from the University of Cambridge and University of Cardiff discovered the fossil remains of an ancient forest that once stretched across Devon and Somerset. This fossil forest is believed to date back 390 million years, beating the previous record holder in New York by more than four million years. Lead author Professor Neil Davies from the University of Cambridge, said: 'People sometimes think that British rocks have been looked at enough, but this shows that revisiting them can yield important new discoveries.'

iPhone users are reporting that updating to iOS 17.4 is ruining their battery life, leaving their phones dead within hours. Here's how you can fix any battery issues with the update.

John Moore and his colleagues are proposing an ambitious and unusual plan to put a curtain under water to block Antarctica's Thwaite Glacier from warm waters melting away its ice from beneath.

So that's why Labradors get so fat! Scientists discover a genetic mutation in a quarter of all dogs that hard-wires them for obesity

With their friendly and outgoing nature, it comes as no surprise that Labradors are some of the most popular dogs around the world. But Labradors are known to pile on the pounds - and now scientists think they know why. New research suggests that around a quarter of Labradors face a 'double whammy' of feeling hungry all the time and burning fewer calories due to a genetic mutation.

With daffodils flowering early, snow melting in ski resorts and even sunbathing in the northern hemisphere, you may have already guessed that last month was the hottest February on record.

Elon Musk said he is considering getting rid of 'likes' and 'reposts' figures on X posts. He also said the company will soon have a money transmitter license in New York.

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The Environmental Protection Agency is looking into the impact of emissions emitted from tire wear in EV vs standard vehicles. It will focus on the impact tire and brake wear has on air quality.

De-extinction of the woolly mammoth takes a major step forwards: Scientists successfully

It has been more than 4,000 years since the woolly mammoth last walked the Earth, but these extinct giants might not be gone for good. Researchers have made a major breakthrough that could see woolly mammoths returning to life before 2028. Scientists from Colossal Biosciences have successfully created elephant 'pluripotent' stem cells which can grow into any cell in the body. Dr George Church, co-founder and lead geneticist of Colossal, told MailOnline that the creation of these cells 'opens the door' to the de-extinction of the mammoth. 'It's not a huge extrapolation to think that we'll be able to synthesise on a large scale in the future,' he said.

Dr David Sinclair, a geneticist and longevity researcher, is the founder and co-owner of the Animal Biosciences pill, a soft beef-flavored chew that is given to dogs three times a day.

The Arctic could be mostly ice-free in just 10 years - and it means intense heatwaves will

The Arctic will see its first ice-free period within the decade and in is little as two years, scientists say. Sea ice normally melts and re-freezes each year, but it is getting smaller every year, according to a new study that predicted the Arctic will have multiple ice-free months each year by 2067.

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A cyberattack 'cannot be ruled out' in Tuesday's Meta outage affecting Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, and Messenger. Meta was vague, but evidence suggests DNS issues.

Scientists have revealed the most polluted cities in the world where inhabitants are most at risk of inhaling toxic particles.

Tote-ally awesome! French designer Coperni uses NASA's silica aerogel to create a bag made of 99% AIR

If paying for something that is 99 per cent air doesn't sound like a good deal, then this bag might not be for you. French designer Coperni has made a bag out of NASA's silica aerogel nano-material. This space-age material has been used to capture stardust and insulate the Mars rover, but now it is being used for high fashion. Made of one of the lightest materials known to science, the whole bag only weighs 33 grams, slightly more than six sheets of A4 paper.

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A finance expert told DailyMail.com that Meta's two-hour outage cost the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company roughly $100 million. Meta has blamed the glitch on 'technical issues.'

California has offered a first look at towering stations for the incredible bullet trains that will soon soar across the West Coast at speeds of 220 miles per hour

See the birth of a PLANET: Incredible photos reveal the weird and wonderful ways worlds

They look like a bizarre collection of objects, from an eagle spreading its wings to a spinning top and a Japanese 'shuriken' throwing weapon. But these stunning new images released today show 'planet-forming discs' - swirling rings of gas and dust surrounding young stars in the Milky Way. Their locations several hundreds of light-years from us - or trillions and trillions of miles away - make them appear as tiny pinpricks in the night sky. So scientists used the powerful European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile to show 80 of them in greater detail than ever before. Many appear like perfect circles or 'bowls' with bright light towards the centre, while others look like asymmetrical blobs with no uniformity.

The combined effects of a prolonged heatwave and the El Nino weather pattern have pushed the Great Barrier Reef to the edge of the worst mass bleaching event in history, scientists said today.

Charlotte the stingray's immaculate conception is likely to be caused by its body cloning itself to produce offspring without a mate. The stingray's due date has not been confirmed.

Mummified fetus with elongated skull found in Colombia could be 'alien' or 'tiny

The potentially extraterrestrial fetal mummy still has signs of an umbilical cord, eerie new images show. According to the Spanish ex-public radio host and reporter who obtained the photos, the 'alien' mummy came from Columbia - but he has professed 'caution' on the remains' actual origins until further study is done. The find may keep hope alive for frustrated 'ancient alien' hunters, following a blistering analysis this January by forensic archaeologists who concluded that the other 'alien mummies' presented before Mexico's Congress last summer were man-made

Meta's Facebook and Instagram went down worldwide, leaving users unable to access accounts after they were mysteriously booted out. The issues appeared around 10:20am ET.

The footage, captured by National Geographic as part of the series 'Queens', shows a 60-year-old grandmother killer whale called Sophie pounding into a great white shark off the coast of South Africa.

Apple releases new $1,100 MacBook Air that is TWICE as fast as previous generation - as the 'world's most popular laptop' gets massive upgrade

Apple released the 13 and 15-inch screen models of its new M3 MacBook Air. The laptop is twice as fast as previous generations and can be used with two screens while the laptop is closed. It includes AI-compatible apps, better sound systems, and advanced WiFi 6E capabilities.

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Human resources expert Natasha Kearslake, director of HR consultancy Organic P&O; Solutions says that the key is to understand what your boss actually wants.

We all enjoy chattering about the latest rumour or scandal from time to time. But ladies, beware - as women who gossip about others are driven by jealousy and low self-esteem, a study suggests.

NASA has opened applications for potential astronauts who want to travel to the moon - and even Mars. Candidates need a master's degree in a STEM field like maths or computer science.

iPhone's iOS 17 lets users share passwords in secured groups for the first time ever. But the new update also syncs with Apple TV, Apple Music and more in helpful new ways

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Do you know what a gyat is? What about if someone said you were skibidi? And how would you respond if asked to do something 'furda'? Gen Alpha have an array of baffling slang terms.

Japan's space agency JAXA is open to any, 'non-offensive' name under 16-characters. The winning name will join asteroids like Bennu - named after a mythical Egyptian bird

SpaceX released incredible images of its Starship rocket's 10-second launch test, marking the third time the company has tested the rocket since April of last year.

New method retains more polyphenols which are thought to benefit the heart and brain and may protect against disease.

Mathematics PhD and futurist Ben Goertzel said advanced AI could make its own AI. Goertzel also predicted 'artificial super intelligence' smarter than all of human civilization

Experiments have shown that bees are able to learn a complicated puzzle box task from their peers to gain access to a sugar reward.

Researchers around the world are using 'digital bioacoustics' - tiny, portable, digital recorders - to capture the sounds, tics and behaviors of animals too quiet or nuanced for us to pick up on.

A SpaceX employee filed a lawsuit against the company and her former manager who she claimed forced her to have an affair and feared she would lose her job if she didn't agree to his advances.

Reddit went down at around 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, the same week Facebook and LinkedIn went dark - preventing users from logging on. AT&T; experienced a six-hour outage in February.

An artist´s impression of Khinjaria acuta (Andrey Atuchin/University of Bath)

Scientists from the University of Bath have discovered the fossilised remains of a new sea lizard species that dominated the oceans.

DNA testing, they said, confirmed the mummies were over 'a thousand years old.' The two documentarians will reveal still more evidence in West Hollywood on Mar. 12

A new Sci-Fi film knocks Shawshank Redemption out of IMDB's top-ranked film days before it's release. Shawshank Redemption stayed in the top spot since 2008 when it overtook The Godfather.

Dr Weliton Menário Costa, a kangaroo expert at Australian National University in Canberra, has won a competition to convey his PhD through song and dance.

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Ukrainian troops recorded what they now describe to DailyMail.com as a 'very hot' infrared track of a massive, over 1300-ft-long UFO over the battle-scarred Donetsk province

Viewers have been posting their photos to X (formerly Twitter), including one based in Moffat in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, who called the display 'stunning'.

The FBI has warned that anyone who owns a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter should follow four steps to protect themselves against being an unwitting accomplice to Russian cybercrime.

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World-renowned University College London psychiatrist Professor Joanna Moncrieff fears the mental disorder is being over diagnosed.

The lifeless body of a juvenile humpback whale, between the ages of four and 10, was spotted three miles from the coast of Virginia Beach Sunday, sparking an investigation into cause of death.

The NASA-funded Odysseus lander scouted lunar poles for future manned missions. 'Odie' has now beamed 350 megabytes of science and tech data back to Earth

Just one month after the FDA approved Elon Musk-owned startup Neuralink to start human trials of its brain implant chip, agency inspectors found serious problems with the company's animal testing.

It's been described by the UN as the 'most destructive migratory pest in the world'. And now a new study has warned that giant 'megaswarms' of locusts could be triggered - thanks to climate change.

OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman asked X users for prompts to feed the company's new text-to-video AI called Sora. The results blew viewers' minds, as they marveled at the AI's ability to recreate human fingers.

A major leak of documents from Chinese company I-Soon showed how the private cybersecurity contractor hacked foreign governments and companies on behalf of Beijing, for the right price.

Sadie Creese, professor of cybersecurity at Oxford University, says the popular gadgets make certain figures especially 'targetable' to hackers.

Just two short weeks since the Apple Vision Pro's launch, customers are returning it. They report being disenchanted with its lack of offerings, lack of comfort, and high price tag, among other reasons.

According to the latest leaked images, the tech giant is making a radical change to the camera lenses on the back of the phone.

A new report revealed the number of centenarians will increase by 70 percent in the next 30 years. Scientists used blood-based biomarkers to determine how people live so long.

The two long-legged flies were mating when they were encased in sticky tree resin, which hardened and formed amber. The image is one of several released to mark Valentine's Day today.

The 'rare and exciting' artefact with delightful speckles of black was found in Berryfields to the north-west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.

Israeli scientists are working on a 'trillion dollar' plant to combat global warming. The team is building a one-million-square-mile 'umbrella' to shade Earth from the sun's rays.

An Apple user raved about using the VisionPro headset on his flight. VisionPro introduced more than 600 apps and allowed him to use his monitor while also viewing a movie projected into thin air.

The day of love is on the horizon, but experts revealed that the most listened-to songs on Valentine's Day reveal 'Valentine's heartache.' The number one song was Miley Cyrus's 'Flowers'

Police have released body camera footage from December, showing two bears on a road in Florida. Authorities have concluded their investigation into how the Alaskan bears ended up in Florida.

Scientists say the difference between your ring finger and your index finger might just hold the secrets to understanding your personality and your future career.

A cosmic coupling is set for Valentine's Day when the moon and Jupiter will appear to kiss in the night sky. While the two objects meeting is not rare, falling on the holiday is a special occasion.

Analysis, published in the journal Acta Psychologica, revealed wrinkly faces were deemed to be less attractive, pleasant and trustworthy.

Oleg Kononenko has set a new world record for total time spent in space, surpassing his compatriot Gennady Padalka who logged more than 878 days in orbit.

Greenland is turning green, because its vast ice sheet is melting and exposing the vegetation underneath, report experts at the University of Leeds.

To celebrate Yorkshire Pudding Day today, MailOnline has provided a step by step guide for making the perfect Yorkshire pudding according to science.

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This scientist, dubbed the 'real life Doctor Doolittle', claims to be able to understand animals, but can he really? MailOnline put Dr Arik Kershenbaum's skills to the test.

It seems even staff at NASA appear to have enjoyed 'Saltburn'. The space agency has posted a stunning shot of Mercury with a reference to the song at the end of the controversial film.

Scientists from the University of Central Lancashire now say Earth might not have always been round. Their simulations show that was once flatter like a Smartie.

Is it better to leave the lid up or down when you flush? Scientists have now revealed if there's a best way to flush without spreading a 'toilet plume' of bacteria and viruses into the air.

An engineer made the bizarre device using propellers, 3D-printed parts and a shop-bought yellow umbrella.

Researchers from Dogs Trust analysed over 580,000 dogs in the UK to understand the effects of breed, body size, face shape, and sex on lifespan.

Primordial black holes about the size of a hydrogen molecule may be dark matter - and these 'PHBs' could help prove dark matter exists as their gravity 'wobbles' Earth

A supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A* is spinning so fast it's taken on the shape of a football. The black hole is four million time's the Sun's mass and is 32.2 million miles from Earth.

Musk - who routinely posts clips showing the machine's impressive capabilities - said in an X post: 'Going for a walk with Optimus.'

Researchers found that passthrough headsets like the Vision Pro can distort our reality and the way we interact with others. They reported seeing the world through a prism or funhouse mirrors.

As more moons in our solar system are being discovered, experts weigh in on whether there are any that could host alien life.

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