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Face of mystery stone age woman REVEALED: Scientists use skeleton to rebuild likeness

The face of a mystery woman who died 5,700 years ago stares at us through the millennia after a scientific reconstruction of her features was completed. The ... read more

Google AI flags dad who had photos of his child’s groin infection on his phone to share with doctors

A father was locked out of his Google Photos account after storing images of his child’s infected groin that he intended to share with doctors. The photos... read more

Drought is killing badger populations as they struggle to dig for earthworms

Drought is killing badger populations as they struggle to dig for earthworms in water-starved soil, experts warn Daytime sightings of the nocturnal mammal have ... read more

1,500-year-old pre-Viking arrow is found in an ‘awesome’ state of preservation

Norwegian explorers have found an arrow dating back 1,500 years, before the age of the Vikings, after it was left exposed by melting ice. The ‘wonderful&#... read more

We have lift-off! After 50 years, we are going back to the Moon… and these astronauts will STAY

When the American astronaut Gene Cernan scratched his young daughter’s initials in the dust next to his footprints before heading home, he had a pretty go... read more

‘Holy grail’ trialled by NHS could save thousands of lives by detecting cancer before symptoms show

A blood test for the over-50s being trialled by the NHS could prevent as many as one in ten cancer deaths in the UK. The Health Service is conducting a world-fi... read more

Furious paleontologists blast auction houses for letting the super rich buy up dinosaur specimens

Paleontologists have long been furious about private sales of dinosaurs skeletons; but the wound was re-opened last month when a complete, 10-foot-tall Gorgos... read more

Innovative Triple Monitor KVM to Boost Multitask Productivity

The triple monitor KVM is a technology that allows users to connect three monitors to create a unique, three-monitor multitask environment. This can increase us... read more

NASA reveals regions on moon that are potential landing targets for the 2025 Artemis III mission

NASA has revealed 13 candidate regions on the moon that are potential landing targets for the first woman and person of color of the 2025 Artemis III mission, w... read more

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlink satellites in 175th launch for Elon Musk’s company

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlinks to orbit from Florida – marking 175th launch for Elon Musk’s company and 57th launch of the broadband i... read more

Tesla owner unlocks his car with chip IN HIS HAND – saying his phone’s Bluetooth doesn’t always work

One Tesla owner won’t ever lose his keys.  Brandon Dalaly had a tiny contactless chip implanted under the skin of his right hand so that he can unlock hi... read more

Climate change ‘triggered age of the dinosaurs’ 250 million years ago

Climate change was what triggered the age of the dinosaurs over 250 million years ago – not mass extinction of other species – according to new re... read more

Netflix is down as users complain of being unable to stream content

Netflix is DOWN: Users in the UK and US complain of being unable to stream content through either the app or website Netflix has suffered outage, with users say... read more

Meta-mutants! AI’s creepy images of what it thinks humans look like in the metaverse

Meta-mutants! This is what AI thinks humans look like in the metaverse Craiyon AI, a text-to-image system, produced bizarre pictures when asked to show what hum... read more

Astronaut snaps ‘spectacular’ pictures of aurora from the International Space Station

Spectacular images of the Northern Lights have been captured by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station. They show the aftermath of a ‘cannib... read more

Scientists develop new low-cost method for destroying hazardous ‘forever chemicals’

A breakthrough has been made in the fight to reduce the amount of hazardous, man-made ‘forever chemicals’ in the environment. Perfluoroalkyl and pol... read more

Tonga volcanic eruption released more energy than the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated

The eruption of the underwater volcano in Tonga that triggered a tsunami earlier this year released more energy than the Tsar Bomba – the most powerful nu... read more

Bloodthirsty mosquitoes can smell out their prey in more than one way, scientists find

Do you find you still get covered in bites during the summer even when you have covered yourself in mosquito repellent? Scientists may have figured out why, as ... read more

NASA tool allows people to track Artemis I moon mission in real time

With just 10 days to go until the launch of NASA’s Artemis I moon mission, the US space agency has revealed a way for the public to track its progress in ... read more

How to protect yourself from the Apple security flaw affecting iPhones, iPads and Macs

Apple users have been told to update their software to block potential intrusion, after the tech giant discovered serious security vulnerabilities in its iPhon... read more

Medieval friars twice as likely to be riddled with intestinal parasites as townspeople

Medieval friars were nearly twice as likely as townspeople to be infected by intestinal parasites, new analysis of remains found in Cambridge shows. This is des... read more

Google Search update to prioritize authentic and useful reviews over ‘unoriginal’ content 

Google is updating Search to cut down on clickbait and make results more useful and relevant by prioritizing original, authentic reviews over information that&#... read more

Don’t play Janet Jackson’s 1989 song Rhythm Nation on your laptop because it will crash some models

Don’t Call on Miss Jackson: 1989 hit song Rhythm Nation can crash certain models of laptops because the tune has the same frequency as what some hard driv... read more

How Russia is harnessing cyber warfare in its conflict with Ukraine

A new report shows that Ukraine is fighting a battle with Russia in cyber space, as well as a physical war.  Russia has been using ‘cyber warfare’ ... read more