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Cavers discover a 200-year-old min shaft containing pipes, shoes and inscriptions left by miners

Cavers have stumbled across a cobalt mineshaft left in pristine condition after it was sealed up and abandoned by miners more than 200 years ago.  The lack of ... read more

Astronomers wait for first set of images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

Excitement is building today ahead of the release of the first set of unprecedented images from NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope. UK astronomers say... read more

This Echo Dot and Ring Video Doorbell bundle is 64% off for Amazon Prime Day

This Echo Dot and Ring Video Doorbell bundle is 64% off for Amazon Prime Day – so you can pick up two smart home devices for £35.99 By Emily Knott For Ma... read more

Amazon Prime Day 2022 fans: This ANSIO Tower Fan is selling at half price

Amazon Prime Day 2022: This tower fan with ‘strong air flow’ will keep you cool during the heatwave – and it’s 47% off right now By Emil... read more

Grab a bargain! The Fire TV Stick is just £17.99 for Amazon Prime Day

Grab a bargain! The Fire TV Stick is just £17.99 for Prime Day – plus 11 more Amazon devices deals worth shopping (save up to 65% off) By Emily Knott For... read more

President Biden shares James Webb Space Telescope’s first image – cluster of galaxies

President Joe Biden shared the first image from NASA’s James Webb Telescope tonight – the deepest and sharpest infrared look at the distant univer... read more

Japanese scientists reveal ambitious plans to build The Glass structure on the moon

With NASA planning to return humans to the moon later this decade, the race is on to come up with ideas for a lunar habitat that holds people longer term. The l... read more

Apple Car project plagued by problems, including test vehicle almost hitting jogger

The road ahead looks bumpy for the Apple Car. A new report reveals that the effort, dubbed Project Titan and dating to 2014, has been plagued by a ‘revolv... read more

Scientists create an AI that can think like a baby

Creating an AI system that can think like a human has been one of the greatest challenges in computer science. Now, researchers claim to have created an AI that... read more

Scientists warn there’s a 10% chance an uncontrolled spacecraft will kill someone

Scientists have warned there is a 10 per cent chance that an out-of-control rocket or spacecraft could kill someone within the next decade. They analysed the ri... read more

NASA reveals the winning shots from its Photographer of the Year awards 

NASA has revealed the winning shots from its fourth annual Photographer of the Year awards, providing an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at some of its most... read more

Joe Biden will unveil James Webb space telescope image today

US President Joe Biden will release the first ever deep space image from NASA’s new super space telescope later today. The eagerly-anticipated picture wil... read more

MailOnline takes a look at the technologies to remove 199 million tonnes of plastic littering oceans

Plastic waste is being discovered in increasingly remote locations around the world, from fresh Antarctic snow to the mountain air above the Pyrenees. According... read more

World’s first pregnant ancient Egyptian mummy had cancer, study finds

The world’s first pregnant ancient Egyptian mummy died from a rare form of cancer, a new study reveals.  Researchers in Poland were carrying out a scan o... read more

Leading UFO expert says he’s still unsure if flying saucer really did crash at Roswell

The news of a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico sent shockwaves through the nation, but what was once a headline of a newspaper on July 8, 1947 now seems to be n... read more

Starlink for boats costs $5,000 per month plus $10,000 for equipment

SpaceX is expanding its Starlink internet service to oceans, rivers and lakes – at a high cost.  Starlink Maritime is now available and the company is ta... read more

Huge $60M project is using a detector one-mile underground in South Dakota to find dark matter

Huge $60 million project is using a specialized detector one-mile below the surface in South Dakota to find dark matter that makes up 85% of the universe –... read more

NASA’s James Webb Telescope targets Carina Nebula, Stephan’s Quintet, Southern Ring Nebula and more

REVEALED: NASA’s full picture set from James Webb Telescope will show detailed views of stellar nurseries with stars larger than the sun and a galaxy grou... read more

From drinking hot tea to licking wrists: Bizarre measures to help keep cool as heatwave sweeps UK

If you live in the UK, it’s time to dig out the sun cream, as a heatwave is set to hit us this weekend and into next week. With parts of the UK expected t... read more

Amazon deforestation hits all-time record in Brazil

Amazon deforestation has hit an all-time record in Brazil, official data reveals.  Authorities say an area 1,539 square miles (3,988 square km) was deforested... read more

Fossilised BRAIN found in a 500 million-year-old prawn-like creature sheds light on insect evolution

The fossilised brain of a three-eyed prawn-like creature that swam the oceans 500 million years ago could prompt a rethink of the evolution of insects and spide... read more

YouTubers should appear natural and say ‘sorry’ four times in apology videos

From Zoella to James Charles, many of the world’s most famous YouTubers have posted videos apologising for their past or current behaviours. These apology... read more

NASA releases ‘teaser’ image from James Webb Space Telescope

NASA has shared a ‘teaser’ image ahead of next week’s eagerly-anticipated release of the first deep-space pictures from its James Webb Space T... read more

Oldest species with a backbone dates back more than 500 million years 

The oldest known relative of all vertebrates on Earth swam the oceans 518 million years ago, a new study reveals.  Researchers in China have analysed fossils ... read more