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Twitter crashes leaving users around the world unable to load tweets or view profiles

Twitter is DOWN: Website crashes leaving users around the world unable to load tweets or view profiles Twitter has been experiencing issues since 16:00 GMT (11:... read more

Elon Musk-owned Neuralink confirms monkeys died during tests but rejects abuse claim

Elon Musk’s brain-chip firm Neuralink has admitted monkeys died during tests, but denied claims of animal abuse put forward by an animal rights group. The... read more

Meet the dual-gender stick insect that is half-male and half-female

A pet stick insect gave its owner a shock when it shed its skin and revealed itself to be half-male and half-female. Named Charlie, the green bean stick insect ... read more

London produces up to a THIRD more methane than estimates suggest

London produces a THIRD more methane than estimates suggest – with up to 85% of the potent greenhouse gas coming from natural gas leaks, study reveals Researc... read more

Psyche asteroid once thought to be worth $10,000 quadrillion may actually be less heavy metal

The 16 Psyche asteroid that was thought to be packed full of precious metals and worth $10,000 quadrillion (£8,072 quadrillion) may actually be more hard rock... read more

Snapchat FINALLY lets users change their username on the app

Snapchat FINALLY lets users change their username on the app – a feature fans have been pleading for for YEARS Your Snapchat username is set when you firs... read more

China claims it invented skiing 10,000 years ago

Beijing is challenging the belief that Europe is the birthplace of skiing, claiming the sport actually originated in China more than 10,000 years ago. The count... read more

Scientists develop laser guided system that could send a spacecraft to Mars in 45 days

NASA predicts it would take about 500 days for humans to reach the Red Planet, but Canadian engineers say a laser-based system could cut that journey to just 45... read more

Huge dinosaur with a crocodile-like skull and spiny back roamed Portugal 125 million years ago

Portugal was once home to a huge 33ft-long dinosaur with a crocodile-like skull and spiny back, a new study has revealed. Scientists have reanalysed the fossili... read more

Untrained orangutans instinctively know how to strike rocks together

Ape-solutely incredible! Untrained orangutans instinctively know how to strike rocks together and cut using sharp stones, study reveals Researchers at Universit... read more

Tonga underwater volcanic eruption triggered nearly 590,000 lightning strikes

The enormous underwater volcano off Tonga last month not only caused record plumes of ash into the air, but also led to one of the largest volcanic lightning ev... read more

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snaps a stunning photo of Crescent Jupiter

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snaps a STUNNING photo of Crescent Jupiter – a view that is IMPOSSIBLE to see from Earth, even with a telescope NASA’s Juno... read more

Neolithic fisherman who died 5,000 years ago ‘drowned in saltwater’, forensic test revealed 

A neolithic fisherman who died 5,000 years ago, and had been buried in a mass grave in Northern Chile, ‘drowned in saltwater’, a new advanced forens... read more

Dogs can recognise their owner by their voice alone, study reveals 

Dogs really ARE man’s best friend! Pups can recognise their owner by their voice alone, study reveals Until now, it’s been unclear if dogs recognise... read more

Facebook rebrands its News Feed to Feed to ‘better reflect the diverse content people see’

April 2020: Facebook hackers leaked phone numbers and personal data from 553 million users online. July 2019: Facebook data scandal: Social network is fined $5b... read more

Snapchat teams up with Ticketmaster on ‘Ticketmatcher’ feature

Snapchat teams up with Ticketmaster on ‘Ticketmatcher’ feature that will suggest events nearby based on your interests Snapchat has joined forces wi... read more

Astronomers discover a mysterious Trans-Neptunian object in our solar system

Vatican astronomers have discovered a mysterious new object beyond Neptune that could help in the search for our solar system’s supposed ninth planet. The... read more

Creepy robot child is developed that can convey SIX facial expressions – and it’s eerily human-like 

Meet Nikola: Creepy robot child is developed that can convey SIX facial expressions – and it’s eerily human-like The robot child is called Nikola, and c... read more

Full Snow Moon will light up the skies around the world this evening

Look up tonight! Full Snow Moon will light up the skies around the world this evening as our lunar satellite appears full and bright The second full moon of the... read more

How to Recover Data from a Broken Phone

One of the worst things that can happen to any smartphone user is having their phone die. Whether it’s lost or damaged beyond repair, it doesn’t mat... read more

NASA’s latest X-ray telescope sends back stunning first image of supernova remnant

NASA’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) telescope has sent its first image back to Earth, and it shows the remains of a star that exploded in the... read more

‘Worst-case’ climate predictions are ‘no longer plausible,’ study shows

The world is unlikely to reach the ‘worst case scenario’ of climate change by the end of the century, according to a new study, that found efforts t... read more

Inside the £100,000 Axsim Formula Simulator that helps F1 drivers practise from home

For Formula 1 fans it could be the ultimate way to see what it’s really like to drive at the highest level. A UK company has built a simulator which uses ... read more

Fake faces created by AI look MORE trustworthy than real people, study reveals 

Fake faces created by artificial intelligence (AI) look more trustworthy than faces of real people, a worrying new study reveals.    Researchers conducted se... read more