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NASA to launch DART mission aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliberately crash into an asteroid

NASA is just hours away from launching a spacecraft that will deliberately smash into an asteroid, in a first-of-its-kind mission to see if this defense could s... read more

Sobering thought! Binging drinking on your 21st birthday causes brain white matter to shrink

Brain scans of Americans after a night of legally drinking alcohol on their 21st birthday reveal the dangers on binge drinking. Scans of college students’... read more

Skeleton of juvenile duck-billed dinosaur is found in Missouri at undisclosed location

65 million years in the making! Skeleton of juvenile duck-billed dinosaur is found in Missouri: Young reptile was unearthed at an undisclosed location A new din... read more

New Titanic expedition is set for summer 2022 will take citizen explorers to visit the famous ship

Fewer than 250 people have feasted their eyes on the Titanic since it was discovered on the seabed of the North Atlantic Oceans in 1985, but a small number of c... read more

Experts discover three-foot mammoth tusk 10,000 feet below the ocean surface off California coast

Scientists have confirmed that an ‘ancient’ tusk recovered 10,000 feet below the ocean surface does belong to a young mammoth. A team of researchers... read more

Mental health: People with anxiety and depression more likely to use ‘sextech’, study finds 

In 2016, CamSoda launched a virtual reality platform that allows users to physically interact with each other via connected and coordinating sex toys. The adult... read more

Ancient human relative that lived in South Africa 2 million years ago climbed like an ape

An ancient human relative that lived in South Africa two million years ago walked like a human but climbed like an ape, new analysis has revealed. Scientists sa... read more

Scientists discover two ‘previously invisible’ galaxies 29 billion light years away

One in five distant galaxies could be hidden behind cosmic dust, scientists say as they uncover two previously invisible systems 29 billion light years away Exp... read more

Girl, 11, finds 2,000-year-old coin minted by Jewish priest in 68BC who joined the Great Revolt

Girl, 11, finds rare 2,000-year-old coin in Jerusalem that was minted by a priest in 68BC who joined the Jewish rebels during the Great Revolt against the Roman... read more

People can identify a child’s gender by the sound of their VOICE from the age of five, study finds 

People can accurately identify a child’s gender just by the sound of their voice from the age of five, a new study reveals.  Researchers in the US played... read more

Scientists reveal plans to transform space junk into rocket fuel

Space junk from satellites, rockets and humans is now cluttering Earth’s orbit to such an extent that some fear it could one day lead to a catastrophic c... read more

Blue Origin announces third space tourism trip that will launch in December

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced its new batch of space tourists on Tuesday that includes two honorary guests and four paying customers. Good Morning Ame... read more

Archaeology: Roman soldier’s FACE MASK dating back 1,800 years is uncovered in Turkey

An iron face mask that would have been worn by an accomplished member of the Roman cavalry some 1,800 years ago has been unearthed in northern central Turkey. T... read more

Amazon ‘lets staff spy on the shopping histories of celebrities including Kanye West’

Amazon lets staff spy on the shopping histories of CELEBRITIES including Kanye West and the stars from the Avengers, report claims Amazon allegedly allowed juni... read more

The world’s first FLOATING CITY is coming to South Korea in 2025

The world’s first floating city will be built off the coast of South Korea by 2025 as a way for humanity to survive rising sea levels, project leaders hav... read more

Hawaii’s second largest island BANS coral killing sunscreens

Some chemicals in sunscreen are killing Hawaii’s coral reefs and a new bill recently passed by Maui legislators bans the sale of certain types of skin pro... read more

Polite warnings on Twitter can help reduce hate speech by up to 20 percent, study finds

Gently warning Twitter users that they might face consequences if they continue to use hateful language can have a positive impact, according to new research. I... read more

Second part of Hubble Space Telescope is working almost a month after it went into safe mode

NASA said on Monday that it is getting closer to bringing the Hubble Space Telescope back to ‘normal science operations,’ as it recovered the Wide F... read more

Nature: Stunning video reveals how butterfly wing scales grow during metamorphosis

A stunning video has revealed how butterflies grow and assemble together the tiny scales that make up their wings as they undergo the process of metamorphosis. ... read more

GoDaddy reveals new hack exposed up to 1.2 MILLION of its customer emails and numbers

Web hosting company GoDaddy reveals new hack exposed up to 1.2 MILLION of its customer emails and numbers that puts users at risk of phishing attacks GoDaddy is... read more

Hubble Space Telescope shows off never-before-seen epic views of the solar system’s gas giants

The Hubble Space Telescope is still not fully operational, but NASA and the European Space Agency continue to release new images taken by the space telescope, i... read more

Scientists use popcorn to create eco-friendly, cheaper insulation

As countries around the world look for ways to lessen their carbon footprint, the construction industry is a popular target: buildings generate nearly 40 percen... read more

Rare Einstein manuscript is set to fetch up to £2.5 million in Paris

A rare manuscript by Albert Einstein containing preparatory work for his theory of relativity could fetch up to £2.5 million at auction this week. The 54-page ... read more

Moment great white shark rips seal apart off the coast of Cape Cod

Though shark season is past its peak, a great white shark was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts attacking a seal, the Atlantic White Shark Conserv... read more