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Moment a polar bear hunts and feasts on a reindeer is seen in first-ever footage

Polar bears typically hunt seals from sea-ice in the Arctic Circle, but the endangered animals are being pushed onto land longer due to a decline in ice and are... read more

First planet OUTSIDE the Milky Way galaxy is discovered 28 million light-years from Earth 

Astronomers may have discovered the first planet ever discovered outside the Milky Way, 28 million light-years from Earth. Experts using NASA’s Chandra X-... read more

Climate change: Winter migration of birds from Europe to Africa may end, researchers warn 

Climate change may end the winter migration of birds from Europe to Africa with many already spending an extra TWO MONTHS in their summer breeding grounds, rese... read more

Ancient Earth was bombarded with 10 times the number of asteroids and comets than previously thought

Earth was blasted by more asteroids and comets between 2.5 and 4 billion years ago than previously thought, causing a disruption in the formation of its atmosph... read more

Evidence of ancient life is found in a RUBY for the first time

Evidence of ancient life is found in a RUBY for the first time: Traces of a micro-organism are discovered inside a ‘unique’ 2.5 billion-year-old gem... read more

Mystery of a man who died 1,300 years ago in China is SOLVED – and experts say it was murder

A man was murdered 1,300 years ago in northwest China and now, scientists believe the killers dumped the body in an ancient cemetery to cover up their tracks by... read more

Scientists create a detailed map of the mysterious auroras on Uranus 

Scientists have provided the most detailed map yet of Uranus, the seventh planet in our solar system, with its mysterious auroras.  Experts at the University o... read more

Bitcoin: Benefits as a Payment Method?

Satoshi Nakamoto, the man who created Bitcoin (BTCUSD), intended it to be a daily transactional currency. Decentralized cryptocurrencies were starting to remove... read more

Dutch company unveils electric Super Sub that can go almost 10mph and outpace a bottlenose dolphin 

Plenty of vacationers have swam with dolphins, but how many can say they’ve kept up with them underwater? Dutch submersible firm U-Boat Worx has just anno... read more

Rhythm: ‘Singing’ lemurs in Madagascar have a natural ability to keep a beat just like humans

Lemurs, whose name means ‘spirits of the night’, are a special group of primates, which look something like a cat crossed with a squirrel and a dog.... read more

NatWest’s online banking is working again after two-hour outage

NatWest’s online banking system is back up and running after customers were left unable to access their accounts during an outage that lasted for almost t... read more

New York flats have furniture that falls from the ceiling on command 

It could well be the answer to cramped living conditions, giving people the space to entertain and work out by storing their belongings — and even their bedÂ... read more

Tesla rolls out updated version of its Full Self-Driving system AGAIN after roll back due to issues

Tesla rolled out version 10.3 of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Monday morning after CEO Elon Musk pulled the software over the weekend after discovering issues. T... read more

Space: Hubble telescope spots two ‘squabbling’ galaxies locked in a cosmic dance

Hubble telescope spots two ‘squabbling’ galaxies locked in a cosmic dance that will eventually see the smaller one ‘engulfed by its neighbour ... read more

Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere hit record high in 2020

Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there... read more

New ‘smart bandage’ tells doctors when a wound has healed

A new ‘smart bandage’ can tell doctors when a wound has healed without them having to check first.  The bandage, developed by scientists at the Un... read more

HSBC’s online banking is DOWN as customers struggle to access accounts

HSBC’s online banking system is DOWN as customers struggle to access their accounts HSBC’s online banking system and app both crashed earlier this m... read more

Cryptocurrency: What is it?

Still, we may also use it to secure online transactions by utilizing a powerful cryptographic ledger and an online ledger system. Bitcoin, the most well-known c... read more

What are Mixers of Bitcoin?

Bitcoin mixing allows users to mix their bitcoin with other users to retain their privacy (software or services). While Bitcoin identities are “pseudonymo... read more

What’s A Wallet Bitcoin?

Although Bitcoin exists only digitally, you still have to put it there, whether you hope to use it today to buy or invest in products or services. That is why y... read more

Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump: How do you do it?

While digital money and private blockchain are relatively young, they have had the same scams for years. The pump, as well as dump schemes, is one of these scam... read more

‘Heavily charred and blackened’ nut cake baked during World War II found preserved in German town

Archaeologists have made an astonishing find, uncovering a nearly 80-year-old hazelnut and almond cake that became a ‘heavily charred and blackened’... read more

Former NASA administrator says flooding orbit with satellites could block humanity from space 

More than 3,000 communication satellites are orbiting Earth, but dozens of companies are seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) to l... read more

Remains of 29 people buried as offerings 1,000 years ago discovered

The human remains of 29 people, buried as sacrificial offerings more than 1,000 years ago, have been discovered in a pre-Inca temple in northern Peru. Researche... read more