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Scientists determine 75% of Rome’s emperors died from violent deaths on battlefield or palace plots 

Julius Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic who lived from 100 – 44 BC.  As a general from 60 – 68 BC, Caesar added the ... read more

Scientists trick malaria-carrying mosquitoes into drinking toxic beet juice they think is blood

A Swedish company says it’s perfected a new way to get rid of disease-carrying mosquitoes by tricking them into drinking poisoned juice.    Researchers... read more

Blood-colored skeleton of the ‘last fugitive’ who dies in 79AD Vesuvius eruption is found

Skeletal remains of the ‘last fugitive’ who died a horrific death during the catastrophic Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. have been unearthed in ... read more

Tadpoles can survive without BREATHING after scientists inject their hearts with algae

Tadpoles can survive without BREATHING after scientists inject their hearts with algae in an experiment – and same technique could potentially keep stroke... read more

2020 bird flu outbreak killed swans, seals and a fox, report finds

An outbreak of bird flu in the UK last year killed five swans, five seals and a fox, a new report has revealed. The fatalities, caused by a bird flu strain know... read more

Our early solar system had a gap between its two regions, study finds

Our early solar system had a gap between its inner and outer regions even when it was just a swirling mass of gas and dust, a new study reveals.  The mysterio... read more

Sales of Porsche’s Taycan electric sedan pull ahead of carmaker’s iconic 911 for the first time

Porsche’s electric Taycan zipped past the company’s flagship 911 sports car for the first time, according to sales figures released Friday. GET PRIC... read more

Archaeology: Canada’s underwater wooden stakes mystery is FINALLY solved

Wooden stakes in the shallows off Vancouver Island have baffled historians for years, that is until new research revealed they are a sophisticated ancient fishi... read more

Apple takes down popular Koran app in China after it allegedly hosted illegal texts

Apple has taken down a popular Koran app in China after it allegedly hosted ‘illegal religious texts,’ though the developer claims China needs ̵... read more

NASA’s $981 million Lucy asteroid mission to launch tomorrow

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is all set to launch tomorrow morning, kicking off its hugely ambitious 12-year journey through the solar system.  The craft is sc... read more

Experts reveal why shift workers are more vulnerable to heart issues

Shift workers are more vulnerable to heart problems than people in a regular 9-5 job because of disruptions to a natural 24-hour clock in our heart cells, a stu... read more

Musk congratulates Bezos for sending Shatner into space… hours after Prince William’s criticism

Jeff Bezos in front of Blue Origin’s space capsule Dubbed the ‘NewSpace’ set, Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson and Elon Musk all say they were ... read more

Nuking an incoming asteroid COULD actually work, study shows

Firing a nuclear warhead at an asteroid on a collision course with the Earth could stop 99 per cent of it hitting the planet, according to a new study.  Every ... read more

Exercise: People with good genes can bulk up their muscles and get fit quicker, study finds 

Struggling to sculpt a six pack? Poor DNA might be to blame as people with ‘good’ genes can bulk up their muscles and get fit quicker, study finds A... read more

Nature: Chlamydia vaccine is being trialled in koalas in Australia

Chlamydia vaccine is being trialled in koalas in Australia, as research reveals the STI affects more than 50 per cent of the population in some areas Chlamydia ... read more

Britain could lose its longest-lasting patch of snow this week

The ‘most durable patch of snow’ in Britain, is set to melt for only the eighth time since records began in the 1700s, and it could go completely, e... read more

Hubble finds persistent water vapor on one half of Europa that some experts believe is home to life

The Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed that Jupiter’s ice moon Europa — the subject of intense speculation that it could harbor alien life — has per... read more

Volvo unveils world’s first load carrier made of fossil fuel-free steel

Volvo unveils world’s first load carrier made of fossil fuel-free steel in a bid to reduce the 68 million tons of CO2 mining trucks produce each year The ... read more

Facebook is creating an AI that can view the world and interact with it like a human

Facebook is creating AI that can view and interact with the world from a human’s point of view: Over 2,200 hours of first-person footage captured in nine ... read more

NASA’s $981 MILLION Lucy asteroid mission will launch this weekend

NASA’s Lucy mission will launch this week, starting a 12 year journey through the solar system that will include a swing-by of eight different asteroids. ... read more

Snakes experienced a sudden burst of evolution after the dinosaurs were wiped out

Snakes experienced a sudden burst of evolution after the dinosaurs were wiped out 66million years ago – expanding their diets to include birds, fish and small... read more

WhatsApp launches end-to-end encrypted BACKUPS of messages and video

WhatsApp has launched end-to-end encrypted backups that will allow users to protect all their stored messages, photos, videos and calls with a password or 64-di... read more

Living fossil’: Fisherman captures nearly 40-pound alligator gar in Kansas

An alligator gar, known as a ‘living fossil,’ has been caught in Kansas for the first time ever – and no one knows how it got there. The 39.5-... read more

‘Confused’ Waymo self-driving cars are flooding a dead-end street in San Francisco

Residents of what is typically a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco are being plagued with humming from several Waymo vehicles crowding a dead-end street. The ... read more