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Stunning carvings of human figures and heads are uncovered at Karahantepe

Stunning carvings of human figures and heads have been uncovered at what is considered to be one of the most important settlements of the Neolithic period. The ... read more

UN tool maps floods since 1985 to aid disaster planning 

The UN has developed a new tool that reveals the location of all floods on Earth since 1985, which it says will help officials in planning for future disasters... read more

Natural disasters may increase your risk of DEMENTIA, study warns 

As well as causing death and destruction, a study suggests natural disasters can put people at a greater risk of developing dementia.  Using health and survey ... read more

Dinosaurs: 16ft long beast roamed Brazil 70 million years ago

A new species of dinosaur that was 16ft long and roamed Brazil 70 million years ago has been unearthed by palaeontologists.  The terrifying predator, named Kur... read more

Nature: Seahorses can spring their heads up in 0.002 seconds to snag unsuspecting prey, study finds

A tiny shrimp snaps its claw in less than 0.01 seconds, around 10,000 times quicker than the blink of a human eye.  The movement is so rapid it creates an audi... read more

BepiColombo prepares for its first Mercury flyby tonight

British-built spacecraft BepiColombo is just hours away from making its first flyby of Mercury, when it will snap pictures of the Solar System’s smallest ... read more

Earth is DIMMING due to climate change, study warns

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

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope that finds rogue planets passes key milestone

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which has been delayed several times, has passed a key milestone ahead of its expected 2027 launch to search for... read more

Why Dynamics 365 Cloud Migration is incomplete without test automation?  

As the mainstream support for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Dynamics AX 2012, and Dynamics AX 2012 R2 has ended on October 9, 2018, customers... read more

Domestic cats that catch wild animals only do so because of predator instinct, study says

Feline fine! Domestic cats that catch wild animals only do so because of predator instinct, as nearly ALL of their food comes from humans, study says Domesticat... read more

Scientists find more evidence that rare Jupiter-sized planet which orbits three suns at once exists

Scientists find more evidence that rare Jupiter-sized planet which orbits THREE suns at once exists 1,300 light years away from Earth One hypothetical planet ma... read more

Nature: ‘Darwin’s Moth’ is the longest-TONGUED insect in the world

Meet Darwin’s Moth: Giant bug is the longest-TONGUED insect in the world, boasting a 11.2 inch tongue that helps it reach sweet nectar from the bottom of ... read more

Children who use electronic devices at night sleep less, study warns

Children sleep less and have poorer quality slumber if they use smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices at night, a new study has warned. Those aged b... read more

NASA selects four people for a simulated mission to Mars’ moon Phobos

NASA has picked four people to spend 45 days trapped in a capsule four times small than a tennis court to see if they could cope with a journey to Mars’ m... read more

Ford and Hermes to let delivery drivers leave parcels in people’s cars

Ford owners can now opt to have their parcel delivered to their car boot, thanks to a partnership between the car maker and delivery service Hermes. As part of ... read more

Britain’s weather is ‘unique’ because five air masses battle for supremacy above it

Warm and sunny one minute, rain the next, sometimes the British weather can be so wildly changeable it’s difficult to keep up.   Even this past month, a... read more

Largest underwater eruption EVER recorded gives birth to an enormous 2,690ft underwater volcano

The largest underwater eruption ever recorded has led to the birth of an enormous 2,690ft underwater volcano off the coast of Madagascar. The volcanic island su... read more

NASA claims Jeff Bezos’ firm ‘seeks to prioritise its own fortunes’

NASA has blasted Jeff Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin in leaked documents, over the billionaire founder’s decision to take the space agency to court.Â... read more

Psychology: Deep conversations with strangers are LESS awkward than small talk, study finds

Whether it’s during a long taxi journey or in the queue at the supermarket, there are often situations where we’re forced to talk to strangers.  Wh... read more

Google develops AI that can accurately predict if it will rain in the next 90 minutes

We’ve all been there: rushing out of the house without an umbrella only to be caught in an unexpected rain shower.  But now experts at Google DeepMind ha... read more

Climate change: Mont Blanc is SHRINKING as rising temperatures melt the icy peak 

Mont Blanc is SHRINKING due to climate change: Mountain now measures 15,773ft – 3ft shorter than in 2017 – as rising temperatures melt the icy peak ... read more

Scientists discover a ‘signature’ in the DNA of identical twins

It’s a mystery that has puzzled scientists for years – why are some twins born identical and others aren’t? While it was long presumed that id... read more

NASA aborts flight of Ingenuity helicopter on Mars after ‘anomaly’ detected

NASA said its Ingenuity helicopter flying around on Mars suffered an ‘anomaly’ prior to its 14th flight on the Red Planet, prompting the flight to b... read more

Mice that witnessed other rodents suffer developed depression, according to new study

New research from Japan suggests mice are empathetic and can get depressed just watching other rodents be bullied. A team at the Tokyo University of Science be... read more