Pictured: Naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the fifth of six children of wealthy and well-connecte... read more
Amazon lobbies the government to federally legalize weed after the tech giant relaxes its drug testing as part of huge recruitment drive Amazon will continue to... read more
Apple is working on new technology that could be used to help diagnose mental health conditions such as depression and cognitive decline, insiders claim. Work... read more
NASA is sending a spacecraft with a futuristic propulsion system that emits a ‘cool blue glow’, to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche next year. The spa... read more
Streaming giant Netflix has launched a free subscription plan – but only for users in Kenya with an Android phone. The ad-free plan, which is rolling out to... read more
A stunning selection of photographs captured last nights Harvest Moon in all its glory, as the Earth’s natural satellite lit up skies around the world. Â... read more
If the thought of being near a spider terrifies you, there’s good news – scientists have created an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual 3D... read more
NASA has selected a landing site for its golf cart-sized VIPER rover, which is set to land on the Moon in 2023 in search of traces of water.   The robotic v... read more
If you’ve ever felt held back in life by an older brother, a new study suggests humans aren’t the only ones. Today, scientists report that elephan... read more
A Maya pyramid in what is today El Salvador was built in the wake of a giant, climate-cooling volcanic explosion to ‘guard against future eruptions’... read more
Researchers have discovered 3,600-year-old evidence that the ancient city of Tall el-Hammam was destroyed by a ‘cosmic airburst,’Â which may have in... read more
Mars once had flowing liquid water, but is now a dry desert landscape – and this could be because it is too small to retain moisture, according to planeta... read more
Stroke victims recover best if rehab starts 2-3 MONTHS after the event – and not within weeks, study finds Researchers put volunteers through 20 hours of ... read more
Freeloaders! ‘Vampire’ catfish which crave blood may travel through the Amazon river by using their larger hosts as taxis, study finds A new study s... read more
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently celebrated its 31st anniversary in space by comparing two new images of an exploding star almost 20,000 light-years... read more
Mars was once dotted with thousands of huge volcanoes which saw ‘super eruptions’ – the most powerful type of volcanic blast there is, NASA ha... read more
Apple has released its new software update, iOS 15, today, complete with a generous array of tweaks to Maps, Safari, FaceTime and more. The new update, which... read more
The all-civilian crew of SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission described their three-day trip to space as ‘awe-inspiring’ and ’emotional’ ... read more
Sleep struggles regularly affect many of us, and now a new study has revealed that the moon may be to blame for these issues – particularly if you’re a ... read more
Look up this evening to enjoy the full ‘Harvest Moon’ as it lights up the night sky, just two days before the official start of autumn in the Northe... read more
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has sent broadband across the Congo River in Africa via airborne beams of light, in its latest attempt to provide high ... read more
Playing singalong hits behind the wheel may leave you ‘mentally overloaded’ and at risk of errors, a study has warned. Or, as Rihanna might put it: ... read more
