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Scientists swabbing London Underground find ‘no traces’ of coronavirus

Scientists have revealed they have found 'no traces' of the coronavirus in the London Underground after four months of collecting samples.Imperial College London staff have [...]

£120 Covid-19 SALIVA test goes on sale at Superdrug

£120 Covid-19 SALIVA test goes on sale: Superdrug becomes first UK high street retailer to offer the 'less intrusive, painless and simpler' option - with [...]

‘Seismic noise’ halved during lockdown, study shows

Ground vibrations caused by traffic and industrial work halved globally during the coronavirus lockdown, a study shows.Social distancing, fewer cars on roads and drops in [...]

Electric cars: New clean hydrogen process can fuel trips 50 miles longer than the range of a Tesla

Tesla is poised to become a powerhouse in the automobile industry as the world ditches fossil-fuel powered vehicles for their electric counterparts.However, a new technology [...]

Best Database Management Software

The need for quality database management software cannot be stressed enough. With the right database management software, the workload of database administrators is trimmed, and [...]

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs job application up for auction in London

The company's journey to the summit of the technology industry has been a rocky one, having seen Jobs (pictured right in 1976) leave the firm [...]

A weekend lie-in can affect mood and INCREASE risk of depression

Having a lie-in at the weekend when you are used to getting up early all week can affect your mood and increase the risk of [...]

First black hole ever detected in 1964 is 50 per cent BIGGER than first thought

A supermassive black hole 7,200 light years from the Earth is aroud 50% larger than originally suspected, a new study has revealed.Named Cygnus-X-1, it was [...]

Uber gets app pulled from Google that lets drivers see if they are underpaid

Uber has previously admitted to underpaying drivers in the New York City area and to help keep the firm accountable, a programmer and Uber Eats [...]

Lucid dreamers can do maths equations while asleep, study reveals

From snoring to sleep walking, many of us do rather unusual things while we're asleep. Now, a new study has revealed that some 'lucid dreamers' can [...]

Pollution: Roadside ‘supershrub’ traps fuel emissions, experts say

Is this a solution to traffic pollution? 'Supershrub' at the roadside can trap fuel emissions, experts sayThe Cotoneaster plant was found to absorb more pollution than [...]

See Mars in the sky tonight as NASA’s Perseverance rover due to land

Mars will be perfectly visible in the night's tonight, just as NASA's Perseverance rover is scheduled to land on the planet.On Thursday, Mars is due to [...]

NASA: Iceberg A68, 3.5 times the size of London, has disintegrated

Once three-and-a-half times bigger than London, the enormous A68 iceberg has now disintegrated into an 'alphabet soup' of individual fragments drifting in the ocean north of [...]

Regular caffeine consumption ‘affects brain structure’, scientists say

Regular caffeine intake reduces the volume of grey matter in the brain, suggesting coffee intake could impair out information processing ability, a new study shows.Swiss researchers [...]

London’s Natural History Museum installs a HUGE model of Mars

To mark the arrival of NASAs latest rover on Mars, the Natural History Museum has placed a giant replica of the Red Planet alongside its [...]

‘Seven minutes of terror’: NASA’s Perseverance will land on Mars TODAY

NASA will today try and land its Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars in a crucial moment for the space agency's hopes of colonising [...]

DNA from cave bear dates back 360,000 years and is oldest extracted from animal not in permafrost

Scientists have successfully identified, extracted and analysed the oldest ever DNA from an animal which was not frozen and preserved in permafrost. The 360,000-year-old genetic material [...]

Dogs that can smell prostate cancer could inspire ‘robotic noses’

Dogs that can smell prostate cancer could inspire 'robotic noses' to sniff out the disease, a new study reveals. In a pilot study, British and US [...]

Apple set to add 217 new emoji to iPhones on iOS 14.5 this month

Apple has revealed the new emoji coming to iPhones this month, including a redesigned syringe, a bearded woman and Apple-branded headphones.There are 217 new emoji, [...]

Zero 2 Infinity wants to send tourists to space using a giant hot air balloon for just $132,000

A number of space companies are developing rockets to be the first to send tourists into orbit, but the latest new comer to race plans [...]

Amazon launches a Kickstarter-style program that lets you vote on which new products it will build

Amazon has launched a new crowdfunding platform that allows users to purchase its products, but only if they reach their pre-order goal within 30 days.Build [...]

Greta Thurnberg urges richest 1% to go to Mars in ‘tourism ad’

In anticipation of NASA's Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for [...]

A look at Mars and humanity as NASA’s Perseverance prepares to land

NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to land on Mars Thursday to search for signs of life and although the mission has been years in the [...]

YouTube takes aim at TikTok in the US with the releases of its Shorts next month

YouTube takes aim at TikTok in the US with the release of its Shorts feature next month that lets users upload and edit 15-second videosLike [...]

Genetic mutation found that gives 1 in 5 ‘better resilience’ to cold

A fifth of the world's population has a 'superior resilience' to colder temperatures thanks to a genetic mutation, allowing them to never feel the cold, [...]

Sweden advises Texas on restarting frozen wind turbines as power cut

Texas may be the energy powerhouse of the US, but it has not held up to its name after historic freezing conditions froze the state's [...]

Google Maps users can pay for parking and the subway on Android app

Google Maps now lets users pay for parking meters and subway rides directly in its Android app and iOS is 'soon' to followDrivers tap the [...]

RAF backs British firm to develop modular aircraft’ that can change from trainer to fighter

The Royal Air Force has backed a British firm to develop a new aircraft that can be converted from basic trainer to aggressive fighter by [...]

Covid-19 can lead to GANGRENE, study warns

From a dry cough to a loss of sense of smell, Covid-19 is associated with a range of unpleasant symptoms.Now, a new study has warned [...]

Rare Amazonian cactus is set to bloom for the first time in the UK

A rare cactus from the Amazon rainforest is set to bloom in a British Garden for the first time ever.The moonflower cactus, officially known as [...]

Covid: NEANDERTHAL DNA stretch slashes risk of severe illness 22%

Three genes inherited from Neanderthals slash the risk of severe Covid-19 by 22 per cent, a new study has revealed.The genes sit next to each [...]

World’s oldest DNA is extracted from the tooth of a mammoth

The world's oldest DNA is 1.2 million years old and comes from a previously unknown genetic lineage of mammoth, called the Krestovka mammoth, a new study [...]

Africa’s fairy circle mystery is finally solved in new study

Africa's fairy circles in grasslands are formed by a plant that releases a toxic sap into the soil when it dies, a new study reveals.This [...]

Global wildlife trade ‘is causing 60% fall in species abundance’

The international wildlife trade is causing more than a 60 per cent fall in species abundance, a new study reveals. An international team of researchers, including [...]

Astrophysicists create the ‘most accurate flat map ever’ that is two-sided and round

Astrophysicists have re-imaged our planet as a map that 'you can hold in your hand.'A team from Princeton University shared a new world map that [...]

Wood burning stoves produce THREE TIMES more small particle air pollution than road traffic

Fashionable wood burning stoves are the UK's single biggest source of particulate air pollution and produce three times more of the toxins than road traffic, [...]