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Self-flying planes are on a path for takeoff with Boeing and Airbus testing autonomous systems

Self-flying airplanes are gearing up for take-off, as Boeing, Airbus and other companies are testing autonomous systems and craft – but pilots are pushing... read more

Singer Lewis Capaldi tests watch-like device for Tourette’s that suppresses tics

Singer Lewis Capaldi tested a new watch-like device to relieve tics he suffers from Tourette’s syndrome, finding the gadget suppressed movements in his he... read more

Expert suggests TSA No Fly List leak on dark web will help people bypass security checks

The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) No Fly List found on an open server last week has been published on the dark web where anyone can see t... read more

Smart NAPPY sends an alert to your smartphone when it needs changing 

No more crying babies! Scientists develop a smart NAPPY that sends an alert to your smartphone when it needs changing Nappy has an inbuilt sensor that can send ... read more

The real-life Jurassic Park: Inside plans to bring back dodos, Tasmanian tigers and woolly mammoths

It may sound a little like Jurassic Park — scientists using the DNA of extinct beasts to help bring them back to life. But although it’s impossible to h... read more

Scientists create an entirely new type of ice that neither floats nor sinks

Ice Ih – Normal hexagonal crystalline ice. Virtually all ice in the biosphere is ice Ih, with the exception only of a small amount of ice Ic. Ice Ic ̵... read more

‘Flying barndoor’ eagle returns to the Isle of Wight after two years

A rare sea eagle known as the ‘flying barndoor’ has returned to the Isle of Wight after spending two years flying about Europe. The bird is a white-... read more

Mutant two-headed SNAKE born in Australia is named after Batman’s nemesis 

Meet Two-Face: Mutant two-headed SNAKE born in Australia is named after Batman’s nemesis A carpet python has been dubbed Two-Face after hatching with twoo... read more

The Great Tech-xodus: Why Meta, Microsoft and Amazon have had to fire a quarter of a MILLION staff

With the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), robots and ‘smart’ everything, it would be fair to assume that life in Silicon Valley is pretty swee... read more

Unopened original iPhone is set to ring up £41,000 at auction

Unopened original iPhone is set to ring up £41,000 at auction after owner shelved it because it wouldn’t work on her network back in 2007 The original iP... read more

Report finds 80 per cent of butterflies have declined since the 1970s 

The decline of Britain’s butterflies: Experts are ‘hugely concerned’ after report finds 80 per cent of species have decreased since the 1970s ... read more

MATT RIDLEY: Scientists will one day bring back dodos, great auks and even woolly mammoths

Dead as a dodo? Think again, because a U.S. tech entrepreneur, Ben Lamm, plans to bring the extinct, fat, flightless pigeon back to life, along with other long-... read more

World’s oldest preserved brain discovered in a Lancashire coal mine

The world’s oldest preserved vertebrate brain has been found inside a 320-million-year-old fossilised fish that was discovered in a Lancashire coal mine. ... read more

Designer shares concept for ‘invisible’ 290ft superyacht made out of mirrored glass

It as an idea that would allow the superrich to travel the world in utmost secrecy. This luxury superyacht, which would be made entirely of mirrored glass to re... read more

Elon Musk celebrates the 200th flight of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

Elon Musk celebrates the 200th flight of his Falcon 9 rocket as SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit SpaceX launched 53 Starlink inte... read more

Expoint uses cloud computing, big data, and advanced technology to combat the challenging job market

It’s hard to talk about the hi-tech industry without mentioning its struggles. Be it massive layoffs, like at Microsoft, or just the hardships of getting ... read more

Did YOU see the green comet last seen by the Neanderthals that whizzed past Earth last night?

Last night, a rare green comet whizzed past Earth for the first time since the age of the Neanderthals 50,000 years ago. Budding astronomers headed outside in t... read more

Scientists find first solid evidence that Vikings brought dogs and horses to the UK

Vikings took dogs and horses with them when they travelled from Scandinavia to Britain 1,157 years ago, a study has found. This suggests that they didn’t ... read more

Study reveals the breeds most likely to suffer from painful cranial cruciate ligament ruptures

Vets have revealed the dog breeds most at risk from painful cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) ruptures. CCL ruptures are common with humans as well as dogs, with ... read more

Ancient Egyptians’ embalming recipe revealed

They’ve been perfectly preserved for thousands of years with their facial features still distinguishable today. Now, researchers have discovered how Egypt... read more

Scorned lovers can name a cockroach after their ex and feed it to animals at the San Diego Zoo

Feed your ex ‘to the lions’ for just $10: Scorned lovers can name a cockroach after their former significant other that an animal devours at the San... read more

British scientists grow a pork steak in a LABORATORY that looks and smells just like real meat

In news that will come as music to pigs’ ears, British scientists have successfully grown a complete pork steak in the laboratory from just a few animal c... read more

Goodbye pesky cables! This £30 wireless station charges your smartphone, watch, and earbuds

Goodbye pesky cables! This £30 all-in-one wireless station declutters and charges your smartphone, watch, and earbuds all at once (and it’s on sale) By E... read more

Elon Musk has made his Twitter account private to see if it ‘vastly improves’ a tweet’s reach

Elon Musk has made his Twitter account private in a bid to test whether it will ‘vastly improve’ a tweet’s reach. The tech billionaire, who bo... read more