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Nightmarish ‘black demon’ fish is seen in broad daylight for the first time EVER – as baffled scientists spot one off the coast of Tenerife

With a large, black body and a mouth full of fangs, it's no wonder this fish is known as the 'black demon'. Now, scientists have spotted [...]

Why astronauts swear by a breakfast that’s linked to cancer and heart attacks

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day - especially if you're headed into space. However, astronauts have revealed why their Breakfast of Champions is [...]

Apple warns millions to update their iPhones NOW after security breach lets hackers take control of devices

By SADIE WHITELOCKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 19:50 GMT, 10 February 2025 | Updated: 21:13 GMT, 10 February 2025 Millions of Apple users were today urged [...]

AI-powered ‘Death Clock’ predicts how and when you’ll die, down to the second… so how long do YOU have left?

If you could find out exactly how and when you'll die, would you want to know?A new AI-powered death clock claims to be able to do [...]

Why football will always be a hit with fans – and how die-hard supports could be just like Neolithic men traipsing to Stonehenge…

By ROGER DOBSON Published: 00:06 GMT, 9 February 2025 | Updated: 00:41 GMT, 9 February 2025 It's known as the beautiful game – despite its [...]

Kroger Pharmacy suffers outage leaving people across the US unable to access their meds

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:24 GMT, 4 February 2025 | Updated: 21:09 GMT, 4 February 2025 Kroger pharmacy has suffered an outage in the [...]

Apes may be able to intuitively ‘read minds’ just like humans, scientists reveal

By VICTORIA ALLEN, SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 20:04 GMT, 3 February 2025 | Updated: 21:30 GMT, 3 February 2025 Apes may be [...]

Best proof of the Loch Ness Monster yet: Hunter is stunned as a double-humped creature emerges from the water – and says ‘the only possibility is Nessie’

Rumours of a strange creature living in the waters of Loch Ness have abounded over the decades, yet scant evidence has been found to back [...]

Why is Britain’s nightingale population declining? | Daily Mail Online

By COLIN FERNANDEZ ENVIRONMENT EDITOR Published: 02:04 GMT, 30 January 2025 | Updated: 02:44 GMT, 30 January 2025 Its sweet song is seldom heard in [...]

Bees are less likely to sting when in a pair, scientists say

By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 00:19 GMT, 29 January 2025 | Updated: 00:46 GMT, 29 January 2025 For those who are afraid of [...]

Tyrannosaurus retch: Prehistoric 66-million-year-old VOMIT is discovered in Denmark

By AFP Published: 15:55 GMT, 27 January 2025 | Updated: 16:00 GMT, 27 January 2025 A piece of fossilised vomit, dating back to when dinosaurs [...]

Fans outraged as NYT Wordle goes down across the US with users reporting issues with connections

By ELLYN LAPOINTE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 17:51 GMT, 24 January 2025 | Updated: 21:03 GMT, 24 January 2025 The New York Times' popular word puzzle [...]

ChatGPT is down across the US as users report ‘bad gateway’ error when using the AI tool

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 13:02 GMT, 23 January 2025 | Updated: 14:25 GMT, 23 January 2025 ChatGPT is down across the US as [...]

Ring doorbell has a new SCOTTISH accent – here’s how to activate it on your device

By SHIVALI BEST FOR MAILONLINE Published: 14:50 GMT, 22 January 2025 | Updated: 14:50 GMT, 22 January 2025 From the approachable Glaswegian dialect to the [...]

UK government to introduce a MAJOR change to driving licences this year – in move that will affect tens of millions of Brits

By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 14:30 GMT, 21 January 2025 | Updated: 14:31 GMT, 21 January 2025 The days [...]

The Fifty Shades of Grey effect: Nearly a QUARTER of Brits say they’re more aroused by books than their partner

By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 13:55 GMT, 21 January 2025 | Updated: 13:55 GMT, 21 January 2025 Whether it's [...]

How White Storks are returning to English skies for the first time in centuries

By COLIN FERNANDEZ ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 22:30 GMT, 20 January 2025 | Updated: 23:31 GMT, 20 January 2025 For generations, they [...]

Donald Trump promises to expand America’s territory to a place truly out of this world

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:19 GMT, 20 January 2025 | Updated: 19:45 GMT, 20 January 2025 President Donald Trump has made a bold [...]

NHS staff told: Don’t call patients middle-aged – and they also can’t say OAP, pensioner or senior

By VICTORIA ALLEN SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 01:41 GMT, 19 January 2025 | Updated: 02:29 GMT, 19 January 2025 Calling someone middle-aged is now inappropriate according [...]

Warning: That too many takeaway curries could be giving you a runny… nose

By PAT HAGAN Published: 00:06 GMT, 19 January 2025 | Updated: 00:09 GMT, 19 January 2025 Winter cold and flu viruses often get the blame [...]

Tim Cook reveals the morning ritual that has led to his success at Apple

1976: Founders Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne created the company on April 1 1976 as they set about selling computer kits to hobbyists, each [...]

Parade of planets ‘seen as an omen from the gods’ will be visible in the night sky… here’s how to see it

A parade of planets will soon be visible in the night sky, a phenomenon once regarded as 'an omen from the gods,' signaling significant events [...]

It’s not just men! WOMEN can be ‘mansplainers’ too, scientists say

By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 15:30 GMT, 17 January 2025 | Updated: 15:30 GMT, 17 January 2025 Most women [...]

Tech expert reveals hidden way Facebook and Instagram are mining your data… and how to stop it

By ANDREA HANLEY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:02 GMT, 16 January 2025 | Updated: 18:06 GMT, 16 January 2025 A tech expert has revealed exactly how [...]

Why birds love a good chat during migration – and how they ‘buddy up’ with a pal for the long journey

By XANTHA LEATHAM Published: 01:35 GMT, 16 January 2025 | Updated: 01:39 GMT, 16 January 2025 On a long-haul flight, there’s nothing worse than being [...]

Instagram goes DOWN and Facebook users suffer issues amid nationwide Meta outage

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 14:36 GMT, 15 January 2025 | Updated: 15:22 GMT, 15 January 2025 Instagram has gone down across the US [...]

Second fiddle: People who play instruments are more likely to pick up a second language, study indicates

By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 02:39 GMT, 15 January 2025 | Updated: 03:29 GMT, 15 January 2025 It’s always impressive when someone can [...]

Bats are being forced out of their normal feeding grounds by disturbance caused by wind turbines, research suggests

By COLIN FERNANDEZ ENVIRONMENT EDITOR Published: 01:00 GMT, 15 January 2025 | Updated: 02:28 GMT, 15 January 2025 Bats are being forced out of their [...]

Ink-redible! Scientists use lasers to reveal highly detailed tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummies from Peru

Since his discovery on 19 December 1991 by German hikers, Ötzi (artist's impression) has provided window into early human history.Since his discovery on 19 December [...]

How dogs could save wine production threatened by disease

By CHRIS POLLARD Published: 00:45 GMT, 13 January 2025 | Updated: 01:07 GMT, 13 January 2025 A pair of English Springer Spaniels called Zinny and [...]

How taking a common painkiller could lead you to be more reckless, new research suggests

By ROGER DOBSON Published: 23:26 GMT, 11 January 2025 | Updated: 23:28 GMT, 11 January 2025 Taking a paracetamol pill may do more than soothe [...]

Forget Japanese knotweed, now there’s a new unkillable menace: Weed that is resistant to strongest herbicide is found in UK for first time

By VICTORIA ALLEN Published: 00:57 GMT, 11 January 2025 | Updated: 11:29 GMT, 11 January 2025 Farmers are bracing themselves for the first weed in [...]

Hyperoptic is DOWN: Internet provider crashes for thousands of users across the UK

By SHIVALI BEST FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:13 GMT, 10 January 2025 | Updated: 11:37 GMT, 10 January 2025 It's one of the most popular internet [...]

Brits paying around £2million an HOUR to power up gas-fired power stations amid power shortages

By COLIN FERNANDEZ Published: 01:29 GMT, 9 January 2025 | Updated: 02:30 GMT, 9 January 2025 Power shortages meant households paid around £2million an hour [...]

Nearly one in four freshwater fish species, crustaceans and dragonflies are at ‘high risk of’ extinction, scientists warn

By COLIN FERNANDEZ ENVIRONMENT EDITOR Published: 01:06 GMT, 9 January 2025 | Updated: 01:44 GMT, 9 January 2025 Nearly a quarter of freshwater animal species, [...]

World’s first ‘city of the future’ welcomes first residents who’ll live there rent-free… but there’s a catch

The world's first 'city of the future' is nearly ready to welcome its first residents.Developed by car maker Toyota, 'Woven City' sits at the base [...]