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Boaty McBoatface's maiden voyage helps uncover why the Antarctic Southern Ocean is warming Scientists have revealed that Boaty McBoatface's first mission, which took place in April 2017, involved studied the changing temperatures at the …
Dogs evolved muscles that give them 'sad eyes' to trigger a nurturing response in their ownersScientists from the University of Portsmouth say the evolutionary step took around 33,000 years - dating back from when our ancestors first started to …
How canines capture your heart: scientists explain puppy dog eyesStudy finds animals developed a facial muscle to wield emotional power over humans In a project that has all the makings of a Roald Dahl classic, …
Reversible superglue proves strong enough to hold average manSnail slime-like substance appears to solve problem of weak and reversible or strong and irreversible adhesive A reversible superglue that mimics the …
MIT researchers develop robot that can learn to identify objects based on sight and touchA team of researchers from MIT developed a robot arm and equipped it with AI software that's capable of predicting what an object will look like or …
Comcast unveils accessibility feature that will let users control the TV using only their EYESBy partnering with makers of eye-gaze hardware, Comcast said its feature will let users do just about anything that can a physical remote can do, …
Global population could hit 10.9 BILLION by the end of the century, UN predictsThe UN Population Division has released its biennial prospects for fertility rates and population changes around the world, estimating the population …
The incredible 'Atlas of Space' that maps the orbits of every known object in our solar systemEleanor Lutz, from the University of Washington, transforms public data sets into beautiful scientific drawings and animations. In one, she has …
Google CEO Sundar Pichai admits YouTube may never eliminate hate speech and misinformationGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai says he's not sure YouTube will ever be able to fully eliminate hateful content on the video-sharing site, as it grapples …
South American outages cast doubt on safety of internet-connected smart gridsBloomberg Columnist David Fickling points out that smart grid systems that connect electrical infrastructure to the internet may leave the door open …
The magnetic field around the giant black hole at our galaxy's centre has stopped it from devouringResearchers from NASA used a flying telescope to indirectly map the magnetic field around the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, finding that …
Did you solve it? Are you in the smartest 1 per cent (of 13-year-olds)?The solutions to today’s problems Earlier today I set you the following puzzles: 1. In this word-sum, each letter stands for one of the digits 0–9, …
People first arrived in Australia in large groups, computer modelling revealsMany Aboriginal cultures have strong oral histories of their distant ancestors having arrived from the north. Now Australian researchers have used …
'Meteoric smoke' created clouds on MarsResearchers from Hampton University in Virginia suggest that clouds on Mars from dust created by space debris slamming into the planet's atmosphere …
How the internet is affecting the human brain: Multitasking and relying on Google to jog memoriesA new review looking into the effect of the online world on our brain functions from researchers in the UK, U.S. and Australia, has drawn a number of …
Global commodities trade and consumption place the world's primates at risk of extinctionResearchers have estimated that between 2001 to 2015,160 million hectares of forest were lost in the Tropics due to human activities like the …
The Louvre plans to launch a VR exhibition that takes you behind the glass of the Mona LisaThe VR experience, 'Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass', will be released to coincide with the opening of a retrospective of da Vinci's artistic career at …
Elite police unit at major African wildlife park hailed as number of elephants lost to poachers drops to zeroLast time elephant was killed by poacher in Mozambique's Niassa reserve was May 17, …
Mobile phones could soon protect themselves against pickpocketsThe new technology, created by Swedish phone company Ericsson, will be able to tell if someone other than the owner is attempting to pick it up using …
Pupils 'triggered' by calorie-counting question in maths test have the right to complain, says exam board
Heart-wrenching video shows a mother dolphin pushing the body of her dead calf through the water
Amazon says over 10 million items are now eligible for its free one-day delivery service
Microsoft gives first look at new Minecraft Earth mobile game during Apple's WWDC event
Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol 'worst offenders' for promoting unhealthy children's food
Retired pensioners spend 25% less time volunteering than 20 years ago because of grandparent duties, figures reveal
Quantum jumps come with early warning signs and can be REVERSED
UK, US and Europe join forces on 'space weather' system that could warn Earth of deadly solar storms
DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new Ice Age population of big game hunters
'Womp': Watch the moment Boston Dynamics' robo-dog fails hilariously on stage at Amazon's Re:Mars
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