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Fabiola Gianotti: ‘There is nothing more rewarding than discovering a new particle’The director general of Cern talks about discovering the Higgs boson, women in science and the next generation of colliders An Italian particle …
No wonder they're man's best friend! Dogs' personalities often mimic their owners' traitsAccording to a new study from Michigan State University, the results suggest dogs experience personality changes similar to how humans do over the …
Is Google stepping into the gaming world? Firm may be developing a 'Netflix for games'The search giant may launch a service thought to be like a 'Netflix for games,' as well as new gaming hardware. The announcements could reportedly …
Facebook secretly collects 'highly sensitive' data from popular appsAt least 11 popular apps have been sending 'highly sensitive' user data to Facebook, including period-tracking, weight monitoring, meditation and …
Engineers create wonder material with the strength of metal and the elasticity of rubber Researchers at North Carolina State University are behind the innovation, which has created a tougher material that could be incorporated into soft …
Facebook finally pulls the plug on creepy Onavo 'research' app that paid teens for their dataThe Onavo VPN app was downloaded by users, some of which were as young as 13 years old, who were paid to take part in Facebook's controversial …
Boy, 12, said to have created nuclear reaction in playroom labHobbyists say Jackson Oswalt of Tennessee is youngest person to achieve fusion An American 14-year-old has reportedly become the youngest known …
Drug pollution in rivers reaching damaging levels for animals and ecosystems, scientists warnThe highest risk from pharmaceutical contaminants is in densely populated and dry areas such as the Middle East – yet 'those are precisely the areas …
Male dolphins have a best buddy they rely on for years The study, by the Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, followed the group from by plane and boat to observe behaviour, using radio …
Virgin Galactic blasts off for its second attempt to reach the edge of space in supersonic planeFollowing weather-related delays earlier this week, Virgin Galactic confirmed SpaceShipTwo would be taking to the skies today for its fifth supersonic …
Spectre flaw returns to haunt security expertsCyber-security researchers from Google, based in Mountain View, California, concluded The flaw is so large that computers of the future will need to …
iOS theme lets you transform your iPhone screen into a replica of Windows 95The theme was created by Sweden-based developer Emil Avara. Featuring old-fashioned icons for the taskbar and 'Start' button, it also shows how …
Nasa finds new form of DNA in search for alien lifeDiscovery helps expand our understanding of what life might look like on other …
Facebook has CRASHED for users around the world as hundreds complain of a 'total blackout'Just before 9:30 a.m. (ET), users from the United States to northern Africa began to report a slew of problems accessing the site, with most saying …
NASA 'well on its way' to finding life on Mars, space agency chief saysThat's according to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstin, who told an audience in Washington that his experts team are on the brink of making a historic …
Digital assistants should discuss with 'moral AI' whether to report illegal or immoral activityAcademics at the University of Bergen, Norway, touted the idea at the ACM conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Society in Hawaii, last …
That's FarFarOut, man! Most distant object in the solar system is spotted by scientistsDr Scott Sheppard, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC, found the object when analysing some data when a talk he …
Huge swarms of locusts descend on Egypt and around the Red Sea, UN warnsGood rains along the Red Sea coastal plains in Eritrea and Sudan have allowed two generations of breeding since October, leading to a substantial …
Teenage boy becomes the youngest person to build a working nuclear fusion reactorJackson Oswalt, from Memphis, is believed to be the youngest person to build a functioning nuclear fusion reactor when he first accomplished the feat …
Hayabusa 2: Japanese space agency successfully lands spacecraft on asteroid nearly 200 million miles awayProbe will scrabble on the surface looking for the origins of …
Does relationship compatibility depend on your GENES? Researcher claims DNA could affect marriage
Six new species of tentacle-faced fish discovered in Amazon
Getting less than seven hours sleep a night 'could lead to cancer' due to damaging DNA beyond repair
Mass insect extinction within a century threatens 'catastrophic' collapse of nature's ecosystems, scientists warn
Mars like we've NEVER seen it before! NASA's releases a stunning 360° video of the red planet
Half of Brits aren't sure Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is real, a shocking poll reveals
Monolith monuments like Stonehenge appeared across Europe as SAILORS spread the fashion
Why it matters to call external female genitalia ‘vulva’ not ‘vagina’ | Lynn Enright
Terrifying flaw lets hackers remotely accelerate or hit the brakes on popular electric scooters
Violent video games DON'T make teenagers more aggressive
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