Hummingbird flies 1300 miles without stopping in incredible migration feat
There is a hummingbird that flies over 1300 miles (2000 km) without stopping, which is an incredible migration feat for such a tiny creature...
Facebook has acquired Masquerade, creator of the popular face-swapping app MSQRD
Facebook has just acquired the Belarus-based startup Masquerade – creator of the popular face-swapping app MSQRD – as part of an effort to expand...
Human evolution linked to chewing less due to meat processing
Human evolution, which advanced much more rapidly than in other animals, is linked to less time spent chewing due mainly to the processing of...
Stephen Hawking plus 150 scientists warn of Brexit disaster for UK science
Eminent theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, along with 150 scientists, today warn that Brexit would be a total disaster for UK science. The scientists,...
Australian spider breathes under water eats fish frogs toads and tadpoles
An Australian spider that breathes under water and eats fish, frogs, toads and tadpoles - Dolomedes briangreenei - has been named in honour of...
Skype is ending support for its apps on Smart TVs
Skype announced that it is ending support for its apps on smart TVs.
The Microsoft-owned video calling service has decided to stop supporting its smart...
InSight Mars lander launch delayed till May 2018 due to leaks
NASA is rescheduling its Insight Mars lander launch until May 2018 – twenty-six months later than the March 2016 sendoff that had originally been...
Flying saucer transported by HGV truck in Arizona
What is this HGV truck transporting in Arizona coming out of Area 51 – doesn’t it look eerily like a flying saucer? The image,...
Number of UK workers on zero-hour contracts increased to 801,000
Zero-hour contracts are becoming more common in the UK. The number of workers on zero-hour contracts increased by 104,000 over the past year to...
The world will end when the Sun dies like this says Hubble Telescope
The world will end when the Sun dies, just like this, the Hubble Space Telescope informed via a colourful image of a dying star,...