Praying mantis jumps with incredible precision and total control
The praying mantis is in total control during its jump, creating and manipulating angular momentum at spectacular speeds to guide its body for precise landings,...
Commercial space flights from UK spaceports by 2018, says Government
The UK Government plans to have a British spaceport operational by 2018, with commercial space flights taking off and landing at prices starting at...
iPad Pro production delayed due to display panel issues
Production of Apple's plus-sized iPad Pro has been delayed because of issues with display panels, according to sources.
The iOS tablet, which is rumoured to...
UK house prices fell 0.3% in February, according to Halifax
House prices in the UK dropped by 0.3% in February, according to Halifax, with the average property price standing at £192,372 - 8.3% higher...
Dawn probe about to orbit dwarf planet Ceres
The Dawn probe, launched by NASA in 2007, is about to start orbiting Ceres, the dwarf planet made of ice and rock that lies...
Ethiopian jawbone find shows humans were around 2.8 million years ago
An amazing fossil find in Ethiopia shows that the genus Homo was around 2.8 million years ago, which is 400,000 years earlier than scientists...
Homer Simpson discovered the Higgs boson during a mid-life crisis
In 1998 during a mid-life crisis, when he realized that he would probably reach the end of his life without having achieved anything, Homer Simpson just...
Instagram introduces carousel ads
Instagram has created a new advertising feature called "carousel ads", which allows advertisers to promote their products by posting a series of photos that...
SFO launches criminal investigation into Bank of England
The Serious Fraud Office is carrying out an unprecedented criminal investigation into the Bank of England over money-market auctions during the credit crisis, which...
Fossil find places origin of humans at 2.8 million years ago
The human genus Homo existed 2.8 million years ago, about 400,000 years earlier than previously thought, after a fossil of a lower jaw with...