This optical illusion will freak you out, just one object is real
This optical illusion will freak you out, say more than 850,000 people who have watched a YouTube video showing several objects, when in fact...
Urine socks send Wi-Fi signal to PC
A pair of socks fueled by urine pumped by the wearer’s footsteps has powered a transmitter to send a Wi-Fi signal to a PC....
Make a lightsaber Star Wars style with searing hot plasma, not lasers
If you want a spectacular lightsaber like the one used in Star Wars, you have to use searing hot plasma, not a laser beam,...
Urban swans friendly to humans unlike rural swans because of their genes
Urban swans are comparatively friendly to humans compared to rural swans because their genes are different, says a team of Australian scientists. It is...
Robots pose potential dangers and benefits for humans, say experts
Robots could improve the quality of life of millions of people worldwide, but they could also become more intelligent than humans and one day...
Lie detecting software created on real world court data
A unique lie detecting software is being created using real world court data, i.e. material from past trials where some of the speakers are...
Fitness matters not size in the world of cockroach courting
In the world of cockroach courting, fitness matters much more than size – the males with the most energetic courtship displays get the female...
When giving directions word order really matters
When you are giving directions, your word order really matters; it will determine how well your instructions are understood – if you start with...
Annual Geminid Meteor Shower building up in night sky
The annual Geminid Meteor Shower is already visible in the night sky, and will become clearer and brighter in the coming days, bringing another...
Complex Bronze Age buildings in astonishing discovery in Orkney
A significant complex of Bronze Age buildings have been discovered at Tresness in Sanday, Orkney, an archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland. The...