Scientists are starting to learn more about the effects of manmade chemicals on our bodies. Though some chemicals have beenincreasingly associated with cancer and variousadverse health effects, others have been falsely labeled as “unsafe.” Evidence suggests there’s little reason to be worried…
The Rubik’s Cube is the combination puzzle that has confounded brainiacs for more than forty years. Impressive algorithms capable of solving the Rubik’s Cube 3D puzzle have appeared before. However, a new University of California artificial intelligence system can now solve the…
Spotify launches in-app Disney hub that will compile soundtracks from your favorite movies Disney Hub will have soundtracks from animated films, Marvel movies, Star Wars Will be available in US, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand Spotify said hub will…
Tuesday, July 16 marked the exact moment 50 years ago when NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins began their landmark mission to land on the Moon. Eight years earlier, in an address to Congress, President John F. Kennedy said:…
In modern science, global warming and climate change are used interchangeably to warn of the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth. The terms refer to the observed and continued increase in average air and ocean temperatures caused by emissions of…
Disgruntled parents who are fed up of being treated like a cab can now ‘CHARGE’ their children to do household chores in return for lifts with new ‘Parent Taxi’ app App tracks distance like taximeter and lets you to set tasks per…
Fish-eating extinct albatross species that lived 3 million years ago and found in New Zealand was smaller than its modern relatives Scientists have discovered an extinct albatross species from the Pliocene period The skull was discovered in 2011 by a collector on…
This week NASA and space lovers are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. However, many are still questioning the authenticity of the 1969 mission, which saw Neil Armstrong become the first man to step foot on the moon….
NASA landed the first two men on the Moon on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin seemingly beating the Soviet Union to the historic moment. To mark the milestone, the astronauts were instructed by then-US President Richard Nixon…
NASA heroes Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee died on the launch pad of Apollo 1 – when an electrical spark ignited the pure oxygen inside the command module and the capsule door proved impossible to open from the inside. The…
The crew of the Apollo 11, which touched down on the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969, conducted a number of successful experiments which revealed a wide range of lunar secrets. One project, the retroreflector array, is still in operation…
NASA successfully landed two astronauts on the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969. The goal of Apollo 11 was to safely fly to the Moon and back while performing a touch down in the Moon’s Sea Tranquility. The Moon landing…
“The last time someone tried to get in to Area 51 he was shot” Bob Lazar Air Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews warned anyone hoping to break in and “see them aliens” that the base “is an open training range for the US…
In 1969, NASA made history when it sent Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong to the Moon, with the latter two becoming the first people to step foot on the lunar surface. However, one man who played a key part in…
New Horizon is an interplanetary space probe that was launched as part of NASA’s New Frontier’s programme. The spacecraft was launched in 2006, with the primary mission to perform a flyby study of Pluto and an additional study of the Kuiper belt objects. It…
Britain’s oldest human footprints belonging to a long-extinct ancestor dubbed ‘pioneer man’ are discovered on a Norfolk beach and date back 950,000 years Indentations, on beach in Happisburgh, Norfolk, are oldest outside of Africa Scientists believe they were left by Homo Antecessor,…
NHS England is trialling a smartphone app that allows women suffering with urinary tract infections to get treatment without seeing a GP. Urinary tract infection (UTI) – also known as cystitis – is one of the most common bacterial infections seen by…
Security fears over Russian aging app ‘FaceApp’ as experts warn it can access ALL of your pictures even if you say not to FaceApp puts a filter over your face to augment it to look like an old person It uses artificial intelligence…
This week, NASA is marking 50 years since it sent the first men to land on the Moon – with the astronauts touching down on July 20. Celebrations from the space agency are ongoing, but last nights event was more noticeable for…
On July 20, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission successfully landed on the Moon. The event brought the world to a standstill as millions watched anxiously on live TV while Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the lunar surface, shortly followed by…
Elon Musk wants to hook human BRAINS directly up to computers using chips as soon as NEXT YEAR in the hope of curing diseases Tesla founder claims that neural lace meshing minds with machines is ‘vital’ Believes humans could be outpaced by…
Apollo 11 blasted off on history-making voyage 50 years ago TODAY: Veteran astronaut returns to the launchpad as NASA kicks off a week of celebrations to mark the anniversary of humankind’s first steps on the moon Former astronaut Michael Collins returned to…
Mr Aldrin said he remembers the “magnificent desolation” of the Moon as he recalled his Apollo 11 voyage with co-pilots Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins. During that journey he became only the second-ever human to walk on the moon. He followed Mr…
Avian MALARIA may be behind the decline of the humble European house sparrow in suburban areas Avian malaria is a disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium relictum Researchers studied and tracked sparrows in 11 suburbs of London Found the disease is causing a…
Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and in light of that, a series of stories and documents have been released to mark the event. Although the mission was a complete success, Sky News have reported that Mr Armstrong…
Mystery of the universe’s expansion deepens: New Hubble measurement of ultra-bright star fails to be a ‘tie-breaker’ in debate on evolution of the cosmos A new way of studying universe’s expansion has only added to the mystery Scientists say they are still unsure…
Exactly 50 years ago today, three astronauts aboard rocket Apollo 11 were blasted into space with the aim of becoming the first humans to land on the moon. Just three days later on July 20, 1969, at 9.17pm BST UK time, their…
NASA’s Apollo Mission Control Center, which oversaw theApollo 11 moon landing in 1969, has been restored and opened to visitors in Houston, Texas. The restoration effort took six years and $5 million. The room is now filled with original or historically accurate…
At 9.32am ET on July 16, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11’s Saturn V rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Centre. The spacecraft fired Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on a mission into the history books. Collins orbited the moon while…
Britain is one step closer to walking on the moon as NASA and UK Space Agency agree to a deal that could one day send an astronaut from the UK to the lunar surface Signed agreement states intent for a collaboration between the…
