A few days before her fifth-grade science fair, Ariangela Kozik awoke to the overwhelming scent of poultry past its due. It was exactly what the young scientist had been hoping for. “Whew,” she recalled thinking at the time. “There is definitely something…
Sharks contain a natural oil called squalene in their liver, which is used in vaccines for flu since 1997. Coronavirus vaccine manufacturers are looking to use the oil to increase the effectiveness of a treatment by creating a stronger immune response. It…
The giant space rock is called 2020 PM7 and is up to 200 metres long, making it more than twice the size of the Statue of Liberty – 93 metres – which looms over New York City. According to NASA, the asteroid…
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 26 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Cue one more thing COVID-19 has messed up. NASA has delayed its upcoming mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, which could support life, citing budgetary concerns…
A huge breakthrough in climate policy was signalled this week when China announced it will reduce its emissions to net zero by 2060. It’s a potentially game-changing leap, following in the footsteps of the UK’s existing 2050 net zero target. But promises…
It may sound like the plot of Inception, but scientists have figured out how to plant ideas into other people's dreams. Researchers at MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces have been testing a new technique called targeted dream incubation (TDI), which allows them…
5G mobile networks could interfere with signals from weather satellites in the neighbouring frequency band leading to forecasting errors, study warns US researchers modelled the impact that ‘5G leakage’ would have on forecasting They used a tornado outbreak from February 2008 as…
Great whites are the deadliest predator among the more than 400 known species of shark. Great whites account for more fatal attacks on humans than any other shark, boasting teeth up to 2.5 inches long. And yet, despite having few predators that…
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 25 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. An African giant pouched rat has been honored for his work detecting landmines in Southeast Asia with a gold medal from…
World’s first ‘commercially available’ full-scale plane powered by hydrogen takes to the skies over Britain in major step towards zero-emissions flights Six-seater Piper M-class aircraft completed a 20-minute flight from Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire The small and commercially available plane is powered by…
Y-ped out: Neanderthal male sex chromosomes were gradually ERADICATED by ‘superior’ modern human genes which spread after interbreeding between the two species more than 100,000 years ago German experts were able to analyse male Neanderthal DNA for the first time They found…
The space breakthrough marks the very first time astronomers have named an exoplanet candidate in a galaxy that is not our own. The discovery is all the more impressive, considering astronomers did not even know if exoplanets existed beyond our solar system…
Rude work emails can lead to lingering stress and sleepless nights as employees feel snubbed by their bosses, study finds A study has determined there are two different forms of rudeness over email ‘Active’ email rudeness is overloaded with strong negative emotions…
Artificial intelligence can detect how lonely you are with 94 per cent accuracy just by analysing your speech patterns Scientists used AI to analyse transcripts of the speech of older adults in the US The participants had been asked to describe their…
Komodo dragons could be driven to extinction by global warming and the rising sea levels on the five Indonesian islands where they have lived for over a million years Komodo dragons are the largest species of lizard, growing up to 10 feet…
Amazon’s Ring unveils a bizarre home surveillance drone that patrols your house when you’re not there and keeps an eye out for intruders Flying home camera that you can ask to fly to check the stove while you’re out It takes flight…
Eerie images captured by US space agency NASA ten years ago have been re-examined by so-called alien life experts, who suggest the photos have captured proof of alien buildings brazenly sitting on the icy moon’s surface. the images show some strangely-shaped anomalies…
In a sensational breakthrough, UK scientists announced they had observed phosphine gas 30 miles up in Venus’ atmosphere and failed to identify a process other than life that could account for its presence. Traces of the rare molecule raises the possibility that…
A lost warship whose sinking forever changed Scandinavian history has been found "gleaming like gold" on the ocean floor, pitting archaeologists in a race against the clock. The Delmenhorst, a Danish warship, was sunk during the Torstenson War, in which Sweden won…
Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios How sick a person gets from a virus can depend on how much of the pathogen that person was exposed to and how much virus is replicating in their body — questions that are still open for the novel…
The pandemic has disrupted conservation work and funding, with potential repercussions for years to come, according to conservation groups. But we can seize the opportunity to push for stronger action to protect the natural world, say Dr Diogo Veríssimo and Dr Nisha…
The hunt for aliens continues to heat up and it gained traction last week when scientists announced the discovery of a possible biosignature in the clouds of Venus. But finding microbial life and intelligent aliens are two different prospects, and will need…
A conspiracy theorist has made an astonishing video claiming he has found a "WW2 submarine" emerging from a wall of ice in Antarctica. Popular YouTuber MrMBB333 made a video analysing Google Earth images that show what he reckons looks like a submarine…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to make a “big bet” on renewables, turning the UK into the “Saudi Arabia” of wind power. Speaking via video link to a climate roundtable discussion at the UN in New York, Mr Johnson said…
Satellites that provide us with essential weather reports, communication and navigation face a growing threat from space junk and other debris. Astronomers at the University of Warwick have found more than 75 percent of the debris they detected during a recent survey…
Dog remains more than 8,400 years old are discovered next to human bones at a Stone Age burial site in Sweden Remains of a dog that are more than 8,400 years old have been found in Sweden The dog was buried next…
Skin-to-skin contact with parents helps newborn babies cope with pain, study finds Researchers monitored the brain activity of babies undergoing a blood test They had some held skin-to-skin, some with clothes and others in an incubator Those held skin-to-skin experienced a dampened…
Cosmonaut Ivan Vagner has captured another sighting of strange lights appearing to move in formation near the International Space Station – and now thinks he knows what they are. The space traveller shared a similar video last month, which involved a group…
The coronavirus pandemic has created pandemonium for traditional businesses. But experts have revealed how criminals continue to make money by increasingly turning to a little-known area of the internet. Edvardas Mikalauskas, Senior Writer and Researcher at CyberNews has revealed how drugs, weapons,…
Hello, Today in healthcare news: Moderna plans to test its vaccine in kids in 2020, GoodRx surged in its first day of trading, and meet the 38-year-old tech lead at Amazon Care. Plus: Kimberly Leonard has a comprehensive look at everything that…
