Russian scientists have been scouring a remote Siberian lake for traces of ‘cosmic matter’ to prove that a meteor caused the ‘Tunguska event’ explosion in 1908. The event saw an explosion above the lake flatten 770 square miles of Siberia, and scientists believe it was caused by a meteor exploding miles above the surface. The … Read more
Hedgehogs have not hibernated this winter because of unprecedented mild weather caused by climate change, says expert Wildlife rescue centre has found an abundance of hedgehogs not hibernating UK could see major change in how hedgehogs exist, the centre’s founder warns Climate change has been blamed for the disruption to the natural ecosystem By Jonathan Chadwick For … Read more
Facebook expands its 3D photos feature to work on pictures taken on older handsets such as the iPhone 7 Facebook’s 3D photos will now work for older images and phones It will work on pictures that were captured by a phone with just a single lens Users can share 3D photos from your News Feed, a … Read more
The coronavirus is sending the world into a panic and hackers using it as bait to steal people’s personal data. Security experts have discovered cybercriminals are sending emails with a malicious strain of software disguised as information about the outbreak. The emails, discovered in Japan, claim the virus has spread like wildfire throughout the country … Read more
The signs of COVID-19, the infection caused by the coronavirus, are often mild and are very similar to a cold, flu or chest infection. Typical symptoms of infection include a fever, a cough, and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. These are common complaints at this time of year, so where someone has travelled or … Read more
Apple could be forced to sell iPhones with user-removable batteries in Europe under new EU proposals, leaked documents reveal The plans would require any device sold in the EU to have a removable battery Documents aren’t specific but suggest a user would need to be able to remove it The proposals also seem to put … Read more
Smaller killer whales are the best singers: Ross Sea orcas have 28 musical notes made of burst-pulse sounds and whistles which they use to communicate with each other Ross Sea orcas – also known as class C – are the smallest of the five killer whales They can grow up to 20feet long and have … Read more
Old bread is being given a new lease of life as scientists create a ‘secret sauce’ that allows it to be turned into yoghurt, wine and even new bread – all in a bid to tackle food waste The team turn the old and discarded bread into a platform for yeast to grow in They … Read more
The ‘biggest explosion since the Big Bang’ has been detected by astronomers and it comes from a supermassive black hole in a galaxy 390 million light years away. Astronomers from Curtin University in Australia used the new Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope to study the blast in the distance galactic core. The extremely powerful eruption … Read more
Startup grows ‘breast milk’ in a lab that contains two key components of the biological version but still lacks crucial immune benefits Biomilq says its has created a type of lab-grown ‘breast milk’ in a bioreactor The researchers used mammary cells to create milk with lactose and casein While it mimics nutritional components of breast milk … Read more