Instagram sparks outrage across social media after it accidentally rolls out new SIDEWAYS feed that makes you tap through posts just like in Stories Instagram…
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Rich people give MORE to charity when you make them feel powerful
Rich people give MORE to charity when they feel powerful: Donations from high earners were 1.5 times larger when psychologists appealed to their desire to…
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Anglo-Saxons were WORSE than the Vikings! Disgruntled English monks spread ‘fake news’ about the invaders (and earlier Germanic tribes carried out ‘ethnic cleansing’ against Britons)…
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While cats are a much-loved house pet today, in Viking times, it took a little while for the Norse to warm to the local felines.…
Read More Cats Were First Used For Pelts Before They Endeared Themselves To The Vikings And Went RaidingOne Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine
In early December, researchers at DeepMind, the artificial-intelligence company owned by Google’s parent corporation, Alphabet Inc., filed a dispatch from the frontiers of chess. A…
Read More One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing MachineSpaceX delivers new and improved GPS system for the US Military
SpaceX has successfully completed the launch of the new US Global Positioning Satellite known as GPS 3 SV01. These new navigation satellites may eventually number…
Read More SpaceX delivers new and improved GPS system for the US MilitaryRussia Says The Hole In The International Space Station Was Drilled From The Inside
The conclusion has caused ‘some friction’ between the Russian and American space agencies. The hole in the International Space Station was drilled from the inside,…
Read More Russia Says The Hole In The International Space Station Was Drilled From The InsideGigantic hippo-shaped asteroid made its closest approach for 400 years
A hippo-shaped asteroid has made a close approach to Earth, coming nearer to us than it has in 400 years. The closest point the asteroid…
Read More Gigantic hippo-shaped asteroid made its closest approach for 400 yearsNASA astronaut claims Jeff Bezos will win the billionaire space race
Will Jeff Bezos win the billionaire space race? NASA astronaut calls the Amazon founder the ‘real deal’ and says he will outshine Elon Musk and…
Read More NASA astronaut claims Jeff Bezos will win the billionaire space raceA ‘potentially hazardous’ hippo-shaped asteroid just flew past Earth
NASA has revealed a ‘potentially hazardous’ hippo-shaped asteroid just flew past Earth – and it won’t be visible again for more than 50 years The…
Read More A ‘potentially hazardous’ hippo-shaped asteroid just flew past EarthPerhaps Santa Had to Shout to His Eight Reindeer Because They Fell Asleep
Reindeer can’t fly around the world helping distribute gifts to all the good boys and girls in a single night — at least, as far…
Read More Perhaps Santa Had to Shout to His Eight Reindeer Because They Fell AsleepHarnessed horse unearthed in ancient stable near Pompeii
Petrified remains of a harnessed horse that died and was frozen in time when Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago are discovered in an ancient…
Read More Harnessed horse unearthed in ancient stable near PompeiiHow Volcanic Activity Can Spawn Tsunamis
The tsunami that killed hundreds of people on Sumatra and Java in Indonesia late Saturday is a reminder that such destructive waves are not always…
Read More How Volcanic Activity Can Spawn TsunamisNASA's InSight Mars Lander 'listens' for marsquakes on the Red Planet
NASA’s InSight lander placed its seismometer on Mars on Dec. 19, 2018. This was the first time a seismometer had ever been placed onto the…
Read More NASA's InSight Mars Lander 'listens' for marsquakes on the Red PlanetSpaceX Cancels Launch Of Military Satellite Due To Strong Winds
SpaceX found that the weather was not on its side when they tried to launch a military satellite on Saturday. Elon Musk’s rocket ship company…
Read More SpaceX Cancels Launch Of Military Satellite Due To Strong WindsThe Very Special Christmas ‘Hippo’ Asteroid Is Set To Fly Past Earth On Its Closest Approach In 400 Years
On December 22, asteroid 2003 SD220, also referred to as the ‘hippo’ asteroid, will be closer to Earth than it has been in 400 years…
Read More The Very Special Christmas ‘Hippo’ Asteroid Is Set To Fly Past Earth On Its Closest Approach In 400 YearsInside CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
Read more about the world’s biggest physics experiment, its future, and study the remnants of an elusive Higgs particle in augmented reality here. Dennis Overbye…
Read More Inside CERN’s Large Hadron ColliderGiant Atlantic bluefin tuna washes up in Scotland, shocks beachgoers: It was an 'impressive beast'
The head of the giant Atlantic bluefin tuna that was found washed up on Bea Sand on Sanday, Scotland. (SWNS.com) A strong storm likely caused…
Read More Giant Atlantic bluefin tuna washes up in Scotland, shocks beachgoers: It was an 'impressive beast'Facebook may be creating digital coin backed by the US dollar
Is Facebook developing its own digital currency? Report claims scandal-plagued tech giant is now creating a ‘stablecoin’ backed by the US dollar Facebook may be…
Read More Facebook may be creating digital coin backed by the US dollarScientists claim they’ve found a way to ‘see’ dark matter
Scientists claim they’ve found a way to ‘see’ dark matter: Faint starlight spotted by Hubble in distant galaxy clusters could finally unlock secrets of the…
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What should YOU watch? Ultimate movie-lovers’ app Flickmetrix combines movie ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, Metacritic and Letterbox to help you pick a film New…
Read More App combines movie ratings to help you search for filmsReport: Facebook collects user data from apps like Tinder and OK Cupid
Facebook gathers private data from popular apps including Tinder, OkCupid and Pregnancy+, report claims A German mobile security firm found Facebook collects private data from…
Read More Report: Facebook collects user data from apps like Tinder and OK CupidMachine with sticky feet can can climb up, down, and around engines
Dancing on the ceiling! Rolls-Royce and Harvard create a machine with electrically charged sticky feet which can climb vertical surfaces and upside down to check…
Read More Machine with sticky feet can can climb up, down, and around enginesThe nativity scene so tiny it is only visible by microscope
Jesus depicted smaller than a human cell: The nativity scene so tiny it can fit inside the eye of a needle and is only visible…
Read More The nativity scene so tiny it is only visible by microscopeHow NASA’s iconic ‘earthrise’ photo was shot 50 years ago
How NASA captured its famous ‘Earthrise’ photo during the Apollo 8 moon mission 50 years ago Earthrise was shot on December 24th as Apollo 8…
Read More How NASA’s iconic ‘earthrise’ photo was shot 50 years agoApollo 8 astronauts recount NASA's epic first mission to the Moon
The Apollo 8 Crew included (L to R) Jim Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot; Bill Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot; and Frank Borman, Commander/The Apollo…
Read More Apollo 8 astronauts recount NASA's epic first mission to the MoonMeteor is cause of mysterious light over SF Bay Area, observatory says
A mysterious light appeared in the early evening sky over the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday. (Twitter via @ohheyfella) A mysterious light with a twisting, smoking…
Read More Meteor is cause of mysterious light over SF Bay Area, observatory saysScary venomous snake, 'translucent' spider and 5 other new species discovered in 2018
New venomous snake species found in Australia Researchers found a new species of bandy-bandy snake in Australia, which is already in danger of extinction because…
Read More Scary venomous snake, 'translucent' spider and 5 other new species discovered in 2018MozARM’s symphony! Scientists create a robotic hand that plays piano
MozARM’s first symphony! Scientists create a 3D-printed robotic hand that can play Jingle Bells on the piano The robotic hand plays simple musical phrases on…
Read More MozARM’s symphony! Scientists create a robotic hand that plays pianoNASA says it was hacked in October and employee data was compromised
NASA reveals it was hacked in October and personal details of ‘unknown number’ of employees was compromised Agency discovered the breach on October 23rd and…
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