Neanderthals were racked by maladies and disability: How prehistoric man would have looked like they had ‘been in the wars’ Archaeologist claims around a third…

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Would you wear smart pyjamas? The electronic ‘phyjama’ measures the wearer’s heartbeat and breathing while they sleep Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have developed…

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Hello! Lydia here, back from my wedding and honeymoon and ready to dive into this week’s deluge of healthcare news. As my colleagues likely filled…

Read More Dispensed: A digital health IPO bust, Walmart's push into healthcare, and an MIT project that didn't live up to the hype

Black just got blacker: Darkest material ever created is ’10 times darker than anything else’ and blocks out 99.96 per cent of light, scientists reveal…

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A groundbreaking study has found cavemen were drinking milk and possibly eating cheese and yoghurt 6,000 years ago – despite being lactose intolerant. Scientists at…

Read More Cavemen were eating cheese 6,000 years ago – despite being lactose intolerant

Basketball legend Dennis Rodman is forever grabbing headlines. Whether it’s for his long career with the Pistons, the Lakers and the Bulls or his notorious…

Read More Dennis Rodman turns himself into humidor cyborg in this amazing video

Astronomy and superstition collide tonight when an unusual Full Moon coincides with an inauspicious date – Friday the 13th. September’s Full Moon has been given…

Read More Full Moon tonight: Friday the 13th brings a rare Micromoon – What is a Micromoon?

The principle landing zone will be located on the boundary between Arcadia Planitia and Amazonis Planitia. This is a low elevation region with many extinct…

Read More SpaceX news: Elon Musk’s Mars Base Alpha location revealed – radiation proof lava chambers

The idea of a dead body moving may bring visions of zombies to mind, but according to a new study, it’s very much a reality.…

Read More Dead bodies move ‘significantly’ as they decompose, creepy study reveals

The asteroid, wider than the One World Trade Centre, is barreling past Earth on a close approach trajectory. Asteroid trackers have dubbed the imposing object…

Read More Asteroid livestream: A 2,133ft rock is about to scrape past Earth – Watch it live here

In the hopes of showing just how black it is, scientists have coated a £1.6 million diamond with a new material – and the effect…

Read More Scientists coat diamond in blackest ever material – and the effect is amazing

A full Harvest Moon will rise over the UK this evening, falling on "unlucky" Friday 13th for the first time in 84 years. The Harvest…

Read More Rare Harvest Moon will appear on Friday 13th – here’s how to see it tonight

Tupac Shakur is alive and a series of clips of the rapper taken after his death that have emerged this year prove it, conspiracy theorists…

Read More ‘Tupac alive’ conspiracy sparked by bombshell 2019 photos on death anniversary

If you love KFC, and you’ve ever found yourself strangely attracted to the kindly face of Colonel Sanders, there’s a new video game that’s just…

Read More Bizarre new video game lets you date KFC’s Colonel Sanders

This weekend, two enormous asteroids will whizz past our planet, NASA has revealed. The first asteroid, called 2010 C01, is estimated to be around 120…

Read More Two enormous asteroids will whizz past Earth tomorrow, NASA reveals

Tonight’s Full Moon is the Harvest Moon, the Corn Moon, the Barley Moon and a Micromoon. Stargazers living in Pacific, Central and US Mountain time…

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Renowned atheist Christopher Hitchens was an English-American academic, who was the author and editor of more than 30 books. Before his death in 2011, he argued in favour of…

Read More Bible bombshell: Academic’s shock God argument revealed – ‘Scientific proof!’

A strange serpentine creature has been filmed making its way down Asia's longest river – and viewers are split over what it could be. The…

Read More Mystery sea monster filmed slithering down Asia’s longest river in eerie footage

Nude postmen, ‘icky money,’ and a study on 5-year-olds’ SPIT: Annual Nobel Prize spoof reveals this year’s winners for bizarre research undertakings Event was produced…

Read More Training surgeons like dogs, icky money win 2019 Ig Nobels

What do these colors mean to YOU? Survey reveals differences in how people perceive color around the world Marketing researchers surveyed 2,200 people from 50…

Read More Survey reveals how people perceive color differs around the world

What could go wrong? Amazon testing crowd-sourced ‘Alexa Answers’ that will let strangers submit responses to users’ questions Amazon is letting customers answers queries captured…

Read More Amazon’s Alexa Answers will let strangers respond to your queries

Has our solar system been visited by another interstellar object? Comet spotted by amateur astronomer may come from elsewhere in space Another interstellar object may…

Read More Astronomers say solar system is being visited by an interstellar comet

Newbornblue whales weigh 1360 kg — practically the weight of a small car. Thanks to mom’s extremely fatty milk, they put on 90 kg every…

Read More Blue whales have the biggest babies in the world. Here's how other animal babies compare in size.

Scientists painstakingly recreate Leonardo da Vinci’s mechanical lion from his sketches in tribute to the Renaissance master The lion was built in the 1500s for…

Read More Leonardo da Vinci’s lion goes on display in a museum in Paris

The asteroid will hit Earth in our lifetimes, triggering widespread tsunamis and a firestorm of destruction on a global scale. The asteroid impact was supposedly…

Read More Asteroid warning: Deep impact predicted for 2069 claims Nostradamus prophecy expert

Mysterious Jurassic crocodile which grew to 15 feet long is finally identified 250 YEARS after its fossil was found in Germany Skull of the species…

Read More Jurassic crocodile is identified 250 YEARS after was fossil is found

France will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in Europe ‘because it threatens monetary sovereignty’ Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said it poses financial risks  …

Read More France will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in Europe

Asteroid Oumuamua was the first interstellar visitor of its kind to zip through the solar system in 2017. The incredible discovery sparked widespread interest from…

Read More Interstellar comet discovery: An alien visitor is found barreling our way at 67,000mph

Japan’s resupply mission to the International Space Station cancelled because its rocket launch pad caught FIRE before take-off Fire broke out at space station on…

Read More Japan’s resupply mission to the International Space Station cancelled

Biodegradable plastics could actually INCREASE sea pollution because they are dumped in rubbish tips where they don’t break down, MPs warn Environment, Food and Rural…

Read More Biodegradable plastic may INCREASE pollution because it’s left to rot