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Facebook’s new video platform, Watch, suggests the social platform may have given up on copying Snapchat.
Gravity waves recorded in the sun for the first time reveal some interesting facts.
The eclipse will be one of the most digitally recorded events ever. Here’s how to be part of it.
On the trail of the men of Britain’s Royal Aircraft Factory, who gave their lives to help create the world’s first air force.
The so-called ‘Mamils’ are looking for good mental health – not a chance to relive their youth.
Scientists have uncovered a hidden tunnel left in remarkable condition at a now derelict prison in Bridgend, South Wales.
If we could mimic spider silk, it could revolutionise the fibres we use on a daily basis.
New materials just one atom thick could help make graphene even more useful.
It helped them conquer the world, three billion years ago.
A new detector could work out what’s causing a heat flow from the Earth’s interior. It may even solve the mystery of what powers the Earth’s magnetic field.
They are learning from the moment they enter the world.
There are other more pressing problems when it comes to internet regulation.
Two researchers are impressed with a pioneering study showing that it may be both safe and effective to edit out diseases in human embryos.
Playing to the intelligent design mob, Mike Pence is simply spinning words in his war on evolutionary biology
Humans behave like atoms when viewed from a distance.
Using mind reading technologies in court could become common practice.
Psychological defence mechanisms such as blaming parents can be more dangerous for mental health than a traumatic past experience itself.
A product design expert breaks down why the iPod range lasted so long in the age of smartphones.
A group of lizards in Brazil have evolved bigger heads in just 15 years thanks to their new environment.
The quest for technology to be the salvation of humankind neglects to consider some darker truths that lead to dystopia.
Social media and the internet has helped create a new type of sexual predator, forcing us to reassess our understanding of the terms “friend” and “stranger”.
Going through the experience of regret can have a positive outcome.
That flicker in the corner of your eye isn’t your imagination.
Scientists discover rare molecules on Titan which suggests it’s creating the building blocks of life.