v McLaren reveal futuristic race car for 2050 featuring AI co-pilot and self-healing tyres By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:32:42 GMT McLaren have given Formula One fans their take on what the future of the sport looks like as they presented the 2050: the MCLExtreme, a futuristic race car built and designed for the future. Full Article
v Amazon unveils 'Scout' delivery bot set to roam the streets of Washington to deliver packages By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 15:27:18 GMT The battery-powered devices about the size of a small cooler and can deliver packages autonomously, but for now, they'll be accompanied with a human while they're being tested out. Full Article
v Vladimir Putin calls for set of 'moral rules' to guide interaction between humans and AI By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:37:14 GMT Speaking at an event on AI technology in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, president Putin called for safeguards, setting out rules for how humans should interact with the robots. Full Article
v Extra-terrestrial impacts may have shaped Earth 3.2 billion years ago, study finds By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:32:11 GMT A study found that plate tectonics were triggered by intense bombardment of meteors 3.2 billion years ago -transforming the hot, primordial mushy surface into the present rugged landscape. Full Article
v Hidden code reveals Samsung working on camera modes like 'Director's View' and 'Night Hyperlapse' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:33:11 GMT 'Director's View' lets users cycle between different lenses on their phones and also allows them to 'lock on' to a subjects that they're recording, keeping them in focus according to snippets of code. Full Article
v Skeletons buried near Bamburgh Castle belonged to people who had travelled across the British isles By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:33:45 GMT Over the past 20 years, experts from Durham University have been studying the remains of 110 Anglo-Saxons found buried in the dunes near the Northumberland castle. Full Article
v Vizio points to outdated Chromecast software as potential cause of streaming problems with Disney+ By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:36:10 GMT After connectivity issues with the Disney+ during its launch yesterday, Vizio has announced it's working on an update for its SmartCast TVs that could help some users access the service. Full Article
v Jeff Bezos' futuristic vision of self-sustaining habitat that could house a TRILLION people in space By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:36:27 GMT Building off of a concept introduced by physicist Gerard O'Neill - who Bezos himself studied under during his time at Princeton - the Blue Origin founder outlined habitats that could hold cities. Full Article
v Blue Origin is 'going to the MOON': Jeff Bezos unveils giant concept lunar lander By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:39:30 GMT On stage, Bezos took the wraps off a massive model of what will be the firm's first lunar lander, dubbed Blue Moon. The event kicked off at 4 p.m. in Washington D.C, and was not live streamed. Full Article
v Bill Nye warns 'the planet's on f***ing fire' as he calls on viewers to address climate change By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:39:58 GMT In a profanity-laden tirade from one of TV's most famous liaisons of science and learning, viewers were dealt a stark warning about the disastrous effects of climate change. Full Article
v Clues to life on Mars have been found in the Chilean desert By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:54:25 GMT A NASA rover has collected micro organisms from three feet into the ground in Chile's Atacama desert to give scientists a clear picture of what kind of bacteria they might expect to get from Mars. Full Article
v Ancient sphinx sculpture with head of a ram discovered at 3,000-year-old abandoned workshop in Egypt By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:54:48 GMT The ancient workshop is thought to date back to the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Amenhotep III - King Tut's grandfather. The sphinx and hundreds of hieroglyphic fragments were found at the site. Full Article
v NASA's Juno spacecraft spots violent plumes on Jupiter's moon Io By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:55:36 GMT On Dec. 21, during winter solstice, four of Juno's cameras captured images of the Jovian moon Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, on the mission's 17th flyby of the gas giant. Full Article
v The AI that could keep you happy at work: Ex-Google team reveal software that 'nudges' workers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:56:54 GMT The startup, called Humu, uses machine learning to parse through employee data and then 'nudges' workers to help them improve in areas that might make their work lives better. Full Article
v Lasers, X-rays and infrared are helping to discover the secrets of ancient Egyptian mummies By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:57:54 GMT Scientists have exposed very thin slices of ancient Egyptian mummy bones to light at different wavelengths in an attempt to discover how the people of the time would live, eat and spend their daily lives. Full Article
v The 'urban forests' of New York revealed: New study finds the city has five MILLION trees By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:58:37 GMT Most visitors think of New York's Parks as the only place to find trees. However, a new study found New York City has over 5 million 'forested natural areas' along with 666,000 street trees. Full Article
v Ship graveyard with hundreds of sunken vessels is MOVING By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:59:25 GMT The underwater skeletons of 185 wooden ships, referred to as ghost vessels, were deliberately sunk or have been left to decompose for hundreds of years in the Potomac River, Maryland, US. Full Article
v People with masculine features are viewed to be better at their job than those with feminine looks By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:59:46 GMT A researcher from Princeton University in New Jersey has found that testosterone levels and masculine features are directly related to the perception of a man's talent. Full Article
v Hovershoes are here! $200 self-balancing skates slip under your shoes to propel you at 7mph By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:00:09 GMT A new pair of hovershoes unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, called Motokicks, could soon replace your scooter, bike and skateboard - just don't try to take them for a spin in the rain. Full Article
v Life on Earth may have started thanks to a modified version of RNA By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:00:32 GMT An accidental discovery by Harvard academics has now found that a slightly different version of RNA may have been the key ingredient allowing for life on Earth to blossom. Full Article
v Mummy of a teenage girl dripping in expensive jewellery discovered By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:15:47 GMT Spanish archaeologists found the remains of the girl during a dig near the city of Luxor in Egypt and say she would have been 15 or 16 when she died. Full Article
v Climate change lets toxic green algae thrive in the Arabian Sea By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 14:17:14 GMT Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found. Full Article
v Remarkably well-preserved wreck of a 2,000-year-old Ancient Roman 'sewn ship' unearthed in Croatia By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 15:31:46 GMT The vessel was unearthed from the Porta de Mar archaeological site on the ancient waterfront of the town of Poreč, where it had sunk near an ancient pier. Full Article
v Extinct 'extra-terrestrial equivalent of the Rhine' spotted on Mars By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:43:12 GMT Researchers from Utrecht used high-resolution images from orbiters circling the planet and found evidence of a river that continuously shifted. This created created sandbanks like the Rhine. Full Article
v Rarely seen 'ghost dogs' of the Amazon moved on to endangered list, according to new study By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 23:15:45 GMT A new study from the Amazon predicts the mysterious 'ghost dogs' of the Amazon may face new environmental threat, as deforestation is expected to reduce their natural habitat by 30 percent. Full Article
v New coronavirus test uses CRISPR gene-editing too to detect virus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 01:09:06 GMT One of the teams of scientists that first developed the gene-editing tool has altered it so that it can search out viral RNA instead of human DNA for a test that could even eventually be run at home. Full Article
v Houston we have a slime blob! Astronauts release Nickelodeons' iconic green slime on the ISS By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 03:40:02 GMT Astronauts on the ISS received a package of Nickelodeon's iconic green slime, which they used to play ping pong and slime each other to see how the goo behaves in microgravity. Full Article
v Erecting dykes along a third of Europe's coastline could prevent 83 per cent of flood damage by 2100 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:09:17 GMT The researchers found that the ultimate benefits of erecting dykes would outweigh the costs for a quarter of the UK coast under 16 inches of sea level rise. Full Article
v Closest black hole to Earth is discovered just 1,000 light years away By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:24:51 GMT The presence of the black hole in the HR 6819 system was discovered by researchers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO)'s La Silla Observatory in Chile. Full Article
v Underwater forest of hydrothermal vents off the coast of Washington is mapped for the first time By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:56:53 GMT An underwater forest of massive hydrothermal vents has been mapped for the first time off the coast of Washington State. There are more than 500 spirals over eight miles of seabed. Full Article
v Zoom in your car? Elon Musk reveals video conferencing is 'a future feature' of Tesla vehicles By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 22:44:56 GMT Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed in a tweet that video conferencing is 'definitely a future feature', as the latest model it has a camera in the rearview mirror that points inside of the vehicle. Full Article
v Personal data can be retrieved from used Tesla parts even after a factory reset according to hacker By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 03:07:24 GMT According to cybersecurity researcher who goes by the handle 'greentheonly,' hackers could retrieve a wealth of personal information from old Tesla dashboard systems, even after a full factory reset. Full Article
v Army uses online computer game War Thunder to teach tank tactics to troops on coronavirus lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:13:56 GMT Army solders at Fort Hood, Texas are conducting training exercises in the online computer game War Thunder while observing social distancing habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
v DNA decoding solves mystery of volcano-dwelling iron-shelled snail By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:41:05 GMT The mystery of the volcano-dwelling snail and its iron shell has been unravelled by scientists after its genome was decoded for the first time. Full Article
v Coronavirus: Recovered patients could provide 'shield immunity' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:59:55 GMT Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology say the recovered patients would be more active and mobile than those who have remained uninfected. Full Article
v Europe's invasive warty comb jellyfish eats its own offspring By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:44:03 GMT The cannibalistic animal in question is a species called Mnemiopsis leidyi, which is also known as the warty comb jelly. It regularly washes up on Baltic shores. Full Article
v Repurposing drugs to treat COVID-19 will allow tackle the pandemic faster than developing a vaccine By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:06:31 GMT Any effective vaccine will take over a year to be developed and ready to be brought to bear on the coronavirus outbreak on a large scale, the UK-led team argued. Full Article
v Music streaming service Deezer is developing a new AI to identify explicit song lyrics By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:51:07 GMT The music streaming service Deezer is developing an AI tool to analyze lyrics and help determine whether new songs added to its library should be flagged as explicit. Full Article
v Tinder testing out a new video feature that aims to match users via a live-streamed game of trivia By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:54:03 GMT While the details of how the game will work are sparse, picture from The Verge suggest that it will be live and may even include a chat feature in which a 'live audience' can watch along. Full Article
v Gene identified in South African honey bees causes virgin births and lets them produce only females By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:54:32 GMT Gene that causes virgin births in Cape honey bees is identified for the first time. The gene also lets female workers only reproduce daughters because males are not needed in the colony. Full Article
v Japanese honeybees COOK invading 'murder hornets' to death By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:09:16 GMT Murderous Asian hornets are invading honeybee hives- decapitating the insects and feeding the bodies to their young. But Japanese bees are fighting back by cooking the predators to death. Full Article
v US Military reveals mission details of X-37B space plane for the first time ahead of orbital flight By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:12:34 GMT The US Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane will conduct three experiments in low orbit, including converting the sun's power into radio frequency microwave energy. Full Article
v Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X gameplay and new 'badge' for when games run best on the console By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 03:42:32 GMT In a live-streamed event on Thursday the gaming titan showcased in-engine gameplay of several upcoming titles for the Series X, Microsoft's upcoming next-generation console. Full Article
v Pangolins blamed for transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans may be IMMUNE to the disease By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:00:46 GMT Pangolins - which lack a virus-sensing gene, meaning they can carry the virus without necessarily suffering - may hold the key to beating COVID-19, Austrian researchers said. Full Article
v Baby bust: Coronavirus lockdown is putting people OFF having children By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:43:09 GMT Research led by the University of Florence found over 80 per cent of people do not plan to conceive during the COVID-19 crisis. Full Article
v 'Smell cameras' built to detect explosives could sniff out coronavirus in the air By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:30:09 GMT California-based Koniku partnered with Airbus on the project as the start-up specialises in neurotechnology. Full Article
v Mysterious underwater insect uses microplastics to build protective microshelters for itself By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:46:15 GMT As microplastics continue to fill the world's oceans and rivers, one mysterious yet resourceful insect is using the pollutants to build shelters for itself, though the shells aren't as strong as natural ones. Full Article
v Coronavirus: Vitamin D deficient are TWICE as likely to die By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:45:27 GMT A study from the US found patients with a severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications, including death. Full Article
v Human brains use dreams to replay recent events and help form memories, study finds By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:48:17 GMT Using implanted electrodes, US researchers were able to show that people's brains replayed the neuron activity of a memory game while they slept. Full Article
v AI researcher had to remove basic grammar tools to get software to understand Donald Trump By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:38:41 GMT The developers of a speech recognition bot assigned to analyze the public statements of politicians hit a major stumbling block when it tried to make sense of Donald Trump. Full Article