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Virgin Galactic teams up with NASA to develop 'high-Mach' aviation that could transport civilians

Virgin Galactic, says the Space Act Agreement is designed to 'advance the United States' efforts to produce technically feasible, high Mach vehicles for potential civil application.'




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Flavonoids in tea, berries, red wine and dark chocolate could help to stave off dementia

Older adults who consume only a small amount of these foods are two to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer's and related conditions over 20 years, US researchers found.




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Tinder set to add video chatting next month so users can date virtually under coronavirus lockdown

TInder made its biggest announcement since launching in 2012 - it is adding video chatting to the app. The feature aims to help millions of users date virtually while under coronavirus lockdown.




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DNA tests reveal Australian wineries have been mislabeling an expensive type of grape for DECADES

New DNA testing has revealed that a prized variety of grapes called petit manseng, used to make a number of popular Australian wines, have actually been mislabeled for decades.




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Zoom buys security service in bid to address safety concerns and introduce end-to-end encryption

Keybase will help the Zoom build end-to-end encryption designed to safeguard user data and privacy and bolster its current security measures which it incorrectly claimed included full encryption.




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'Potentially fatal' heat and humidity are occurring around the world due to global warming

A damning study found global warming is driving temperatures and humidity to levels exceeding what the human body can deal with.




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Expert calls for protocols to keep alien viruses from infecting Earth after humans visit Mars

Stanford professor Scott Hubbard said in an interview that NASA must adopt 'planetary protection' to keep alien viruses from returning from the human Mars mission and contaminating Earth.




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Researchers build the world's fastest 'soft' robot, THREE TIMES faster than the last record holder

Engineers at North Carolina State University have achieved a new record for the fastest moving soft robot, using silicon bands to mimc the elastic running motions of a cheetah.




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Skincredible! Researchers create a electronic bandage that helps wounds heal FOUR TIMES faster

A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison wrapped the e-bandage around the chests of rats who had a cut on their backs. This caused the wound to heal in just three days versus 12 in others.




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McLaren reveal futuristic race car for 2050 featuring AI co-pilot and self-healing tyres

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.




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Vladimir Putin calls for set of 'moral rules' to guide interaction between humans and AI

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.




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Smoke from Amazon rainforest fires may increase melting of glaciers in the Andes 1000 miles away

Burning of the rainforest in southwestern Amazonia,  could release aerosols such as black carbon which may speed up the melting of the Andean glaciers, finds Rio de Janeiro State University.




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Researcher stumbles upon mysterious 5,000-year-old paintings depicting arrows and human-like figures

The drawings, around 4 inches in length, were discovered in the rocky area of ​​San Juan, near the town of Albuquerque in the province of Badajoz in western Spain.




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Hidden code reveals Samsung working on camera modes like 'Director's View' and 'Night Hyperlapse'

'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.




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Studies suggest NASA's Mars 2020 mission landing site could hold signs of ancient life

NASA Mars 2020 mission is set to explore the Jezero crater, which scientists have now determined is littered with hydrated silica and carbonates - two elements that could hold signs of microbial life.




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NASA prepares for Armageddon with a tabletop planetary defence exercise

NASA is investigating how best to respond to the possibility of an asteroid or a comet colliding with Earth in fictional situations.




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Blue Origin is 'going to the MOON': Jeff Bezos unveils giant concept lunar lander

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.




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Bill Nye warns 'the planet's on f***ing fire' as he calls on viewers to address climate change

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.




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Clues to life on Mars have been found in the Chilean desert

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.




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Ancient sphinx sculpture with head of a ram discovered at 3,000-year-old abandoned workshop in Egypt

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.




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Ford's noise-cancelling dog house can keep your pup calm during fireworks and thunderstorms

Ford created a futuristic-looking dog kennel that uses noise-cancellation panels and the carmarker's active noise control technology to create an insulated environment for pets.




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Lasers, X-rays and infrared are helping to discover the secrets of ancient Egyptian mummies

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.




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Climate change is making sharks 'right-handed'

Australian scientists found sharks incubated in tanks that simulate temperatures in 2100 became 'right handed', preferring to swim to the  right, a process known as lateralization.




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The 'urban forests' of New York revealed: New study finds the city has five MILLION trees

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.




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People with masculine features are viewed to be better at their job than those with feminine looks

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.




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Hovershoes are here! $200 self-balancing skates slip under your shoes to propel you at 7mph

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.




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Life on Earth may have started thanks to a modified version of RNA

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.




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Climate change lets toxic green algae thrive in the Arabian Sea

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.




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Remarkably well-preserved wreck of a 2,000-year-old Ancient Roman 'sewn ship' unearthed in Croatia 

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.




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Adorable footage shows otters and badgers playing with their young in rural Wales

Video captured by hidden cameras in rural North Wales caught the animals moving around at night and playing with each other.




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Planet Nine is a MIRAGE according to experts who say it is a sprawling disk of icy debris

New research suggests Planet Nine is a mirage and nothing more than 'collective gravity.' The team say it is a sprawling disk of icy debris that formed when the solar system was born.




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Wolf spiders are resorting to CANNIBALISM as warming Arctic causes population to rise

Researchers working in Alaska observed wolf spiders eating juvenile spiders due to a warming Arctic that is making them grow larger and produce more offspring, resulting in less resources.




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Rarely seen 'ghost dogs' of the Amazon moved on to endangered list, according to new study

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.




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Superbloom is out of this world! NASA image shows a sea of orange poppies in southern California

A 'March Miracle' brought significant rainfall to southern California that birthed fields of orange poppies and NASA shared an image showing a sea of wildflowers as seen from space.




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Personal data can be retrieved from used Tesla parts even after a factory reset according to hacker

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.




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Army uses online computer game War Thunder to teach tank tactics to troops on coronavirus lockdown

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.




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DNA decoding solves mystery of volcano-dwelling iron-shelled snail

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.




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Mosquitoes that can carry diseases could be common in Europe by 2030

The insect, known by the scientific name Aedes aegypti as well as the common name 'yellow fever mosquito', currently only thrives in the world's hottest regions.




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Humans were brewing beer in central Europe 6,000 years ago

Neolithic humans in central Europe may have been brewing beer 6,000 years ago, according to scientists who have developed a new method to analyse grains.




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Repurposing drugs to treat COVID-19 will allow tackle the pandemic faster than developing a vaccine

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.




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Middle-aged people are suffering almost 20 per cent more stress than two decades ago, study shows 

The root of the problem lies in the 'generational squeeze' of having dependent parents on one side and grown-up children struggling to start a career on the other, US researchers found.




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Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft captures pictures of asteroid Ryugu in stunning detail

The image is the latest stunner to come back from Japan's Hayabusa2 mission, which previously landed two rovers on the asteroid in a world's first.




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Origami-inspired expanding lunar module set for testing in Greenland 

A new 'origami-inspired' foldable shelter designed for the next generation of moon explorers is about to undergo testing in the harsh conditions of Greenland.




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Elon Musk says Neuralink will do brain implants 'within a year'

Speaking on Joe Rogan's podcast, Elon Musk said Neuralink will have a version of brain implant ready 'within a year', which aims to treat brain injuries and trauma, and enable symbiosis with AI.




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Gene identified in South African honey bees causes virgin births and lets them produce only females

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.




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Global warming could trigger ancient Indian Ocean El Niño-like climate pattern by 2100 

Computer simulations reveal climate change could awaken an ancient Indian Ocean El Niño by 2100, but the phenomenon could occur as early as 2050 if the current warming trends continue.




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Japanese honeybees COOK invading 'murder hornets' to death

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.




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US Military reveals mission details of X-37B space plane for the first time ahead of orbital flight

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.




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Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X gameplay and new 'badge' for when games run best on the console

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.




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Pangolins blamed for transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans may be IMMUNE to the disease 

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.