Creepy moment Tarantula infected with zombie fungus from The Last of Us is...
A ‘CREEPY’ dead Tarantula infected with a ‘zombie fungus’ has been captured on video by a researcher working in the Peruvian Amazon.The fungus is called Cordyceps, which – if you think that sounds...
View ArticleMonkeys give secret names to each other just like humans – and it gives them...
MONKEYS give each other “nicknames,” just like humans, and the behavior is thought to afford them a competitive edge in the wild.Marmoset monkeys, in particular, have a surprising method of naming each...
View ArticleDozens of ancient texts hiding lost secrets ‘will be revealed using AI’ after...
DOZENS of ancient scrolls are set to be deciphered using AI, thousands of years after surviving the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.The volcano buried a handful of cities in the Gulf of Naples beneath...
View Article‘Golden age of alien hunting’ has begun say group of scientists expected to...
A HIGH-powered telescope nestled in the remote wilderness may hold the key to finding extraterrestrial life.The Green Bank Telescope became the first radio astronomy telescope in the United States at...
View ArticleBest chance to see Saturn’s rings in sky this week – don’t miss perfect...
THE opportunity to see Saturn at its biggest and brightest is rapidly approaching – and astronomers say it will be the only chance of the year.Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun, otherwise known...
View ArticleGreat white caught gobbling 12ft rival shark for first time ever in brutal...
IN an alarming turn of events, scientists uncovered evidence of the ocean’s most feared predator feasting on its own relatives.After a pregnant shark turned up dead in the open sea southwest of...
View ArticleUS Navy admits testing Elon Musk’s Starlink internet on ships for ‘tactical’...
THE United States Navy clued the public in on the use of Starlink internet on warships before the press release mysteriously disappeared.Starlink, a division of Elon Musk‘s SpaceX, provides...
View ArticleGoogle promises AI that spots hidden diseases you have by listening to phone...
GOOGLE is developing software that can identify early signs of a disease – all you have to do is cough into your phone mic.The tech behemoth is no stranger to the development of artificial...
View ArticleHope for Woolly Mammoth ‘de-extinction’ as scientists reveal we’re ‘closer...
SCIENTISTS have long pondered the concept of de-extinction, or reviving long-gone species that are hundreds of thousands of years old.Now they say we’re closer than ever to bringing the woolly mammoth...
View ArticleWorld’s first nuclear clock created to ‘revolutionize how we measure time’...
A HIGH-powered nuclear device could revolutionize the way we keep track of time.For the first time, scientists have demonstrated key elements of a nuclear clock – and the development could stoke faster...
View ArticleExplosive sun expected to spark radio blackouts and northern lights as...
THE sun has reached its highest sunspot count in over two decades, usurping scientists’ expectations.While these dark blotches may seem harmless, they can give way to powerful solar flares that trigger...
View ArticleSurprise 3ft asteroid strikes Earth today in rare early sighting as...
A 3-foot asteroid crash-landed on Earth today, and scientists say the fiery collision was historic.The rocky body plummeted towards Luzon Island in the Philippines at around 12:46 pm ET. Observers...
View ArticleMushroom brought to life with robotic limbs in eerie video that shows fungi...
MUSHROOMS can power machinery and drive vehicles, exhibiting a human-like sense of direction.And scientists are eager to see what more they can do.Robert ShepherdResearchers triggered mushroom mycelium...
View ArticleKamikaze termites carry ‘toxic rucksacks’ that explode to poison their...
TERMITES can explode themselves when attacked, spraying their adversaries with a blue poison that kills them in the process.Now scientists have uncovered the secrets behind the mysterious substance,...
View ArticleMystery over boat-ramming killer whales blamed for sinking yachts solved as...
ORCAS know exactly what they’re doing when they ram into boats – and now scientists have proposed an explanation.The peculiar behavior has captured public interest and sparked a spate of internet...
View ArticleAliens that evolved to never need sleep may be living on brutal ‘exotic’...
SLEEPLESS aliens may be living on distant exoplanets with no daylight or seasons.The Milky Way boasts between 100 billion and 400 billion stars. Of these, 70% are small, cool red dwarfs called...
View ArticleMilky Way’s collision with next-door Andromeda galaxy ‘has begun’ and impact...
THE Milky Way may have already commenced its ill-fated collision with a neighboring galaxy – and scientists predict this could fling the Solar System into deep space.Our galaxy is classified as a...
View ArticleSpot experimental Nasa spacecraft ‘propelled by light’ in night sky this...
A CUTTING-edge spacecraft propelled by sunlight will be coursing across the night sky this weekend, giving viewers on Earth a spectacular sight.Nasa engineers are testing out Advanced Composite Solar...
View ArticleWoolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, dodo and Christmas rat could be revived as...
LONG-GONE species like the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and dodo bird could return from the dead as part of a “de-extinction” campaign.The term “extinct” brings to mind ancient heavy-hitters like...
View ArticleSecret ‘Planet 9’ hiding in our Solar System and interstellar ‘cigar’ on list...
IT is easy to feel like we know nothing about our universe, and unexplained stellar objects are the most puzzling feature of all.It is easy to blame advanced alien civilizations for causing stars to...
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