NEW The universe could be expanding much faster than astronomers thought. New measurements of the Hubble Constant have (image used shown) revealed a discrepancy between the new number and other recent estimates, suggesting something ‘beyond our current knowledge’ may be at play. These findings could shed new light on the little-understood behaviour of dark matter, and could even point to holes in Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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The strange object, named 2016 WF9, was discovered last year. Self-proclaimed Russian astronomer Dr Dyomin Damir Zakharovich said it is heading straight towards our planet.
The strange object, named 2016 WF9, was discovered last year. Self-proclaimed Russian astronomer Dr Dyomin Damir Zakharovich said it is heading straight towards our planet.
Meet ET, the 100 million year old 'alien' insect so weird scientists have had to create a new order for it
NEW Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a 100-million-year-old insect preserved in amber - and it looks a lot like ET.Its features are so odd and unique that researchers placed in into a new scientific order of insects. There are already about 1 million known species of insects on Earth and more that have yet to be discovered, and every species of insect has been placed in 31 existing orders - but now there's a new one.
Edging closer to Armageddon: Doomsday Clock moves to two-and-a-half minutes from midnight - the closest we've come to global catastrophe in 64 years - in wake of Trump presidency
The Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, who manage the clock, announce the new 'time' in an event that was live streamed today from Washington DC. Lawrence Krauss (left) and David Titley (right), who lead the organisation, said the adjustment by half a minute towards midnight had been made because the international community had failed to deal with humanity's two most pressing threats: nuclear weapons and climate change - because of the Trump presidency (Donald Trump inset). Pictured right is how the clock has changed over the years.
- A doomsday asteroid will hit Earth next month and trigger devastating mega-tsunamis, claims conspiracy theorist
- Edging closer to Armageddon: Doomsday Clock moves to two-and-a-half minutes from midnight - the closest we've come to global catastrophe in 64 years - in wake of Trump presidency
- US Navy ships to fire SUPER LASERS capable of dazzling and destroying the enemy within the next year
- Discovery of three 'near-complete' Roman mansions found under a Chichester park stuns archaeologists
- The universe is expanding FASTER than expected - and astronomers say something ‘beyond our current knowledge’ is causing it
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- How to escape ANY maze - according to maths
- Dogs love listening to Bob Marley: Canines enjoy relaxing to reggae and soft rock, say scientists
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- Females get an inferiority complex at a young age: Girls as young a SIX think they can't be as 'brilliant' as boys
- NASA reveals new prediction system for giant 'doomsday' solar storms that could cost America $41 billion a day
- The bizarre hummingbird wind turbine that flaps its giant 'wings' like a bird
- Meet ET, the 100 million year old 'alien' insect so weird scientists have had to create a new order for it
- A human-pig hybrid embryo has been created in a world first: Breakthrough could open up the possibility for 'designer' animal organs to be used in people
- Make your Facebook hack-proof: Social network now lets you log in with a physical key to boost security boost
- Meet China's newest police recruit: Robotic traffic officer is stationed at crossroads to catch jaywalkers
- Does this image show an alien being punched in the face? UFO hunter claims his struggle with ET before being abducted has been captured by Google satellites
- 'I heard them scream that they were on fire': Flight director who witnessed the blaze that killed three Apollo 1 astronauts describes the harrowing event
- Bizarre video claims to show a UFO off the coast of Algeria 'sucking water' from the ocean using strange funnels
- Man who buys Windows 98-era laptop for $5 finds a Star Trek interface, retro games and bizarre glossary of Australian slang
- The secret to happiness: Scientists reveal the five personality traits that could help you feel more content
- Update your iPhone software NOW: iOS 10.2.1 fixes 'devastating' security bugs that could leak your private data
- Gruesome Roman skeleton is found with his tongue RIPPED out and replaced by a stone
- Could 'demonic voices' take over YOUR phone? Listen to the terrifying hidden audio messages that can hijack smart assistants
- The 'explosion of life' in Earth's oceans 471 million years ago was NOT sparked by meteorites - but researchers admit they have no idea what did cause it
- Is showering every day BAD for you? Cleaning with soap too often could cause you to breakout in spots
- The 'Rerun' asteroid set to pass between Earth and the moon TONIGHT
- From superhero vision to labs on a chip: IBM reveals its five predictions for life in 2022
- China's radical $168 million weather control system revealed: Scheme to boost rain and snow for an area double the size of FRANCE gets go ahead
- How smiling can make you seem stupid: Researchers find people with broad smiles are seen as 'warmer but less competent'
- The virtual reality 'death simulator' that could help ease terminally ill patient's fear of dying
- US Navy reveals its newest weapon - SLIME: Synthetic eel film can suffocate enemies, fight fires and even create superstrong diving suits
- The hidden patterns of America's first temples: Ancient Pueblo people built geometric structures despite having no written language or number system
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How does a straight stick fit into a curved hole? Puzzling 3D illusion is finally explained in a thought-provoking video
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A mind-bending optical illusion which sees a straight stick easily pass through a curved hole has been explained in a video filmed in America. The puzzling trick sees the small red pole fit into a bendy slot after it rotates around a circular base, similar to a turntable. In a video, the creator of the illusion, Make Anything, explains how the 'trick' - called Straight Pole, Curved Hole - works. The base of the pole, which is at an angle, passes through the hole first and each section of the rest of the pole slowly follows. It then works upward until the whole pole fits through the curved hole.
US Navy ships to fire SUPER LASERS capable of dazzling and destroying the enemy within the next year
Speaking at the Surface Naval Association national symposium in northern Virginia, Rear Admiral Ronald Boxall said that testing of a 150-kW laser weapon could happen soon. After deploying the weapon on a test ship, 'then, a year later, we'll have that on a carrier or a destroyer or both,' Rear Admiral Boxall explained. The weapon will be capable of dazzling the enemy, disabling their systems and, if needed, completely destroying vessels.
Jupiter as you've never seen it before: Stunning image reveals its 'Little Red Spot' in incredible detail
The incredible image was captured by the JunoCam imager on Nasa's Juno spacecraft on December 11, 2016, as the spacecraft performed a close flyby of the gas giant planet. The picture reveals the planet's swirling surface in incredible detail, including the famous spot that observers have tracked for the last 23 years.
What it's like to be colour blind: Fascinating images reveal how the world appears to people with the condition
Images released from Colblindor, a blog run by Daniel Flück from Zurich, give an idea what the four types of colour blindness people experience actually look like. Approximately one in 20 people suffer from colour blindness, a condition that makes the world a duller place. But if you have not got the condition, it might be difficult to imagine how the world looks through someone else's eyes. Pictured are how colours look for three different types of the condition. 'Normal vision' is shown top left as a reference.
Alien hunter claims NASA cut its live feed from the space station yet again after another UFO is spotted
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John Craddick, from Wolverhampton,said he was sitting with a friend, teaching him how to use the Nasa live feed when he spotted the object on Friday 20 January (pictured). While it is not always possible to determine exactly what these objects are during the brief period they appear in the stream, there are a number possible explanations for these types of sightings. In the past, a Nasa spokesperson has explained, 'Reflections from station windows, the spacecraft structure itself or lights from Earth commonly appear as artefacts in photos and videos from the orbiting laboratory.'
UFO hunters claim they have spotted an 'alien ship' hidden in an Antarctic cave in Google Earth images
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The claim has been made by a YouTube channel called Secure Team based in Cleveland, Ohio. A video created by the group zooms in on a mountainous region of the South Pole to show a disc-shaped object.Earlier this month conspiracy theorists said they had found a pyramid created by a lost civilisation along with a staircase built by aliens in the same region.
Take the celebrity spotting test that can put your brain into 'superfocus'
Researchers at Duke University have identified a part of the brain that lets you 'superfocus' on your environment and ignore distractions. The researchers performed functional magnetic resonance imaging brain scans on people who where shown images of famous Hollywood men with names written on them, and the names were correct only half of the time. The researchers found that the more often they paired a face with the wrong name, for example, Leonardo DiCaprio’s face with the names Pitt, Cruise, or Hanks, participants became better at identifying the face and ignoring the names.
The evolution of man(hood): Researchers reveal why great ape's reproductive organs vary so much in size - and why humans have the biggest
Humans have a much longer and wider penis than the other great apes. Even the largest of gorillas, more than twice as heavy as a human, has a penis just two and half inches long when erect. However our testicles are rather small. The relative size of our penis and testes is all down to our mating strategies, and can provide some surprising insights into early human culture.
Gruesome Roman skeleton is found with his tongue RIPPED out and replaced by a stone
Researchers from Historic England discovered the skeleton, believed to belong to a man in his 30s, at a Roman burial site in Stanwick, Northamptonshire. This is the first time that a Roman skeleton with evidence of tongue mutilation has been found. The reasons for the removal of the tongue remain unclear, but researchers have suggested that he may have been mentally-ill and cut it out himself, or had it removed as a form of punishment.
The inflatable Cycler spacecraft concept that could take tourists to the moon in just TWO days - but it will cost you £8 million
We may be able to holiday on the moon within the next decade, experts claim. Now, one designed has created a novel spacecraft concept that he claims would someday ferry tourists, supplies and equipment to the lunar surface within two days - as long as you have $10 million (£8 million) to spare. The concept, dubbed Cycler, is based on technology available today, and could take people to asteroids and Mars. It's the work of Montreal-based designer, Charles Bombardier.
Bizarre video claims to show a UFO off the coast of Algeria 'sucking water' from the ocean using strange funnels
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The clip was recorded on a mobile phone, and was posted on Ohio-based YouTube channel, Secureteam10, who regularly post supposed UFO sightings. The waterspout seen in the video is a phenomenon that appears fairly regularly in nature. But the waterspout itself is not what has peaked the UFO hunters' interests. Instead, they say an object in the sky around the waterspout could be a UFO.
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