Science

The Facebook Stories feature is first being trialled in Ireland, but is expected to be rolled out in more countries in the coming months.

Apple has published a new patent describing a vaporizer that lets users vape both a ‘solid precursor’ and a ‘liquid chemical’, which suggests that it could also be used for marijuana.

Google parent Alphabet Inc posted fourth-quarter profit below analysts' estimates on Thursday, raising concerns that growth in the company's powerhouse advertising business may be slowing.

Computer scientists and mathematicians have a love of maze-generating algorithms.There are techniques for escaping from mazes, but first you need to be sure what kind of maze it is.

In November, Apple vowed to fix a global technical issue for the iPhone 6s by providing a replacement battery. But it has now denied rumours that it will be extending that exchange program to the iPhone 6.

Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton have excavated 123 individuals from four cemeteries near the remains of a medieval Christian monastery in Sudan.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has taken some spectacular photos of Earth from space. And he recently showcased the beauty of North America's Rocky Mountains.

The 'dark web' are pages that are hosted by web servers using the anonymous web protocol called Tor. Its original purpose was for good, but has also been used by criminals.

Google is using historical parking data to warn users about the parking situation at their destination. Users just plug their destination into the parking difficulty icon to see a score of 'limited', 'medium' or 'easy'.

The global scam sends users an email, appearing to be from Netflix, which ask them to update their membership details. The email includes a link that shows a fake log-in page.

Archaeologists have discovered more than 25 skeletons in the centre of the Cambridge University campus, and expect to discover dozens or more in the coming weeks.

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.

A new mathematical tool developed by a researcher at Rockefeller University has revealed the rhythm of electrical activity in the brain as it responds to external stimuli, illustrated in colorful diagrams.

On Friday's anniversary, the hatch that trapped Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee inside their capsule at the launch pad finally went on display at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

The hybrid animal was created by scientists from Stanford University in California and the University of Tokyo. The same technique could one day be used in humans.

These incredible pictures reveal the strange assortment of plans developers have had to house people or alleviate traffic in the centre of London.

'Was that a San Diego #earthquake?' one Twitter user asked at 3.25pm. Another said that she had heard a 'loud a** boom and then I felt an earthquake'.

The tricky puzzle was posted on Facebook by Butuan, Philippines-based Keril. So far over 1,500 people have attempted to solve the puzzle, with varying results.

Robert Nelson, 80, gave DailyMail.com the full story of his extraordinary life and how he froze the very first man, James Bedford, in liquid nitrogen in 1967 - and still believes he'll come back to life one day.

The puzzle, which comes from a new book by London-based Alex Bellos, requires you to transform two triangles made from six matches into four triangles, by moving just two matches.

This optical illusion, posted to Playbuzz, features a group of men who are about to engage in a duel. It is claimed that only one per cent of the population will be able to spot the hidden assassin.

Researchers from the Rikkyo University in Tokyo studied the mysterious bow-shaped stationary patch, after it was spotted in December 2015.

Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna asked 156 participants to rate dark humour cartoons. The people who enjoyed the jokes performed highly on tests for verbal and non-verbal intelligence.

Researchers from GUARD Archaeology have excavated the Trusty's Hill Fort in Dumfries and Galloway, and believe this could be the elusive kingdom of Rheged.

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.

At the Sun Temple in Colorado, constructed around AD 1200, researchers from Arizona State University have discovered a slew of sophisticated shapes that are still familiar today.

Massive chunks leftover from the formation of the planets may have been to blame, creating craters on Mars and the moon, and ancient scars that have since been erased from Earth’s surface.

A mathematician from Cardiff University claims naturally occurring acoustic-gravity waves (AGWs) could react with a tsunami in a way that forces its energy to spread out, reducing its height.

A researcher from Nottingham Trent University reveals six cosmic catastrophes that could have the potential to destroy Earth including high energy solar flares and an asteroid impact.

Designed by Yan Law, from Hong Kong, the see-through cat bowls are selling on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. The invention, is made of an acrylic bowl attached to metal wires.

The new images from the Cassini spacecraft provide an unprecedented look at the details of the outer parts of the main rings, revealing a number of interesting features, from ‘straw’ to ‘propellers.’

The images, obtained by VentureBeat, show two models, with 5.8- and 6.2-inch QHD Super AMOLED screens that cover 83 percent of their front panels.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham, led by Dr Chris King, examined the historic building using 3D scanning lasers.

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a 100-million-year-old insect preserved in amber - and it looks a lot like ET. It's so unique that researchers placed in into a new scientific order.

Researchers from the University of Glasgow played a variety of songs to a group of pets at a rehoming centre in Dumbarton, Scotland.

A UFO hunter claims to have spotted ‘an Iron Man robot’ hitchhiking on Comet 67P. Scott C Waring found the bizarre sighting while examining images from the European Space Agency.

Humans have a much longer and wider penis than 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.

It looks like a camera trick or optical illusion is being used, but this stick figure magically comes to life without any of this help. The question is how?

The skeleton was found in St Mary Magdalen leprosarium near Winchester, Hampshire. University of Winchester scientists say it shows how leprosy spread due to pilgrimages.

The creepy app was discovered by California-based cyber-security experts, Zscaler, who describe it as 'a well-crafted piece of spyware we're calling SpyNote RAT.'

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.

Global brands including FedEx, Carrefour and F1, have hidden symbols within their logos, in a bid to make their brands as memorable as possible.

Designs include the Vahana by Paris-based Airbus and Israeli tech firm Urban Aeronautics' Cormorant (pictured) people-carrying drone which doubles up as an 'air mule' for military use.

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has captured rare ‘behind-the-limb’ solar flares coming from the far side of the sun. The events occurred on October 11, 2013, January 6 and September 1, 2014.

Researchers at Duke University have identified a part of the brain that lets you 'superfocus' on your environment and ignore distractions.

The European Space Agency says the 50m high dome, close to a planned moonbase near to the moon's south pole, would give the first settlers 'a place of contemplation'.

A stunning new map from Imgur user Fejetlenfej shows the complex network of rivers and streams in the contiguous United States, highlighting the massive expanse of basins across the country.