Sci-Tech news

• Last male northern white rhino joins Tinder to raise money

  25-04-2017 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This is part of fundraising efforts by conservationists to save the near extinct species.
  
  Read more

• Thai father livestreams as he hangs himself and daughter

  25-04-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The killing of the baby in Thailand by its father in a murder-suicide is far from the only horrific event to have been streamed on Facebook Live, and Mark Zuckerberg is under pressure to make changes.
  
  Read more

• NASA hopes to protect astronauts with 'chainmail' armour

  25-04-2017 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The space agency is developing hi-tech fabrics it hopes to use to cover next generation spacecraft to protect them, and could even be used in spacesuits for astronauts.
  
  Read more

• DJI unveils goggles that gives wearer a 'drone's eye view'

  25-04-2017 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DJI has released goggles that lets users take flight with their Mavic Pro drone. The googles showcase a live streamed video of what the drone’s onboard cameras capture while it pilots through the air.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Primitive human 'lived much more recently'

  25-04-2017 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Homo naledi could be from just 200,000 years ago, not three million, a study suggests.
  
  Read more

• Fitbit contradicts husband's story of wife's murder - police

  25-04-2017 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Connecticut man said his wife was killed by an intruder with a voice like actor Vin Diesel's.
  
  Read more

• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 review: Marvel finally gets a decent villain

  25-04-2017 21:00
  
  By: Oliver Franklin-WallisContinue reading...
  
  Read more

• Breakthrough Listen project reveals its first results

  25-04-2017 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists ‘listening’ to extraterrestrial signals in the universe for evidence of alien life have released their initial results from the first year of observations, including 11 events considered 'significant.'
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Dogs exhibit emotional contagion for negative sounds

  25-04-2017 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a Viennaexperiment, dogs expressed negative emotional states when they heard negative emotional sounds such as crying in humans or whining in dogs.
  
  Read more

• Ancient 'technological species' may have existed on Earth

  25-04-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Jason Wright, an associate professor in astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University, claims an ancient species of alien once lived in our solar system.
  
  Read more

• Century-old mystery of Antarctica's Blood Falls is SOLVED

  25-04-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of US researchers have solved the mystery behind the bright red waterfall, known as Blood Falls, in Antarctica - a large salt water source trapped underneath the Taylor Glacier.
  
  Read more

• Scientists find how the brain predicts speech

  25-04-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Newcastle University have found a key part of the brain involved in identifying sounds that is used to predict upcoming words during conversation.
  
  Read more

• Artificial photosynthesis cleans air and produces energy

  25-04-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the researchers at the University of Central Florida who created the system, it could help to reduce greenhouse gasses, which have linked to climate change.
  
  Read more

• NASA and ESA plan 2025 mission to look for life on Europa

  25-04-2017 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called the Joint Europa Mission, the plan was unveiled on 24 April in Vienna, Austria, at the annual European Geosciences Union meeting.
  
  Read more

• 'Artificial womb' that can keep premature babies alive

  25-04-2017 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The device has successfully been tested on foetal lambs equivalent in age to 23-week-old human infants, according to researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
  
  Read more

• Webroot anti-virus glitch causes misery for millions

  25-04-2017 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colorado firm Webroot's anti-virus software began quarantining files needed by Windows to operate after an update designed to allow combat the latest online threats was sent out yesterday.
  
  Read more

• Premature lambs kept alive in 'plastic bag' womb

  25-04-2017 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists were able to keep premature lambs alive for a month using an artificial "plastic bag" womb.
  
  Read more

• Next generation of robots almost as dextrous as a human

  25-04-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Northwestern University are working on creating humanoid robots that can use motions to accomplish a task, such as moving a wrench in a circle to tighten a bolt.
  
  Read more

• Apple hires NASA's AR head for its smart glasses project 

  25-04-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report has revealed that Apple is getting serious about its AR business. The firm quietly hired Jeff Norris, a NASA specialist, earlier this year to work on its secretive smart glasses project.
  
  Read more

• Devon village broadband plan stalled by Earl of Iddesleigh

  25-04-2017 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Iddesleigh said he might accept underground cables.
  
  Read more

• Nasa reveals new images of massive Greenland glacier crack

  25-04-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest images were captured by on April 15, 2017, with the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. Experts fear it could lead to a massive iceberg, or ice island breaking off.
  
  Read more

• Banded mongooses more likely to attack female relatives

  25-04-2017 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Exeter found the reason for this surprising behaviour is that unrelated mongooses are more likely to fight back, making it more difficult to kick them out.
  
  Read more

• Vintage 70's and 80's tech adverts reveal expensive prices

  25-04-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vintage ads from both the US and UK promote now-outdated tech at exuberant prices. The adverts highlight how far technology has progressed over the past 70 years.
  
  Read more

• World's last male white rhino getting help from Tinder

  25-04-2017 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's just one male northern white rhino left in the world, and he's now on the Tinder dating app as wildlife experts try to keep his species alive. The rhino, named Sudan' will appear as you swipe.
  
  Read more

• Family tree of dogs reveals secret history of canines

  25-04-2017 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The largest family tree of dog ever assembled shows how dogs evolved into more than 150 modern breeds.
  
  Read more

• FORTIS Tool Arm gives workers superhuman strength 

  25-04-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lockheed Martin is giving industrial workers a hand with an Iron Man inspired tool. The FORTIS Tool Arm exoskeleton is capable of supporting up to 50 pounds to help relive fatigue.
  
  Read more

• Map shows how breeds of dogs evolved around the globe

  25-04-2017 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the National Institutes of Health in Maryland say their findings highlight how the oldest dog breeds evolved, or were bred to fill certain roles.
  
  Read more

• Chrome tests 'copyless paste' tool that uses machine learning to save you time

  25-04-2017 18:03
  
  By: Libby PlummerContinue reading...
  
  Read more

• SUPER POLLEN could trigger allergy epidemic in Britain

  25-04-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those living in cities such as London, Birmingham and Manchester are most at risk, Dr Paul Carson, of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology, said.
  
  Read more

• Explore how dog breeds overlap in this evolutionary tree

  25-04-2017 18:00
  
  Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Dog 'tree of life' reveals the first living descendants of the ancient New World Dog

  25-04-2017 18:00
  
  By: Libby PlummerContinue reading...
  
  Read more

• Atlas reveals imagery of the Polar Regions seafloor

  25-04-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms has been compiled by an international team of over 250 marine geologists and glaciologists over the last four years.
  
  Read more

• Geologists unearth earliest evidence of multicellular life

  25-04-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A geology professor has found fungus-like life forms in fossilised gas bubbles, taken from samples buried deep underground in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
  
  Read more

• Thai man kills baby on Facebook Live then takes own life

  25-04-2017 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook's processes were already under scrutiny after video of a US killing stayed online for hours.
  
  Read more

• Can YOU spot the snake hidden between the fallen leaves?

  25-04-2017 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This snap of fallen leaves covering a woodland path seems innocuous - so why is it causing a flurry online? It's because there's a venomous snake lurking in the leaves - can you find it?
  
  Read more

• Is this the most disgusting eruption of pus yet?

  25-04-2017 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Wade Powell, 28, winces in pain and makes inaudible noises in a strong American accent as the pimple suddenly erupts under Khristina's brute force.
  
  Read more

• Schoolgirl who wrote to Google lands first job age seven

  25-04-2017 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Schoolgirl Chloe Bridgewater, from Hereford, melted hearts around the world when she sent a handwritten letter to Google asking for a job for when she grows up.
  
  Read more

• Google search changes tackle fake news and hate speech

  25-04-2017 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More people will be involved in checking what Google returns for search terms
  
  Read more

• Global warming milestone: CO2 level reaches new high

  25-04-2017 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii found that levels of carbon dioxide havereached record highs of 410 parts per million (stock image).
  
  Read more

• Robot stabs between a man's fingers with a knife in video

  25-04-2017 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An industrial robot made by Swiss robotics manufacturer Staubli was reprogrammed for the reckless prank. The sharp blade of the bot is seen narrowly missing cutting off digits in the video.
  
  Read more

• Russian hackers 'target' presidential candidate Macron

  25-04-2017 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  High-tech techniques were used to trick staff into handing over login names, say experts
  
  Read more

• Google tweaks its search results to take on fake news

  25-04-2017 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google uses what it calls Quality Raters - around 10,000 testers based around the world - to analyse and rate web pages to help Google's algorithm identify pages to promote in search.
  
  Read more

• Mural hidden for 50 years discovered in Coventry church

  25-04-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 35ft (11 metre) mural created by Jewish artist Hans Feibusch in St Mark's church in Coventry was discovered after being hidden behind a brick wall since 1973.
  
  Read more

• Sailors who died on Franklin expedition found to be WOMEN

  25-04-2017 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Nunavut have now taken DNA from the skeletal remains of several sailors in the Canadian Arctic to identify the identity of the lost crew members.
  
  Read more

• Teenage cyber hacker Adam Mudd jailed for global attacks

  25-04-2017 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adam Mudd hacked gaming sites including Xbox Live and Runescape to earn money, a court hears.
  
  Read more

• Monster 25ft dead shark washes up on Cornish coast 

  25-04-2017 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 25ft monster (pictured) was seen floating upside down near the rocks at Chapel Point in Mevagissey. Experts believe it to be a basking shark, the largest fish found in British waters.
  
  Read more

• Marissa Mayer to make $184m from Yahoo's sale to Verizon

  25-04-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yahoo's chief executive will be paid $184m from the sale of the company to Verizon.
  
  Read more

• Marissa Mayer to leave Yahoo with $184m payout

  25-04-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yahoo's chief executive will be paid $184m after the company is sold to Verizon.
  
  Read more

• Scientists developing a battery powered by LIGHT

  25-04-2017 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from McGill University and Hydro-Quebec are developing the battery, which can harvest and store energy using light (stock image).
  
  Read more

• Iceberg 'doodles' trace climate history

  25-04-2017 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists publish a new atlas of the poles, detailing the sometimes strange shapes on the ocean floor.
  
  Read more

Follow @scitech_UK on Twitter!