Scientists have drilled on Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ Thwaites glacier for the first time

Scientists drill into Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ Thwaites glacier for the first time in a bid to stop dramatic sea level rise as the ice shelf the size of BRITAIN melts at an alarming rate Scientists have been conducting fieldwork on the vast glacier for two months  They have drilled on and through the glacier to understand … Read more

Horror films stimulate regions of the brain associated with survival

Scary movies manipulate activity in the brain to boost excitement, according to a new study. Finnish scientists mapped neural activity in participants as they watched two horror films – Insidious and The Conjuring 2.  Participants in the study, conducted at the Human Emotion Systems Laboratory in Turku, showed the brain continuously anticipates action in response to … Read more

Tech giants battle infection with coronavirus fake news and conspiracy theories

Technology giants Facebook, Google and Twitter are desperately tying to stop misinformation about the Wuhan coronavirus spreading online.   Viral posts have been doing the rounds on Twitter, including claims the killer condition can be treated with oregano oil and people calling it a ‘fad disease’. Other outlandish hoaxes doing the rounds on social media include the … Read more

Scientists capture amazing ultrasound footage of unborn shark wriggling inside its mother’s womb 

Scientists have captured amazing ultrasound footage of an unborn tiger shark wriggling around inside its mother’s womb during a conservation project. The experts had set out to discover why so many Tiger Sharks swarm to the waters off of the so-called Tiger Beach in the Bahamas — a popular locale for dive tourists. Using state-of-the-art technology, the … Read more

Vermont bill would make it the first state in the US to allow emoji on vanity license plates

Vermont could become the first state in the United States to allow EMOJIS on license plates A Vermont state representative’s new a bill could put emojis on license plates  The idea came from one of her constituents, who had read about something similar happening in Queensland, Australia The bill would let people choose one of … Read more

Sainsbury’s vows to become ‘net zero’ by 2040 and will pump £1BILLION into eco-friendly policies

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has vowed to pump £1billion into environmental policies in order to reach ‘net zero’ by 2040.  The ambitious target is some ten years ahead of the UK government and would see the company halve its plastic packaging and food waste. The retailer said it will also take action to cut carbon emissions, food … Read more

Missouri university is tracking new students’ class attendance by making them download an app

Missouri university is tracking new students’ class attendance by making them download an app which accesses their location through their phone’s GPS University of Missouri is requiring new students to download the app Spotter It uses sensors and campus WiFi to track students entering and leaving class However, the technology claims to not track students … Read more

New Jersey state attorney general prohibits police from using facial recognition software

New Jersey’s attorney general, Gurbir S. Grewal, has instructed prosecutors across the state to stop using Clearview AI, a private facial recognition software. Clearview AI’s tools allow law enforcement officials to upload a photo of an unknown person they’d like to identify, and see a list of matches culled from a database of over 3 … Read more

Study finds American households throw away more than 30 percent of their food every year

A new study has just proved something many tourists say when visiting the US – Americans are wasteful. Data shows that the value of wasted food in the country is about $240 billion annually, which is $1,866, 30 percent to 40 percent, per household. Researchers also discovered that those with healthier diets toss out the most … Read more

Code in Google Camera app reveals plans for ‘mid-range’ Pixel phone that could be released this year

Code discovered in the Google Camera app reveals company is working on a ‘mid-range’ Pixel phone that could be released this year Snippets of code are fueling rumors about a budget Pixel phone Code in the Google Camera app alludes to a ‘mid-range’ Pixel device It could be released this year and may already have … Read more