The Pirate Bay may start letting users STREAM illegal content right in their browsers as opposed to downloading it The Pirate Bay appears to be testing a streaming feature called ‘Baystream’ It’s reportedly not yet fully operational despite the inclusion of ‘play’ icons Streaming services may contend with more piracy as prices continue to rise By … Read more
Human speech is nearly 20million years OLDER than previously thought, as scientists claim our earliest ape-like ancestors could form vowel sounds It was thought human speech evolved with homo sapiens 200,000 years ago Scientists believed a low larynx was required to make contrasting vowel sounds Monkeys studies found this isn’t the case and those sounds … Read more
Scientists have made a startling discovery off the coast of Big Sur, California -4,500 small crates on the seafloor that were created by human garbage. The depressions, known as ‘micro-depressions’, were uncovered during a series of underwater autonomous vehicle (AUV) surveys in 2018 and 2019. The observations revealed that marine trash is responsible for the … Read more
Mystery of where a giant pumice raft twice the size of MANHATTAN drifting towards Australia came from is finally solved – as geologists claim it was produced by an underwater VOLCANO in Tonga Satellite imagery helped the geologists identify the source of the massive sheet Images of ash plumes from European Space Agency match ‘Volcano … Read more
Robotic 8-foot exoskeleton suit that mimics human movement turns the wearer into a terrifying Terminator-style CYBORG Japanese company demonstrates robot suit that responds to human grip £70,000 exoskeleton is designed for ‘recreation and entertainment’ purposes Tokyo-based developer Skeletonics wants to ‘guide the evolution of mankind’ By Jonathan Chadwick For Mailonline Published: 17:10 GMT, 11 December 2019 … Read more
Water is ‘common’ in the atmospheres of planets outside our solar system – but only in tiny amounts, scientists claim Planets outside our solar system are much drier than previously thought Water was found in the atmosphere of almost 75% of world’s studied Worlds ranging in size from a ‘mini-Neptune’ to ‘super-Jupiters’ were assessed By Joe Pinkstone … Read more
Tapping a beer can that has been shaken up will NOT stop it fizzing over when you open it, new study finds Researchers from Denmark opened 330 cans of beer as part of their study Half of the cans were shaken for two minutes to simulate transport by bicycle The half shaken lost 0.12oz of beer … Read more
Final ‘Full Cold Moon’ of the decade will reach its peak on 12/12 at 12:12am EST – delighting numerologists The moon will reach its peak in the Eastern United States at exactly 12:12am EST The ‘Cold Moon’ is named for the fact December is when it start cooling down The moon will be nearly full … Read more
Kiss me squeak: Orangutans communicate using a ‘language’ of 11 noises and various gestures to tell others to ‘climb on me’, ‘stop that’ and ‘move away’, study finds Researchers recorded more than 1,000 signals between 16 orangutans Found the apes communicate with ‘language’ of 11 vocal signals and 21 ‘gestures’ Adults use sounds and gestures … Read more
Better together: Close friendships improve the survival rate of macaque monkeys – and having a ‘BFF’ can boost their chances by 11 per cent UK scientists studied the social lives of female macaques on ‘Monkey Island’ Monkeys with ‘best friends forever’ had the greatest chances of survival Island near Puerto Rico is populated by monkeys … Read more
There are over 35 million households in the US with dogs and backyards, and it may be safe to say that not one of them enjoys cleaning up their pet’s mess. A firm has designed a robot that finds, detects and automatically scoops up what your canine friend left behind. Called Beetl, this machine is … Read more
Uncovered flight records reveal police drone surveillance paths and how cops use them to spy on homes of suspects A security flaw was uncovered at the drone services company DroneSense The company provides support for the Atlanta Police Department and others Flight records show police using drones for surveillance and mapping By Michael Thomsen For … Read more
Google is now warning users in real-time if websites they are visiting are being used by hackers to ‘phish’ for personal details New phishing protections now monitor users’ safety in real-time Google will check sites that aren’t on its list of safe URLs automatically If suspicious Google will warn users and offer them suggestions Another … Read more