GPS app Waze rolls out new ‘Snow Warning’ feature that notifies drivers when roads are hazardous because of winter weather Waze teamed up with the Virginia Department of Transportation for a feature Users will receive ‘Snow Warnings’ when roads are not safe because of weather They can also report when streets are not plowed – all … Read more
Faces and other features now lost from Athens’ Parthenon Marbles have been revealed in plaster casts taken of the sculptures back in the year 1802. The casts were commissioned by the British aristocrat Thomas Elgin, who also made the controversial decision to transport many of the sculptures to London in 1812. Expert analysis has revealed … Read more
Scientists create a digital map of 200-foot crater in Bikini Atoll caused by first-ever underwater nuclear explosion in 1946 US military test A massive crater still punctuates the Bikini Atoll after nuclear tests during WWII First-ever digital maps reveal details about the test site never seen before Experts studied the ‘Baker’ test which is the … Read more
Smart home devices are designed to make our lives easier, but they also make it easier for hackers to infiltrate our lives. The FBI has sent out a warning that ‘hackers can use those innocent devices to do a virtual drive-by of your digital life.’ The US intelligence agency urges users to regularly change passwords, … Read more
Scientists call for a complete ban on GLITTER because the particles are polluting oceans and hurting marine life Glitter is made of a microplastic known as Mylar, which is hurting ocean life This plastic accounts for 92.4% of the 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean Marine life is mistaking glitter for food, which … Read more
A self-driving truck has completed the first cross-country commercial freight run. Plus.ai, announced its truck traveled 2,800 miles autonomously from California to Pennsylvania hauling a fully-loaded refrigerated trailer of perishable cargo. The vehicle is fitted with advanced autonomous driving system that utilizes multimodal sensor fusion, deep learning visual algorithms and simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM) … Read more
Dinosaurs suffered from lice too! New species of insect is found preserved in 100 million-year-old amber along with the ancient feathers it feasted on Feather-munching lice have been found in 100 million year old Burmese amber The ‘Mesophthirus engeli species’ was found with damaged dinosaur feathers The finding is the earliest evidence of parasitic insects … Read more
The key to being a James Bond-style evil genius is having a top-secret lair — but assuring freedom from prying eyes and pesky spies as you plot total world domination can be a challenge. A solution may lie in a new luxury super yacht being developed in Italy that can double as a submarine — assuring … Read more
Roman shipwreck dating back to time of Jesus containing cargo of 6,000 well-preserved WINE jugs is found on the Greek sea floor The ‘Fiscardo’ shipwreck was located near a fishing village using sonar tech Roman wreck contains 6,000 preserved pots used to transport food and wine The 34-metre ship suggests new information about Roman shipping … Read more
30,000 reasons to take a bough! Thousands of Mail readers flock to join tree campaign for a greener Britain The campaign, run with the Tree Council, has been backed by Boris Johnson We’ve given away thousands of saplings, hazels, oaks and even Christmas trees Since the launch readers have already planted or pledged to plant … Read more
Mathematician discovers a simpler way to solve the quadratic equation that could fundamentally change the way students are taught math A professor at Carnegie Mellon found a new way to solve the quadratic equation The new method avoids the traditional ‘guess and check’ method currently in use He came up with the new approach while … Read more
Smart toys sold by major retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis and Smyths are vulnerable to HACKING and could enable a stranger to talk to a child, warns consumer watchdog Which? calls for smart toy ban until they pass basic security measures Consumer group exposes security flaws in smart toys before Christmas Walkie talkies could allow … Read more
More than 750,000 applications for US birth certificates dating back to 2017 were found in an unsecure storage bucket online. The records contain applicant’s name, date-of-birth, current home address, email address, phone number and historical personal information, including past addresses, names of family members and the reason for the application. The storage bucket was found … Read more