Two-legged robot called Cassie makes history by completing 5K run in 53 minutes

Cassie has made history as the first bipedal robot to complete a five-kilometer (5K) run, having done so in just over 53 minutes. Developed by Oregon State University, the two-legged machine with knees that bend like those of an ostrich, taught itself how to run through a deep reinforcement learning algorithm. Yesh Godse, an undergraduate … Read more

Antiques shop owner discovers painting is a rare work by Eugene Boudin whose work has sold for £1.5M

Antiques shop owner discovers beach painting bought from London flea market was once stolen from a Mayfair art gallery and is a rare work by French artist Eugene Boudin whose work has sold for £1.5MILLION Old Bank Antiques boss said a lady sold him the ‘Trouville – Scene de Plage’ piece She told him that her … Read more

International cruise holidays can restart for Brits in England from August

International cruise holidays can restart for Brits in England from August Sources said passengers would be able to take cruises that start or end abroad Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said they could restart from August 2 Industry leaders heralded today’s announcement as ‘very good news’ for cruises  By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Fossils: Sponges in 890 MILLION year old reefs in Canada may be Earth’s earliest-known animal

Earth’s earliest-known animals may have been found, in the form of sponges that lived 890 million years ago in what is today Canada‘s northwest, a study reported.  Palaeontologist Elizabeth Turner of the Laurentian University in Sudbury, Canada, found sponge like-structures in the fabric of rocks from the fossilised Little Dal reefs. The tiny, tube-like structures resemble … Read more