Simple urine test could help diagnose bladder cancer TEN YEARS before symptoms appear by detecting genetic mutations Detection of bladder cancer is usually very poor and tests are invasive International researchers analysed urine samples of 131 people in Iran Almost half who developed bladder cancer could be spotted 10 years in advance In time, the … Read more
The critically endangered blue whale, the largest animal ever to have lived, is making a comeback, marine scientists say. A total of 55 blue whales were sighted or recorded in the past year, according to the British Antarctic Survey, which has been studying whale movements in waters surrounding South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic … Read more
Tiny SNAIL found in Brunei is named after Greta Thunberg to ‘acknowledge that her generation will be responsible for fixing problems they did not create’ The new species – Craspedotropis gretathunberga – is approximately 2mm long It was found by citizen scientists during fieldwork in the wilderness of Brunei Greta Thunberg said she was ‘delighted’ … Read more
The mystery Rocket Man of the Highlands! Masked skier is caught on camera using a JETPACK to whizz to the top of Scottish slopes Video reveals the unidentified skier using a jetpack for propulsion The contraption was filmed at Glenshee Ski Centre in Aberdeenshire The masked skier used the machine to avoided having to pay … Read more
Taiwan, Singapore and Jersey top the list of the places with the fastest internet speeds in the world – the UK is at 33rd place and the US at 15th in the ‘Global League’ rankings. The average download speed in top spot Taiwan is 85 megabits per second and that speed it would take someone … Read more
Samsung apologises after accidentally sending a bizarre ‘1’ notification to thousands of users overnight Samsung smartphone users were woken up by the bizarre ‘double 1’ notification The random alert was sent by Samsung’s Find My Mobile very early on Thursday Some users that never signed up for the service are concerned of a breach Samsung … Read more
Stunning NASA image reveals the International Space Station crossing in front of the moon with Mars glowing red in the background Images hows ISS in front of the moon with milliseconds between frames In the top right hand corner the glowing red dot of Mars can be seen The photograph was taken on February 18 in … Read more
Whisky — a six-year-old border collie — has learned the names of 90 different toys on her own and can fetch them on request, researchers have found. The clever canine has learned to differentiate between balls, Frisbees, rings, or ropes — and can even categorise new toys into these groups. When the researchers first met … Read more
Global warming and acidic ocean waters is set to kill all coral reefs by the year 2100, a new study says. Climate change caused by human greenhouse gas emissions is on course to eliminate 70 to 90 per cent of coral reefs over the next 20 years. Coral reefs are most at risk from emission-driven … Read more
A series of hidden chambers at the 3,400-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings could be the final resting place of ‘mysterious’ Queen Nefertiti. The famed female pharaoh ruled Egypt from 1353 to 1336 BC and was either mother or step-mother to King Tut – Egyptology believed she was laid to rest in … Read more