Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from one of nature’s most potent venomsSome male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from one of nature’s most potent venoms Some male octopuses…
Ahead of its general release this Friday, Apple kindly sent me the iPad Air and Magic Keyboard to test, and I wasn’t disappointed .Ahead of its general release this Friday, Apple kindly sent me the iPad Air and Magic Keyboard to test, and I wasn’t disappointed . Ahead of its general release this Friday, Apple kindly…
An international team of researchers claims that a boat-shaped mound 18 miles (30km) south of Mount Ararat in Turkey is actually the fossilised remains of Noah’s Ark.An international team of researchers claims that a boat-shaped mound 18 miles (30km) south of Mount Ararat in Turkey is actually the fossilised remains of Noah’s Ark. An international team of researchers…
Millions of Britons will see an ominous event light up the night sky this week as a rare blood moon rises over the UK.Millions of Britons will see an ominous event light up the night sky this week as a rare blood moon rises over the UK. Millions of Britons will see an ominous event light…
Quantum fridges, batteries and clocks are brilliant inventions but still limited in power. Now physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern is charting a path to take them to the next levelQuantum fridges, batteries and clocks are brilliant inventions but still limited in power. Now physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern is charting a path to take them to the…
When downed trees are attacked by beetles, the wood becomes more flammable, demonstrating another way insects can alter the risk of wildfiresWhen downed trees are attacked by beetles, the wood becomes more flammable, demonstrating another way insects can alter the risk of wildfires When downed trees are attacked by beetles, the wood becomes more flammable, demonstrating…
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Texas Monday morning. The earthquake took place in Wilson County, which is at the southern tip of the greater San Antonio metro area.A 3.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Texas Monday morning. The earthquake took place in Wilson County, which is at the southern tip of the greater San Antonio…
Households near new pylons are set to get up to £250 a year off their energy bills, under government plans.Households near new pylons are set to get up to £250 a year off their energy bills, under government plans. Households near new pylons are set to get up to £250 a year off their energy bills,…
Contest in Runcorn and Helsby will be a challenge for Labour Around 80 Labour MPs could refuse to back government plans to cut billions from the welfare budget, Amy Gibbons and Tony Diver claim in a story for the Daily Telegraph. They report: The Telegraph understands that around 80 Labour MPs – roughly a fifth…
As a crashed oil tanker in the Humber Estuary sparks concerns of an environmental disaster, scientists reveal how the spill could be contained.As a crashed oil tanker in the Humber Estuary sparks concerns of an environmental disaster, scientists reveal how the spill could be contained. As a crashed oil tanker in the Humber Estuary sparks concerns…