Early whale ancestors walked on land when they roamed the Earth 50 million years ago and new photos reveal the modern-day animals still bear a trait from the ancient creatures – finger-like appendages. Underneath the inter-digital flesh of a whale’s flipper are
In just a few hours, four individuals will blast off into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in the first all-civilian space mission, but one of the crew members will go down in history as the first black female pilot of a
Watching a scary film? Hold your partner’s hand! Grasping on to a loved one in stressful moments reduces levels of fear, study finds Scientists measured stress levels in 83 couples while they watched scary films When holding hands, blood pressure was lower,
Who were they? The Denisovans are an extinct species of human that appear to have lived in Siberia and even down as far as southeast Asia. The individuals belonged to a genetically distinct group of humans that were distantly related to Neanderthals
A mysterious object slammed into Jupiter this week, causing a bright flash of light that was captured by amateur astronomers 382.76 million miles away on Earth. German astronomer Harald Paleske was watching the shadow of Jupiter’s moon, Io, create a solar eclipse in
Your Fitbit could end one of the biggest arguments couples have in bed—whether one of them is snoring like a chainsaw. The company has confirmed that its Sense and Versa 3 models are being rolled out with a microphone-powered ‘Snore & Noise
A massive ‘megapod’ with dozens of humpback whales was spied frolicking in the waters off the Sapphire Coast in New South Wales, Australia. Humpbacks are fairly solitary creatures, usually only gathering in packs of two to 15, and even then just temporarily.
Cosmic mystery is SOLVED after 900 years: Supernova first spotted over China in 1181 is identified as Pa30 – a nebula surrounding one of the hottest stars in the Milky Way Astronomers have solved 900-year-old mystery about the origins of a supernova
Often used in jewelry, Amber is fossilized tree resin—the oldest of which dates back more than 300 million years. In recent years the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar, formerly Burma, has yielded numerous finds. In January 2017, researchers discovered a 100-million-year-old insect preserved in
Scientists have painted a new picture of Carnotaurus — the ‘carnivorous bull’ dinosaur — with a complex coat of scale, studs, thorns, bumps and wrinkles. The updated reconstruction comes after palaeontologists led from the Unidad Ejecutora Lillo in Argentina examined its fossilised skin in closer
These budget wireless earbuds that have been described by reviewers as ‘better than Apple AirPods’ are reduced to just £29.99 on Amazon right now By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 11:36 EDT, 8 September 2021 | Updated: 11:52 EDT, 8 September 2021