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The iPhone Night Mode photography competition was announced in early January and the winners were official announced on Tuesday March 3 after extensive judging. The six winning photos were picked by a panel of judges that included Tyler Mitchell who photographed Beyonce for Vogue and former TIME contributing White House photographer Brooks Kraft. The winners … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
While the coronavirus spreads across the globe, hackers are taking advantage of the pandemic to steal data and make a profit. Cybersecurity experts reveal that since January more than 4,000 coronavirus-related domains have been registered and some 300 are deemed ‘malicious’ or ‘suspicious’. A new report, released by Check Point, found that domains about the … Read more
Light pollution caused by the bright beams from ships is playing havoc with Arctic marine animals by masking natural light from the moon, stars and aurora borealis. Studying the impact of light on marine life during the Arctic’s long polar night, experts found that ships can disturb marine life up to depths of 650 feet. … Read more
Light pollution caused by the bright beams from ships is playing havoc with Arctic marine animals by masking natural light from the moon, stars and aurora borealis. Studying the impact of light on marine life during the Arctic’s long polar night, experts found that ships can disturb marine life up to depths of 650 feet. … Read more
Primitive animals that dominated the seas half a BILLION years ago were connected by ‘a real-life social network’ of threads up to 13ft in length Animals called rangeomorphs lived on the sea bed half a billion years ago Scientists have now identified network of filaments connecting them together Most filaments were a few inches … Read more
Hey, Spotify: music streaming giant tests new voice activation feature that lets users control the app hands-free Spotify is testing a ‘Hey Spotify’ feature that enables voice commands A test suggests the feature can only be used when the app is open It could pave the way for greater voice-activation in the future By James … Read more
Rats have empathy and avoid actions that can cause pain to fellow rodents — unless the reward is high enough, study shows Experts from the Netherlands presented rats with two treat-dispensing levers They let them pick a favourite lever then made that one give another rat a shock The rats would then change their preference … Read more
Nearly three quarters of all dogs suffer from an anxiety disorder and can even mirror conditions their owners have like OCD and ADHD, a new study shows. Finnish researchers from the University of Helsinki sent surveys to the owners of almost 14,000 canine companions as part of the study into dog mental health. They found 73 … Read more
‘B**ch to boss’ tool launched by internet giant Mozilla to combat abuse faced by women online by replacing derogatory insults automatically US-based firm Mozilla launched the plug-in today to raise awareness Automatically detects sexist and derogatory terms such as b**** and w**** Replaces offensive language with ‘boss’ throughout searches and social media By Joe Pinkstone … Read more