Researchers in Germany have developed a drone that can locate humans by their screams. Rather than a terrifying ‘Terminator’-like scenario, the autonomous devices would be used to assist first responders in rescuing hard-to-find survivors after a natural disaster. The engineers recorded themselves making sounds someone in jeopardy might create, like screams, bangs and claps. Then … Read more
Space tourism startup test flies its gigantic balloon 20 miles over Florida that is on track to carry explorers to the stratosphere in 2024 Space Perspective conducted the first test flight of a gigantic balloon that will soon take humans to the stratosphere The balloon launched 20 miles over Florida at 5:23am ET on Friday It hovered … Read more
Space tourism startup test flies its gigantic balloon 20 miles over Florida that is on track to carry explorers to orbit in 2024 Space Perspective conducted the first test flight of a gigantic balloon that will soon take humans to orbit The balloon launched 20 miles over Florida at 5:23am ET on Friday It hovered for … Read more
Forget carrots! Scientists develop an ultra-thin crystal film that could allow humans to see in the DARK – and could revolutionise night vision Ultra-thin crystal film developed by scientists that can be applied to spectacles Design acts as a filter to help humans see in the dark by converting infrared light It contains nanometre-scale crystals … Read more
NASA’s Artemis mission to send the first woman and next man to the moon by 2024 could be at risk due to extreme space weather, solar forecasters have predicted. Scientists from the University of Reading looked back over 150 years of space weather data to find patterns in the timings of the most extreme events. … Read more
The US federal government has admitted that humans are to blame for climate change for the first time in a newly-released report blocked by Donald Trump. Wednesday’s Environmental Protection Agency report summarized the key signs of climate change, as well as their likely causes. It is the first time the EPA has released its once-annual climate … Read more
The US federal government has admitted that humans are to blame for climate change for the first time in a newly-released report blocked by Donald Trump. Wednesday’s Environmental Protection Agency report summarized the key signs of climate change, as well as their likely causes. It is the first time the EPA has released its once-annual climate … Read more
Humankind will have to eat maggots and other bizarre ‘superfoods’ to avoid malnutrition, according to a new report. UK researchers say traditionally-eaten plant-source foods, like barley, maize, fruits and vegetables, and animal-source foods, like meat, fish and eggs, are ‘innately exposed to various acute and chronic stresses’. These include pests and disease, as well as environmental … Read more
Not just hyenas! At least 65 animal species can LAUGH just like humans – including cows, dogs, foxes, seals and mongooses, study finds Researchers from the US combed through existing studies of animal behaviour They looked for records of vocal play signals that might be analogous to laughter Such sounds might be needed to signify that … Read more
Humans are actively changing landscapes across the globe, but shaping ecosystems is not just a modern activity – our ancestors started the transformation nearly 100,000 years ago. An analysis of settlements and paleoenvironmental data along the northern shores of East Africa’s Lake Malawi reveals ancient inhabitants used fire 92,000 years ago to prevent forest regrowth. … Read more