Russian spacewalkers conduct repairs on International Space Station

This week two Russian cosmonauts completed a successful spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS). Nasa said that Commander Oleg Artemyev and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev, both of Russia’s Roscosmos, completed a space walk that lasted seven hours and 47 minutes. On Friday, Artemyev and…

Ads could be coming to Netflix as early as November

Looks like we might have a date for the launch of Netflix’s cheaper, ad-supported tier. While Netflix had confirmed that it would be introducing a new subscription plan with ads, the rollout was not expected at least until next year. However, the…

Pornhub has just been kicked off Instagram

Pornhub has been kicked off Instagram after the social media app decided its account ‘goes against our Community Standards’. Over 13 million people followed the Pornhub Instagram account, which boasted more than 6,200 posts. Although the porn site posted non-pornographic material, it…

Medieval 'vampire' unearthed with sickle across her throat

The extraordinary remains of a supposed ‘vampire’ have been uncovered at an archaeological site in Poland. Experts found the female body with a sickle across its throat, pinning it to the ground. ‘The sickle was not laid flat but placed on the…

Chimps in zoos took Covid lockdown just as hard as humans

Enforced lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic were hard, no matter your species. Primates spent more time resting and alone, performed more sexual and dominance behaviours and ate less when zoos and safari parks were closed, new research has suggested. A study…