Do spiders dream of building webs and catching flies? Of waiting for the telltale vibrations of prey unlucky enough to get stuck in their thread? Strictly speaking, it’s impossible to say. Even now, scientists aren’t even totally sure they sleep. But reseachers…
If you’ve glanced at a full moon over the last few months, the chances are you saw a supermoon. That’s because we’ve had three in as many months. And, on Thursday, we’ll be treated to the fourth — and last — supermoon…
Fitbit has announced it will be discontinuing its Fitbit connect app that allowed wearers to sync their devices with a PC or Mac. The Connect app was introduced in the days before smartphone use was ubiquitous for Fitbit owners. But the company…
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A doomed comet met its fiery end as it crashed into the Sun over the weekend. Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) recorded its death dive, which began on August 6th. On Sunday, an updated video showed the comet crashing into…
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We have more newsletters Brits will leave behind an online trail of 9,828 photos, 10,811 social media posts and 126 email addresses across their lifetime. A study of 2,000 adults found more than a third (36 per cent) of our lives are…
Facebook owner, Meta’s new Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot has been criticised over antisemitic remarks. Turns out, AI chatbots are only as good as us humans when it comes to biases as they learn from us. Last week, Meta released the company’s new…
Over the last few decades, Earth has been spinning slightly faster around its axis. So although you probably haven’t noticed it, our days have gradually become the tiniest bit shorter. But this trend — influenced by everything from tectonic activity to the…