Race against time to launch Europe’s troubled mission to Mars
Space engineers are racing against time to fix major faults in the robot probe they plan to send to Mars next year. The complex parachute system that should slow ExoMars…
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Extinct volcano has woken up and scientists say it could erupt ‘at any moment’
A volcano in the far eastern corner of Russia that was previously considered extinct may be waking up — and an eruption could be catastrophic. The Bolshaya Udina volcano —…
‘High likelihood of human civilisation coming to end’ by 2050, report finds
Human civilisation as we know it may have already entered its last decades, a worrying new report examining the likely future of our planet’s habitability warns. The increasingly disastrous impacts…
Canada closes embassy in Venezuela
Canada announced Sunday that it has temporarily closed its embassy in Venezuela, blaming President Nicolas Maduro for limiting its abilities to function in the destabilized country. Canada’s Minister of Foreign…
SUICIDE MACHINE THAT COULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE BLINK OF AN EYE SPARKS EUTHANASIA DEBATE
Opponents of euthanasia have expressed concern at the creation of a “suicide machine”, which has been developed by Dr Philip Nitschke. The well-known advocate of individuals’ right to die has…
Now hackers can steal your ID and bank details from a coffee machine! Cyber security guru also warns people from using Whatsapp and smart TVs
A cyber security expert has predicted a surge in hackers stealing people’s personal information and bank details through coffee machines and smart TVs in their homes. Vince Steckler, chief executive…
At least 137 dead and 400 injured in Easter Sunday terror attack
Six near-simultaneous explosions hit three churches and three hotels in the early hours of Easter Sunday, killing 137 – including nine foreigners. A security official…
Stonehenge built by descendants of early immigrants, study finds
DNA shows migrants who arrived in Britain around 6,000 years ago constructed the world’s most famous prehistoric monument. It is as British as fish and chips and one of the…
How the Christchurch terrorist attack was made for social media
The footage is grainy and has a video-game aesthetic. But it soon becomes terrifyingly obvious that what is being filmed here is not a work of fiction. The video, which…
Cargo ships to test shorter route through Arctic opened by melting ice
Maersk, the world’s largest shipping line, will soon test the waters of the Arctic for shorter routes, due to warmer temperatures that have opened up the Northern Sea Route. The…
