Scientists fear bird flu has spread from mammals to humans for the first time, marking another step in the evolution of the deadly virus. New analysis concludes there is “strong evidence” that a Texas farm worker who tested positive for the H5N1 virus caught it from sick dairy cattle. Although there have been other people infected with the virus in ...
These are bees as you’ve never seen them before. There are more than 20,000 known species of bee and they are vital to life on Earth, as they help keep plants thriving. A new immersive exhibition in Liverpool explores their lives, and the threats they now face. A collaboration between artist Wolfgang Buttress and World Museum, Liverpool, it uses close-up ...
Meteors will be streaking across the sky this weekend as Earth passes through the debris of Halley’s Comet. The annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks on Sunday night into Monday morning but should be visible, weather-permitting, all weekend. Where to watch the show You should see the meteors low in the sky if you look to the east before dawn. ...
An AI-controlled warplane has taken a senior air force leader for a ride in a groundbreaking test flight over California. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall sat in the cockpit as the experimental F-16 jet, called Vista, flew lightning-fast manoeuvres at more than 550mph over Edwards Air Force Base. It went nearly nose to nose with a second human-piloted F-16 as ...
The far side of the moon is rugged and mysterious. Always hidden from Earth, it wasn’t until the space probe Luna 3 took the first pictures in 1959 that we got to see its mountains and deep craters. And 65 years on, we still don’t know much about it. That’s why China’s Chang’e 6 mission is so exciting. It aims ...
An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals. Biologists witnessed the male Sumatran orangutan – named Rakus – chewing the leaves of a climbing plant known as Akar Kuning. He applied the juicy mixture that was produced on to a ...
China’s Chang’e-6 robotic spacecraft is due to blast off today, hoping to become the first mission to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. It is the next step in a tense race between NASA and China to create bases on the moon, and from there, lift off to Mars. Since the first Chang’e mission ...
Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic. Sales for January to March were down 10% on the same period last year – something not seen since the 2020 iPhone model was delayed due to lockdown factory closures. Overall, Apple earned $90.8bn (£72.4bn) in the latest quarter – down ...
Running around a ‘wall of death’ could keep people healthy on the moon, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Milan tied people to bungee cords to replicate lunar gravity and asked them to run around a rented ‘wall of death’, which they had loaned from an amusement park. The test subjects needed to run fast enough to ...
Google appears to be rolling out “audio emojis” to its phone users. Some Google Pixel phone owners are noticing an option to send a reaction while on a call. “I was on the phone and saw a new button come up… “Audio Emoji”??? I had to call my brother to test it out!” said one X user. An accompanying video ...