The mystery of what led to the extinction of large animals 50,000 years ago is SOLVED

Scientists have long debated why woolly mammoths, giant sloths and 44 other giant plant-eating 'megaherbivores' went extinct starting about 50,000 years ago.  Above, an engraving by Ernest Grise of prehistoric man hunting a woolly mammoth

Scientists have long debated why woolly mammoths, giant sloths and 44 giant plant-eating ‘megaherbivores’ went extinct starting around 50,000 years ago. Some paleontologists, biologists, and others have argued that drastic climate change events during the last two ice ages were responsible for the extinction of these majestic creatures. But a new study has found another … Read more

Apple to make big change to iPhone 16 camera – first swap of its kind since 2013

Apple is planning a sleeker, pill-shaped camera system for the new iPhone 16 capable of capturing 3D 'space video' for playback on Apple's Vision Pro VR headset.

Apple is said to be making a big change to the iPhone 16 camera, marking the first redesign of its kind since 2013. Industry insiders shared photos of the upcoming smartphone, showing a sleeker, pill-shaped camera system capable of capturing 3D ‘space video’ for playback on Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset. The change would be … Read more

Enjoy a glass of wine? Thanks to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs! Scientists say the extinction of ancient reptiles paved the way for the spread of grapes

It is now well known that the dinosaurs were wiped out by the Chicxulub impact event - a falling asteroid or comet that crashed into a shallow sea in what is now the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico about 66 million years ago (picture photo)

Without dinosaurs to trample the trees, vine plants like grapes flourished READ MORE: Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor for the Daily Mail Published: 10:09 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 | Updated: 10:14 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 Next time you open a bottle of wine, … Read more

Tour the Pillars of Creation! Incredible NASA video travels through plumes of gas and interstellar dust in a nebula 6,500 light-years away

This animation was created by combining observations from the Hubble Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.  In this image you can see a comparison between two different observations

If you’ve ever wanted to take a walk in deep space, this might be as close as you’ll ever get. In this stunning animation, NASA lets the viewer wander through the trunks of the ‘Pillars of Creation’ in a nebula 6,500 light years from Earth. This is the most detailed and comprehensive video ever made … Read more

Return of astronauts delayed as Boeing aims to fix Starliner spacecraft

Two American astronauts have been delayed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as engineers try to fix problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Starliner is a joint project between Boeing and the American space agency NASA. of capsule arrived at the ISS on June 6. He had left the day before from Cape Canaveral in Florida. … Read more