From skulls to beer bottles, conspiracy theorists claim to have spotted a range of weird and wonderful items on the surface of Mars.
And the latest alleged ‘sighting’ suggests that there may be a cash register or typewriter on the red planet.
Images taken by the NASA rover show a dark patch on the surface that vaguely resembles a cash register – although it is likely to just be a rock.
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For the first time ever, blood-producing stem cells have been generated in a lab. Two separate teams of researchers have come up with differing ground-breaking methods to generate these important blood-forming cells, paving the way for the development of treatments for a variety of blood diseases and also offering a clear path towards an unlimited supply of lab-made blood for transfusions. read more
For Star Wars fans, Princess Leia’s holographic message to Obi-Wan Kenobi asking for help is a pivotal moment in the 1977 Star Wars film Episode IV: A New Hope.
But it is only now that the technology enabling her desperate plea stands a chance of becoming a reality.
Engineers have created stretchable holograms that can change from one image to another, offering the tantalizing possibility that holographic videos may one day be possible.
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Scientists from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (SEAS) at the University of Pennsylvania used metasurfaces – flat, ultra-thin surfaces – to make their holograms.
They built on their previous work in creating 3D and multi-color holograms by embedding tiny gold rods in a stretchable film.
This helped them understand how holographic images change with stretching and to see if they could use this information to create a hologram that can switch between images.
The UAE turned the heads of space exploration fans everywhere earlier this year when it announced its plans to build a mini-city on Mars in the next century.
Officials have since released few details on the project, which is part of its 100-year national programme to better understand the red planet.
But yesterday a key figurehead of the ambitious plans said that the UAE is prepared to join the ‘new space race’ and that young Arab people will lead the mission.
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Long popular in other countries, roof-top tents (RTTs) are having their moment in the US. The Santa Cruz-based innovators at Tepui are doing their best to turn that moment into a movement. The company is heavily invested in expanding the RTT market out from hardcore overlanders to the masses of general outdoor lovers and festival campers. read more
Almost every culture from the past 5,000 years has shown some evidence of decorative skin tinkering. As we move into the 21st century, tattoo culture, much like everything else, is being fused with technology. read more
A fossil so well preserved that it looks like a statue is being unveiled today at a museum in Canada.
The 110 million-year-old nodosaur fossil, dubbed the ‘four legged tank’ was discovered by a miner in a find so rare, it’s being described as like winning the lottery’.
The armoured plant-eater is the best preserved fossil of its kind ever found, according to reports in National Geographic.
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Four years ago, we heard about a neck-worn device that wirelessly transmits an alert if its wearer should happen to start drowning. read more
According to the Center for Disease Control, 1.25 million people suffer from type 1 diabetes in the US alone. So far, it can only be managed with diet and regular doses of insulin, but scientists at UT Health San Antonio have invented a way of curing the disease in mice that may one day do the same for humans even with type 2 diabetes. read more
For a long time, Earth was the weirdest planet we knew about. In our little corner of the universe, where Mercury is the hot one, Jupiter is the protective bigger brother, and Pluto is the one we kicked out of the club for breaking the rules, Earth is the crazy cat lady, hoarding billions of life forms. read more
