Researchers built drone with tiny microphones that can find screaming humans in a natural disaster 

Researchers in Germany have developed a drone that can locate humans by their screams. Rather than a terrifying ‘Terminator’-like scenario, the autonomous devices would be used to assist first responders in rescuing hard-to-find survivors after a natural disaster. The engineers recorded themselves making sounds someone in jeopardy might create, like screams, bangs and claps. Then … Read more

Space Perspective test flies its balloon over Florida that will take humans to the stratosphere

Space tourism startup test flies its gigantic balloon 20 miles over Florida that is on track to carry explorers to the stratosphere in 2024 Space Perspective conducted the first test flight of  a gigantic balloon that will soon take humans to the stratosphere The balloon launched  20 miles over Florida at 5:23am ET on Friday It hovered … Read more

Space Perspective test flies its balloon 20 miles over Florida that will take humans to orbit

Space tourism startup test flies its gigantic balloon 20 miles over Florida that is on track to carry explorers to orbit in 2024 Space Perspective conducted the first test flight of  a gigantic balloon that will soon take humans to orbit The balloon launched  20 miles over Florida at 5:23am ET on Friday It hovered for … Read more

Scientists develop an ultra-thin crystal film that could allow humans to see in the DARK

Forget carrots! Scientists develop an ultra-thin crystal film that could allow humans to see in the DARK – and could revolutionise night vision Ultra-thin crystal film developed by scientists that can be applied to spectacles Design acts as a filter to help humans see in the dark by converting infrared light It contains nanometre-scale crystals … Read more

Humans are using 73% more natural resources than the Earth produces in a year, study reveals

The more than 7.5 billion people living on Earth are using nearly 73 percent more natural resources than the Earth produces in a year, a study has found. A new report looks at the deficit in the world’s ‘biocapacity’ – the ability of the ecosystem to generate natural resources – compared to human demand.  And joint researchers … Read more

Humans have reshaped Earth’s ecology for 12k years, but ancient civilizations didn’t misuse land

Humans have been reshaping ecology across most of the Earth for at least 12,000 years, but ancient civilizations did not misuse the land like today’s inhabitants, a new study reveals.  A team of international scientists determined for most of history, humans have occupied the same amount of land across the globe and by 10000 BC, … Read more

Eye-brain connection humans first evolved in fish 100 MILLION years earlier than previously thought

Discovery that ‘literally changes the textbook’: Eye-brain connection humans have today first evolved in fish 100 MILLION years earlier than previously believed A study found the human eye-brain connection was present 450M years ago This means the network of nerves evolved 100 million years earlier than thought Experts analyzed the gar fish, which is similar … Read more

Professor Brian Cox tells This Morning viewers humans might be HOLOGRAMS

Professor Brian Cox baffles This Morning viewers with bizarre theory that the universe ‘may not be the way we perceive it to be’ and suggests all humans are actually HOLOGRAMS Brian Cox, 53, left This Morning viewers with more questions than answers today Appeared on show to promote new live tour Horizons: A 2021 Space … Read more

Stone Age humans were HYPERCARNIVORES and survived on mostly meat

Our earliest tool-making ancestors survived on a mostly meat-based diet until about 80,000 years ago when large animals died out and they were forced to eat more vegetables, according to the findings of a new study.  Researchers from Tel Aviv University were able to reconstruct the nutrition of stone age humans by examining 400 scientific papers … Read more

Prince William warns humans must avoid climate change disaster

Charles called on world leaders to give their support to the ‘Terra Carta’ – a new initiative providing the basis of a sustainable recovery plan for Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation.  The Terra Carta (Earth Charter), ‘provides a roadmap to 2030 for businesses to move towards an ambitious and … Read more