Smart plugs risk exposing sensitive data to hackers or creating a serious fire risk in the home, an investigation by consumer champions Which? has found. Internet-connected ‘smart’ plugs let users turn standard appliances on and off remotely via an app on their smartphone. But smart plug makers like TP-Link, Hive and Hictkon all have products open … Read more
Amazon has filled the roof of a massive two million square foot fulfilment centre in Kent with a whopping 11,500 with solar panels as part of a pledge to move to renewable energy by 2025. With an annual production of around 2,700 megawatt hours – or a capacity of 4.83 megawatts – the Amazon ‘solar … Read more
Microsoft Outlook goes DOWN across UK and parts of Western Europe: Outage leaves thousands of users unable to access emails Outlook email users have been met with a ‘service unavailable’ error message Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating the cause of the outage Issues were first reported at around 7am, according to DownDetector By MailOnline Reporter Published: … Read more
Women are found to partake in ‘risky drinking’ as the age, study reveals. Researcher found that women in their 50s and 60s are consuming more alcohol than what is deemed safe for their age. Their report, published in the journal of Sociology of Health & Illness, found that the participants were more likely than women … Read more
Life in plastic: Playing with dolls helps children develop empathy and social skills, study shows Experts scanned the brains of girls and boys as they played pretend with dolls They compared both solo and social play — along with video game play instead Social play and doll play both activated the posterior superior temporal sulcus This … Read more
Anglo-Saxon teenage girl had her nose and lips cut off and may have been scalped in a gruesome act of punishment, skull unearthed in Hampshire reveals The skull was unearthed during an excavation in Oakridge back in the sixties Experts re-analysing the specimen found evidence of various horrific injuries Radiocarbon dating indicated that the skull dates … Read more
Google released its next generation Pixel smartphone that is an affordable ‘high end’ device that takes aim at Apple’s iPhone. The firm held its ‘Launch Night In’ online where it unveiled the Pixel 5 that starts at $699, along with a budget version, Pixel 4a 5G, for $499 – both are at least half the … Read more
Fall foliage seen from SPACE! NASA satellite captures image of autumn colored leaves spreading around Lake Superior Fall is making its way across the US, which means leaves will begin to turn yellow, red and orange Trees are losing chlorophyll due to the colder weather – it needs sunlight and warm temperatures to produce NASA shared … Read more
Mayan community was obliterated 1,590 years ago when a violent volcano erupted, according to a new study that uncovered the timeline using an ice core from Greenland and charred remains from the event Radiocarbon measurements date a massive eruption of El Salvador’s Ilopango volcano for the first time, to 431 AD The explosion was over 50 … Read more
Venus is a hellish world with clouds of sulfuric acid, but new research suggests it was an Earth-like oasis billions of years ago – and it would still be habitable if not for Jupiter. Jupiter, which is more than 2.5 times the mass of all other planets in the solar system, may have disrupted Venus’s … Read more