Unlicensed betting has surged over the last four years Gambling Commission accused of underestimating issue The number of illegal streams of sports events in Britain has more than doubled to 3.6bn in the past three years according to a new report, which provides a stark illustration of the challenge facing...
Wolf’s dinner preserved in Siberia for 14,400 years sheds light on woolly rhino
Decoded genome of meat in pup’s stomach helps scientists build picture of what caused extinction of species Researchers have shed light on the final centuries of the woolly rhinoceros after studying a hairy lump of meat from the stomach of an ancient wolf cub that became mummified in the Siberian...
Horses can smell fear in humans, researchers say
Tests showed horses that smelled body odour from people watching scary films startled more easily Horses can smell fear, or at least whether you have scared yourself witless watching a horror movie, according to researchers who say the effect has consequences for riders, trainers and others who work with the...
The surprising science of dreams and nightmares – podcast
Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal’s Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, and author of the new book Into the Dream Lab. They look at why we dream, what we can learn by examining...
ISS astronauts begin journey back to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation
Four astronauts undock from International Space Station, with the affected crewmember in a stable condition, says space agency Four crew members have left the International Space Station (ISS) and are heading back to Earth after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short in Nasa’s first...
Now independent, GOG is thinking about publishing games and embracing Linux
Although Kicinski has not made any final decisions about whether GOG will move into direct game publishing, he told Eurogamer that such a move would not have been possible under CD Projekt. The parent company of CD Projekt Red prefers to concentrate its resources on original franchises such as The......