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...
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...
Sports piracy explodes in UK with 3.6bn illegal streams and rise of black-market bookmakers
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...
What’s in a club DNA? Alonso exit shows the only reliable predictors of success are wealth and good decisions | Jonathan Liew
Real Madrid and Manchester United put their faith in familiarity but the lesson of Ferguson is dynastic greatness rests not in tradition but ditching principles “It is all too easy to make mistaken inferences unless the process involved is already very well understood.” Francis Crick, molecular biologist “This club is...
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...
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...
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......
SK Hynix doubles down on high-bandwidth memory with $12.9 billion packaging plant
SK Hynix recently announced a major investment in a new South Korean plant. The Icheon-based company will spend $12.9 billion to develop a facility dedicated to advanced chip packaging workloads. The plant will be located in Cheongju, a city that already hosts other SK Hynix facilities. Read Entire Article
Study finds EV batteries are surprisingly durable, but DC fast charging is bad news
According to data published by GeoTab, the average annual battery degradation rate for EVs is only around 2.3 percent – much lower than most car owners expect. Degradation depends on several factors, with the most important being how frequently the vehicle is charged using high-power DC fast charging above 100 kW. Read...
China seeks approval to launch massive orbital satellite constellation
A newly established space agency has submitted two requests to the International Telecommunication Union, asking the UN body to reserve orbital slots for a new space-based communications venture. The two filings are at different stages of design, but they appear to be part of the same massive satellite constellation China......