TECHNOLOGY

Urkudelphis chawpipacha may be the ancestor of modern river dolphins, say scientists after exciting find in Ecuador.

People living in the altiplano region of southern Bolivia between the 13th and 15th centuries developed a unique agricultural system.

The highly detailed image of the red star's surface was captured for the first time ever by the ESO's Very Large Telescope.

Water-absorbing rocks may be reason Martian surface is so dry, according to radical research by scientists.

Reddit users collecting good karma by hiding train tickets and gift vouchers in railway stations for other users to find.

Canadian TV present shoots mountain lion and mocks animal rights activists on social media before uploading images of lion's organs.

The writings include previously unknown Greek mythological and medical works, classical scientific documents, and the oldest surviving copy of the gospels in Arabic.

Charlie Lee, the creator of the cryptocurrency litecoin (LTC), claims to have sold all of his digital reserves to silence naysayers who accuse him of conflicts of interest.

This similarity between chimps and humans could be seen as evidence of chimpanzees and humans having common ancestors.

Renders of new Samsung Galaxy S9 suggest headphone jack will remain and fingerprint scanner will be moved away from camera lens.

The founder of Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency trading platforms, says the company is investigating claims that its staff were involved with insider trading.

"This may qualify as the stupidest thing she's ever said," one Twitter user said.

The bodies belong to soldiers of the Crown who fought against the Maori tribes who were protesting British colonisation.

Researchers ran a series of simulations to get new insights into the Red Planet's formation and evolution.

"Clapper has a half-century of experience in US intelligence. His words must be heeded," one Twitter user wrote.

Underwater ice looks blue because it absorbs longer wavelengths of light.

A cheeky monkey, a couple of bears getting frisky, a fox urinating into a golf hole – the year's silliest photography contest has a serious side.

These bears were early immigrants from the Asian continent that moved to the Americas several million years ago.

The active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes most recently started erupting in 2008 and has continued to do so till December 2017.

"These two weeks ARE a gift. Spend them with your kids, you macho goon," Creature of London CEO Dan Cullen-Shute tweeted.

Archaeologists found fossils, less than a millimetre long, of Cambrian animals that swam the Earth's seas over half a billion years ago.

The tweet immediately triggered speculation that he could be looking to recruit Oculus CTO John Carmack.

Nasa has a plan, but the technology to get there does not even exist yet.

Researchers have confirmed that the pod is native to the area and does not migrate unlike other dolphins spotted along the southern shores.

The treatment can stop the progress of the disease or improve the vision of the patient in some cases.

Contrary to what some people assume, members of the working-class are wiser than their counterparts from wealthier backgrounds, and have less difficulty reaching compromise.

By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people.

Crocodile lizard, horseshoe mountain bat and snail-eating turtle among 150 new species discovered in Greater Mekong by WWF and under threat by poachers and illegal wildlife trade.

A leading expert in the field of artificial intelligence has predicted that robots and humans will be able to have children within the next century, creating a new hybrid species.