Marine experts are calling on the public to report sightings of basking sharks in UK waters this summer. "They're here for most of the summer," said Dr David Gibson, managing director of the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. "We're asking people to let us know whenever they see one of these fantastic animals. It is [...]
Many medical implants are vulnerable to attacks that could threaten their users' lives, according to studies. In two weeks of work he found a way to scan for and compromise insulin pumps that communicate wirelessly. "We can influence any pump within a 300ft [91m] range," Mr Jack told the BBC. "We can make that pump [...]
A newly described relative of Tyrannosaurus rex is the largest known feathered animal – living or extinct. The feathered meat-eating dinosaur lived about 125 million years ago and is estimated to have weighed a whopping 1,400kg as an adult. The new species, known as Yutyrannus, has been identified from three fossils found in north-eastern China. [...]
LONDON | Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:20am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 meters (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting [...]