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Top scientist says we’ll find aliens by 2075 — and predicts what they’ll look like
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (358+ words) Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock is 'absolutely convinced' there are aliens out there, and says they will be found within the next 50 years. [alien; 3d illustration; Shutterstock ID 506738992; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -] Humans have been on the hunt to find extraterrestrial life for decades,…...
Snow and ice warnings for New Year with polar vortex 'straight from North Pole'
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (744+ words) There may have been no White Christmas, but there could be a white New Year, with snowfall forecast throughout the first week of 2026. Freezing weather is on the way, with the Met Office issuing warnings for snow and ice, saying…...
PS6 and next Xbox could be delayed due to memory crisis
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (571+ words) Sony and Microsoft are debating whether to delay the next generation of consoles according to a report, as rising RAM prices threaten to derail their plans." If you've been paying attention to tech news over recent months, you may have…...
Ubisoft hack takes down Rainbow Six Siege as players given billions of credits
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (525+ words) Rainbow Six Siege servers were temporarily shut down after hackers took control of the game's systems, including the marketplace. Insomniac, Rockstar, and PlayStation have all been targeted by hackers to varying degrees over recent years, and now Ubisoft has been…...
Top AI slop YouTube channels generate £90,000,000 every year from brainrot
22+ hour, 49+ min ago (673+ words) Brainrot YouTube videos have raked in more than 63,000,000,000 views, generating about "90,000,000 in revenue every year. The low quality AI content " designed to farm views " could make up more than 20 per cent of YouTube's feed, according to a new report by…...
3I/ATLAS was just a comet - but could we have defended ourselves if it was aliens?
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1183+ words) Abraham'Avi'Loeb, a Harvard University astrophysicist, spends most of his waking hours thinking about a giant rock. The rocks name isnt too catchy, 3I/ATLAS, and according to some, its more of a cosmic-sized snowball. But 3I/ATLAS is no ordinary rock " its…...
Top 10 climate disasters cost more than $120,000,000,000 in 2025
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (417+ words) Californian wildfires was the most expensive climate catastrophe this year, as disasters brought on by global heating worsened drastically in 2025. The full cost of the deepening climate crisis has been revealed. Droughts, wildfires, heatwaves and storms cost the world more…...
Octopuses could 'take over the world and build underwater cities' one day
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (1013+ words) Professor Tim Coulson could never imagine his dog inheriting the Earth, building a city of kennels with bones as currency. But he could easily imagine octopuses squirming on land wearing breathing gear, rifle in hand (tentacle?) to hunt deer and…...
Wind and cold weather warnings to come into force on Christmas Day
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (409+ words) Parts of the UK welcome the festive period gripped by cold temperatures and strong winds " but with a slim chance of a white Christmas. Christmas Day has kicked off with chilly temperatures in most parts of the country. And the…...
15 years after Fukushima disaster locals fear return of Japan's nuclear power
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (581+ words) Japan is returning to nuclear energy almost 15 years after the Fukushima disaster " but not everyone is convinced it's a good idea. The world's largest nuclear power plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, shut down most of its reactors after the deadly 2011 earthquake and tsunami....