Gritty details from the cleanup of a homeless encampment in Southern California were revealed Thursday -- and the numbers were stunning. According to the figures, public works crews in Orange County collected

It’s a controversial idea. But an enticing one. A new study has once again tackled the implications of a black hole’s event horizon — the point beyond which not even light can escape its gravitational

In late 2016, Clemens Steffin launched a “Universe in a Sphere” project on Kickstarter. A bit like the memorable scene in Men in Black in which it’s revealed that our entire galaxy is simply swirls in

The iPhone X was a big experiment for Apple, and one that came with a few features that weren't received well. The biggest of those was the $1,000 price tag, but the unsightly notch at the top of the display

Bioluminescence, the emission of visible light by an organism as the result of a natural chemical reaction, is common among marine life such as fishes, squid and molluscs. In the deep sea most species

You may have seen the pictures. It’s night-time in an impossibly exotic location. Waves are breaking on the beach. The water is sparkling with electric blue lights. The internet loves an image of a

The vehicles will no longer need to have drivers inside during tests, but people will still be in charge. Driverless cars will be tested in California for the first time without a person behind a steering

Scientists, including those of Indian origin, have developed a laser emitter that can safely charge a smartphone across a room as quickly as a standard USB cable. Researchers mounted a thin power cell

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian, along with the help of little daughter Alexis Olympia, put up four giant billboards to cheer the tennis superstar's return to the court. Williams will next be seen

If you want to change up the look of your WhatsApp messages then a simple way to do it is swap the font around. Not many people know about the function, but it's a quick way to give your chats a bit of

Facebook is a nifty platform for many functions, but two of its most popular remain making everyone jealous and creeping other people's profiles. Come on and admit it - you're almost certainly guilty of

This blisteringly fun arcade racer is an under-appreciated gem that was sorely overlooked upon its initial release back in 2010. It even featured in our list of dream video game sequels . While it features

This 2013 game is actually a reboot of a first-person shooter from 1997. Much like the 2016 re-imagining of Doom, the new Shadow Warrior captures the essence of its old school forbear while bringing it

As a reward/incentive to keep up their subscription, Xbox Live Gold members get two free games a month to download for a limited time on both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 . The titles range from older AAA

Researchers have developed a small metal tab that when attached to the body can generate electricity from bending a finger and other simple movements Searching for a charging point for a mobile phone or

By analysing the brightness of the cucumber-shaped object, the researchers discovered that Oumuamua wasn’t spinning like most other asteroids At the end of last year, an interstellar asteroid called Oumuamua

Facebook is working on a new system that can determine your social class, according to a patent filed by the firm. The patent, titled ‘Socioceonomic Group Classification based on User Features’, describes

The catch? Be prepared to shell out $25,000 in refurbishment costs within the next three years. Local officials are offering to aid any new owner with grants that range from 20 to 60 percent of the total

NASA's Curiosity rover which has been on Mars in search of signs of conditions that might make life sustainable on the planet — clicked a panorama of what it noticed in Gale Crater on January 30. Have

Microsoft is switching its approach to Windows 10 S, its new version of Windows that’s designed to compete with Chrome OS. The software giant originally announced Windows 10 S as a dedicated version of