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Nasa unveils detailed 3D map of Mars you can zoom in on

The Global CTX Mosaic of Mars the highest-resolution global image of the Red Planet ever created (Picture: Unsplash) Nasa has unveiled a new interactive map of Mars that allows you to zoom into the Red Planet in vivid detail. Now, both scientists…

How to use ChatGPT: Beginners guide to talking to the OpenAI chatbot

Want to join the bandwagon? Here’s how to get started… (Picture: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images) Just when you think you’ve mastered the newest smartphones, tablets and other technology, something new comes along that everyone’s talking about.   Unless you…

Thai man claims ChatGPT helped him win the lottery

ChatGPT gave the winning sequence 57, 27, 29, and 99, helping the man win 2,000 Thai Baht (£46) (Picture: Unsplash) A man from Thailand claims that ChatGPT generated the winning numbers of the lottery for him. Sharing his story on TikTok,…

The bear, the owl, the fox and the shark: what’s your conflict resolution style?

Are you a ‘teddy bear’ when it comes to conflict? (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) For all the joy they bring, families and close friendships often involve conflict, betrayal, regret and resentment. Prince Harry’s recent memoir, Spare, is a reminder of the fact…

Vodafone goes down leaving thousands across UK without internet

The issue seems to be primarily affecting landline internet connections (Picture: Shutterstock) Vodafone customers across the UK are facing connectivity problems this morning after being hit with an unexpected outage. Reports have accumulated on DownDetector, a website that records outages,…

BBC objects to Twitter’s ‘government funded media label’

The BBC’s main Twitter account has been labelled government funded media (Picture: PA) The BBC has contacted Twitter to object over a label on the platform describing it as ‘government funded media’. The label has only been applied to the…

Earth and Mars once looked remarkably similar – and sometimes still do

Can you tell which is Earth and which is Mars? (Pictures:Getty/Nasa) Billions of years ago, Earth and Mars looked remarkably similar. Both had thick atmospheres, keeping the planets within them warm and wet – ideal conditions for life. However, around…

Scientists set to study the icy oceans of Jupiter’s moons for signs of life

It will take around eight years for the spacecraft to travel out to Jupiter, with an estimated arrival date in 2031 (Picture: ESA/NASA/DLR) Over 400 years after Galileo Galilei observed four main moons of Jupiter, scientists are gearing up to…

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Snapshot: Stunning images of the animals we risk sending to extinction

Earlier this week, Sir David Attenborough sounded a warning. ‘We now have a few short years during which we can still make a choice, where just enough remains of the natural world for it to recover,’ said the beloved broadcaster…

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Woolly mammoths grew smaller ears and fluffier coats as they evolved

Woolly mammoths’ top coats grew to be half a metre long (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) Over around 300,000 years, woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and thicker coats to keep them warm on the Siberian steppes, according to new research. The giant mammals evolved…

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