Have you ever wondered why magpies have a reputation for stealing things that are shiny? Recent experiments have shown that magpies can recognise themselves in mirrors, which is a feat that has rarely been seen amongst birds. Thus far, self-recognition has been limited to humans, monkeys, elephants and dolphins making this an exceptional discovery. (more…)

Jellyfish have been threatening the British coast, and are having an increasingly harmful effect on marine life as well as tourism. Mass stinging episodes on swimmers has occurred in the Mediterranean, and damage to several fish farms in the Black Sea and the Atlantic has transpired wiping out hundreds of fish. (more…)

Most of us still have our old vinyl and tape collections hidden away at home. These days it is difficult to even buy a music cassette, let alone buy a player for the ones that we have got. The new U-Record is what we have been waiting for, and will enable you to transfer all of your old music into digital files. (more…)

Three former engineers from the popular search engine Google are launching their own internet search tool which is to be called Cuil.com. They boast that their search engine will be able to scour 120 billion web sites to find whatever it is that you are looking for. Three years ago, Google had a search index of 8.2 billion web pages, but can it compete with Cuil.com? (more…)

Have you ever decided against going surfing or water skiing because of the temperature of the water? Many of us get put off by the cold temperatures and wait until a warm summer’s day before getting wet. New heated wetsuits may be the invention that we have been waiting for which are set to be launched later this year! (more…)

New evidence of the existence of Bigfoot has been found in the Garo Hills of Northern India. Two short hairs were picked up in the forest several years ago and believed to be from the elusive Yeti. Tests have been done on the hairs, but have failed to link to any known creature. (more…)