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Scientists work out how to pinpoint drone operators like those who shut down Gatwick

Scientists have figured out how to pinpoint the location of someone flying a drone based purely on its flight path, rather than having to intercept and triangulate radio signals.The research aims...

Robotic birds take to the air in amazingly realistic flight

German engineering company Festo has created robotic birds capable of amazingly realistic flight.The firm acknowledges that the robo-birds don't have any business applications yet, but hopes one c...

Earth's magnetic field can change 10 times faster than previously thought, study suggests

The Earth's magnetic field can change 10 times faster than previously thought, according to a new study.Researchers at universities in the UK and the US have provided new insights into how the swi...

Scientists solve mystery as to why Alpine glacier is turning pink

An Alpine glacier is turning pink in colour because of an algae that accelerates the effects of climate change, scientists have said.An investigation has been launched after pink ice appeared on p...

Revealed: The encrypted system infiltrated by police to uncover top criminal network

Police forces across Europe celebrated their infiltration of EncroChat on Thursday, disrupting international organised crime networks which were using the company's encrypted phones.In the UK, aut...

Coronavirus immunity levels 'higher than antibody tests suggest', claims study

More people have got immunity to coronavirus than antibody tests suggest, according to new research from Sweden.Scientists found that those with mild COVID-19 or who didn’t show symptoms still see...

Scientists investigate how Arctic plant was brought back to life after 32,000 years

Scientists are investigating how an Arctic plant was brought back to life after 32,000 years. The silene stenophylla, a plant with white flowers native to Siberia, was revived from 32,000-year-old...

Tenth-brightest star dims ahead of potentially imminent supernova

Betelgeuse, normally one of the brightest stars in the night sky, has dimmed 60% ahead of what some astronomers think is a potentially imminent supernova.Betelgeuse is a red supergiant, usually th...

'English-only' test and trace failing to contain virus

Contact tracers have warned that the government's test and trace scheme may be failing to contain the spread of coronavirus because it does not provide translation services for staff.Speaking on c...

Virgin Media broadband recovers after failure in London

Virgin Media services have been restored in London after users reported being left without internet access.Thousands of Londoners said they had no connection on Thursday morning, with outage maps...

NHS hospitals turn to algorithms to help clear post-COVID backlog

NHS hospitals are using algorithms to sort patients waiting in the vast backlog of appointments caused by coronavirus, Sky News has learned.Officials have warned the number waiting could reach 10...

Artificial Intelligence to 'rank' NHS patients to help clear post-COVID backlog

NHS hospitals are using algorithms to sort patients waiting in the vast backlog of appointments caused by coronavirus, Sky News has learned.Officials have warned the number waiting could reach 10...

Ocean in Jupiter's moon Europa could hold life, scientists claim

The interior ocean in Jupiter's moon Europa may be able to sustain life, NASA scientists believe.Their work is based on computer simulations of the reservoirs below the ice-shell surface of Europa...

Hackers threaten to auction celebrities' legal documents

Cyber criminals are attempting to hold a dark web auction for legal documents stolen from a law firm which specialises in representing A-list stars.The law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks,...

Twitter bans account which leaked FBI and police documents

Twitter has permanently suspended an account which leaked 269 GB of FBI and police documents, covering more than 20 years' worth of potentially sensitive law enforcement information.The account be...