Not a single great white shark has been spotted at False Bay , off the shore of Cape Town, this year - and invading killer whales gashing the sharks' open and eating their livers may be to blame. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2018 they were only 50 and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. Tourists hoping to see the Great White's from cages will now have to travel up the coast to Gansbaai until they return.
Mutant two-headed turtle with less than a 'one in a 100 chance of survival' is discovered in South Carolina - but experts say it is 'nothing to be worried about'
The bizarre creature was uncovered on the shores of Hilton Head, an island in the US state of South Carolina. Despite its unnatural appearance experts say there is no reason for concern.
Skin-crawling footage reveals the moment an adder slithers out its amniotic sac and takes its first breath
Dominic Greves, 44, took the footage near Guildford in Surrey which shows the snake emerging from its amniotic sac. The baby reptile was born still inside the translucent sac and can be seen wriggling around inside before finally emerging. The adder is the UK's only venomous snake and can live for up to 15 years. They are protected by law in Great Britain and it's illegal to intentionally kill or injure them.
Adorable baby monkey born at London Zoo named 'Buzz' after the Apollo 11 astronaut gives fresh hope for the survival of his rare species
An adorable three-week old baby monkey has been born at ZSL London zoo and named after famed astronaut, Buzz Aldrin. His birth is a positive sign for the breeding programme at the zoo trying to save the species, known as one of the rarest in the world, from extinction. ZSL is part of the European breeding programme for endangered species (EEP) and Buzz's arrival spurs hope for the animals which are only found in the wild in some parts of western Africa.
Face of the oldest direct human ancestor revealed: Elusive ancient species that pre-dates Lucy and lived 4.2 million years ago is brought to life by archaeologists for the first time
The first piece of MRD, the upper jaw, was found by local worker Ali Bereino in February 2016 at the Woranso-Mille fossil site in Ethiopia (top right). Researchers uncovered the adult male skull (bottom right) in the river delta of a now-extinct lake delta and the recreations (left) reveal the species had a small brain with a long, narrow skull. However, it also reveals the species had prominent cheekbones that make the face look like more recent humans.
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- Mutant two-headed turtle with less than a 'one in a 100 chance of survival' is discovered in South Carolina - but experts say it is 'nothing to be worried about'
- Star spangled skies! The US could get a rare glimpse of the NORTHERN LIGHTS thanks to a powerful geomagnetic storm over the weekend
- 'Fast fashion' is driving climate change: Two tonnes of clothes are purchased on the UK's high streets every MINUTE - producing 50 tonnes of carbon emissions
- Zoology professor has released his own rock album dedicated to BEES to help save the animals from extinction
- Nike reveals 'Marty McFly' style self-lacing sneakers that can be controlled using Apple's Siri
- Skin-crawling footage reveals the moment an adder slithers out its amniotic sac and takes its first breath
- Heatwaves will happen MORE often in Europe as climate change increases temperatures and causes 'extremely hot and intense days'
- Ancient 'mass dying' more than 2BILLION years ago that wiped out more than 80% of life on Earth was the worst of all time - including the one that killed the dinosaurs
- Even a broken compass is right once every 360 years: Royal Observatory Greenwich will soon point to 'true north' for the first time in more than three centuries
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- Adorable baby monkey born at London Zoo named 'Buzz' after the Apollo 11 astronaut gives fresh hope for the survival of his rare species
- French museum reopened at the site of the Battle of Agincourt seeks to dismiss 'overblown myths' of the great English victory which were 'inflated by the works of William Shakespeare'
- Google warns customers of arch-rival Apple that a mass iPhone hack which installs 'monitoring implants' to spy on pictures, texts and live locations has been going on for YEARS
- Facebook will use Minecraft to give its AI a crash course in multi-tasking and listening to players' directions
- California's tougher vaccine law to get final vote - after an anti-vaxxer attacked the bill's co-author
- Face of the oldest direct human ancestor revealed: Elusive ancient species that pre-dates Lucy and lived 4.2 million years ago is brought to life by archaeologists for the first time
- Ancient 'mass dying' more than 2BILLION years ago that wiped out more than 80% of life on Earth was the worst of all time - including the one that killed the dinosaurs
- Great white sharks have ABANDONED their favourite hunting ground off the coast of South Africa after being hunted by invading orcas who feast on their livers
- Google warns customers of arch-rival Apple that a mass iPhone hack which installs 'monitoring implants' to spy on pictures, texts and live locations has been going on for YEARS
- Apple will launch iPhone 11 on September 10 'in FIVE colors' alongside long-awaited fourth Apple Watch
- Star spangled skies! The US could get a rare glimpse of the NORTHERN LIGHTS thanks to a powerful geomagnetic storm over the weekend
- Mutant two-headed turtle with less than a 'one in a 100 chance of survival' is discovered in South Carolina - but experts say it is 'nothing to be worried about'
- Nike reveals 'Marty McFly' style self-lacing sneakers that can be controlled using Apple's Siri
- Facebook will use Minecraft to give its AI a crash course in multi-tasking and listening to players' directions
- Even a broken compass is right once every 360 years: Royal Observatory Greenwich will soon point to 'true north' for the first time in more than three centuries
- Skin-crawling footage reveals the moment an adder slithers out its amniotic sac and takes its first breath
- French museum reopened at the site of the Battle of Agincourt seeks to dismiss 'overblown myths' of the great English victory which were 'inflated by the works of William Shakespeare'
- Heatwaves will happen MORE often in Europe as climate change increases temperatures and causes 'extremely hot and intense days'
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What the world will look like in 50 years: Underwater roads, hoverboard quidditch and self-cleaning homes will all be part of normal life in 2069, experts predict
The report was commissioned by Samsung to mark the opening of Samsung KX, the technology firm's new 'experience space' and retail store in King's Cross, London. It claims flying buses and taxis (left), hoverboard-based sports (top right) and underwater highways (bottom right) will be commonplace in 50 years' time.
Inside the wreckage of the doomed HMS Terror: Archaeological dive reveals stunning look at the ruins of a Franklin Expedition ship 'frozen in time' underwater nearly 200 years after its entire crew vanished
Nearly two centuries after it was abandoned and sank 'unceremoniously' to the seafloor, an ambitious archaeological dive in the Canadian Arctic has documented the eerily pristine shipwreck of the HMS Terror. HMS Terror set sail from England in 1845 alongside the HMS Erebus to explore the Northwest Passage as part of the Franklin Expedition. But, the mission was doomed. Both ships - including the captain and a crew of roughly 130 people - vanished, and despite extensive search efforts in the years that followed, it wasn't until the early 2000s that the wreckage sites were discovered.
Vladimir Putin's six-foot tall robo-naut Fedor has finally reached the ISS and successfully docked after a failed attempt at the weekend
The MS-14 Soyuz spacecraft blasted off at 6:38 am Moscow time (03:38 GMT) from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday (inset) and now successfully docked (top left, image of approach to the ISS) after being controlled remotely from mission control in Moscow (bottom left). The robot (right), which stands for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research (FEDOR), is also known as Skybot F850 and is the first robot ever sent up by Russia. 'Contact confirmed, capture confirmed,' a NASA commentator announced after successful docking, which was also confirmed by a statement on the website of Russian space agency Roscosmos. On NASA TV, which broadcast the event, the commentator praised the vessel's 'flawless approach to the ISS'. 'Second time was a charm... the crew is up to seven,' he said, referring to the six humans already aboard the space station.
A hole in one, again! Nissan develops a self-driving golf ball for struggling players that putts perfectly every time
A video released by the Japanese manufacturer shows it being hit in a wayward direction by a toddler, before self-adjusting and bagging a birdie. It is inspired by the ProPILOT 2.0 driver assistance technology which the firm says will be fitted to Nissan's upcoming saloon, the Skyline. An overhead camera plots the origin and destination of the ball and calculates the best route after it has been hit based on movement and trajectory. A small electrical motor powers the ball to guide it effortlessly into the cup.
How the Incans ruled with an iron fist: Ancient society kept locals in check by turning the heads of their slain enemies into trophies
Researchers from the National Museum of Natural History in Chile studied the heads, which were found Iglesia Colorada (bottom right). They have been dated to the Late Horizon era, around 1476 to 1534 AD, and were buried in isolation in the Copiapó Valley in northern Chile. They found markings (left) that suggest the remains were mounted and used as trophy heads in ritualistic displays of power over newly conquered areas.
No monkey business here! Shocking video captures the moment a Colombian white-faced capuchin uses a sharpened stone to smash its glass cage in China
Viewed more than 17 million times on social media the video shows the unsettling moment which happened at the Zhengzhou Zoo in Central China's Henan Province on 20th August. The animals are exceptionally intelligent and it is unknown what triggered the animal's distress, besides being in captivity. Zhengzhou Zoo staff member Tian Shuliao told local media: 'This monkey is unlike other monkeys. This one knows how to use tools to break walnuts. When we feed walnuts to other monkeys, they only know to bite it. But it had never hit the glass before though. This is the first time. It's toughened glass, so it would never have got out.'
Fires tearing through the Amazon are pumping carbon monoxide into the atmosphere, causing abnormally-high levels that could linger for WEEKS, map shows
An animation released by NASA today has revealed the alarming surge of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere as a result of fires raging in the Amazon. Levels of the pollutant as high as 18,000 feet above Earth's surface have spiked to 160 parts per billion by volume (ppbv) in some regions, with local values expected to be 'significantly higher.' According to NASA, the noxious gas can linger in the air for roughly a month, carrying implications both for air quality and climate change.
Exhilarating close-up footage captures the moment ULA's Delta IV medium rocket blasts off on the final mission of its career
In the video, spaceflight photographer John Kraus captures United Launch Alliance's Delta IV medium-class rocket as it explodes into the sky, embarking on its final mission to deliver a powerful GPS satellite manned by the US Air Force. The video, which Kraus says was taken less than 300 feet away, is captured at a upward angle from the towering craft and depicts the violent launch as its spews clouds of dust, smoke, and fire overhead until the camera is completely shrouded.
Deadly 'zombie' deer disease in the US that rots its victims brains could spread to humans who eat venison
University of Minnesota infectious disease experts believe chronic wasting disease could end up following a path similar to mad cow disease and jump to humans. About 200 people in the Britain and Europe died of prion-based Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease about 10 years after eating infected beef. Today, about one in 2,000 people in Britain harbour inactive prions in their bodies, but have not yet shown symptoms, scientists say.
Brazil sends converted Hercules warplanes to dump tens of thousands of gallons of water on the burning Amazon - as world leaders pledge millions to tackle the inferno
Brazilian Hercules warplanes (main) have been sent to dump thousands of gallons of water on the burning forests in the Amazon state of Rondonia, in response to a global outcry over the destruction of the world's largest tropical rain forest (inset). Facing fierce criticism from the public and international leaders, President Jair Bolsonaro authorized military operations in seven states who had requested assistance in tackling blazes. Boris Johnson has announced that £10million will be made 'immediately available' to help protect habitats and endangered species in the world's largest rain forest.
Putin's six-foot tall humanoid robo-naut Fedor weighing 353 pounds has embarked on a two-week long mission to the ISS after blasting off from Kazakhstan inside a Russian Soyuz rocket
The Russia's space agency have released eerie footage of their human-like android which was sent ot the ISS earlier today abord a Soyuz rocket (left). Nicknamed Fedor - which stands for Final Experimental Demonstration Research - the anthropomorphous machine (top right, bottom right) was seen undergoing a battery of stress-tests at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, last month. Dubbed Putin's robo-naut, footage shows the cyborgs being able to determine targets and capable of honing in on specific points, such as steering wheels, which will surely come in handy.
First super high-definition images of the Titanic shipwreck reveal a 'partial collapse' of the iconic ship's hull 13,000 feet below the Atlantic Ocean
The first ever 4K quality images of the Titanic wreckage were captured during a recent expedition led by Atlantic Productions. The high-definition footage has revealed the 'shocking' extent of its deterioration. The ship sits at around 13,000ft (4,000m) beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, where salt corrosion and metal-eating bacteria have worn away parts of the liner's structure. It's been filmed numerous times in the past, and real footage was even used in the James Cameron film about the tragedy (top right). The first ever footage from 1985 gave us the first blurry look at the ruins undersea.
Rare primitive plant has produced male and female flower-like cones in the UK 'for the first time in 60MILLION years', scientists claim
Male and female 'cones' have emerged on a cliff-edge on the Isle of Wight. It is the first known example of cyads blooming outside a greenhouse in UK history. Ventnor Botanic Garden revealed climate change is likely to be the cause, warming the planet to conditions similar to the era of the dinosaurs. Scientifically known as Cycan revoluta, the ancient tree is native only to Japan and is common as an indoor houseplant in the UK. Now, the institute has revealed the first female cone on record in the UK. A male cone bloomed seven years ago, but 2019 marks the first time in one season both sexes have emerged outdoors.
UN report urges action on plastic as it reveals we are ALL drinking microplastics in water and they may be carrying bacteria into our guts
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has compiled the most comprehensive review to date of the evidence of microplastics in worldwide drinking water supplies. Microplastics have hit headlines over recent years, as they have been detected in marine water, wastewater, fresh water, food, air and drinking-water, both bottled and tap water. Now, for the first time, WHO has examined the potential human health impacts of exposure to microplastics through drinking-water.
Machines on display at World Robot Conference in China can fly, swim and even do brain surgery
Cutting-edge robots are on display at the 2019 World Robot Conference in Beijing, running from August 20 to 25, are expected to attract nearly 200 guests from 22 countries. Over 700 robots specialising with more than 21 industrial applications will be exhibited between now and the close of the conference. Pictured (clockwise from top left): a fake fish; a surgical simulator; a flying drone with beating wings; a medical rehabilitation glove; a service robot; a robo dog.
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