Science & Enviroment

Climate change dials down Atlantic Ocean heating system
04:06 2018-04-15

A significant shift in the system of ocean currents that helps keep parts of Europe warm could send temperatures in the UK lower, scientists have found. They say the Atlantic Ocean circulation system is weaker now than it has been for more than 1,000 years – and has changed significantly in the past 150. The …

Xiaomi launches Black Shark to compete with Razer Phone
02:07 2018-04-15

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its new Black Shark gaming phone to take on Razer. The handset is one of the cheapest phones now available that carries a Snapdragon 845 and also has a liquid cooling solution, Techspot.com reports. There are two variants of the phone: The first has 6GB of RAM paired with …

The 10 password combinations you should never use online, according to cyber experts
19:36 2018-04-14

Now that we live in a digital age where we have a million different online accounts, from Amazon and eBay to banking and email, it’s more crucial than ever to be cybersafe. One easy and important way to do this is to use strong passwords and make it harder for potential hackers to commit cybercrime. …

How deep is the ocean? The most recent average depth
22:05 2018-04-13

As Blue Planet II gave us unprecedented insight into the murky depths of the ocean, where only very simple lifeforms can survive, many people are wondering how deep the ocean actually is. In the second episode, The Deep, David Attenborough’s epic documentary took us to the Mariana Trench – which is deeper than Mount Everest …

Quarter of children under six have a smartphone, study finds
01:03 2018-04-12

One in four children under the age of six has a smartphone, a survey has found. Despite parents insisting that 11 is the “ideal” age for children to have a phone, a poll found 25 per cent of children aged six and under already have their own mobile and nearly half of these spend up …