Surveillance footage at Berlin Zoo has captured the moment a polar bear gave birth to a tiny cub. The video shows the first few moments of bonding between the mother and her newborn baby. Eight-year-old Tonja gave birth to the cub in the early hours of Thursday morning. The cub is the latest addition to …

Apple has fixed a security flaw in its HomeKit system that could have let unauthorised people control smart home gadgets such as door locks and lights. The bug appeared in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 11.2, and could have let criminals unlock internet-connected doors. A researcher disclosed the problem to tech …

Scientists who fitted heart rate-monitoring tags to Arctic narwhals have discovered a strange paradox in how the animals respond to threats. When these tusked whales are frightened, their hearts slow, but at the same time they swim quickly to escape. Scientists say the response could be “highly costly” – because they exert themselves with a …

It’s hard to believe these odd-looking critters actually evolved to look this way. Here, the new book WTF, Evolution?! critiques some of Earth’s wackiest creatures. Pignose frog Really, Evolution? You’ve had 130 million years to work on the pignose frog, and this is the best you could do? Did you maybe boil it too long? …

Let’s be honest—most of us are guilty of committing a Facebook faux pas or two. The worst offense? Netiquette experts are warning us away from the keyboard when it comes to hot-button topics, in particular. Turns out, it’s not just a sign you’re sharing way too much on Facebook; research says you might respond differently …