Newly confirmed jumping leeches are the biggest fear you didn’t know you had

White men can’t jump, but earthly leeches can. This is now a scientific fact; after centuries of anecdotal reports, the parasites have been captured on video jumping from leaves in Madagascar’s rainforest. Automation never tasted so good The images were first captured in 2017 by Mai Fahmy, a researcher now at the American Museum of … Read more

Hands On: ‘Hello Kitty Island Adventure’ was by far our biggest surprise of the summer gaming fest

Image: Sunblink “One world, connecting smiles.” That is the slogan Sanrio, the company responsible for its creation Hello Kitty, founded in 2021. The brand is all about ‘Minna Nakayoku’, which means ‘we all friends’ or ‘Getting along together’. Unity, friendship and love encompass the world of Sanrio, and it worked. For me, Hello Kitty has … Read more

Martin Lewis warns retirees of the ‘biggest mistake’ they can make

By Alanah Khosla for Mailonline 4:46 PM June 18, 2024, updated 4:49 PM June 18, 2024 Share or comment on this article: Martin Lewis has warned against withdrawing money from a pension fund, claiming it is ‘one of the biggest mistakes you can make if you get it wrong’. The British money-saving expert, 52, from … Read more

Scientists suggest causes behind one of the biggest climate disasters

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Mid-Cretaceous paleogeography and major igneous provinces. Credit: Nature communication (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49032-3 × close to Mid-Cretaceous paleogeography and major igneous provinces. Credit: Nature communication (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49032-3 A team of researchers from the University of Exeter has shed new light … Read more

Weekly Wash: The 5 Biggest Camera News Stories of the Week (June 16)

Adobe / Apple / Blackmagic / Pentax

With the weather unseasonably cool in Britain in June, Adobe has been busy this week, with photographers and videographers calling for a boycott of the company after a controversial update to its terms and conditions. Pentax has released two very well-known “new” waterproof cameras and leaked images of the upcoming new film camera have appeared … Read more

Apple’s biggest iMessage change ever could happen in just 14 days

Apple’s iMessage could pass its toughest test yet NurPhoto via Getty Images Once Apple finally confirms the adoption of RCS messaging alongside iMessage, something much bigger will come along and mess things up. We’ve known for a while that 2024 will be a huge year for reporting, but it turns out that while the landscape … Read more

WhatsApp’s biggest iPhone update for 2024 is here: the worst in years

This is an update that iPhone users should avoid dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images This was always going to be a seminal year for messaging, headlined by Apple’s long-delayed adoption of RCS and its partial integration with iMessage. But a much bigger change is happening, one with far more serious consequences, and that applies especially … Read more

The number of foldable phones is increasing, but North America’s biggest brands are lagging behind

OnePlus Open vs. Pixel Fold

What you need to know Huawei led the global shipment of foldable phones for the first time in the first quarter of 2024. The company overtook Samsung, the previous shipping leader, because it was concerned that Samsung is becoming complacent with its Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip brands. Honor and Motorola found success outside … Read more

PS Plus Extra scores one of the biggest hits of 2024 with Animal Well

It looks like PS5 players have flocked to collect those mysterious Animal Well trophies after the game launched on the first day of Sony’s PS Plus Extra subscription program. Watch Number of Animal Well PS Plus players reveals that the game is the fifth biggest PS Plus Extra game of 2024 so far – a … Read more

A new theory of quantum gravity could explain the biggest puzzle in cosmology, research suggests

The nearby Andromeda galaxy with older stars highlighted in blue. A new theory of quantum gravity could help explain why more distant galaxies seem to be retreating faster than nearer ones.

A variation on the theory of quantum gravity – the unification of quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity – could help solve one of the biggest puzzles in cosmology, new research suggests. Scientists have known for almost a century that the universe is expanding. But in recent decades, physicists have discovered that several types of … Read more