Microsoft raises prices for 34 million people with Windows PCs, Fire TV Sticks or Xbox consoles

All products and promotions are independently selected by our experts. To help us provide free unbiased advice, we earn an affiliate commission if you make a purchase. Click here to find out more Microsoft has hiked prices for 34 million Game Pass subscribers worldwide, forcing them to pay an extra £24 each year. The price … Read more

A stegosaurus fossil could fetch $6 million at Sotheby’s. Should they be auctioned?

A 150-million-year-old fossil of a stegosaurus specimen is on display at Sotheby’s in New York. The fossil, named “Apex” by the paleontologist who discovered it, is expected to fetch $4 million to $6 million at auction, making it one of the most expensive fossils ever sold. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption switch caption … Read more

An ancient crocodile-like reptile roamed the Earth 250 million years ago

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The history of the Earth is full of amazing creatures, some of which, like pseudosuchia, still baffle experts. One such species is the new predatory reptile species recently discovered in the heart of Brazil, a remarkable addition to the Triassic stories. This latest find sheds light on an ancient lineage of crocodile-like reptiles known as … Read more

Revolut founder Storonsky benefits from $500 million share sale

Nik Storonsky, who has a stake in the fintech worth billions of dollars, plans to sell a small portion of it in the coming months, Sky News has learned. By means of Mark Kleinman, city editor @MarkKleinmanSky Sunday, July 7, 2024 11:51 AM, UK Revolut’s founder is set to cash out some of his multi-billion … Read more

Giant dinosaur skeleton unearthed in US state: ‘Incredibly unusual’ 30ft Cretaceous monster is nearly intact in ‘rare’ find that is 80 MILLION years old

The hadrosaur is a large family of giant herbivorous dinosaurs - including at least 61 identified, individual species with possibly hundreds of unique species that once roamed the Earth, according to experts. The hadrosaurs above are an artist's reconstruction of a Russian find

The most complete dinosaur fossil ever discovered in Mississippi has been called “incredibly unusual” by state officials. It remains 85 percent buried since its discovery in 2007. Paleontologists have confirmed that the specimen was once a living hadrosaur: a family of vegetarian, duck-billed dinosaurs that lived more than 82 million years ago. But the hadrosaur … Read more

West Antarctica was ice-free 34 million years ago, new samples show

Today, few deny the impact of global warming. Now that the term has become slang for everything that is wrong with the planet, experts have been conducting empirical studies of its impact on the Antarctic ice sheets. What used to be called “forever” is now melting rapidly, at a rate that was previously unimaginable. This … Read more

Boiling rocks from the Earth’s crust tore open an ocean in Mongolia 410 million years ago

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More than 400 million years ago, an upwelling of hot rock from the Earth’s mantle caused the crust in Mongolia to split apart, creating an ocean that lasted for 115 million years. The geologic history of this ocean could help researchers understand Wilson cycles, or the process by which supercontinents break apart and reassemble. These … Read more

Musk’s SpaceX and NASA team up again for $69 million space telescope launch contract: Here’s what the mission aims to accomplish

NASA has once again chosen Elon Musk’s SpaceX for another project. TOPSHOT – A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U) weather satellite lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, June 25, 2024. (AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} … Read more

New car market reaches ‘million engines’ milestone after half a year

The new car market grew by 1.1% in June to 179,263 units, surpassing the million-car sales mark in the first half of the year since 2019. Battery electric vehicles have the highest monthly market share since December 2023, but year-to-date take-up has remained steady at 16.6%. The industry is calling on the next government to … Read more