The image shows how the Iberian coastline is heavily populated with Valencia and Barcelona prominent at the bottom right of the photo.
New footage from San Francisco firm's SkySat-1 reveals planes taking off in Beijing - and it is available to the public. Footage shows cars are moving on roads and vessels travelling through shipping lanes - all from a satellite positioned 600 kms above the planet. ...read
NEW The newly deciphered letter is from an Egyptian soldier named Aurelius Polion while he served as a volunteer Roman legion in Europe.
The interactive map, created by Winnipeg-based Polar Bears International, lets you see details about the polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay and Beaufort Sea area.
The patent was filed in 2013 to the World Intellectual Property Organisation and was found by Galaxy Club Netherlands.
University of Florida researchers called for drink driving guidelines to be reassessed in light of the finding.
Lydia, a satellite-tagged 4.4 metre, 2,000lb great white has travelled more than 19,000 miles since a tracking device was fitted to her near Florida as part of the Ocearch scientific project.
![Judge Patrick Geraghty, from the National Transportation Safety Board recently dismissed a fine which had been placed on a drone photographer. Stock image pictured. Judge Geraghty said Raphael Pirker's camera drone was 'not subject to [federal regulation] and enforcement,' and therefore the fine wasn¿t valid](http://web.archive.org/web/20140307212110im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/07/article-2575603-1C1AF86600000578-523_154x115.jpg)
In 2012, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) fined a Virginia-based photographer for flying a commercial drone, but this decision has been overturned.
The space agency’s Cassini probe took the image on October 22, 2013, when it was about 1.6 million miles (2.6 million km) from Saturn. he planet’s scarred moon Mimas, also known as the Death Star, is visible as a pin prick of light at the bottom right. The image also shows the mysterious ‘spokes’ in Saturn's B ring, just to the right of centre. What creates these spokes is still a mystery, but scientists do know that spokes no longer appear when the sun is higher in Saturn's sky.
Researchers at Harvard University argue that comets are not created by the sun’s influence over space rocks, but instead pushed towards our planet by dark matter.
To open Livr, developed in Brooklyn, users must use a breathalyser and have a blood alcohol content above the legal limit. Features include a Truth or Dare game and Drunk Dial option.
The Roman colony of Iulia Concordia (aerial shot, pictured), which lies 70 km northeast of Venice,was hit by floods that covered it in sediment and rubbish in the fifth century AD.
With around 70 hours training using the vOICe system at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, study participants recognised people's bodies and imitated their postures.
The space agency claims that signs of a sinkhole in Louisiana that is now 25 acres large (10.1 hectares) and growing were caught by its radar before it opened.
Researchers at the University of Ottawa, Canada, studied the brain activity of a student who can drift outside her own body at will.
The infographic, from London-based WhoIsHostingThis, details nine steps needed to remove yourself from the web, including deactivating accounts and fake profiles.
Indonesia's highest Islamic body - the Indonesian Council of Clerics - issued the call to action to save animals such as orangutans and rhinos from extinction.
A German automotive company has unveiled a concept car body at the Geneva Auto Show which would be 3D printed to provide protection and cushioning. The interior frame would be created using a mixture of thermoplastic materials and carbon fibre, while metal would be used for the outer body.
Researchers from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences said a cat skeleton indicates humans cared for cats in 3,700BC.
The 'wake up and smell the bacon' app has been developed by Oscar Mayer – a popular manufacturer of bacon and other meats in the U.S.
The San Diego firm says its app can tell you exactly how someone is feeling. Called Emotient, it can tell whether a person is happy, sad angry or confused.
Nudity used in documentaries, artwork or education will be allowed on the Californian-based app. Sexually suggestive clips are also allowed if people are clothed.
Dyson experts have launched a new bladeless fan that is 75per cent quieter and eliminates the tone that equates to the irritating mosquito hum.
Tickle was built in California. It uses an iPhone's built-in accelerometer to detect movement and when a user scratches the phone, the app makes a fake phone call.
Engineers from Massachusetts-based Terrafugia will discuss how they designed and developed the Transition flying car, set to go on sale in 2015.
Chinese researchers found that compounds in urine mix with chlorine can cause chemicals that have been linked to respiratory effects in swimmers to form.
The asteroid, named P/2013 R3, smashed into ten smaller pieces over a period of months. Some fragments are expected to eventually reach Earth's atmosphere. Scientists said the break-up was probably the result of the subtle effect of sunlight over many years causing the asteroid to spin at a slowly increasing rate until it became unstable and ruptured. This phenomenon, known as the YORP effect, has been debated by scientists, but never previously reliably observed.
The robot arm, created for drummer Jason Barnes from Atlanta, is able to listen to the music being played and improvise its own beat. The prosthesis controls two drumsticks. The first stick is controlled both physically by the musicians’ arms and electronically using muscle sensors. The other stick can react to the music being played. ‘I’ll bet a lot of metal drummers might be jealous of what I can do now,' Mr Barnes said.
Two students at the University of Huddersfield designed Iota, which takes up a third of the space of a standard toilet when it is folded in the upright position.
University of California researchers say the ocean removes about 15 percent chemicals overnight along the coast in cities such as Los Angeles (pictured).
The prints were preserved in a peat bed at Druridge Bay and are thought to have been uncovered by a recent tidal surge.
When 13-year-old Jamie Edwards from Preston told his headmaster of his plan to build a nuclear reactor in a classroom, the obvious question was: ‘Will it blow the school up?’
The Jawbone app can track caffeine intake and rate users on a scale from 'wired' to 'sleep ready'.
The standing stone is the first prehistoric carved rock recorded in the Brecon Beacons - and is thought to be the only example of its kind in Wales.
The stricken boat called Flying Joan set sail in 1617 from Plymouth, Devon, as part of a fleet led by Sir Walter Raleigh looking for the mythical riches of El Dorado.
Created by Australians Benjamin Laird and Oscar Schwartz, the Bot or Not website reveals just how adept computers have become at writing poetry.
3420 Boelter Hall at UCLA (top left) saw the first the first Arapanet transmission with Stanford on October 29, 1969 (bottom right). The first message was supposed to be 'log in', but their first success also spelled their first failure – the system crashed after the 'L' and 'O' were transmitted on a teletype (bottom right) by Leonard Kleinrock (top right) and his team
Researchers at Boston University found the relationship between racism and obesity was strongest among women who were frequent victims of racism.
Astrium has announced plans to test its prototype spaceplane at an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,048 metres) over Singapore later this year.
Joseph Garrett, 23, from Portsmouth began uploading Minecraft videos in 2012. He has now left his job and earns a living from adverts on his YouTube channel.
A new exhibition at the British Museum in London strives to make people think again about the Scandinavian pillagers whose name means 'pirate' in Old Norse.
Wello, from Indian firm Azio, is due to ship in summer across Europe, Canada and Asia. The case will cost £120 in the UK, €145 in Europe and $199 in the U.S.
The study was carried out by Bristol-based discount site Vouchercloud. It asked 2,000 adults to identify a range of terms including SEO, MP3, and Blu-ray.
After four days without charge, Reddit user Glarznak found an app on his Californian-built phone had recorded his steps, meaning motion sensors had carried on working.
San Francisco-based startup Emjoyment matches job applicants to employers in a similar way to how Tinder matches people to dates.
New york architects say the plan would add 125 acres of parkland, and allow the city to recycle much of its organic waste. Processing facilities under the park would process organic waste, estimated to be 30% of Ny's residential waste, with ships ferrying waste in and compost out of the islands.
Nasa is developing prototype designs of a space harpoon that will be capable of collecting a few kilograms of samples from deep within asteroids, comets and moons.
An inventor from Florida designed the BriefSkate, which has a compartment that is 18in (46cm) long and 7in (18cm) wide so that it can be used for carrying day-to-day items.
A study led by the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology Germany, used a series of cameras and a 200ft dam to map peregrine falcon's aerodynamic dives.
The clip, from Arizona-based First Sign Technolgies links via Bluetooth to a phone app. Its built-in accelerometer can detect punches and kicks and will trigger an alarm.
University of Western Australia researchers say the amount of fish such as the Mola mola or sun fish (pictured) in the sea has been vastly underestimated.
At 21:07 GMT (16:07 EST), the 98ft (30 metre) asteroid made its closest approach, reaching a distance of less than 217,000 miles (350,000 km).
The British entrepreneur behind the innovation claims it is so powerful the company will become the UK’s answer to Google or Facebook.
French and Russian researchers warn that global warming could lead more ancient viruses being uncovered - and say they could pose a threat to human health.
Each of the 5,600 tonne, 670-metre-high steel rigs developed by a Norwegian fishing firm can house eight times as many salmon as conventional cages. They have a 245 square metre pen for the salmon, space in the offices above for 600 tonnes of feed, and accommodation for up to four people - although they can be operated remotely.
Ever wanted to roll up your computer tablet? Scientists might have found a way to make that possible. A collaboration between the University of Surrey and Phillips has produced new tech that could lead to bendy tablets.
Researchers from the Royal College of Art spent months tapping pieces of stone onto 1,000 types of rock and recording the sound they made.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The flaws were found by Oxford-based independent security researcher Terence Eden. More than 2,000 vulnerabilities were found across 5,000 NHS domains.
A contest that challenged coders to create images where every pixel was a different colour was won by Hungarian Jozsef Fejes for 'rainbow smoke', pictured.
Using underwater scooters, divers are documenting sea life found at the bottom of Australian beaches.
Archaeologists have discovered two sites that they are sure were used by pirates, one of which is located at a place known today as 'Dutchman’s Cove' in Cork, Ireland.
The enormous creature, named Torvosaurus gurney, was discovered in Lisbon, Portugal. It had teeth 4in (10cm) long.
Remarkably preserved skeletons dating back 160million years were discovered in rocks beneath the famous Jehol Biota in north eastern China.
Nasa announced the plans this week in its 2015 budget proposal which would remain essentially flat at $17.5 billion (£10.5 billion).
The TaskOne was designed by Addison Shelton from Vermont. It is fitted with 22 tools including a wood saw, knife and three screwdrivers. Prices start at $80 (£47).
Facebook is tipped to buy up Texas-based Titan Aerospace to bring affordable internet access to Africa via drones that can fly for five years at a time.
The battery-powered Earclip-type Wearable PC was created by Hiroshima engineer Kazuhiro Taniguchi. Its design was inspired by ikebana flower arrangements.
Designed with the help of Texas-based Chaotic Moon Studios, the smart table also features apps, games and a payment system.
US security researchers say the scam allows hacker to take control of a user's PC, scouring it for information.
An Oklahoma-based project is creating a working model of the legendary plane, which it plans to fly from October at events just as the Farnborough Air Show.
The fossils, dating from between six and nine million years, were uncovered in the Atacama Desert, next to the Pan-American Highway in Chile.
Each interactive map is laid on top of Google maps and comes with a description, as well as the option to buy print copies. The majority also come with a transparency slider.
Astronomers used a new confirmation technique to come up with the largest batch of planets announced at one time.
The map, created by London-based Google engineer Stefano Maggiolo, highlights the difference between solar time and clock-time.
The ultimate non-iPhone smartphone guide...
The French emperor (inset) mysteriously died while in British custody on the South Atlantic island of St Helena on May 5, 1821 at the age of 51. Since his death, it has been suggested that he died from cancer or was poisoned by British soldiers. A third theory says he died after inhaling toxic vapours from wallpaper (sample, pictured) which was laced with arsenic. It is thought there will be a lot of interest in a piece of the wallpaper covering a scrapbook (inset bottom) when it goes on sale at an auction in Shropshire on March 18.
A study found led by the University of Oxford found that white people develop ‘passive tolerance’ of minorities in mixed areas, even if they have no direct contact with them.
London-based CuteCircuit has unveiled a new collection of wearable technology outfits that it claims doesn't compromise on fashion.
Microsoft’s digital assistant is poised to replace Bing Search and is expected to make its official debut at the Build Developer Conference in San Francisco next month.
Jan Koum and Brian Acton, the founders of the popular California-based messaging service, made this year's Forbes list with a combined fortune of $9.8 billion.
Scientists at the University of Göttingen have found that the Barberry plant has a 'structural memory' that helps it anticipate future events.
Named My Virtual Fashion Show, the $45 (£27) kit allows children - and adults - to design clothes in a colouring book and then see their creations virtually modelled.
The British Museum found that the land at La Cotte de St Brelade cliff edge was so rocky that mammoths would never have gone up there in the first place.
The integrated system, from the Californian-based firm, works by linking a smart car's built-in display and software with iOS 7 and Siri on the iPhone 5, 5C and 5S.
The image was captured by Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft and reveals the incredibly dynamic nature of the gas giant's moon, lo.
Canadian entrepreneur Julien Smith says the $25 per hour scheme is being used to conduct job interviews and for business meetings.
Reports claim a new version, called Windows with Bing, could be given away in a bid to persuade customers to upgrade to the latest versions.
Scientists at the University of Iowa found that teachers should use more visual aids if they want pupils to remember what they are telling them.
Maryland researchers found a protein called SIRT1 extending the lifespan of mice, delaying the onset of age related health problems.
London-based designers plot the evolution of the mobile phone from the DynaTAC 'brick' in 1974 to the release of Apple's iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission has launched its first satellite that will help provide real-time measurements of rain and snow every three hours.
US firm Spritz says its app can double people's reading speed by flashing words in quick succession. The inventors claim anyone can reach speeds of 1000 words per minute using the app, and hopes to bring it to websites, phones and even watches.
Experts at Royal Holloway, University of London and the universities of Colorado and Utah said the group of people must have lived on the Bering land Bridge, which was covered in shrub tundra.
Designed by students in Paris, the Arctic Harvester would use nutrient-rich water from icebergs to grow crops and provide power to the 800 people on board. Arranged in a circular form (left), the icebergs would be delivered into its central bay (top right). An osmotic system, which generates power from a combination of saltwater and freshwater, would generate energy, along with solar panels. The bottom right image shows a view of the bay from inside the floating city.
The ancient animal was discovered in July 2011 in the Sakha Republic, or Yakutia, in a remote part of Russia where woolly mammoths have been discovered.
The iBitz pedometer from Geopalz was created in Colorado. When children step outside wearing the device their steps power a rocket ship in an online game.
Students from Arizona were shown Facebook photos of a subject before meeting them in person. During the meetings, participants suffered an increase in arousal, which researchers linked an increase in social anxiety.
Australian researchers say the break-up of the supercontinent Gondwana about 130 Million years ago could have lead to a completely different shape of the African and South American continent.
Toronto researchers found machines could damage a babies hearing if left on full volume.
The 69p ($1.15) Type n Walk app, created by California-based CGactive LLC, uses the phone's camera to show road ahead as the screen background.
London design agency Orproject wants to build a park enclosed in a giant 'bubble' - and says school playgrounds could be enclosed in smaller versions of the clean air system.
An international team of archeologists has used aerial surveys and ground-penetrating radar to map the Carnuntum complex just outside Vienna, Austria.
The carved Neolithic masks will go on show at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem and it is the first time that the group of 12 will be displayed together in their ‘birthplace’.
The machines will go on sale later this year for $499 (£299), if its California-based inventors achieve funding. The ingredient kits will equate to $2 (£1.20) a bottle.
Dubbed Million Dollar iPhone, the handset from jewellers Alchemist London has a 24-carat gold bezel and is covered in diamonds totalling seven carats.
New Hampshire researchers surveyed retired people and found the life changing highlights were before they reached 25.
US artist Nickolay Lamm created these amazing graphs detailing the popularity of certain key words in song lyrics of Billboard hits.
CEO Tim Cook revealed the firm is 'investing heavily' in the next generation of its TV strategy, believed to include apps and the firm's first TV set.
Thai researchers say the discovery is the first time the animals have been shown to exhibit sympathy.
Canadian researchers discovered that using shorter words and speaking more concisely are a masculine trait making 'silent types' are more attractive to women.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
Climate scientist, Roy Spencer, who is a professor at the University of Alabama at Huntsville made the radical claim in a blog post yesterday.
A Cambridge Massachusetts-based consulting firm thinks the social cost of increased crime triggered by global warming could reach $115billion in the U.S alone.
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