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Earth is in a pretty unique state of climate change at the moment, but for the past 1 million years, almost like clockwork, our planet has moved in and out of an ice age every 100,000 years. The only problem is, researchers have never really been able to figure out why. In fact, they've been so puzzled by the mysterious phenomenon, they've labelled it the ' 100,000 year problem '. But now a new study might finally have the solution. New research suggests that our oceans might regularly suck more CO2 out of the atmosphere every 100,000 years, allowing the planet to get cold enough to trigger an ice age. The '100,000 year problem' stems from the fact that around 1 million years ago, Earth started experiencing ice ages - vast ice sheets covering North America, Europe, and Asia - every 100,000 years. Before this point, which is known the mid-Pleistocene transition, our planet's ice ages used to occur at intervals of every 40,000 years, which made a

But there's just one problem. A story has gone viral this morning claiming that experts have finally 'solved' the Bermuda Triangle mystery, with the discovery of strange, hexagonal-shaped clouds covering the region. According to a new Science Channel documentary on the issue, these hexagonal clouds are creating winds of 106 kilometers per hour (65 mph) that act as "air bombs" to sink ships and bring down planes. But there's one problem - the Bermuda Triangle actually doesn't exist, and there is no 'mystery' to solve . There are actually no extra unexplained plane crashes and shipwrecks in the area, despite what you might have heard. The name Bermuda Triangle refers to a region of ocean bordered by Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, and it was first brought to public attention back in the 1950s by a journalist named Edward Van Winkle Jones, who wrote a story for the Associated Press about a large number of ships and planes that had

In a lecture at the University of Cambridge this week, Stephen Hawking made the bold claim that the creation of artificial intelligence will be "either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity". The talk was celebrating the opening of the new Leverhulme Centre of the Future of Intelligence, where some of the best minds in science will try to answer questions about the future of robots and artificial intelligence - something Hawking says we need to do a lot more of. “We spend a great deal of time studying history," Hawking told the lecture , "which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity." But despite all our time spent looking back at past errors, we seem to make the same mistakes over and over again. "So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence," he explained. It's not the first time Hawking has been worried about artificial intelligence. Last year, he joined E

RIP everything in its path. Supermassive black holes are thought to sit at the centre of every galaxy in the Universe. It’s not clear why they’re always in the middle, but we’re safe in the knowledge that those devastating whirlpools of nothingness stay where they’re supposed to... until they don’t. A newly discovered black hole appears to have been knocked from its perch by another galaxy, and is now tearing - unanchored - through its own galaxy. Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate the very well-behaved black hole at the centre of the Milky Way , shall we? Regular black holes form when a star at least five times more massive than the Sun runs out of fuel, and collapses in on itself to create a destructive void that not even light can escape . There are also massive black holes - sometimes referred to as intermediate-mass black holes - which are 100 to 100,000 times more massive than our Sun. Supermassive black holes , on the other hand, contain hundreds of million

Today's Google event was dedicated to how its new hardware and software will blend together. Google started off with an official Pixel phone unveiling, after weeks of rumors and leaks. That kicked off a focus on software, especially the way Google's new Assistant software will power the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones and Google Home. Google also showcased its Daydream View, a cozy-looking VR headset covered in fabric. The new 4K Chromecast Ultra made an appearance, as did Google's modular Wi-Fi router system, and Google Home, the AI-powered speaker aimed at Amazon's Echo. We've got the details below, along with full coverage of Google's hardware event right here . Google Pixel and Pixel XL After weeks of leaks, Google unveiled what we were all expecting: the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones . Both have a similar design and are differentiated mainly by the size of their screens. Google's Pixel includes a 5-inch 1080p display, and the

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND— The Manchester Evening News reports that an excavation ahead of a construction project in the city center has uncovered the remains of a 200-year-old pub and several houses. Artifacts from the site include unopened bottles of brandy and crockery personalized with the name of Thomas Evans, owner of the Astley Arms pub in 1821. “It’s brilliant because you can suddenly connect it to the local people in the area,” said senior archaeologist Aidan Turner. “We looked online about his family history and one of his descendants now lives in Texas.” The team also recovered keys, pots for quills, and pipes. The pub was renamed the Paganini Tavern in 1840, when it was owned by Thomas Inglesent, but the property reverted to the Astley Arms by the 1850s. The pub remained open until 1928. To read more about urban archaeology in England, go to " Haunt of the Resurrection Men ."