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Berends (left) and Kirchhoff pose with some of their many penguin-themed items at the Penguin Museum in northern Germany. Photos: dpa To the naked eye, it's nearly impossible to see the details: The glass penguin, only measuring half a centimetre, spreads its wings and is painted in four different colours. According to Guinness World Records, this tiny figurine is part of the world's "largest collection of penguin-related items", which belongs to German couple Birgit Berends and Stefan Kirchhoff. The pair already has four entries in the Guinness Book of Records, the last one from 2011 with ov...

Hidden or sacrificed? Archaeologists call this kind of find a hoard, when they uncover objects that have been hidden away or buried in the ground. It is still too early to say why the axes and other objects were buried 3000 years ago. "There may have been religious reasons linked to a sacrifice, or they might have been cached temporarily, with the intention of recasting the metal later. This was a known practice in the Late Iron Age," says Henriksen. The whole hoard of 24 axe heads and 6 other Bronze Age articles (Credit: ) Stjørdal municipality is one of the areas in central Norway that...

No algorithms, likes or advertising: Is Discord the future of social media? 17 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM 8 minutes to read The Discord app has a massive valuation based on its growing popularity. Photo / Getty Images Other By: James Titcomb for the Telegraph Even before most people had personal computers, when the internet was largely occupied by a ragtag bunch of hobbyists and researchers, they used it to chatter. Internet Relay Chat, or "IRC", invented in 1988, was a primitive technology for sending messages online. Unlike the even older email system, in which one might have to w...

The faa is issuing it's most comprehensive drone regulation yet. they mark an ongoing effort to track where these aircraft are flying and try to make the skies a little safer. nbc's gadi schwartz is following the story. >> reporter: in the skies across america, more drone lift-offs than ever before prosecute hobbyists to delivery drones. a sweeping rule proposed by the faa could bring real-time tracking to most drones as soon as they take flight. think virtual drone license plates with beacons that broadcast their location and identity, even those bought by

Myself against the do-nothing democrats. >> hans is with us now how are other republicans reacting to senator murkowski's comments tonight >> reporter: we heard from louisiana senator john kennedy, an impeachment skeptic, who said she's entitled to her opinion and mitch mcconnell to his no official word on a trial or start date. kate the faa put out the most comprehensive proposal to regulate drones, new rules are designed to make the skies safer and it wouldn't just affect commercial drones but smaller consumer drones, too gadi schwartz has those details. >> reporter: in the skies across am...