Science & Technology
Coronal Mass Ejection: Massive Solar Explosion
The Sun had a massive solar explosion on April 16th. A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a massive burst of solar wind, other light isotope...
Gmail left millions of users worldwide without email access
More than 5 millions of Google mail users across the globe could not access their emails yesterday after a widespread outage of the webmail...
Electric car use may save up to $1,200 a year, says the UCS
Using an electric car leads to fewer warming emissions and fuel cost savings, says the Union of Concerned Scientists. The study, "State of Charge: Electric...
Space Shuttle Discovery flyover Washington DC on the back of jumbo jet before retirement at Smithsonian
Discovery, NASA's oldest and most travelled space shuttle, has made a dramatic flypast over the centre of Washington D.C. on the way to its...
Windows 8 OS comes in three different flavors
Microsoft has announced that its next operating system Windows 8 will come in just three different flavors. For those with Intel-compatible machines, the OS will...
Google Drive – the new DropBox competitor is just around the corner. Sources say it could be launching as soon as next week.
Google Drive plans found by The Next Web Brad McCarty at The Next Web got lucky and received a draft release from a partner of...
People underestimate the amount of sugar in “healthy” drinks
A new research suggests that many people underestimate the amount of sugar in drinks which are perceived to be "healthy". A Glasgow University study asked...
Ultrasounds could treat early prostate cancer with fewer side-effects
British scientists have discovered that ultrasounds could treat early prostate cancer and may have far fewer side-effects than existing therapies. A 41-patient study in the...
MEP David Martin says ACTA should by rejected by the European Parliament
Euro MP David Martin has said the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) should be rejected by the European Parliament. David Martin, the British MEP responsible for...
Oracle and Google go on trial over Android copyright in the biggest tech lawsuit to date
Oracle and Google go on trial in a San Francisco court on Monday after Java developer claimed Google’s Android violated several of its patents...
Walking could help treating depression
Walking could play an important role in fighting depression, according to researchers in Scotland. Vigorous exercise has already been shown to alleviate symptoms of depression,...
Potential breakthrough HIV infection cure developed from genetically engineered human stem cells
UCLA scientists have found that human stem cells can be genetically engineered into “warrior” cells that fight HIV and the new cells can attack...
Majorana fermion’s existence proved in a Delft lab
Dutch scientists think they may have seen evidence for Majorana fermion, the famously elusive quarry in particle physics. The Majorana fermion was first predicted 75...
Women pursue careers because they fear they are too unattractive to get married
According to a controversial study, the real reason women pursue careers is because they fear they are too unattractive to get married. The research team,...
Emperor penguins number is double than previously thought as they are counted from space
Scientists have discovered that nearly twice as many emperor penguins inhabit Antarctica as was previously thought. UK, US and Australian scientists used satellite technology to...
Scientists are 99% sure there is life on Mars after they re-analyze soil samples from Viking 1 probe
Scientists have concluded that is 99% certain there is life on Mars after a mathematical analysis of the Red Planet soil samples taken by...
How a glass of red wine may help prevent weight gain
A new scientific study has found that drinking a glass of red wine could actually reduce your chance of piling on the pounds. The research...
Less than five and a half hours of sleep a night makes you to gain more weight
Getting less than five and a half hours of sleep a night could see you gain nearly a stone in a year, say scientists. Scientists...
US Department of Justice sues Apple and major publishers over e-books prices
US Department of Justice sues giant tech Apple and major publishers over pricing of e-books. The US accuses Apple and book publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan...
Apple tackles the Flashback Trojan that infected more than half a million Mac computers
Apple announces that is developing a tool to "detect and remove" the Flashback Trojan that is said to have infected more than half a...
ImMucin, the breakthrough cancer vaccine, shows promising results in human safety trial
ImMucin, a breakthrough vaccine that targets a molecule in 90% of all cancers has been tested on humans for the first time. Results from the...
How to control what you dream
Scientists have begun a study at the Edinburgh International Science Festival to see if it is possible to influence what we dream about. They have...
Facebook will buy Instagram for $1 billion in the most expensive business deal in history
Facebook announces its decision to buy Instagram, one of the most popular photo-sharing smartphone app. Facebook is paying $1 billion in cash and stock for...
Olympics 2012: Iran has blocked access to London 2012 official website
Access to the official website for the London 2012 Olympic Games appears to be blocked in Iran. Users in Iran have tweeted that they are...
Why today’s women are marrying down
According to researchers, it appears the days of women setting their sights on marrying “above themselves” are over, as they become better educated and...
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