Science & Technology
Avalanche experts study how ice cream’s stucture changes when it is stored in home freezer
Scientists at the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos, Switzerland, are helping specialists from Nestle to study how ice cream's structure changes...
James Cameron begins diving to the bottom of Mariana Trench
James Cameron begins an attempt to become the first person in 50 years to visit the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Pacific Ocean. Film director...
Two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant
Researchers at Boston University have found that two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant. The study found...
Astonishing images of Earth as seen from the moon captured by a NASA’s MoonKam camera
Ebb, one of two washing-machine-sized NASA spacecrafts, has sent back a gallery of images of Earth from an orbit just 35 miles above the moon...
ISS crew took refuge in Soyuz escape capsules in space junk alert
International Space Station (ISS) crew took refuge in two Soyuz escape capsules as a piece of space junk drifted nearby. The debris - a discarded...
Asteroid Vesta has many features of a rocky planet
Data from a NASA’s Dawn spacecraft revealed that the giant asteroid Vesta possesses many features usually associated with rocky planets like Earth. Vesta has been...
Living alone increases risk of depression
A Finnish study found that people of working age who live alone increase their risk of depression by up to 80% compared with people...
iPhone 5 will have much bigger 4.6-inch screen and will be launched this summer
According to reliable sources in Korea, iPhone 5 will have a much bigger 4.6-inch screen and will launch this summer. The leak, reported in the...
Angry Birds Space launched on iTunes, Android, PC and Mac
Angry Birds Space, the new version of the most downloaded game in history, has been launched on iTunes, Android, PC and Mac. Angry Birds Space’s...
Obesity in later life can affect brain function
A Korean study has found that obesity in later life puts people at higher risk of brain decline. The study included 250 people aged between...
NASA probe found evidence for the existence of water ice at Mercury’s poles
NASA’s Messenger probe has found further tantalizing evidence for the existence of water ice at Mercury's poles. Though surface temperatures can soar above 400 C,...
Male baldness: scientists have discovered a key protein that triggers hair loss
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a biological clue to male baldness, raising the prospect of a treatment to stop or even...
The new iPad is overheating, getting 5 C hotter than iPad2
The new iPad, which went on sale last Friday, appears to be 5 C hotter than its predecessor when running, according to Dutch technology...
Taking aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer
New evidence suggests that taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer, as the drug appeared not only...
About 9,000 Syrian ancient sites discovered using satellite images
About 9,000 of possible new ancient sites have been discovered by archaeologists using computers to scour satellite images. Jason Ur said he had found about...
HadCRUT updated for world temperature data
HadCRUT, one of the main global temperate records, which dates back to 1850, has been updated by climatologists with amendments on world temperature data. One...
Black bears’ wounds healed without scars during hibernation
US researchers have found that black bears have a surprising capacity to heal while hibernating. Medical researchers and zoologists worked together to find that the...
Apple will use its cash to pay dividend and buy back shares
Technology giant Apple has announced it will use its cash to start paying a dividend to shareholders and to buy back some of its...
Free mobile apps consume considerably more battery life
A new study suggests that free mobile apps, such as Angry Birds and Facebook, which use third-party services to display advertising, consume considerably more...
New Zealand police admitted making errors during raid on Kim Dotcom’s home
A New Zealand judge has ruled that luxury cars, giant TVs and jewellery seized during a police raid will be returned to Megaupload owner...
How facial muscle contractions reveal emotional high-stakes lies
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have unlocked a secret code written on everyone’s face which reveals when people are lying. Scientists have discovered...
Gene mutation can lead to obesity, mice experiments revealed
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that a mutation in a particular gene can lead to obesity. Mouse experiments suggested the body's message...
B vitamins supplements could slow the rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer patients
British researchers involved in Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing (OPTIMA), which studies the causes of dementia, have found that B vitamins supplements...
Kirtana Vallabhaneni named as the UK Young Scientist of the Year
Kirtana Vallabhaneni, a Merseyside student at West Kirby Grammar School has been named as the UK Young Scientist of the Year. Kirtana Vallabhaneni, 17, beat...
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner ready to set a new world record for the highest free-fall jump
Austrian skydiving daredevil Felix Baumgartner is more than halfway toward his goal of setting a world record for the highest free-fall jump. Felix Baumgartner, 42,...
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