Science & Technology
Mozilla Collusion add-on shows which companies watch as you browse after Google implemented the new privacy policy
Mozilla has unveiled a new add-on for the popular web browser that gives web users an instant view of which companies are “watching” them...
Hackers gained full functional control of NASA computers in 2011
Paul K. Martin, NASA's inspector general, has told US lawmakers that hackers gained "full functional control" of key agency’s computers in 2011. Paul K. Martin...
Scandinavian trees survived the last Ice Age, say researchers
A new research suggests that some Scandinavian trees survived the last Ice Age, challenging a widely held notion that they were killed off by...
Sloths of Costa Rica are the new internet sensation
Sloths of Costa Rica are the new internet sensation, after appearing in a documentary by Lucy Cooke. Clips from Meet the Sloths were put on YouTube...
The Jesus Discovery: the first physical evidence of Christians in Jerusalem during the time of Jesus
A new book, “The Jesus Discovery: The New Archaeological Find That Reveals the Birth of Christianity,” published this week, reveals that archeologists and authors...
Giant fleas from Middle Jurassic unearthed in China
Chinese researchers have unearthed two giant blood-sucking insects at different dig sites that are the largest known flea type creatures of their size. The largest...
Sleep quality improves with age, says a new reasearch
According to US researchers, the belief that older people tend to suffer worse sleep may be false. A telephone survey of more than 150,000 adults...
Smear test diagnosis increases cure chances for cervical cancer patients
A Swedish study suggests that women diagnosed with cervical cancer as a result of a smear test have a far better chance of being...
A real Star Trek’s warp drive would blow up any solar system, say scientists
Australian physicists warn that the reality of faster than light Star Trek’s “warp drive” might be rather different, after simulating what a “real” warp...
Medical ethicist Francesca Minerva: “Doctors should have the right to kill unwanted or disabled babies at birth as they are not a real person”
Francesca Minerva, a research associate at Oxford University, has claimed that doctors should have the right to kill newborn babies if they are disabled,...
Google starts new privacy policy implementation despite EU warning
Google has gone ahead with its new privacy policy despite warnings from the EU that it might violate European law. The change in Google’s privacy...
Windows 8 free trial version offered around the world from today
Microsoft has announced is offering the public a free trial of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system from today. Windows 8 will run on tablets...
Otzi, the Iceman, had brown eyes and was lactose intolerant, DNA analysis revealed
New details have been revealed after DNA analysis was performed on what could be described as the world's oldest murder case of Otzi the "Iceman",...
iPad3 to be launched on March 7 in San Francisco
It has emerged that Apple has already sent out invitations to the San Francisco launch of its new iPad 3 this week. As expected, iPad3...
New 460ft-wide asteroid could hit Earth in 2040, says NASA
NASA has identified a 460 ft wide asteroid, 2011 AG5, soaring through space and calculated that it could potentially impact Earth on February 5th 2040. The 2011...
Less than one in eight Google users has read its new privacy policy
Less than one in eight Google users has read the search engine's new privacy policy, a poll found yesterday. The great majority are in the...
Fasting two days a week could stop dementia
Fasting two days a week could prevent your brain shrinking with age, suggests new research. Fasting was a common medical treatment in the past, but...
Sleeping pills linked to a higher death risk
Sleeping pills appear to be linked with a higher death risk, US doctors warn. The US study, published in BMJ Open, compared more than 10,000...
Neanderthals extinction explained by DNA analysis
A new study suggests that Neanderthals were already on the verge of extinction in Europe by the time modern humans arrived on the scene. The...
Nokia 808 Pureview, the 41 MP cameraphone, revealed at MWC 2012 in Barcelona
808 Pureview, the 41-megapixel Nokia smartphone using Symbian, was among the new technology on show during the opening day of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in...
Breakthrough discovery: stem cells could give women long-life fertility
US scientists have made a breakthrough discovery finding stem cells in human ovaries from which it may one day be possible to produce an...
Why people who smoke cannabis are slackers and they don’t want to work
Smoking marijuana is tied to less motivation at work, a new study finding suggests. The author of the study said it can't prove whether that's...
Men who lost their wives to cancer cope better mentally if they meet a new partner within 5 years
A new study shows that grieving men who have lost their wives to cancer cope better mentally if they meet a new partner within...
Secret bible-book unearthed in Turkey – some believe it is a fake and only dates back to the 16th century.
A secret handwritten book found in Turkey, in which Jesus is said to predict the coming of the Prophet Muhammad to Earth, has sparked...
Breakthrough heroine vaccine to be tested on humans in Mexico
A group of Mexican researchers is working on a vaccine that could reduce addiction to one of the world's most notorious narcotics: heroin. If all...
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