Science & Technology
Which words to avoid using online if you don’t want Homeland Security spying on you
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor social networking sites...
World’s first womb transplant successfully performed in Turkey
Turkish doctors have carried out the world’s first successful womb transplant in a breakthrough that could allow thousands of young women to fulfill their...
EU Cookies Law comes into force today
Thousands of websites in Europe are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors. European laws that...
Easter Island mysterious heads have full bodies
A research team has discovered that the mysterious heads on Easter Island have full bodies, extending down many, many feet into the ground of...
Facebook launches Camera photo sharing app that mirrors Instagram
Facebook has launched a new photo sharing smartphone app called Camera. The software allows users to take multiple pictures and share them at once rather...
SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully attached to the International Space Station
SpaceX unmanned Dragon cargo ship has been successfully attached to the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts onboard the platform used its robotic arm to grasp...
Oldest-known musical instrument discovered in Germany
An international team of researchers has identified what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world. The flutes, made from bird bone and...
Male contraceptive pill could be developed after discovery of sperm formation gene Katnal1
A new male contraceptive pill could be developed after researchers in Edinburgh, UK, have identified a gene critical for the production of healthy sperm. Experiments...
Huawei files competition complaint against InterDigital over 3G patent fees
Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei has filed a competition complaint against US firm InterDigital with European Union regulators. Huawei accuses InterDigital of "abusing" its position...
SKA mega-telescope, the world’s most powerful telescope, jointly host by South Africa, Australia and New Zealand
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will host the biggest radio telescope ever built. The nations belonging to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) organization took...
Google has been asked to remove more than 500,000 links to pirated Microsoft software
Google has been asked by Microsoft to remove more than 500,000 links from its index in the last month, figures show. The vast majority of...
Deep-sea explorers warned over spreading sea creatures around the world during exploration
Experts urge deep-sea explorers to take care not to spread deep-sea creatures around the world during exploration of the remote ocean floor. Scientists using the...
Men prefer dumb-looking women but not for marriage
A new study has found that when it comes to finding a mate, men may not be looking for charm and intelligence, but rather...
Ichthyostega, one of the first creatures to step on land, could not have walked on four legs, say scientists
British scientists have discovered that Ichthyostega, one of the first creatures to step on land, could not have walked on four legs as 3D...
Hewlett-Packard plans to cut 27,000 jobs by the end of 2014
Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest maker of personal computers, is planning to cut 27,000 jobs by end of 2014. Hewlett-Packard said the cuts - about 8%...
C-section linked to child obesity, found researchers
A US research suggests that babies who are delivered through Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese than those born traditionally. Researchers from...
How street lighting changed ecology of ground-dwelling invertebrates and bugs
A new research suggests the presence of street lights substantially changes the ecology of ground-dwelling invertebrates and bugs. Scientists trapped nearly 1,200 of the animals...
DNA test used to investigate the origins of remains claimed to be from Yeti and Bigfoot
A British-Swiss team will use DNA testing to investigate the origins of remains claimed to be from yeti and bigfoot. The project will examine hair,...
Chimps and orangutans behave like people
Researchers have found that chimpanzees and orangutans really do have personalities "like people". For years experts have debated whether great apes truly display human-like personalities...
Rewritable DNA used as memory storage within biological systems
US researchers from Stanford University have demonstrated a means to use short sections of DNA as rewritable data "bits" in living cells. The technique uses...
Heart muscle cells grown in lab from skin cells
Israeli scientists say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into healthy heart muscle in the lab. Ultimately they hope this stem cell...
Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility completed
Google's $12.5 billion purchase of phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government. Chinese authorities said Google...
Google has to allay EU concerns it is abusing its dominant position in the search engine market
The European Commission has said Google has "a matter of weeks" to allay concerns it is abusing its dominant position in the search engine...
SpaceX successfully launches Dragon capsule after second attempt
SpaceX has successfully launched Dragon mission to re-supply the space station, the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company. The firm's...
Staples reading speed test shows you how fast you can read in comparison to others
Stationery supplier Staples has created an application that aims to put your reading speed to the test. Staples has developed a timed test which gives...
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