Science & Technology
Mid-Infrared Instrument ready for James Webb Space Telescope
Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), one of Europe's main contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is built and ready to ship to the US. MIRI...
Facebook launches its own app store
Facebook launches its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network. Facebook said the App Center will become the "new,...
Drawing test may predict death risk after a stroke in older men
A study published in the journal BMJ Open suggests that a simple drawing test may help predict the risk of older men dying after...
Twitter objects at a New York court order to release Occupy protester messages
Twitter is objecting at a New York state court order to hand over the message history of Malcolm Harris, one of its users who...
One in six cancers worldwide are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections
New estimates suggest that one in six cancers, two million a year globally, are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections. The Lancet Infectious Diseases...
First self-driven car license approved in Nevada for Google’s Toyota Prius
The world’s first driverless cars will soon be a reality on the roads of Nevada after the state approved America's first self-driven vehicle license. The...
Tony Sale’s life commemorated with an award for the best computer restoration project
Anthony Edgar “Tony” Sale’s life is to be commemorated with an award for the best computer restoration project. British pioneering computer conservationist Tony Sale is...
Curcumin drug to be tested for cancer treatment
Curcumin, a chemical found in curry, is to be tested for its ability to kill bowel cancer tumors in patients. Curcumin, which is found in...
Alzheimer’s and a range of brain diseases could be treated all with a single drug
British researchers have raised the tantalizing prospect of treating a range of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, all with the same drug. In...
How dinosaur flatulence caused climate change
Scientists have found that dinosaurs may be partly to blame for a change in climate because they created so much flatulence. Professor Graeme Ruxton of...
Flying hovercraft from Hammacher Schlemmer, the ultimate millionaire’s toy
The ultimate millionaire's toy is a $190,000 flying hovercraft, which is able to glide over land and water and soar through the air. Available through...
Biggest full moon graced the night sky
Supermoon has graced the skies, appearing bigger and brighter than usual, as it comes closer to the Earth - and is likely to bring...
Who really won World War II?
Sixty-seven years ago, in May 1945, the Nazi regime collapsed being squeezed ever more tightly between two fronts - the Soviet Union on one...
White babies show signs of racial bias starting with nine months age
According to a study in facial recognition, white babies aged just nine-months-old show signs of racial bias. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst...
Fertility treatment for men can raise the risk of birth defects in babies
A new Australian study has found that fertility treatment used to help infertile men become fathers can raise the risk of birth defects in...
Supermoon raises tides around the planet tonight
Supermoon - the nickname for a perigee full moon, closer to the Earth than usual - could cause tides to rise around the world...
Greenland’s glaciers are losing less ice than scientists once feared
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that Greenland's glaciers are losing less ice than scientists once feared. The loss of ice from the...
Samsung Galaxy S3 unveiled in London
Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy S3, the handset with a 4.8 inch (12.2 cm) screen, an increase on the 4.3 inch screen of its...
Super Moon 2012: the year’s biggest full moon and closest to the Earth will appear on May 5
Astronomers say the moon will go "super” this weekend, but that will mean bad news for the meteor shower watchers. The Super Moon, or the...
Ubuntu wants to increase the size of its divergent customer-base
Ubuntu has some obvious advantages over other operating systems: is free of charge, free of viruses and designed to outpace its rivals on low-end...
Successful electronic retina implants in UK
Two men from UK, who have been totally blind for many years, have had part of their vision restored after surgery to fit pioneering...
Overdue babies at risk to suffer behavioral problems
A study found that overdue babies, those who were born after 42 weeks, were more likely to suffer behavioral problems such as ADHD in...
Aspirin is as effective as warfarin, say researchers
Researchers have found that aspirin could be as effective as more expensive drugs for heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm. Their study on...
ESA will launch 1 billion-Euro Juice probe to Jupiter in 2022
The European Space Agency is to mount Juice probe, a billion-euro mission, to Jupiter and its icy moons. Juice probe has just been approved at...
Call of Duty Black Ops 2 due for release on November 13
Activision has released the first details of Black Ops 2, the latest installment in its best-selling Call of Duty series. Black Ops 2 is set...
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