94% of UK adults would rather live without sex than their mobile phone
Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:54 GMT

Two thirds of young Britons claim that they 'couldn’t live without their phone' and nine per cent of people polled mobile phone insurer said they'd rather go without their own children than part with their gadgets.

Russian capsule carrying mice and lizards lands safely after month-long space mission - but not many passengers survived
Mon, 20 May 2013 17:16:32 GMT

A Russian space capsule carrying mice, lizards and gerbils has landed safely back on Earth after spending a month in space. The animals were part of tests by Russian scientists looking at the effects of weightlessness on the animals' bodies.

The Wright Brothers were NOT the first to fly a plane - a German pilot beat them to it two years earlier in a flying car, claims leading aviation journal
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:29:35 GMT

Claims made in Jane's All The World's Aircraft journal state that German aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead may have been the first man to successfully fly a plane, beating the Wright Brothers' infamous flight by two years.

Major Tim Peake: Britain's first astronaut to go into space for 20 years hails 'wonderful opportunity for UK'
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:57 GMT

Major Tim Peake, 41, who was accepted into the European Astronaut Corps in 2009, will travel to the International Space Station in 2015 and spend six months in orbit.

The waterproof shorts with built in 'dry bag' that mean you'll never have to leave your valuables on the beach again
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:22:52 GMT

Tom Turner, a designer from Salt Lake City, U.S., has created a pair of swimming shorts with a waterproof pocket that allow swimmers to keep their valuables safe and dry.

Scientists create the smallest droplet of liquid ever seen - and say it may help explain how the Universe formed
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:42 GMT

Researchers using the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab (pictured) - and say it could help them understand the conditions straight after the Big Bang.

Early humans were using sophisticated stone-tipped spears at least 90,000 years ago, new technique shows
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:20 GMT

There has been much debate about the precise date that early man began to use stone-tipped spears - with some experts suggesting dates as far back as 500,000 years ago - but until now, evidence had been lacking.

Nasa satellite captures stunning 6,000-mile-long panoramic photo of Earth in just 15 minutes
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:44 GMT

Nasa satellites orbiting the Earth have captured a 6,000-mile-long, 120-mile-wide panoramic photo of the planet starting in northern Russia and swooping down to South Africa.

Telescope catches the moment a 40kg rock hits the moon and creates a giant ball of light which could be seen from Earth
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:08:05 GMT

The explosion on March 17 was the biggest seen since NASA began watching the moon for meteoroid impacts about eight years ago. So far, more than 300 strikes have been recorded.

£2 app lets mobiles use secret code could be used by terrorists in bomb plots
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:02:08 GMT

Smartphone app Seecrypt is designed to make phone calls and text messages impossible to bug. Anti-terrorist agents have said the technology would 'enable the bad guys to get ahead'.

The invisible beauty of flowers: Images of petals, leaves and pollen captured by electron microscope
Sun, 19 May 2013 23:46:58 GMT

Japanese artist Susumu Nishinaga uses a scanning microscope to reveal the zoomed-in beauty of flowers from the Easter cactus flower stigmas (pictured) to geranium pollen grains.

Shell Eco-marathon: An electrifying challenge: Thousands of students take part in three day event to find the blueprint for the car of tomorrow
Sun, 19 May 2013 22:48:39 GMT

The cars have been designed and built by student teams from 24 countries as part of the Shell Eco-marathon Europe 2013, which came to a close in Rotterdam today.

Number of people dying because of unbearable heat 'set to double this century because of climate change'
Sun, 19 May 2013 18:02:19 GMT

A study in Manhattan found the number of fatalities caused by global warming will far outstrip the reductions in those perishing from the cold.

Is our universe merely one of billions? Evidence of the existence of 'multiverse' revealed for the first time by cosmic map
Sun, 19 May 2013 13:15:19 GMT

Scientists studying radiation data from the European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft have found unexpected anomalies that they say can only be explained by the existence of other universes.

My Google glimpse of the future... or am I making a spectacle of myself? The revolutionary 'smartphone in your glasses' which fans admit makes you look stupid
Sun, 19 May 2013 11:57:10 GMT

Welcome to the wonderful world of Google Glass. Last week, I became the first British newspaper journalist invited to 'test-drive' the £1,000 device.

Ten per cent of Facebook users are not human including Mark Zuckerberg's dog Beast
Sat, 18 May 2013 17:03:42 GMT

Market research company, eMarketer, claims that of Facebook's one billion users at least 100 million are pets, brands and companies.

Asteroid 9 times larger than the QE2 set to whizz past Earth
Sat, 18 May 2013 11:28:06 GMT

The asteroid, which has been named 1998 QE2, is due to sail past the Earth at 9.59pm UK time on May 31.

Sportsmen who wear red are more likely to be winners because they are 'dressing to kill'
Fri, 17 May 2013 23:17:35 GMT

Researchers at the University of Sunderland found that men who choose to wear red when taking part in competitive sports have higher levels of testosterone.

The 'stealth drone' boat set to hunt for pirates and go undercover around the world
Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:12 GMT

This 35 foot long boat is designed to invisibly glide across the ocean acting as a spy and spotting pirates.

Why the Egyptians only had sex in the summer: Researchers find key time for conception was in July and August to coincide with the Nile flooding
Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:07 GMT

Archaeologists working at a cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt found that there were 20 per cent more births in March and April than in other months.

Chris Hadfield: Canadian space station commander lands safely in Kazakhstan
Fri, 17 May 2013 16:11:36 GMT

A Soyuz space capsule carrying the Canadian astronaut, American Thomas Marshburn, and Russian Roman Romanenko landed as planned in the Steppes of Kazakhstan at 8.31am local time today.

Is Google making us RACIST? researchers claim auto-complete function 'perpetuates prejudices'
Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:32 GMT

The investigation from Lancaster University found that results from Google’s auto-complete internet search tool produce suggested terms which were racist, sexist and homophobic.

At last, we'll find out what's going on in a teenager's head: Scientists will study brains to see how they change as we mature
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:49:02 GMT

Scientists at Cambridge University have begun a £5.4million study to understand the workings of the adolescent brain, personified by Harry Enfield's Kevin The Teenager (pictured).

Which ear are you? Researchers find how the brain decides how we listen to our mobile
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:43:17 GMT

Researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital, in Detroit, U.S., found that people who are left-brained tend to use their right hand to hold their phone to their right ear.

The Minoans were Caucasian: DNA debunks longstanding theory that Europe's first advanced culture was from Africa
Fri, 17 May 2013 08:49:52 GMT

The Minoan civilisation arose on the Mediterranean island of Crete in approximately the 27th century BC and flourished for 12 centuries. (A Minoan fresco is pictured)

Will the next iPhone handset be available in GOLD? Apple fans in a frenzy after new 5S parts leak online
Fri, 17 May 2013 06:45:11 GMT

Internal parts believed to be from Apple's next iPhone handset have leaked online - and appear to show the phone will be launched in a range of new colours.

Never trust a monkey: Researchers reveal lying may have evolved in animals
Thu, 16 May 2013 19:15:51 GMT

Scottish and Irish researchers analysed behavioural patterns in 24 primates, and believe our ability to lie to each other may have evolved to allow us to better form coalitions, get food and mate.

Forget coffee, now you can get caffeine in your TOOTHBRUSH
Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:34 GMT

A patent application filed by the healthcare giant Colgate-Palmolive reveals plans for toothbrushes with flavour 'patches', caffeine and even appetite suppressants and other drugs.

Meet the Kooteninchela deppi an ancient lobster-like beast with scissor claws that roamed the sea 500 million years ago... and it's just been named after Johnny Depp
Thu, 16 May 2013 18:16:16 GMT

Researchers from Imperial College London have named a lobster-like creature that lived 500 million years ago after Johnny Depp.

Have the wheels come off Kepler? Nasa's planet hunting telescope hits major problems
Thu, 16 May 2013 09:53:19 GMT

The second of four wheels that control the Kepler spacecraft's orientation is broken. The craft is too far away to send a rescue mission, but Nasa engineers are trying to restart the wheel from Earth.

Groundwater bubbling from a mine nearly two miles beneath Canada may be the oldest on Earth and offer clues about life on Mars
Thu, 16 May 2013 07:51:12 GMT

A joint British and Canadian team discovered the ancient pockets of water, which they say are like 'trapped time capsules' cut off from the surface for as long as three billion years.

Have scientists found the lost 'white city of gold' in dense Central American jungle? Radar scans taken from the air reveal mysterious ancient cities
Thu, 16 May 2013 06:48:41 GMT

University of Houston scientists using laser mapping systems have found evidence of human settlements after using laser mapping to 'see' through dense forest in Honduras.

New spectre of cloned babies: Scientists create embryos in lab that 'could grow to full term'
Wed, 15 May 2013 21:54:11 GMT

The prospect of cloned babies has moved a step closer after scientists extracted stem cells from human embryos created in a laboratory.

Google reveals streaming music service and games system in battle with Apple
Wed, 15 May 2013 20:41:08 GMT

Google revealed a raft of new features at its developer conference in San Francisco, including a $9.99 a month streaming music service for the US, a redesign of its Google+ social network and a new look for Google Maps.

Listening to happy music really CAN make you happier, find researchers
Wed, 15 May 2013 16:53:48 GMT

Researchers from the University of Missouri have found that listening to upbeat music can improve your overall feeling of happiness - but only if you're actively seeking happiness.

The sun gets the X-Factor: Most powerful 'X-class' solar flares of 2013 erupt from surface
Tue, 14 May 2013 15:19:56 GMT

The series of flares are the most powerful of the year - but luckily weren't directed at Earth.

Welcome to drone air: First passenger plane without a pilot flies over the UK in pioneering trial
Tue, 14 May 2013 14:51:31 GMT

The pioneering flight, largely controlled by a pilot on the ground, took off from Warton, near Preston in Lancashire, and landed in Inverness.

Candy Crush Saga overtakes Angry Birds as the WORLD'S most popular game
Tue, 14 May 2013 12:38:29 GMT

Candy Crush Saga is now the world's most played game, ahead of Angry Birds. Its success has helped London-based owner King attract 66 million players worldwide and beat Zynga to the world's most popular social gaming firm.

The mystery of New York's eternal flame: Scientists unsure exactly where the gas produced to keep the flame burning is coming from
Mon, 13 May 2013 19:57:09 GMT

Researchers from Indiana University have discovered that the eternal flame in New York's Chestnut Ridge Park is not being powered in the way that was first thought, and may have uncovered a brand new gas source.

How we go colour blind with age but don't even notice: Brains compensate as we lose the ability to distinguish different shades
Wed, 08 May 2013 23:40:53 GMT

Scientists have found that older people lose the ability to distinguish between colours as a part of the eye called the cone receptor becomes less capable of processing hues.