Scientists have established that the cold winters plaguing the UK and other parts of Europe in recent years may be connected to the Sun’s varying ultraviolet emissions, as satellite data indicates that the UV output is far more changeable than previously estimated. The changes directly affect the temperatures in different places, which will assist in […]

A breakthrough discovery has been made in relation to a severe form of hypoglycaemia, which causes blood sugar levels to drop dangerously low. Researchers have established that the AKT gene is behind the life threatening condition. The discovery will greatly assist scientists to find a cure, and hopes are high that a treatment may be […]

Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, has passed away at the age of 56. The visionary announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004, and battled the disease while continuing to take the technology giant to new heights. Among the many paying tribute to Jobs was Barack Obama. “Steve was among the […]

A new Apple innovation set to revolutionise the tech world was announced at yesterday’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event. While the iPhone 5 remains something of an urban myth, the company introduced the iPhone 4S instead. The undisputed star-feature of the contraption is Siri, a brainy software program designed to function as personal assistant taking orders […]

Worrying data has emerged, as scientists have discovered that the ozone loss over the arctic was so dramatic this year that it would be fair to now call it an actual “ozone hole”. Measured 20km (13 miles) above ground, as much as 80 percent of the ozone layer was lost. An uncharacteristically long spell of […]

Joining the ranks of drones and other unmanned vehicles, but with less sinister inclinations, a flying carpet has hit the skies. Made of plastic and driven by “ripple power”, the little sheet is the brainchild of Princeton University graduate Noah Jafferis. The carpet only measures 10cm, so it’s not safe to board. Here’s hoping that […]

China is upping its game in the realm of space technology, and to flex its aerospace muscles the country has unveiled its first ever space laboratory, Tiangong-1. The cylindrical contraption, that measure 10.5m in length, will be ready to welcome local astronauts by next year. The project will highlight the necessary technologies that China needs […]

Angry individuals aren’t much fun to deal with, but a new study suggests that they’re not necessarily bad people – they might just be suffering from low levels of the neurotransmitter, serotonin. To arrive at the conclusion, researchers at Italy’s Neuroimaging Research Unit in Catanzaro fed volunteers a diet that reduced their serotonin levels, and […]

The terror that spread among the public when the avian flu broke lose a few years back might have subsided, but a new study suggests it might be time to panic again. While a strain of the H5N1 virus can kill humans, the disease has not gone pandemic since it doesn’t spread easily among humans. […]

The history of human dispersal around the world has been rewritten, and all with the help of one single clue- a lock of hair. By studying the DNA of the hair, scientists have determined that the indigenous Aboriginal Australians were the first to separate from other modern humans, a discovery that challenges previous theories that […]

Nature moves in peculiar ways. It’s been discovered that rare plants have sprung up in Kinglake National Park, the spot that was ravaged by bushfires in 2009, the most startling detail of the finding is that the leafy specimens in question, as many as 60 different species, have never been recorded in the area prior […]

Bad news for city dwellers; as if having to constantly fight the crowds wasn’t enough of a punishments for choosing to live in a mega metropolis, a new study suggests that breathing in heavy traffic fumes can trigger a heart attack. The risk of suffering a heart attack is heightened for about six hours after […]