Posted February 18, 2010 - 11:42 by Jean Antonique
A University of Missouri professor has developed a device that could test for some cancers as easily as a pregnancy test.
Posted February 18, 2010 - 11:13 by Emma Woollacott
A new type of Trojan has attacked 750,000 computers around the world, affecting 2,500 companies and government agencies.
Posted February 18, 2010 - 08:24 by Emma Woollacott
NASA has released the first pictures from its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, WISE.
Posted February 18, 2010 - 07:01 by Emma Woollacott
A new website called PleaseRobMe aims to highlight the dangers of broadcasting your every move on Twitter.
Posted February 17, 2010 - 07:28 by Emma Woollacott
Ocean acidifcation is taking place at a faster rate than has been seen in the last 65 million years - and it's still accelerating.
Posted February 17, 2010 - 06:46 by Emma Woollacott
It's not the conclusive answer they were probably hoping for, but Nielsen has found from a massive survey that people 'might' be prepared to pay for online content.
Posted February 17, 2010 - 06:20 by Emma Woollacott
Yesterday, a massive cyberattack took place against the US.
Posted February 16, 2010 - 11:29 by Emma Woollacott
Quick, cheap gene tests for many diseases could be just around the corner, with the development of a DNA test that works on a drop of saliva.
Posted February 16, 2010 - 07:30 by Emma Woollacott
A new analysis of a meteorite that fell to Earth more than 40 years ago has revealed the presence of millions of organic compounds.
Posted February 16, 2010 - 06:01 by Jean Antonique
Physicists have created a 'quark soup' with a temperature of four trillion degrees Celcius - almost as hot as the temperature just after the Big Bang.
Posted February 15, 2010 - 10:09 by Emma Woollacott
MIT thinks it might be able to eliminate cooking forever through a series of research projects.
Posted February 15, 2010 - 08:45 by Emma Woollacott
Your reporter once had to explain to a toddler why it was vital that she take malaria pills on holiday. The child nodded sagely and asked whether she was supposed to throw the pills at the mosquitoes.
Posted February 12, 2010 - 09:15 by Emma Woollacott
Spare a thought for all those poor, lonely sheep farmers in Australia, who are apparently falling for online dating scams like never before.