It was back in 2005 that inventor  Boris Volfson was granted a US patent for a device which has been erroneously summarised by some as a 'Flying Saucer'. But which is more accurately described…

It's called Knowledge and it's a short story by John Frizell in Nature. Did you know that Nature publishes short stories, one at the back of every issue? They do! No human could have grasped the…

Proteins are large, organic - in the science sense of organic, not the food marketing sense -  molecules that help us to convert food into energy, supply oxygen to our blood and muscles and…

When we are talking about anti-science beliefs that fall on the left and the right, we often use astrology and belief in ghosts for left-wing crazies.  But astrology may be as accurate as…

When we are talking about anti-science beliefs that fall on the left and the right, we often use astrology and belief in ghosts for left-wing crazies.  But astrology may be as accurate as…

Evolution has various mechanisms and one of them is natural selection. While most religious people have no disagreement with science overall, Biblical literalists contend man cannot have changed or…

We created clocks and calendars to give people a common way to communicate about the future and the past and about when to have dinner.  But time is, as they say, relative.  A clock on top…

Journalism used to be about telling the story - I won't rehash the modern history here but basically it became about making a difference. And that is the wrong reason to be a journalist because…

Journalism used to be about telling the story - I won't rehash the modern history here but basically it became about making a difference. And that is the wrong reason to be a journalist because…

If you are going to brag about your hacking, don't use a photo of your online honey's boobs and leave the EXIF information intact. Yes, it is cool you have an online chick who will send you pictures,…

If you are going to brag about your hacking, don't use a photo of your online honey's boobs and leave the EXIF information intact. Yes, it is cool you have an online chick who will send you pictures,…

When storage is cheap, finding data has value. A $600 hard drive can store all of the world's music so how do you find a song you like? Math can answer those mysteries, says Kaggle president and…

We seem to not be able to “explain” certain aspects like the nature of time, and not for lack of trying. Especially: We cannot explain a single subjective feeling in ways that satisfy many – not…

People with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) have an obsession relating to their body image, where they believe that they have a defect in their appearance. BDD is estimated to affect one to two…

Despite much research, the genetic causes why animals have such different longevities remain largely unknown, much because so many factors act on ageing that isolating the effect of a single gene is…

Recent tests by Bayer show that a glass fiber wallpaper in conjunction with a special adhesive made from polyurethane can prevent the collapse of building walls during an earthquake. This innovation…

Recent tests by Bayer show that a glass fiber wallpaper in conjunction with a special adhesive made from polyurethane can prevent the collapse of building walls during an earthquake. This innovation…

What's the world coming to?  With all of the PhDs America produces, pretty soon law enforcement will be limited to officers with graduate degrees in quantum physics - but for now, Newton is…

Noise levels, fine particulate matter that leads to smog and traffic volumes are a big concern to  urban planners and residents now but they will be even bigger issues in the 'city of tomorrow'.…

A new study estimates that more than 260,000 dogs and cats were sent to UK rescue shelters in 2009, the first full year of the worldwide recession. Dogs and cats are popular pets in the UK and two of…