Will global warming change our diets ?
11-4-2012 |
19
There could soon be shortages of staple foods like potatoes due to the effects of climate change.
Mystery of the singing sand dunes
VIDEO 11-3-2012 | 15
Three scientists believe they've determined why some sand dunes produce a strange humming sound.
'Maths anxiety' can make preparations a pain
11-2-2012 | 9
Researchers have found that calculating costs at Christmas can cause genuine pain in some people.
Watching horror films can burn calories
10-30-2012 | 43
New research suggests that you can burn anywhere up to 200 calories watching a horror movie.
Trapped permafrost gases could be released
10-27-2012 | 37
Large quantities of greenhouse gases could be released in to the atmosphere over the next century.
Are we all living in a simulated world ?
10-27-2012 | 36
It is a question that has been debated by philosophers and scientists alike for thousands of years.
Scientists turn fresh air in to petrol
10-19-2012 | 21
A company in Britain has developed a revolutionary technique that can convert air in to gasoline.
Woman fails to shut down Hadron Collider
10-17-2012 | 28
A German court has rejected the case of a woman who claims the atom smasher would destroy the world.
US Navy develops C-3PO style robot
10-16-2012 | 16
The Star Wars inspired robot has been designed to assist in fighting fires and to throw grenades.
Daredevil jumps from the edge of space
VIDEO 10-15-2012 | 46
Felix Baumgartner broke several world records as he plunged over 128,000ft at speeds of up to 834mph.
Antarctic sea ice hits record high
10-14-2012 | 32
Despite fears over global warming the amount of sea ice at the South Pole is breaking new records.
Bacteria turns toxic chemicals in to gold
10-5-2012 | 25
Scientists have developed tiny bugs that can turn useless hazardous chemicals in to 24-karat gold.
Team to drill down to the Earth's mantle
10-3-2012 | 30
A $1 billion mission to retrieve the first ever fresh samples of our planet's mantle has been proposed.
Can you live without texting ?
10-1-2012 | 70
In an ever more connected world have mobile phones become more of an obsession than a convenience ?
Could asteroid dust fight climate change ?
10-1-2012 | 14
Scientists have come up with a radical new way in which to help reduce the effects of global warming.
Space plane X-37B to go on new mission
9-28-2012 | 5
The mysterious aircraft will be heading off in to the skies once again on another undetermined mission.
Did a comet hit Canada 12,900 years ago ?
9-25-2012 | 7
Did a massive impact explosion wipe out humans in North America and initiate a new Ice age ?
Scientists to build clock that lasts forever
9-25-2012 | 10
Theoretical scientists have come up with a way to build a four-dimensional space-time crystal clock.
Speech jamming device wins Ig Nobel Prize
9-23-2012 | 16
Two Japanese researchers have invented a device that can stop even the most ardent chatterbox.
Scientists develop see-through soil
9-22-2012 | 11
The transparent soil will help experts observe the way in which plant roots grow and develop underground.
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