The Curiosity rover’s failure to detect methane on Mars is a blow to theories that the planet may still host some types of life, say mission scientists. Telescopes and satellites have reported seeing small but significant volumes of the gas,…
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Sony smart stick to challenge Google Chromecast dongle
Sony has confirmed plans to launch a dongle to add apps and other smart-TV features to its televisions.
Valve drops hints about Steam game hardware
Valve will next week reveal more details about the gaming hardware it has been developing. Valve boss Gabe Newell made the announcement during a keynote speech at the LinuxCon 2013 conference.
NASA looks to Voyager’s future and how it prepares us for deep space
“There’s never been anything like this,” Ed Stone, chief scientist for the Voyager mission, told Computerworld in reference to Voyager 1’s foray into interstellar space. A study published yesterday confirmed that the probe had slipped the bonds of our solar…
Microsoft pulls Apple iPhone parody video
Although Microsoft’s clever jabs at Apple over the past year have managed to win a few fans, a new parody video, posted by the company on Friday, apparently wasn’t having the desired effect and has now been pulled from YouTube.
Mobile app to manage diabetes and athletic performance
By Simon Redfern
Vaccine ‘clears HIV-like virus’ in monkeys
By Rebecca Morelle
Signs of Ancient Life Stirring in Antarctic Lake
By: James Fenner
Canadian’s phone ‘scares off’ polar bear attacker
A Canadian reportedly had a lucky escape as a polar bear mauling him was apparently scared off by the light from the man’s mobile phone.
Mosquito ‘invisibility cloak’ discovered
By Melissa Hogenboom
British govt rejects science behind neonicotinoid ban
By Matt McGrath
Schools’ tricks to inflate science grades revealed
By Judith Burns
UK scientists to probe Pine Island Glacier
By Jonathan Amos
Sleep ‘boosts brain cell numbers’
Scientists believe they have discovered a new reason why we need to sleep – it replenishes a type of brain cell.
Silver trumps gold in nano advance
By Julie Gould
New timeline for origin of ancient Egypt
By Rebecca Morelle
Laser-guided surgery finds brain cancer’s boundary
Laser-guided surgery could improve the odds of removing all of a brain tumour by clearly highlighting its edges, US researchers say.
South Korean ‘Armadillo’ car folds up for easy parking
By Hyunjoo Jin
Acer launches world’s first 4K smartphone
With three days to go until the start of this year’s IFA consumer electronics show, the Taiwanese company gets the jump on its rivals by unveiling what is currently the only handset that can record footage in ultra-high definition.
On giant blue alien planet, it rains molten glass
Elizabeth Howell, SPACE.com Contributor
Miniature ‘human brain’ grown in lab
Miniature “human brains” have been grown in a lab in a feat scientists hope will transform the understanding of neurological disorders.
Companies devise wireless charging for electric buses
By Jeyuup S. Kwaak
The gallery which lives on in time and space
The Science Museum is transforming its largest exhibition space into a new gallery dedicated to the information technology revolution.
It’s a Blue Moon in the sky
EDITOR’S NOTE: Originally, this story had incorrectly stated the next blue moon “will occur in 2015, when full moons will occur on July 2 and 23.” This story has been corrected with the right dates of July 2 and 31.
Jute decoding to usher in new horizon
The successful decoding of local jute varieties along with that of Tosha jute three years back will usher in a new horizon for jute quality improvement and diversification of jute goods, observed the scientists working behind the gigantic achievement for…
Brain-eating amoebas
A Florida boy contracted Naegleria fowleri while knee boarding in a water-filled ditch. Here’s what you need to know about the sometimes fatal amoeba.
Microchip technology takes another leap forward
A new tiny silicon microchip has been developed by electrical engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) which can generate high-frequency electromagnetic waves capable of penetrating a host of materials without the ionizing damage of x-rays. The practical applications…