Technology

WHEN people do not get enough sleep, they tend to make overly optimistic decisions and may be more prone to risky gambling, researchers say. The study published in the journal Neuroscience provides scientific evidence for […] […]

A NASA scientist’s claim that he found tiny fossils of alien life in the remnants of a meteorite has stirred both excitement and scepticism, and is being closely reviewed by 100 experts. Richard Hoover’s paper, […] […]

EUROPEAN scientists have found a way to genetically modify chickens so that they don’t transmit bird flu, according to research published in the journal Science. Bird flu, also known as H5N1 avian influenza, usually afflicts […] […]

A GENETIC test for prospective parents that could almost eliminate their chances of having children with inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis has been developed by scientists. The experimental technique, which identifies whether people carry […] […]

BRITAIN is calling time on more than 300 years of history, by relaxing rules on pub glass sizes. Pubs will soon be able to serve a smaller beer, holding about 400 millilitres – a measure […] […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW – As concern about online privacy grows, Mozilla is promising to let people cloak internet activity in free Firefox web browsing software being released early 2011. “Technology that supports something like a ‘Do […] […]

AN extra serving of brandy butter could be a life-saver. Doctors and scientists want to extract stem cells from our excess fat to keep on hand as a personal body repair kit. Flabby hips and […] […]

A “red mist” gene that could be responsible for ordinarily peaceful people becoming violent and aggressive while drunk has been identified by scientists. The team of researchers have found a genetic mutation in the brain […] […]