Worldwide carbon emissions slackened in 2012
According to a new report, worldwide carbon emissions slackened for the first time in 2012, raising the question - might this be the start...
There are many promising graphene applications – Graphene Flagship
Graphene is one of the world’s most versatile and interesting materials. It is the first 2D-material we know of. In this article, the European...
Fake news targeting well-established brands pose little threat
Fake news stories targeting well-established brands don’t pose a significant threat, according to a new study published in the Journal of Product & Brand...
A red bird is a healthy bird study finds
A red bird is a healthy bird – a new study found that heightened redness in a bird’s colouring may be a sign of...
The new Raspberry Pi 3 features wi-fi and Bluetooth
Raspberry has just unveiled the new Raspberry Pi 3. The new version packs a faster processor and features wi-fi and Bluetooth.
The new computer was...
Fairy tales predate Bible and Roman and Greek mythology study shows
The fairy tales we tell our kids today predate the Bible, Roman and Greek mythology, as well as all modern European languages, say researchers from...
Blue-rayed limpet holds secret for windscreen transparent displays with no internal light source
A tiny mollusk, the blue-rayed limpet, has natural optical structures which could be used for transparent displays on screens, including car windscreens (US English:...
Bank of Canada governor Poloz defends low Canadian interest rates
Stephen Poloz, Bank of Canada governor, has defended keeping interest rates low for such a long time after the financial crisis, highlighting how it...
Giant mosasaurs gave birth in open ocean 65 million years ago
Mosasaurs, giant 50-foot-long marine lizards, gave birth in the open ocean 65 million years ago, and not near or on the shore, researchers from...
Rare Omura’s whales filmed for the first time
The first-ever field observations of Omura's whales, the world’s rarest whales, have been made by an international team of scientists off the coast of...