Stephen Hawking says teacher transformed him from lazy pupil to lover of maths
World-famous theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking says that an inspirational teacher transformed him from a lazy pupil into a keen lover of maths who...
Laser on a silicon chip Holy Grail of incredibly fast communications
The Holy Grail of incredibly fast communications – a laser on a silicon chip – has been achieved in an incredible breakthrough by a...
Mars soil good for growing ten different crop species gardening experiment
Mars soil is good for growing ten different crop species, say surprised scientists from Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) in The Netherlands, after...
Microsoft intends to shut down Lionhead Studios, ceases Fable Legends development
Microsoft announced its intention to shut down Lionhead Studios, the British video game studio behind the blockbuster Fable series.
Development for Lionhead’s latest installment 'Fable...
Birds have evolved syntax and communicate like humans do
Birds have evolved syntax and communicate according to various calls using specific rules just like humans, do, say scientists from Sweden, Switzerland and Japan....
Ichthyosaurs killed off by dramatic climate change say scientists
Ichthyosaurs, marine animals that looked like a cross between a dolphin and a fish and existed at the time of the dinosaurs, were killed...
Brexit warning by Carney who believes banks would leave London
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned MPs that leaving the EU would have a significant impact on the UK economy and increase the...
Polygons of Pluto
At yesterday’s New Horizon’s blog, Katie Knight, an undergraduate student at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, USA, wrote about the Polygons of Pluto.
Ms....
Pluto has clouds so should be promoted back to planet scientists say
Clouds have been detected on Pluto, which scientists argue should be reason enough to promote it back to planet status, which it lost ten...
Darwin Newton Hawking display by Cambridge University Library exhibition
A new display by Cambridge University Library, celebrating its 600th birthday, has fascinating Darwin and Newton pages as well as a new picture of...