Women write better computer code than men, according to new study
Do women write better code than men?
Researchers at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and North Carolina University analysed data from 1.4 million users of...
Robots will bring mega global unemployment with potentially dire consequences
Imagine a world full of smart robots that can do any job a human can – there would be mega global unemployment with potentially...
Spectacular photo of flying saucer shaped UFO captured by walker
A spectacular photo of a flying saucer shaped UFO was captured by Fiona Powel while on a family walk with her kids. As we...
Doomed Welsh village to be abandoned because sea is rising
The doomed Welsh village of Fairbourne in Cardigan Bay is to be abandoned to the sea after authorities decided it is not worth saving...
Gold found in rocks in Great Cumbrae but no Scottish gold rush scientists say
Does the discovery of gold in rocks on the beach at Millport, a holiday resort on the Isle of Great Cumbrae, mean Scotland is...
The Independent is ceasing print production, going online only
The Independent newspaper will cease print production next month and go online only, owners ESI Media announced.
The leftist paper will become the UK’s first...
Four billion people face water shortage in a drying world
We live in a drying world, and more than four billion people face a water shortage, that’s more than half our planet’s population, say...
Deep ozone hole to open in spring over Arctic may drift to Europe
An abnormally deep ozone hole may open up this spring over the Arctic and drift into central Europe, following an extremely cold spell in...
Google is hiring dozens of manufacturing experts for its self-driving unit
New job listings posted on Google’s ‘careers’ page indicate that the company is pushing forward with plans to develop self-driving cars of the future.
The...
I was right says Hawking following gravitational waves discovery
Eminent theoretical physicists Professor Stephen Hawking says 'I was right ' following the discovery of gravitational waves that was announced on Thursday, 11th February,...