Three new Dwarf Dragon species discovered in the Andes of Peru and Ecuador
Three new species of Dwarf Dragons – dragonesque woodlizards – have been discovered in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. Dwarf Dragons, also known as...
Amazing green clouds of gas in deep space captured by Hubble Space Telescope
Spectacular images of eight huge green clouds of gas around eight different active galaxies tens of thousands of light years from Earth have been...
Chins are unique to humans because of cooking and softer food
The chin is a unique human feature, other animals, including chimps and gorillas, do not have chins. The human chin evolved because we started...
Fear of spiders is in our genes – we are programmed that way
Our fear of spiders – arachnophobia – has become part of our DNA as a product of human evolution since we first started walking...
Greece will pay the IMF back, says Lagarde
Greece is set on meeting its financial obligations to the IMF.
Greece’s finance minister met with Christine Lagarde in Washington and reassured her that the...
Newport biotechnology plant expected to break ground in May
Developers expect to break ground on a new biotechnology plant in Newport in May - after several delays.
The development, which is primarily funded by...
Caltech develops 3D scanning camera chip for smartphones
A new camera chip that provides “superfine 3-D resolution” has been developed at Caltech.
The research shows promise. The new camera chip would allow a...
Frustrated magnets and the Hall Effect
Frustrated magnets are so called because they ought to be magnetic at low temperatures but aren’t. Scientists at Princeton University carried out an experiment...
Farage set to lose his own South Thanet seat, say Tory newspapers
Two Tory newspapers, the Telegraph and Mail, say Nigel Farage, head of the anti-EU party UKIP, is set to lose his South Thanet seat...
Arachnophobia is in our genes, a product of human evolution
A new study suggests that arachnophobia – a fear of spiders – is in our genes, i.e. it has become part of our DNA...