Mushrooms glow in the dark to attract insects and spread spores
For over 2,000 years, since Aristotle posed the question, we have been wondering why some mushrooms glow in the dark. Researchers from Brazil's Instituto...
UK defence budget could be at least £5.2 billion short
The UK’s military capability is 'at real risk’ as the government has underestimated the cost of acquiring weapons, warn a group of influential MPs.
The...
UKIP suspends MEP Janice Atkinson over “allegations of a serious financial nature”
UKIP general election candidate and Euro MP, Janice Atkinson, has been suspended following "allegations of a serious financial nature”.
Janice Atkinson, who was fighting for...
FAA gives Amazon the green light to test delivery drones in the US
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given Amazon the green light to test delivery drones.
On Thursday the agency issued Amazon an "experimental airworthiness certificate”.
This is...
TAG Heuer developing a luxury smartwatch with Google and Intel
TAG Heuer has partnered with Intel and Google to develop a luxury smartwatch.
The Swiss watchmaker plans on launching a product that will directly compete with...
Australian Dusky Dottyback fish changes colour to catch prey
The Dusky Dottyback, a fish that lives on the Australian Great Barrier Reef, mimics the colours of other fishes and its surroundings in order...
Public human dissections for first time in 180 years, University of Edinburgh
For the first time in 180 years, members of the public will be able to watch human dissections at anatomy workshops that have been...
9.2 percent of European wild bees facing extinction, 5.2 percent in the near future
Nearly one tenth (9.2%) of all European wild bee species are threatened with extinction, according to an assessment published on Thursday as part of...
Fearsome upright crocodile ruled North America before the dinosaurs arrived
A fearsome nine-foot long crocodilian ancestor was probably one of North America’s top predators about 231 million years ago, before the dinosaurs arrived, paleontologists...
Britons’ DNA much more German than Norman, Roman or Viking
While Britons share about 30% of their DNA with modern Germans, through the Anglo-Saxons who came to the islands around 1500 years ago, there...