Science/tech

There are all-new front springs along with fresh shock absorbers front and rear, quicker variable-ratio steering, and revised traction control and torque vectoring software…

Since the 1970s, NASA has used the same parachute design to slow landers and rovers as they streak through the thin Martian atmosphere. With plans to send heavier spacecraft ...

Oestrogen or progesterone positive breast cancers can be treated with hormone therapies such as Tamoxifen. Another drug, Herceptin, works only ...

The firm has recalled more than 17 million cars in the US this year - more than it sold in 2013…

“This makes Gliese 832 c one of the top three most Earth-like planets and the closest one to Earth of all three, a prime object for follow-up observations…”

Thanks to a chip implanted in his brain, Ian Burkhart ushered in what doctors are calling a ‘bionic age’ which could revolutionise ...

GoDaddy had 57 million domains under management at the end of last year and generated revenues of $1.1bn…

“Holland is well known in the world for its tolerant and liberal attitude toward soft drugs and the introduction of this new product clearly makes a statement. As long as you don't bother or…”

“'Magic island' is a colloquial term that we use within the team to refer to this. But we don't actually think it's an island…”

“Since the Earth is rotating at a steady 1,040 mph I created a custom rig of 4 cameras with fisheye lenses to capture the entire night-sky in motion…”

The BICEP2 Collaboration used a telescope at the South Pole to detect the signal in the oldest light it is possible to observe…

"I hope that the data will help Japan and Ukraine correctly acknowledge the impact on the environment near the two plants…"

“We compared the heart attack rates of people who carried the mutations and those who didn’t, and found that people who carried the mutations and had the lower triglycerides had 40…”

“Most birth defects can be prevented if we can intervene earlier. But currently, surgical delivery systems are not available and operating on babies in the womb is reserved for just a handful of…”

“[IRSU] has put together an extensive - but far from exhaustive - list of shorthand and acronyms used on Twitter and other social media venues such as instant messages, Facebook, and MySpace…”