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10:04 • 10.05.13Could eating walnuts be the key to good heart health?Scientists found ‘significant’ improvement in cholesterol levels and blood vessel flexibility, which helps blood flow smoothly, just four hours after people consumed either the shelled nuts or...
09:30 • 10.05.13YouTube launches pay-to-watch subscription channelsUnder the pilot programme, a small number of content makers will offer the channels for subscriptions starting at $0.99 (£0.64) a month...
16:17 • 09.05.13Green 'fireball' meteor spotted shooting across the UK at 150,000 miles per hourWitnesses have described watching the green-tinged ‘fireball’ shoot over England and Wales in a northerly direction at around 9.45pm on Wednesday...
13:16 • 09.05.13How we go colour blind with age but don't even notice: Brains compensate as we lose the ability to distinguish different shadesScientists have found that older people lose the ability to distinguish between colours as a part of the eye called the cone receptor becomes less capable of processing hues...
12:21 • 09.05.13Laughing at, or laughing with? Researchers find our brain can distinguish between types of laughterBrain regions sensitive to processing more complex social information were activated when people heard joyous or taunting laughter, but not when they heard the ‘tickling laughter’…
10:10 • 09.05.13Mysterious 30 foot long rotting 'sea monster' with huge teeth found washed up on New Zealand beachPhotos of the animal have been sent to the New Zealand Department of Conservation and Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium for identification...
12:38 • 08.05.13Google supposedly redesigning mapsThe unofficial Google System blog reports that in addition with a full screen map, Google will also add a feature that lets viewers keep search results to places recommended by people in ...
09:40 • 08.05.13Exposure to rays for just 20 minutes can reduce risk of heart attacksEdinburgh University researchers found when skin is exposed to sunlight for just 20 minutes, blood vessels release an important chemical called nitric oxide...
10:06 • 07.05.13Google set to launch paid Youtube channelsThe report comes as Youtube continues to add more professionally produced content, moving away from its roots as a hub to post and share user-generated content. The rumours of a subscription-based ...
09:59 • 07.05.13Pentagon report highlights China cyber attacksIntrusions were focused on collecting intelligence on US diplomatic, economic and defence sectors which could benefit China's own defence programme, it says...
14:03 • 06.05.13Working gun made with 3D printer (video)The group has spent a year trying to create the firearm, which was successfully tested on Saturday at a firing range south of Austin, Texas...
11:13 • 06.05.13Arctic seas ‘acidifying rapidly’ - report“There’s slow mixing so in effect we get a sort of freshwater lens on the top of the sea in some places, and freshwater lowers the concentration of ions that buffers pH change. The sea ice has ...
09:13 • 06.05.13Pictures that are truly out of this world: Three smartphones sent into orbit by NASA beam back clear images of EarthThe three phones were launched into space on April 21 aboard the Antares rocket from Flight Facility and ended a successful mission on April 27...
19:32 • 05.05.13'Justin Bieber gay': E! Online's Twitter account hacked by the Syrian Electronic ArmyThe messages, which began around 1 p.m. ET, started with an 'exclusive' that the Canadian singer was coming out. 'Exclusive: Justin Bieber to E!online: I'm a gay,' the message said, with a false...
11:48 • 05.05.13Scientists map global routes of ship-borne invasive speciesThe researchers examined the movements of cargo ships around the world to identify the hot spots where these aquatic aliens might thrive...