Science News

Referees Go with the Crowd

As world cup fever hits the nation, a researcher from the University of Wolverhampton has confirmed something that football fans have long suspected - that refere...

New Weather Forecasting Satellite

Accurate weather forecasting, even with supercomputers, relies on getting a detailed picture of the atmosphere at any moment in time and then predicting what the ...

Male Starlings Sing a Song of Reproductive Fitness

Scientists at Johns Hopkins in the US have found that how well a male Starling sings is a strong indication of the health of his immune system and hence his suita...

Clever Magnet - Plastic and Light Sensitive

American researchers have developed a magnetic plastic that changes its magnetic strength depending upon the colour of the light shining on it. When blue light is...

Railways Will Need a New Excuse for Lateness

"Your train has been delayed because of leaves on the line" says the crackly British Rail announcement. This problem causes havoc for rail commuters, an...

The Naked Truth this Week

Last week we revealed the truth about beer bellies - this week we turn our attention to another bane of life, and reveal the shocking truth about red wine stains....

Self-inflating Football to Boost your Game

Whenever your football goes a bit flat, your game suffers because you can never find the football pump. Now scientists in the US have invented the world's first s...

Prince Charles Is Right to Talk to his Plants

Plants can feel pain, according to German researchers, and they talk to each other using chemical signals. Using highly sensitive microphones, Dr. Frank Kuhnemann...

Autism Investigations Take a New Turn

The investigation into autism has taken a new twist, in that a new theory has emerged that autism is an autoimmuine disorder, In other words the result of the bod...

Tea Drinking Cuts Death Rate Amongst Heart Attack Patients

Scientists will announce tomorrow that drinking Tea regularly if you have had a heart attack has a protective effect on your health, according to a report in the ...