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An End To Being Browned Off By Burnt Toast

Cambridge-based company Magnetic Design have developed a device that, with the help of a little radiation, promises to deliver "perfect toast every ti...

Getting To The Bottom of The Quick Sand Question

What is quick sand, how does it work, and are you likely to sink into it without trace ? Moreover, what's the best way to escape if you do find yourself ...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, but why is it so important to be aware of breast cancer? It's because there are 40 000 cases of breast canc...

Move Over Alistair Mcgowan

Known more for their ability to uproot trees and spray water out of their trunks, scientists have discovered that elephants may have another hidden talent ...

Foiling Criminals With New X-ray Fluorescence Fingerprinting

Scientists from the US are giving a helping hand to forensics with a new technology that detects otherwise invisible fingerprints. Traditional fingerprinti...

Blinding Insects To Smells May Be The Best Repellent

Scientists have unearthed a genetic linch pin which enables insects to pick up smells. Without it they cannot detect airbourne odours, including their next...

Simply Shocking

Researchers working for the US military are developing a laser stun gun capable of inflicting paralysis and excruciating pain on anyone unlucky enough to b...

Moans For Phones

If you're looking to spice up your mobile text life, then adult film company New Frontier Media might have just the thing for you - not ring tones but ring...

Peckish Pilferers Fingered By Snack-attack

House breakers seem to have more than just an appetite for crime - frequently they get tempted by more than just the contents of the jewelry box and tend to...

Migration of Monarch Butterflies Could Be Key To Species' Survival

Scientists in the USA think that the annual monarch butterfly migration marathon from Canada to Central America may be keeping the species in tip top shape ...