Quick Fire Science

Nineteen fire-fighters were killed in Arizona tackling a wildfire that had got out of control. But how do blazes like...

Pubs across the UK have started accepting virtual money called 'bitcoins' in return for pints.

Google announces the deployment of a fleet of balloons to bring Internet access and WiFi within reach in remote places...

A team in Singapore have developed an invisibility cloak that can hide goldfish and cats...

Is Michael Douglas right when he claims his oral cancer was caused by HPV?

It's 60 years since the first complete ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay! How did they...

A massive tornado a mile wide ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma. But what's the science behind these...

Actress Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy because she carries a gene called BRCA1, which greatly increases her...