Flowers that evolved to splash raindrops great distances could help inspire rain-based energy- harvesting devices and shed light on blood splatters at crime scenes, researchers say. Splash-cup plants, which live everywhere from jungles to deserts, have conical flowers that catch raindrops and
Alexander Litvinenko, was a triple agent working for Spanish security services and MI6 when he died, a coroner has heard today. Evidence found by the British Government also claims to show the Russian state was involved in his murder, a
Doctors and patients cannot always rely on research findings when drugs are tested in trials funded by pharmaceutical companies. The sponsored studies are often significantly more biased towards the industry’s products than similar studies that are not sponsored by the
The territorial standoff between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea further escalated today after a Chinese plane was spotted in what Tokyo considers its airspace. Though the Chinese plane was not a military aircraft, its
Grab your telescope. The asteroid known as Toutatis will make its closest approach to Earth tonight. From Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, the 3-mile long asteroid will be about 18 times the distance of the moon from the Earth. And if you
Israel will withhold tax revenues from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s administration until March at least in response to his statehood campaign at the United Nations, Israel’s foreign minister said. Under interim peace deals, Israel collects some $100 million a month
- Critics say the deal with gaming group 888 will create ‘tomorrow’s generation of problem gamblers’ - Users will be able to place bets of up to £500 on Las Vegas-style slot machines - Experts warn the deal could cause
The afternoon sessions at the Nobel Week Dialogue covered a lot of ground, which was inevitable if you put six extremely smart people on the stage, give them a topic, and set them loose. Although there’s no way to summarize
A controversial change to official psychiatric guidelines for depression has raised fears that grief over the death of loved ones will be classified as clinical depression, turning a basic part of what it means to be human into a recognized
