Spring Statement: Cambridge data team gets £45m boost
Image copyright EMBI-EBI Image caption The institute specialises in storing data used in the front line of scientific research New...
Month: March 2019
Study reveals the wolf within your pet dog
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Scientists say the negative image of wolves is not always justified Wolves lead and...
Fitbit Versa Lite Review: More for Less
I’ve tried a lot of fitness trackers. It's part of my job. Every few weeks, I put a new one...
Freitag’s Latest Bags Have a Funky New Ingredient: Plastic
Not long ago, upcycling became ultra hip. It's now common in consumer soft goods to find apparel, tote bags, backpacks,...
Red Nose Day: School shuns red nose plastic because of pollution fears
School children in Cornwall say they're not buying plastic noses for Comic Relief because it's better for the environment if...
Mushrooms may ‘reduce the risk of mild brain decline’
Image copyright Getty Images Eating mushrooms more than twice a week could prevent memory and language problems occurring in the...
Cholesterol-lowering pill ‘new option for statin users’
Image copyright Getty Images A new type of drug - called bempedoic acid - could offer another weapon in the...
Brexit: MPs to vote on delaying leaving the EU
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow MPs rejected a no-deal BrexitMPs will vote later on whether to...
Boeing grounds entire crash aircraft fleet
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: Boeing 737 Max planes groundedBoeing has grounded its entire global fleet...
Cancer’s ‘internal wiring’ predicts relapse risk
Image copyright Getty Images The "internal wiring" of breast cancer can predict which women are more likely to survive or...
Oscar Saxelby-Lee: Mum ‘overwhelmed’ by stem cell donor campaign
Image copyright Family handout Image caption Oscar Saxelby-Lee needs a stem cell transplant after being diagnosed with leukaemia The mother...
Truro woman not told of cancer for three months
Image copyright Ben Smith Image caption Beverley Smith died the week after finding out she had cancer A woman was...
Gene-editing babies: Call to pause humanity-altering research
Image copyright Getty Images Leading scientists have called for a ban on research to "re-engineer the human species" for the...
Brexit: Chancellor Philip Hammond calls for cross-party compromise
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPhilip Hammond on Brexit vote: "Last night's events mean we are not...
Canada joins ban on Boeing crash aircraft
Image copyright Reuters Canada has grounded the world's third largest fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, following the crash...
Gas heating ban for new homes from 2025
Image copyright Alamy Gas heating for new houses will be banned by 2025, the Chancellor has said, although gas hobs...
How to Use Twitter’s New In-App Camera Feature
It’s a famous origin story, and one you probably already know. The hot app at SXSW in 2007 was Twitter....
Somewear Global Hotspot Review: A Good Hiking Companion
Last week, I read a story about a man who survived five days stuck in the snowy Oregon woods by...
