Boys more likely to need help for ‘back to school asthma’
Image copyright Getty Images Boys with asthma are twice as likely as girls to visit their GP with worsening symptoms...
Month: July 2019
‘Football pitch’ of Amazon forest lost every minute
An area of Amazon rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is now being cleared every single minute, according...
Microsoft’s Ebook Apocalypse, Facebook Drug Ads, and More News
It turns out you don't actually own your ebooks; those "Hims" and "Hers" ads you always see are against the...
Why You Still Can’t Buy Fireworks on Amazon
It may be known as the “everything store,” but there are some things, in fact, that Amazon does not sell....
Neil Woodford’s flagship equity income fund to stay locked
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Neil Woodford is under the regulator's microscope Well-known stockpicker Neil Woodford's flagship fund will remain...
Hong Kong police evict protesters who stormed parliament
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDemonstrators batter their way into parliament Police firing tear gas have evicted...
Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay Review: A Cam and Printer In One
Despite the naysayers, print film refuses to die. Kodak resurrected one of it's most popular films, Ektachrome, and Fujifilm has...
Night King: Australia bee fly named after Game of Thrones villain
Image copyright Alamy/CSIRO A new species of bee fly in Australia has been named after Game of Thrones villain the...
The Second Coming of the Robot Pet
Mita Yun didn’t get into robotics to save the world. The lunar rovers she built as a student at Carnegie...
Mobile users can now switch providers with one simple text
Image copyright Getty Images Mobile phone customers can now switch providers with a single free text under new rules which...
Hong Kong: Police and protesters clash on handover anniversary
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The protests and clashes are expected to continue throughout the day Police in Hong Kong...
