Chilled out lizards better at learning, study says
New research shows that bearded dragons incubated in colder environments are better at solving cognitive tasks as adults than those incubated in warmer temperatures. Matthew Stock has more.
Could Apple become a ‘sin’ stock?
Two major Apple investors are urging the company to take action against iPhone addiction in kids, but others compare the Silicon Valley giant to a cigarette or alcohol company, suggesting its success ...
DIY diabetics create open source artificial pancreas system
A group of diabetics in Seattle have developed an artificial pancreas system that they are sharing with other diabetics through 'open source' technology. It's an advance that aims to revolutionise the ...
Baby turtles put through their paces on tiny treadmill
Newly-hatched turtles have extraordinary stamina, scientists from Florida Atlantic University have found, allowing them to spend hours crawling across the beach as they search for the ocean. Amy Pollo ...
Plant breeding offers golden future for rapeseed fields
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Bayer CropScience have successfully developed a new oilseed crop that is more resistant to heat, drought and diseases than oilseed rape, as they explain ...
Consumers! Update! Update! Update!
Meltdown and Spectre, two flaws in computer chips, affect almost all modern computers. So what should consumers do? Reuters tech reporter Stephen Nellis explains.