Disease mapper shows you what infections are hitting your area
30 January 2018
Tracking local diseases, like flu or the common cold, could be as easy as checking the weather with a new app called Doctors Report
-
Subject
-
Section
-
Type
-
Topics
-
Author
-
Issue
-
Premium
Dark matter near black holes sends gamma rays from galaxy's core
29 January 2018
An overabundance of gamma rays come from the centre of our galaxy. Dark matter annihilating near the edges of medium-sized black holes could be the source
Wave of massive volcanoes created Earth's first supercontinent
29 January 2018
2.2 billion years ago, a huge build-up of pressure inside the Earth triggered vast volcanic eruptions, which formed the first ever supercontinent
Pocket-sized scanner helps fill gaps in the human genome
29 January 2018
A device barely bigger than a USB stick has produced the most complete human genome to date
Facebook is making a chatbot that can fill awkward silences
29 January 2018
Giving chatbots an artificial personality can help them make small talk – though some just end up talking about themselves
Children get new ears grown from their own cells in world first
29 January 2018
A team in China have 3D printed ear-shaped scaffolds which have been seeded with a child’s own cells to create a personalised ear for transplantation
Neutrinos may have more kinds of cosmic sources than we thought
26 January 2018
Trillions of neutrinos hit Earth each day, but we don’t know where they come from. A new model shows how many may be made in our atmosphere, our galaxy and beyond
Your next job interview could be playing a weird smartphone game
26 January 2018
Big firms like Siemens and Walmart are using video games to filter candidates, with tasks including blowing up balloons and tapping logos on a screen
Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds
26 January 2018
Tens of millions of years before dinosaurs evolved into birds, a proto-dinosaur had surprising features that suggest its young needed parental care after hatching
How do you stop your smart glasses filming in the toilet?
25 January 2018
Body cameras and smart glasses can capture your every waking move, so a new device stares at your eyeball to know when to record
