Science

New Scientist: Quantum randomness may not be random. At its deepest level, nature is random and unpredictable. That, most physicists would say, is the unavoidable lesson of quantum theory. Try to track the location of an electron and you'll find only a probability that it is here or

BBC News: Secret lives of badgers revealed. The subterranean secrets of badgers have been revealed by a BBC film crew.  Over two years, tiny cameras placed deep underground recorded the comings and goings of a wild badger family.  While the animals have been well studied outside of their setts, until

BBC News: Can Japan's paper plane fly in space? Professor Shinichi Suzuki of the University of Tokyo is the latest slightly eccentric pioneer.  His team is testing a paper aeroplane they want to launch from the International Space Station to glide back to earth.  The plan is to

The new Bond film is going to be called Quantum of Solace, which is the title of a James Bond short story Ian Fleming wrote.  BBC News got my old Quantum Mechanics lecturer, Jim Al-Khalili to explain what a quantum is. BBC News: For quant of a better word. Max

BBC News: Harnessing honey's healing power. Even up to the second world war, honey was being used for its antibacterial properties in treating wounds.  But with the advent of penicillin and other antibiotic drugs in the twentieth century, honey's medicinal qualities have taken a back seat.

BBC News: Gecko glue exploits mussel power. The remarkable adhesive abilities of geckos and mussels have been combined to create a super-sticky material.  Unlike other adhesives inspired by the nimble reptiles, "geckel" can attach to both wet and dry surfaces, the team that developed the material says.  Its

BBC News: Laser vision fuels energy future. Researchers from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire, working with partners from 14 countries, have tabled a proposal to use lasers to recreate the physical reactions at the heart of the Sun. Harnessing nuclear fusion, as the process is known, would offer

BBC News: Chocolate 'better than kissing'. When it comes to tongues, melting chocolate is better than a passionate kiss, scientists have found.  Couples in their 20s had their heart rates and brains monitored whilst they first melted chocolate in their mouths and then kissed.  Chocolate caused a more

BBC News: Coffee 'no boost in the morning'. That morning latte or espresso may not be the pick-me-up people think it is, a study has revealed.  University of Bristol researchers say the caffeine eases withdrawal symptoms which build up overnight, but does not make people more alert than