Science

BBC News: Black hole mergers modelled in 3D Simulations on a supercomputer have allowed Nasa scientists to understand finally the pattern of gravitational waves produced by merging black holes.  The work should help the worldwide effort that is currently underway to make the first detection of these "ripples"

BBC News: Light shed on mysterious particle. Physicists have confirmed that neutrinos, which are thought to have played a key role during the creation of the Universe, have mass.  This is the first major finding of the US-based Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search (Minos) experiment.  The findings suggest that the

BBC News: Sinister secret of snail's escape. Snails with left-handed shells can have a big advantage in life - predators may find it impossible to eat them.  That is the conclusion of research just published in the Royal Society's journal Biology Letters. Scientists from the US

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Fascinating BBC News article, Time out of mind , about the body clock and time perception. The body clock determines our most fundamental behaviours: when we wake up, go to sleep, and eat. But it also determines our physical strength and performance over a day.  However basic the clock's

BBC News: Driving the car of the future. The Honda FCX isn't much to look at, but it's the closest thing to a genuine car of the future you can drive on public roads.  Underneath the bonnet - and under the passenger seats as well -

BBC News: Dark matter comes out of the cold. Astronomers have for the first time put some real numbers on the physical characteristics of dark matter.  This strange material that dominates the Universe but which is invisible to current telescope technology is one of the great enigmas of modern science.

BBC News: Chocolate may cut heart disease. Researchers have produced more evidence that dark chocolate may help to reduce the risk of serious heart disease.  They found eating a few squares a day may stave off artery narrowing and hardening in smokers by countering the disruption caused by their habit.