Mobile phone radiation may damage cells by increasing the forces they exert on each other, scientists have said.
The finding could be the key to claims that mobile phones cause cancer and other health problems.

Let’s say a company named Big Pharma Inc. is about to introduce a pill that can increase your intelligence by, say, 20 percent. Suppose further that the Smart Pill has been tested extensively over a number of years and has produced no known side effects. It’s also perfectly legal. And if you stop taking it, […]

Physicists in Japan have built the world’s first underground gravitational-wave detector. Preliminary tests have shown that the reduced environmental noise in the underground site means that LISM - Laser Interferometer gravitational-wave Small observatory in a Mine — can perform as well as existing instruments.

Expectant mothers can take heart this Easter. Tucking into chocolate eggs is good for the baby, according to a study of over 300 women - especially if you are feeling a bit on edge.

Over in the city of Pleasanton, California, they’re launching a new traffic light that detects speeders - and hits them with a red light. While plenty of lights have sensors to let them know when to turn green, this one is designed to cool off the speeders and slow them down a bit. It watches […]