RASPBERRY PI 3 ADDS WI-FI AND BLUETOOTH
The Raspberry Pi has become the most popular British computer yet made. The title was formerly held by the Amstrad PCW which is believed to have sold a total of […]
Monthly Archives: February 2016
SPOTLIGHT WINS TOP ACADEMY AWARD
In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama Spotlight won the best picture at an Academy Awards riven by protest and electrified by an […]
CHILD-FRIENDLY SEARCH ENGINE ‘KIDDLE’ LAUNCHED
A child-friendly search engine which bears a remarkable resemblance to Google has been launched.
ANTI-AGEING BREAKTHROUGH AS SCIENTISTS FIND ENZYME FOR YOUTHFUL SKIN
Powerful anti-ageing treatments which banish wrinkles for good are a step closer after scientists found the enzyme responsible for youthful skin.
RARE 11,000 YEAR OLD PENDANT IS THE OLDEST MESOLITHIC ART EVER FOUND IN THE UK
An 11,000-year-old pendant discovered in North Yorkshire was nearly mistaken for a regular piece of rock, but it turned out to be the rarest item of its kind ever found—because […]
FIRST EPISODE OF DAVID BOWIE’S BLACKSTAR MINISERIES POSTED ON INSTAGRAM
The first vignette from Instagram’s new miniseries Unbound, featuring music from David Bowie’s final album Blackstar, is as enigmatic as you’d expect from such a project. Before his death the […]
PAIN-RELIEVING SKIN PATCH DOES AWAY WITH SIDE EFFECTS
A clear skin patch called TEPI delivers the painkiller ibuprofen right where it hurts. While pills can cause stomach upset, the patch does not.
RESEARCHERS MAKE GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERY, USE SKIN CELLS TO KILL CANCER
In a first for medical science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pharmacy researchers turn skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells that destroy brain tumors known as glioblastoma – […]
BRIT AWARDS 2016: ADELE DOMINATES WITH FOUR AWARDS
Adele is Queen of the Brits, winning four prizes including best British female solo artist and best album.
MAJOR RUSSIAN MUSEUM SENDS RARELY LOANED PORTRAITS TO LONDON
The staff of Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery is packing up some of Russia’s finest paintings to send to London for a landmark exhibition, proving, the gallery’s director says, that cultural exchange […]
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