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Miranda Donovan : Walls

18/02/2013

Miranda Donovan is more than a standard graffiti artist - she constructs the walls upon which she paints. Her third exhibition at Lazarides opens in March...

Hanging Offence : James Hyman Gallery

18/02/2013

Controversy assumes that what artists are producing really matters. Otherwise, all it is is marketing or publicity....

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid have developed a new system which improves the ability of a GPS to determine a vehicle's position as compared to that of conventional GPS devices by up...

Name-brand or generic?

16/02/2013

Name-Brand or generic: Conservatives and liberals don't just differ when it comes to politics, they may also make different purchases at the grocery store. ...

Opioid prescription is on the increase

15/02/2013

Opioid Prescription: More and more medical 'drugs' are being prescribed for pain relief in Germany....

Mental Health Infrastructure Forgets Youth

14/02/2013

Mental health facilities that provide outpatient specialty services for youth are a critical element of the mental health care infrastructure, especially for youth who are uninsured or publically...

The Best Form of Defence : Most Offensive Songs

14/02/2013

In a twisted celebration of the offensively smug Valentine's Day message, Trebuchet rounded up some contributors for an overview of musical offensiveness....

Bioelectric signals can be used to detect early cancer

13/02/2013

Biologists at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences have discovered that bioelectric signals that can identify cells that are likely to develop into tumors....

New Hey Colossus Album on the Way.

13/02/2013

MIE is proud to be releasing Cuckoo Live Life Like Cuckoo, the eighth album from the London/Somerset 8-piece, Hey Colossus....

Shark Attacks : Florida Leads

12/02/2013

In the case of a shark attack, researchers advise taking a proactive response, such as hitting the shark's nose, since they respect size and power....

Hanging Offence : Lahd Gallery

12/02/2013

I got involved with the art world in the beginning just so that I could give the women artists from the Gulf, who were under-represented at the time, a chance to show their works and to have a bigger...

Cats and Kids: the tale of Epilepsy

11/02/2013

Research shows cats and human have a similar form of epilepsy. ...

GM Tobacco Plants Treat Rabies

10/02/2013

Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus....

“Now for seconds”: Rewarding Substances

09/02/2013

A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that Poor impulse control contributes to one's inability to control the consumption of rewarding substances, like food, alcohol, and other drugs....

Altruistic Plants

08/02/2013

Altruistic Plants : Study is the first to specifically test the idea of cooperation among siblings in plants. ...

Gove : Music Reacts

08/02/2013

The Henley report outlined serious concerns about the implications of losing creative arts and music studies as recognised subjects within the English Baccalaureate qualification. ...

Foals Stream New Album

07/02/2013

Foals stream their new album in advance of release....

Caring friends can save the world

07/02/2013

Research shows that "wanting to improve the world starts with teens caring about their friends, Concordia research shows."...

Quantum communication

06/02/2013

Ultrafast, efficient, and reliable single-photon detectors are among the most sought-after components in photonics and quantum communication, which have not yet reached maturity for practical...

Nick Cave / MBV at Primavera Sound

06/02/2013

Optimus Primavera Sound reveals the line up of its second edition that will take place from the 30th May to the 1st June in the Parque da Ciudade in Porto....

Global warming less extreme than feared?

05/02/2013

Global warming less extreme than feared? Internationally renowned climate researcher Caroline Leck of Stockholm University has evaluated the Norwegian project and is enthusiastic....

Grouper : Album Release/UK Dates

04/02/2013

Today marks the release date of The Man Who Died In His Boat by Grouper, released on CD & LP on Kranky – an album of unreleased songs recorded alongside Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill. Two...

How to predict the future of technology?

04/02/2013

The paper offers a new model, Step and Wait (SAW), which more accurately tracks the path of technological evolution in six markets that the authors tested. ...

I have not gone out of my way to mythologise myself, but… Michael Finnissy

03/02/2013

dropcap style=”font-size:100px;color:#992211;”S/dropcapince the late 60’s Michael Finnissy has been composing classical work that challenges, shakes and agitates the listener from...

Cows fed flaxseed produce Omega-3 Milk

03/02/2013

Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University....

Evolution inspires more efficient solar cells

02/02/2013

Geometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped in solar cell. The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely...

Trailer Park Boys come to UK

31/01/2013

The Trailer Park Boys stage show comes to Hammersmith Apollo for one night only on Friday 3rd May. Be ready....

Social networks may inflate self-esteem, reduce self-control

31/01/2013

Pitt and Columbia researchers publish evidence on Social Network behavior and how it relates to users' self-control, body-mass indexes, and credit-card debt...