A team has developed a method for simultaneous detection of multiple disease-causing bacterial species within one hour using a handheld device. Hear the words E. coli or salmonella and food poisoning ...

Britain's inheritance tax system is one of the harshest in the western world and should be scrapped by Rachel Reeves, economists claimed in a major report today. The system for the levy - set at 40 ...

While humans often struggle to find a partner who is both physically attractive and a reliable co-parent, yeast may already have cracked the formula for the perfect match. When choosing mates, these ...

Java has endured radical transformations in the technology landscape and many threats to its prominence. What makes this technology so great, and what does the future hold for Java? In a world ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Google Maps makes it simple to scout a ...

This week saw multiple attacks in the U.S. that the FBI is investigating as terrorism. Experts say they reflect an accelerating threat environment fed by foreign conflict and online radicalization. In ...

Scientists are looking for ways to make chemical reactions more efficient with the help of catalysts. This would ideally use rare metals as economically as possible. With individual, isolated indium ...

Teachers at a community centre in Melbourne are calling for improvements to the program, saying many of their students have not been taught practical, conversational skills under the federally funded ...

Epigenetics is the study of molecular processes that influence the flow of information between a constant DNA sequence and variable gene expression patterns. This includes investigation of nuclear ...