A letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine claims that vapour produced by electronic cigarettes contains a high concentration of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. But don't panic quite yet.
As it destroys the original, it snaps pictures and sends them over to a different unit that prints out a copy.
The superhero of Dronedom, it's designed for rescuing victims in dangerous places after a natural disaster.
A study by Arizona State University (ASU) researchers estimates there is £8.57 million worth of precious elements in the sewage produced by a million-person city every year. Never think of sewage as stinky worthless waste again.
The acceleration shown over the last 60 years is absolutely crazy.
That lovely, earthy smell after the rain has a name: petrichor. Exactly what causes petrichor, however, is unknown.
A bloodless blood-sugar test could end your needle nightmares.
Scientists have developed a technique that physically makes tiny neurons bigger, and yes, it relies on a chemical commonly found in nappies.
A massive study surveying the social media habits of 800 men confirmed with science what we've always known in our hearts.
50 per cent of all deaf people with schizophrenia, 'hear' voices. It is hard to imagine an experience more strange, unsettling and counterintuitive.
When it comes to mobility and articulation, it turns out that using six robot snakes as legs actually results in a walking hexapod that can easily scramble over almost any terrain.
Who would want an auto trolley, when the best bit of shopping is bombing around the aisles on a normal one?
The strange, undesirable coating, known as fat bloom, may soon be a thing of cocoa past.
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles will be granted access to footage from between 50 and 100 officers next year.
Here's one more intriguing piece of the human microbiome puzzle: a molecule excreted by the bacteria digesting fibre makes us feel more full.
Researchers could identify the user of a camera from analysing just 12 seconds of footage.
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