Everyone knows exercise is good for you, and studies have previously shown that it can boost learning and even stave off dementia in later life — though nobody knew why. New research suggests, though, that it's because the brain takes advantage of energy delivery systems just as much as your muscles.
There are plenty of strange alternative uses for herbs. Rosemary, for instance, is supposed to soothe the skin and cure dandruff — though I can't promise how well it will do either. Science, however, now tells us it definitely can make you smarter.
Red has always had a reputation for being raunchy. But why is it that men seem to be more attracted to women wearing red than any other colour?
We all know Google+ is hardly the Facebook contender Page and co hoped for. But according to data from comScore, reported by the Wall Street Journal, visitors to the sites using computers spent an average of about three minutes a month on Google+ between last September and January, versus six to seven hours on Facebook each month over the same period.
Not all YouTube videos are made equal. Some languish in obscurity, while a tiny percentage rack up millions of hits. If you've ever wondered why that is, this explanation by Kevin Allocca, YouTube's trends manager, is well worth watching.
Whether it's a good idea or not, many people fantasise about the idea of being able to live forever. While scientists haven't been shying away from the problem, progress has been slow.
I'm a bit of a sucker for concept interface designs: I love how they show off the massive capabilities of new technology without any obvious current practical use. But these new offerings from Microsoft could actually be useful.
Despite having a monstrously large range of tablets on offer, Samsung has never quite captured the market in the way it would like to. Its sales clearly lag well behind the iPad in the UK and the Kindle Fire in the US — and it seems they're happy to admit it.
When Google announced it was to acquire Motorola, it was obvious it wanted patents but unclear how Android and Motorola would interact in the future. According to Andy Rubin, who heads up Android, there's going to be zero communication.
Heaps of sea creatures glow to produce light—often in order to see in the murky depths. But scientists have discovered that many bacteria glow for a very strange reason; they want to get eaten.
There are pros and cons to being a bat. Pros: can fly and catch prey in the dark, have a luscious fur coat. Cons: have possibly the ugliest nose in the known universe. Well, that is, if you're this newly discovered leaf-nosed bat from Vietnam.
Getting your head around public key encryption isn't easy, even if you're a dab hand at maths. Prime factors? Modular arithmetic? Say what? Instead, here's a totally straightforward explanation that starts from the basics, using paint mixing as an example.
It probably comes as no surprise to you that men underestimate their weight and women overestimate theirs. But it's both amusing and saddening to hear that men also tend to overestimate the weight of their partners.
We've known since last year that Mozilla has been working on an Android-based phone OS. But it's just announced at Mobile World Congress that it's teaming up with Telefonica to roll out devices by the end of 2012.
Late last year, Adobe launched Photoshop Touch for Android, promising a version for iPad not long after. Now the wait is over.
There were rumours last year about ASUS releasing a strange, form-changing phone-come-tablet. Those rumours are now reality; say hello to the Padfone, the latest in a rash of schizophrenic mobile handsets.
