Tests for drugs in tap water

Drinking water supplies are to be tested for the presence of prescription drugs amid fears that rivers are being contaminated by the growing quantity of pharmaceuticals flushed unwittingly down the drain. Read more.....

Source: The Independent

The methane time bomb

The first evidence that millions of tons of a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide is being released into the atmosphere from beneath the Arctic seabed has been discovered by scientists.......Read more

Source: The Independant

Facebook Worm Attacks On The Rise

The number of Facebook accounts being attacked by internet worms is on the rise, with users reporting that their accounts are being hijacked.....Read more

Source: Sky News

Threat of global warming justifies breaking the law

The threat of global warming is so great that campaigners were justified in causing more than £35,000 worth of damage to a coal-fired power station, a jury decided yesterday......Read more

Source: The Independent

Beam Me Up: Big Bang Protons Away

Scientists in Geneva have begun the world's most expensive experiment - one which could finally solve the mysteries of the Big Bang.........Read more

Source: Sky News