Smoking ban ‘cuts premature births’
The theory that public smoking bans cut the number of children born prematurely has been strengthened by new research. Read more…
Meteorite shower crashes into Russia
A meteor crashing in central Russia’s Ural mountains has injured at least 500 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings. Read more…
Asteroid 2012 DA14: Can we know about every asteroid?
Something to note about asteroid 2012 DA14, due to make an attention-grabbing but harmless pass by the Earth on Friday: its name. Read more…
Chinese man pleads guilty in $100m software scam
A Chinese man has pleaded guilty to selling pirated US business software worth more than $100m (£62m). Read more…
Spit test ‘improves’ asthma care
A simple spit test could identify thousands of children with severe asthma who are taking medication which will never help them, scientists say.
One in seven people will not respond to salmeterol, found in purple or green inhalers, which is given to tens of thousands of children in the UK. Read more…
Earth-size planets ‘number 17bn’

This artist’s rendering shows the different types of planets in the Milky Way detected by Nasa’s Kepler spacecraft
Astronomers say that one in six stars hosts an Earth-sized planet in a close orbit – suggesting a total of 17 billion such planets in the galaxy. Read more…
Lone Udinese football fan wins hearts in Italy
A football fan has stolen media attention in Italy after being the only supporter to show up to watch his club play an away game in the top league. Read more…





