NEW Scientists have found that older people lose the ability to distinguish between colours as a part of the eye called the cone receptor becomes less capable of processing hues.

For the first time ever scientists from California have discovered exactly how our brains track fast-moving objects by 'pushing' moving images forward so that our brains see them further along in their trajectory than what our eyes see.

More than 78,000 people have signed up for the chance to be one of the first to set foot on Mars - even though they will never return to Earth.

The Emotion sense app developed at the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory can track a person's mood throughout the day, alerting therapists to potential problems.

The people of Syria were without internet for at least four hours on Tuesday according to web traffic reports, and it is unclear how many services are back up.

YouTube is set to launch a paid-for subscription service later this week that will charge around £1.28 a month to watch videos on specialist channels, according to reports in the Financial Times.

A group of U.S. researchers believe that a microchip that will help create memories in damaged brains could be implanted into human volunteers in the next two years.

Google's controversial eyewear does not go on sale until next year - but already dozens of establishments have banned it over fears of a 'legal brawl' over privacy.

The sunset is the last time researchers at the remote Concordia station in Antarctica will see the sun for three months.

Duke University's design, which looks rather like a Frisbee made of Swiss cheese, can hide an object placed at its centre by deflecting microwave beams.

A study from the University of Colorado has found that couples with big age gaps are more likely to be 'poorer, uglier, and less intelligent' than couples who are closer in age.