Researchers at the University of New South Wales have also warned that our planet could warm by more than 8°C by 2200 if C02 emissions are not reduced.

A molecular ecologist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, found that nicotine is excreted through tiny respiratory holes on the animal's skin.

Psychologists from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne found 55 per cent of women and 48 per cent of men admitted to sexting when not in the mood.

A report by a German magazine suggests computer users might be unwittingly sending information to the NSA when they tell Microsoft about a programme glitch.

French researchers found that participants who took mood-stabilising drugs were able to accurately identify musical pitch more often than those who hadn't.

Greek researchers, funded by the European Space Agency, say the lack of convection in space would make chips soggy when fried, rather than crispy.

When a shark, fitted with a transmitter, swims within a kilometre of a beach in Western Australia, it triggers an alert, which in turn sends an automated warning tweet.

A list of products at risk of becoming obsolete in 2014 is topped by alarm clocks, but also includes flip cameras, DVD players, TV remote controls and watches.

University researchers found that people who had been together for at least 18 years were better at picking out information from their loved ones.

An American firm yesterday announced plans to take eight passengers to within touching distance of space inside a gondola attached to a helium balloon in 2016.

The rover could fall from more than 62 miles above Titan without being damaged. It can then roll on the surface and propel itself forward by changing its shape.

Researchers led by the University of Arizona used a mathematical pattern called a Lévy walk to describe the way humans forage for food for the first time.

The social networking site recently compared users’ hometowns with their current homes to uncover the 10 cities with the most migrants.

Scientists in California found that tiny diamonds thought to be 4.3billion years old were actually synthetic diamond polishing grit used to clean crystals.

The international team of scientists now hopes to link the body up to a simulation of the worm's brain in an effort to understand more about its behaviour.

Psychologists from Belgium found that bad body odour is commonly associated with vulnerability, which triggers feelings of concern and pity.

Using thermal imaging cameras the Swedish researchers found that reindeer's noses appear redder due to the increased blood flow required to stop them freezing.

Researchers at Columbia University in New York claim the impact cooled the planet significantly making humanity more susceptible to ‘Justinian's plague’ in 541-542 AD.

The breakthrough, by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in U.S, relies on a material called vanadium dioxide which changes its structure when heated.

The process, developed by Israeli scientists, recognises unique noises made by a PC when data is decrypted and uses these noises to extract the personal details.