Marriage is good for the heart – it helps people survive after cardiac surgery October 29, 2015 Being married makes a healthy heart, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Surgery. By looking at survival rates after major cardiac surgery among those aged 50 or over, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found those who stayed married were had a much higher chance of staying alive for two years [...]
Is there another universe? Strange light in space hints there’s a second universe lying parallel to ours October 29, 2015 Distant light at the very edge of the universe could be seeping in from a neighbouring cosmos. This is the theory put forward by Ranga-Ram Chary, an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology, who argues the mysterious far-away light just doesn't fit into our current model of the universe. By comparing Plank's map of [...]
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate review: a stunning vision of Victorian London can’t save this series from feeling tired October 29, 2015 There have been nine Assassin’s Creed games since the original launched in 2007, which fans of maths will know works out to one and a bit games every year. That wearisome annual churn has reduced a once proud series to something familiar and formulaic, and Syndicate makes only a small attempt to buck this downward [...]
The Yoga Tab 3 is a stand-out tablet, packing a powerful built-in projector October 29, 2015 ★★★★☆ At first glance the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro is a clunky looking thing, all swollen down one side like it’s been stung by an electric bee. Pick it up and hold it portrait-wise however and that beefy edge suddenly makes sense. The tablet sits comfortably in your palm with a grippy heft that [...]
Halo 5: Guardians review – multiplayer elevates franchise to new heights October 29, 2015 Platform: XBO | ★★★★☆ If you haven’t followed the intricacies of the Halo universe over the past 14 years, you’re never going to catch up now (if you have, I’ve got news for you: you’re old and your best days are behind you). Halo’s plot is labyrinthine and esoteric and, honestly, a bit silly. You’re not [...]
Guitar Hero Live aims for realism but lacks the party appeal of its bitter rival October 29, 2015 ★★★☆☆ In Guitar Hero Live, you perform in front of images of an actual, living crowd of real humans, who cheer and sing and dance along to the music as you strum away. It’s as if you’re actually there, living the rockstar dream through the eyes of a live-action guitar hero, and not sitting in [...]
Dong Energy to build world’s biggest wind farm in the Irish Sea off UK coast October 29, 2015 Denmark’s Dong Energy plans to build the world’s biggest offshore windfarm in the Irish Sea off the UK coast. The 660-megawatt Walney Extension windfarm will overtake the current record holder, Dong’s 630-megawatt (MW) London Array Offshore Wind Farm, when it completes in 2018. It will deliver electricity to 460,000 UK homes. The project will feature two different wind turbines [...]
Workers with a “male brain” earn more money October 29, 2015 Forget negotiating tactics and job changes. If you’re looking to raise your salary, the best thing you can do might be to make sure you’ve got the right kind of brain. Workers with a “male brain” (really) earn a significant amount more than those with a “female brain”, new research has shown, linking a male [...]
Halloween asteroid flyby 2015: “Great Pumpkin” TB145 will come spookily close to the Earth on Saturday October 29, 2015 An unexpected asteroid is going to fly scarily close to the Earth on Saturday, just in time for Halloween. Asteroid 2015 TB145, also known as “the Great Pumpkin”, will miss our planet by around 300,000 miles when it comes hurtling past at around 5pm UK time – an incredibly close call in celestial terms. With [...]
Samsung share buyback pleases investors after third quarter profit beats expectation October 29, 2015 Samsung has revealed a 4.2 trillion won (£6.5bn) share buyback after its third quarter profit beat expectations, sending shares in the South Korean tech company to their highest in nearly six months. Operating profit jumped 82 per cent on the same quarter last year to 7.4 trillion won on revenue of 51.7 trillion won which also grew [...]