Low levels of alcohol help the brain to clear away toxins – including those associated with Alzheimer’s disease. A few glasses of wine after a busy day at work can not only clear the mind, but also clean it, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Centre have found that …

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Birmingham, has been working to better characterise the seven planets in the system, which is 40 light years away from Earth. It’s currently our best hope for finding alien life, and now a series of studies has shed new light on the Trappist-1 planetary system. …

This sounds like the plot for a disaster movie: an invisible magnetic force-field that defends life on Earth against killer rays from space goes awry. Blasts of radiation destroy our satellite communications and bring the world’s electricity supplies crashing down. Chaos reigns. Human cancer cases multiply as unshielded radiation from the sun devastates people’s DNA. …

TOKYO — Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The shop’s name in Japanese means “strange cafe.” The single-armed robot scans a ticket purchased from a …

The SpaceX CEO has shared an image of a cherry red Telsa Roadster that will be on board in the cargo area on the top of the rocket. SpaceX is revving up for the first ever launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket this week, and Elon Musk has given a hint at what will be …