Robert Matthews

Astronomers have recently found that the universe is expanding at a rate about 10 per cent faster than previously thought but the debate on accurate information continues to rage.

One key finding is that money has less of an impact on a person's happiness than many think, while being married and being at one with nature both make people happier.

An Abu Dhabi study has shown that El Nino in the Pacific Ocean plays a part in weather in the UAE three months down the line but researchers also found that the country's construction boom is leading to higher temperatures.

The American Statistical Association has sent shockwaves through the research community by voicing concern that “misunderstanding or misuse” of techniques used to identify the probability of findings being repeated is leading to claims that too often fail to stack up.

A study has revealed that obsessing over Body Mass Index is pointless since what really matters is the size of your waistline.

If there is one thing probability theory proves, it is that the less demanding we are about what constitutes a coincidence, the more likely we are to encounter it, making us feel lucky more often and laying ‘spooky’ events to rest.

Too many people, not enough food. The doomsayers of old had seemingly flawless logic behind their grim forecasts. But they neglected mankind’s ingenuity.

Power laws have been applied to predict flooding on the River Nile to determining when and how severe a next avalanches might be, however there are serious questions that must be asked about their viability.

In the UAE where many suffer persistent aches, a conference will discuss a device that uses electric signals to ease the discomfort.

Despite being given chances to shine in the famous arena of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, supersymmetry has failed to score a single goal in the form of the detection of any of the particles it predicts.

With gold going cheaply at the moment, it could top shopping lists this festive season but buyers should note that this metal is so rare because of its origins in space.

The General Theory of Relativity is 100 years old and while it has stood the test of time, few scientists believe that it holds all the answers.

Even though the pyramids of Giza are about 4,500 years old, researchers are still finding out new information about the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World.

This faint star is currently the focus of global attention by astronomers because it’s behaving very strangely — so strangely, in fact, that some suspect we may be witnessing the work of aliens.

A new discovery that quantum theory plays a part in plants' photosynthesising process is unlocking new techniques in energy capture.