Robert Matthews

Connectivity between televisions, cars and a multitude of other electronic devices is about to take off, making people's lives much easier, but as with any technological step forward, the hackers could already be two steps ahead.

Globally, there’s a realisation that STEM subjects are the future but the problem has long been how to teach the disciplines successfully. Now, a new method called CBM could offer the solution to poor grades.

California is suffering from a debilitating drought and is doing everything it can to conserve water. Help may be on the way from a pilot programme on the coast of the UAE.

University team rises to challenge set by US intelligence community to come up with reliable ways of predicting future events by blowing away the competition with its accuracy.

Are we living under a work of art? A new book argues that the connection between the aesthetic and universal is more than sensory, supporting an age-old theory that the universe is indeed a masterpiece, Robert Matthews writes.

The government's recent move is a great example of the hottest idea in public policymaking, Nudge Theory, which aims to spark positive changes in behaviour by tilting our opinions.

The UAE’s first nuclear power plant will go live in 2017, providing a source of clean energy. But what to do with its waste remains a serious concern, Robert Matthews reports.

It has taken a nine-year journey of 4.5 billion kilometres across the frigid void of space. But this month, astronomers will finally get what they have waited decades to see: the first close-up images of Pluto.

String theory, which hopes to end Einstein's quest for a Theory of Everything, has lacked definitive evidence for decades but events over the coming months underground in Switzerland may make or break the theory, and its proponents.

Bell curves are everywhere in the analysis of data but the system is fundamentally flawed - as stock-market investors find to their cost, Robert Matthews writes.

New research suggests that the age-old solution to tackling obesity - eating less and exercising more - is overly simplistic and may not work for some people.

Colder winters may be coming amid fears the Sun’s activity will be at its lowest in 300 years, Robert Matthews writes.

Researchers found that striking a power pose boosts confidence and hormomes: fact. Until, of course, other scientists debunked that fact with their own research. Robert Matthews explores the myths and realities of the zombie fact.

New inoculations could provide cures for diseases such as cancer, but the human immune system is key to any breakthrough, Robert Matthews writes.

In the digital world, everything a person does can be recorded and analysed and more than ever, this data is being used - for both good and bad.