British researchers have found a new method of identification- the human nose.

Researchers at University of Bath have developed new software that can identify terrorists and criminals by the shape of their noses.

The new technology scanned a number of noses into computer and measures their length, curvature and width. Then they were analyzed according to six main shapes viz. Roman, Greek, Nubian, Hawk, Snub and Turn-up.

According to a recent research, the average cost of raising a child to the age of 21 has elevated to £800 a month.

Parents in outer London face the highest cost in raising a child at £220,000, while Yorkshire and Humber are reported to be the cheapest areas.

After the annual survey first carried out by insurer LV=, the costs have amplified 4%to £201,000 since last year and are 43% higher than in 2003.

In its endeavors towards the end of comprehending the growth of cancers, thereby underlining the potential for new cancer treatments, a US research team, led by Dr Owen Witte, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Los Angeles’ University of California, have managed to create prostate cancer in the laboratory by genetically altering human stem cells.

The researchers at Malmo University have revealed that young Swedish, especially women have more fluid definitions than others of sex and sexuality.

Sven-Axel Mansson, a Malmo University sociology professor, and colleague Kristian Daneback, claimed that young women are highly prone to pursue sexual activities with others of the same gender.

The study involved 855 young people ages 18-24, who were surveyed using an online questionnaire.

Researchers at the University of Warwick revealed the fact that the intake of a good quantity of vitamin D may reduce the chances of heart disease or diabetes in old age. Hence the people who get plenty of vitamins from sunlight are 55% less prone to developing diabetes as compared to the people who do not.

90% of the vitamin D comes from sunshine; hence people may sit in the sun for at least 30 minutes two times in a week, with no application of any kind of sunscreen on the exposed parts. One can also take vitamin D-rich fool like tuna and mackerel.

A new survey has shockingly revealed that over 50% of women think that rape victims should assume the responsibility of the assault they have endured.

Also, every 1 in 10 women felt that dancing provocatively, flirting or wearing clothes which are revealing and/or suggestive partly made the victim responsible.

The researchers have discovered that more than 14m people use their credit cards for everyday spending, with one in five carrying three or more cards.

They posted that more men than women carry multiple cards, with 25% men possessing three of more credit cards compared with around 16% women.

Worryingly, it is the more financially vulnerable who are most likely to use their cards every day, with those under the age of 20 and older than 70 being the worst offenders.

Researchers have suggested beer is a rich source of a nutrient that boosts bones and could mean they are less likely to suffer from osteoporosis. However they emphasized that the research stands firm for particular types.

The finding, issued in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, supports previous research which also revealed that the drink was beneficial at fending off brittle bones, especially in women.

A renowned American doctor has revealed that research has been able to show that heart attacks seem to increase during Super Bowl, and some other top-ranked international sporting events, but this should not dampen the spirits of fans who are all set to stay glued to television sets this Sunday.

A new research has revealed that effective care of dementia ridden people across Coventry and Warwickshire costs a whopping 238 Million Pounds every year. As has been revealed in the Dementia 2010 report, each of the area's 8,600 patients costs an average of 27,647 Pounds each, yearly.

Currently, a mere 1 in every 100 Coventry and Warwickshire populations is suffering from dementia, but the percentage is expected to sharply rise as more and more of the resident’s age.

The Solway Firth has been identified as a potential producer of huge amounts of 'green' electricity from the power of tides.

A study coordinated by Northwest Regional Development Agency and the Scottish Enterprise the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said that the Solway Firth, the third biggest estuary in Britain, had the capacity to generate renewable energy in the range 100MW to around 6GW.

Stem Cell Research experts have urged that the expert referees, who validate scientific findings, should have their reports published to make science more transparent and accountable.

They have claimed that leading journals and reviewers are unfairly blocking the publication of excellent studies, at the expense of other non-deserving studies.

14 leading Stem Cell Researchers have written an open letter to journal editors in order to highlight their dissatisfaction.

Excessive internet use may lead to depression, reported UK psychologists in the journal Psychopathology. The report found that among 1.2% people who underwent this survey were "internet addicts and most of them were depressed. The conclusion was drawn from 1,319 responses, which came from people in age bracket of 16 to 51, to an on-line questionnaire.

People, who according to the survey, spent more on websites than social activities were ones who were unhappy and hence carried a possibility of depression.

Researchers have come up with a study that provides answers to the question: Why do the bad guys always get shot in a gunfight when they're the ones who reached for their guns first? The study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society suggests, "There might be two different circuits in the brain, one for reacting to an external stimulus and the other for starting movements and people move faster when reacting to something than when they perform planned actions".

A fresh research conducted by psychologists at Birmingham University found that people move faster when they react to outside changes than when they decide to perform on their own.

Researchers said that the study would allow better understanding of how human brain handles planned and reactive movements differently.

Researchers made use of a game to simulate the gunfight scenario to determine whether the person who draws first moves faster.