When DC announced the all-new, digitally enhanced universe last month, I was left with very mixed feelings.

On the one hand, a huge push into digital content, especially making new digital issues available the same day as their print counterparts, is an idea whose time is long overdue. On the other hand, the way DC is going about it leaves me doubting as to whether it will succeed.

On the positive side, if DC truly wants to appeal to new readers and not just long-time comic buyers like me, digital distribution is the way to go. I know some wonderful comic book retailers might be badly hurt but...

By Alice Vincent, Wired UK

Nails on a blackboard, sirens and heavy drilling: none come close to whining for being the most annoying sound, a study has suggested.

Psychologists from SUNY and Clark University put participants through the daft trial of trying to do maths problems...