A new sensor has been developed to text you when your plants need watering.   

Israeli scientists have come up with the device that sends text messages to farmers or homeowners when plants need a drink.

It has been developed to help cut water usage and avoid damaging plants or crops.

Dr. Eran Raveh and Dr Arie Nadler have spent seven years perfecting the sensor.

It gauges water levels in the plants and sends real time text alerts to mobile phones or computers when levels get too low.

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Unlike the cruel and unusual punishment of the cat o’nine tails, this cute cat o’ four ears is nothing to be afraid of.

This is Yoda, a household pet born with an extra set of ears.

Valerie and Ted Rock took the cat in two years ago after visiting a bar in Chicago, Illinois, where a group of curious drinkers were handing him around.

He was one of a large litter, and the Rocks were happy to offer him a home.

Now the couple have to keep him indoors to prevent their rare pet from being cat-napped.

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A test which can accurately detect Alzheimer’s in its very early stages has been created by U.S. scientists.

It can spot the disease before dementia symptoms appear and widespread damage occurs.

It was 87 per cent accurate at predicting which patients with early memory problems and other symptoms would eventually be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, the researchers said.

The test measures proteins in spinal fluid which are known indicators of whether someone is likely to develop Alzheimer’s.

Leslie Shaw of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, whose study appears in the Annals of Neurology, said: ‘With this test, we can reliably detect and track the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.’

Author and Alzheimer’s sufferer Terry Pratchett is a staunch campaigner for research into the disease

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A five-year-old girl is thought to be the first in the UK to receive organ transplants from both her parents.

Jasmine Mirza is recovering after being given 30% of her father Sohrab’s liver and one of her mother Cathie Locke’s kidneys.

Jasmine was diagnosed with liver failure at seven months before her kidneys started to fail in 2007.

Ms Locke, from Farnborough, Hampshire, said the transplants have given Jasmine "her life back".

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As James Bond, he handled his fair share of gadgets.

Now Pierce Brosnan is carrying his love of modern technology into his personal life.

The 55-year-old actor is building a £6.5 million mansion in Malibu, California, which will be packed with enough electronic wizardry to make Q’s eyes light up.

A source said: ‘Pierce has always loved technology and playing Bond only cemented that love. He says this will be his dream house and it will have every possible boy’s toy imaginable, plus a few for his wife.

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TV chef Heston Blumenthal has admitted he is baffled by what may have caused a health scare that forced him to close his three star Michelin restaurant.

The man dubbed the "culinary alchemist" for his scientific approach to cooking temporarily shut The Fat Duck while tests are carried out.

Around 40 customers have been taken ill over the past couple of weeks.

Blumenthal said that food poisoning had been ruled out but he took the decision to close the Michelin-starred restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, as a precaution. 

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A team of British scientists believe they may have found a cure for potentially fatal peanut allergies.

A trial at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has resulted in a small number of patients now safely eating nuts on a daily basis.

The research involved the patients taking daily doses of peanut flour.

Starting with tiny quantities until their bodies built up resistance, the dose was gradually increased to help strengthen the resistance further.

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Animated comedy The Simpsons is to become the longest-running prime-time series in US TV history after makers Fox ordered another two seasons.

The show is currently in its 20th season which matches the record of Western drama Gunsmoke, shown on CBS, which ended in 1975.

The 21st season will begin in the autumn with the 22nd airing next year.

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US First Lady Michelle Obama wants to find a rescued Portuguese water dog as a pet for her daughters, People magazine has reported.

Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, were promised a puppy by their father, Barack Obama, when he was elected president, as a reward for all they had coped with.

The water dog, which does not shed hair, could be less aggravating for Malia who suffers from allergies.

Mrs Obama told the magazine the family were hoping to get the puppy in April.

She said water dogs were temperamentally "pretty good".

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Women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are at higher risk of breast cancer, a study has found.

Ending HRT leads to a 28% drop in the risk of developing the disease within one year, the research shows.

It suggests patients who spend at least five years taking a combination of the hormones oestrogen and progestin double their risk of breast cancer every 12 months.

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