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CO2 levels mark 'New Era' in the world's changing climate 25 Oct 2016 - 12:41 pm

Geneva: Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have surged past an important threshold and may not dip below it for "many generations". The...

Big data reveals mixed authorship in 17 Shakespeare plays 24 Oct 2016 - 09:22 pm

London: Seventeen plays attributed to William Shakespeare were written in collaboration with other playwrights, according to an edition of his works coming out...

Hired experts support claims St. Jude heart devices can be hacked 24 Oct 2016 - 08:50 pm

Short-selling firm Muddy Waters said in a legal brief filed on Monday that outside cyber security experts it hired have validated its claim...

Celebrity designed jeans auctioned for refugees 24 Oct 2016 - 08:01 pm

LONDON: Colourful jeans designed by British model Kate Moss and American actress Sharon Stone are among the 100 pairs put up for auction...

Battle lines harden at global whaling meeting 24 Oct 2016 - 07:55 pm

Portoroz, Slovenia: Pro- and anti-whaling nations clashed at a key meeting Monday where Japan sought to ease a 30-year-old moratorium on commercial hunts...

Robots at center of China's strategy to leapfrog rivals 24 Oct 2016 - 07:22 pm

BEIJING: The Canbot can say its name, respond to voice commands, and "dance" as it plays Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." Other robots China...

How much screen time is ideal for kids? 24 Oct 2016 - 04:50 pm

In a world where we are surrounded 24/7 by all kinds of digital media from iPhones to electronic billboards, trying to figure out...

Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station 23 Oct 2016 - 03:13 pm

Miami: An unmanned cargo ship operated by the US company Orbital ATK arrived Sunday at the International Space Station, delivering 2.5 tons of...

Climate change can make fish swim towards predators 23 Oct 2016 - 11:37 am

London: Climate change is disrupting the sensory systems of fish and can even make them swim towards predators, instead of away from them,...

Art-loving US couple gives multi-million dollar collection to Paris 23 Oct 2016 - 09:36 am

Paris: A Texan couple who discovered their love for art during a trip to Paris in the 1970s are to donate the multi-million...

Google hawks hardware in real-world 'showroom' 22 Oct 2016 - 11:57 pm

New York: It's not exactly a store, but the Google "showroom" that opened Thursday in New York is the internet giant's first real-world...

For these two reasons, a classic combo endures 22 Oct 2016 - 05:04 pm

Much has been written about the classic combination of legumes and grains. There’s a persistent myth involved, though: the idea that you have...

Don’t let prediabetes turn into the real thing 22 Oct 2016 - 04:02 pm

Millions have it, but even though the condition can carry long-term life-threatening consequences, they may have no clue. What is it? Prediabetes -...

iPhone7 hits Korean stores in Note 7's absence 22 Oct 2016 - 12:25 pm

Seoul: The Apple iPhone 7 went on sale in South Korea on Friday, seeking to fill a void left by arch-rival Samsung on...

UV light can improve smartphone cameras 22 Oct 2016 - 12:09 pm

Moscow: Treating photodetectors -- used in systems and devices from smartphones to space stations -- with ultraviolet light can improve the efficiency of...

Flemish 'Mystic Lamb' masterpiece restored after chaotic past 22 Oct 2016 - 09:48 am

Ghent, Belgium: A painstaking restoration of a 15th-century Flemish masterpiece is revealing the long-lost detail and splendour that helped make the altarpiece one...