Darwinian natural selection could help halt human "mad cow disease", experts say after finding a tribe impervious to a related fatal brain disorder... more »

With Amazon’s Kindle, readers can squeeze hundreds of books into a device that is smaller than most hardcovers. For some, that’s not small enough... more »

Most women should start regular breast cancer screening at age 50, not 40, according to new guidelines released Monday by an influential group that provides guidance to doctors, insurance companies and policy makers... more »

China has become one of a handful of nations to own one of the top five supercomputers in the world... more »

The award of Nobel Prize in Economics to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson surprised many, and not just because Ms Ostrom is the first woman honoured with it. Observers are taken aback because Ms Ostrom is not an economist... more »

Brazil nuts have been hailed as a tasty way of building up the immune system and even protecting against cancer... more »

We all know we should probably eat more healthily, take more exercise and cut back on alcohol, but unless there’s omething obviously wrong, most of us blithely carry on.That might change, thanks to a test that picks up the very first signs of heart disease, diabetes and even impotence by measuring the health of your artery walls... more »

Fossils of the lumbering Aardonyx celestae found in South Africa may explain why dinosaurs evolved from bipeds to quadrupeds... more »

If you have an iPhone, you can extend your enjoyment of college football season even further with applications that let you keep up with news, check stats, make wagers, support your team and much more... more »

About a year from now, if all goes well, a box about the size of a loaf of bread will pop out of a rocket some 500 miles above the Earth... more »

On December 21, 2012, the ancient Mayans foretold the Earth's final day while the Hopi Indians see a great purification of the mother earth. Nostradamus speaks of devastation. Asteroid and the Chinese I Chang predicts the end of the history... more »

Conservationists were today celebrating the first successful steps in an attempt to save the world's rarest duck from extinction... more »

NO face-lift stops time, so as aging continues, even a satisfied patient may choose to have another one a decade later. But what if your face-lift never pleased you, not because of complications or monstrous scars, but because of aesthetics pure and simple?.. more »

A new mobile phone charger that will work with any handset has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body... more »

The Cincinnati Bearcats are neck-and-neck with Ohio State in the polls, their quarterback is a Heisman Trophy contender and they have surged into the national title conversation. With the country’s hottest coach in Brian Kelly, a devastating offense that is ranked No. 3 nationally in scoring and a revamped defense that replaced 10 starters from la.. more »