The smart way to withstand the inevitable festive over-indulgence is with a pre-tox - nourishing your body from the inside out by eating and sleeping your way towards the party season... more »

In many ways, MySQL embodies the ideals of the populist software movement known as open source, in which a program’s creator releases it to the world free of charge, and legions of volunteers contribute improvements that are also freely shared... more »

The death throes of one of the biggest stars known to science have been spied by Europe's Herschel space telescope... more »

Tomorrow the Space Shuttle Atlantis is due to touch down on Earth after a successful seven-day mission to deliver vital equipment to the International Space Station.During the past week as astronauts stockpiled the outpost and performed maintenance a series of stunning images were taken which we reveal here... more »

TAYLOR DISHER, a 22-year-old marketing student in Toronto, recently found a useful way to shorten her beauty routine. Rather than try on sticky layers of lip gloss in a drugstore aisle, she leisurely tested 20 different shades of gloss on her train commute to school using an iPhone app called MakeUp... 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 »

If Owen Skeffington grows up to show a lack of respect for authority, his parents can hardly complain that he didn't warn them.A scan taken at 27 weeks clearly shows the infant raising two fingers to the camera... more »

with the new Christian Louboutin boutique kicking off its opening last night with a shopping event complete with champagne foot baths, the block has even more appeal, even if all you are in the market for is a little drooling and window shopping... more »

A number of English vineyards have signed up to make use of a satellite imaging service to boost harvests... more »

A fugitive and convicted drug dealer who police say is part of the reputed 'bling ring" that has burglarized the homes of young celebrities including Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton surrendered to police this afternoon, authorities said... more »

Brazil, Russia, India, and China, collectively known as the “BRIC” economies. Together, these four countries currently comprise 40% of the world’s population and 15% of GDP, ensuring that they will be a force to be reckoned with on the global stage for years to come... more »

For decades, the Walt Disney Company has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual merchandise sales. One false move and Disney could have New Coke on its hands... more »

Israel's navy has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of Iranian weapons intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli military has said... more »

The lawsuit charges that Intel violated state and federal laws by abusing its dominant position in the chip market to keep its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices, at bay... more »