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Personalised ringtones, chat rooms and online music - 19th-century ranchers pioneered social networking, says Bob Holmes (full text available to subscribers)     

A volcano erupted in El Salvador over the weekend for the first time in decades, spewing a huge plume of ash and gas that could be seen from space.

This cool space wallpaper is an artist's concept showing the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE spacecraft, in its orbit around Earth.

Vitamin E has just been shown to slow functional decline of Alzheimer's patients and reduce burdens on caregivers.

In a recent interview with the Independent, Google engineering director, Scott Huffman, outlined the kind of future he thinks is right around the corner--a future when typing our queries into a little box will be seem do...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been casting a wary eye on genetic test kits that tout their ability to dissect the risks you might carry for various diseases in your DNA. But are customers getting a fair portr...

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Clean energy had a good year in 2013.

Things around here are heating up fast. In fact, Earth's temperature is rising quicker than scientists previously projected, according to a new study of climate change and the effects of cloud cover on global warming.

Researchers from the University of Chicago have used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe weather patterns on the exoplanet GJ 1214b. The "super-Earth" contains a cloudy atmosphere which prevents detailed observations o...

A research team has published its latest preclinical findings about the promising antitumor agent FL118, reporting new insights about the agent's chemical structure.

Over the past two years, an expert in revision hip and knee replacement surgery has seen an increase in the number of people needing a second surgery. When a knee or hip implant wears out or another problem develops, peo...

As 2014 approaches, the millennial workforce should focus on making this career advice their New Year's resolutions.

Mobile commerce and ecommerce will take the center stage of retail in 2014.

Small business owners, get ready. In 2014, new mobile gear will help you connect with customers, sell your product and stay productive wherever you are.

Here are scientific tips to let you ring in the New Year while avoiding an alcohol-induced headache and all-around aches the next day.

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The millions tuning into the opening match of the World Cup will see the world's most advanced mind-controlled exoskeleton take the ceremonial first kick     

The imminent death of a patient is riddled with emotions for a patient and family as well as the medical team. A study based on the reflections of third-year medicine students is shedding light on the struggle physicians...

A new study shows that one night of sleep deprivation increases morning blood concentrations of NSE and S-100B in healthy young men. These molecules are typically found in the brain. Thus, their rise in blood after sleep...

90 per cent of consumers thought that all meat products should be labelled with their country of origin, but most weren't willing to pay extra for the info     

In 2014 pro athletes will be subject to routine checks on steroids in their urine - and deviations from their normal physiology will trigger doping alarms