Science/tech

After decades of limited progress, the discovery of the two new drugs - Ivermectin for River Blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis, and Artemisinin for malaria - was a game-changer...

“That asteroid hit and suddenly the dinosaurs are wiped out. It looks like mammals were just waiting their turn and as soon as the dinosaurs disappeared, they thrived…”

"No parent should stop their children taking these life-saving medicines, because a slight reduction in growth is a small price to pay for medicines which may save your child's life…"

Google has shown off the latest version of its pod-like driverless car to the press at an event in California. The firm's co-founder Sergey Brin dropped in to explain ...

Visiting the exhibition site, the president toured the pavilions to familiarize himself with the innovative the items on display – innovative products offering telecommunication and network ...

“Pope Francis as an influential world leader constantly stresses the importance of moral imperative over political expediency, especially in matters of historical injustice ...

Now Gustavsson and his partner Paul Binun say they've pinpointed a specific part of the hair molecule which is present in every hair colour, and have developed a laser that can cut ...

Not only well-known IT companies, but also companies from Armenia’s regions and Yerevan school students participated in the exhibition “Fest for Technological Armenians…”

"They might have some kind of safety net, but it's not going to stop people being defamed and suffering damage as well..."

“I want to emphasise that we are not ready for that yet, we know very little about these bacteria, [but] our ultimate vision of the future would be to prevent this disease…”

The baby was transferred from his home in Nuevo Chimbote to the Hospital del Nino some 300 miles away in the Peruvian capital Lima where he will need to undergo an operation ...

However, as Microsoft and Google continue to make products that compete directly with each other, including search engines and mobile computing devices, the agreement notably does not preclude ...

"The irregular shapes of craters on Ceres are especially interesting, resembling craters we see on Saturn's icy moon Rhea…"

“Everybody living with HIV has the right to life-saving treatment. The new guidelines are very important steps towards ensuring that all people living with HIV have immediate access to…”

However, analysts say its price - which runs as high as $144,000 (£95,100) - is expected to temper demand. Tesla has said it plans to unveil a lower-cost vehicle in 2017…