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The team of 33 researchers drawn from centres across the world also said governments needed to look at ways to make physical activity more convenient, affordable and safer...

In May CEO Scott Thompson stepped down after accusations that he put a fake computer degree on his CV. In September 2011, CEO Carol Bartz was fired after two-and-a-half years ...

\"Of these, less than 5% of the Yahoo accounts had valid passwords. We are taking immediate action by fixing the vulnerability that led to the disclosure of this data ...

“We are trying to make absolutely clear we are not going to leave any space uncovered to Apple ...

The image contains a photo of a comedic musical group known as Les Horrible Cernettes. The group consisted of both admin assistants and significant others of scientists at the CERN laboratory ...

“We hope that Armenia’s representation in the Silicon Valley will give serious impetus to the industry’s development…”

The team, from the University of Arizona, were able to replicate the central pattern generator - a nerve cell network in the lumbar region of the spinal cord that generates ...

Global Innovation Index 2012 report ranks 141 countries/economies on the basis of their innovation capabilities and results...

“This whole amazing process – the bits coming together to produce a recognisable human face – happens in the womb between two and three months ...

"Our smartphones are flying off the shelves, with some outlets reporting 40-60 percent sales growth, but that's distorting the overall trading outlook which is more challenging due to the weak ...

The South Korean delegation to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) said the research was needed "for the proper assessment of whale stocks". Many governments at the IWC meeting ...

The map, by the famous cartographer Martin Waldseemueller, is credited with being the first to document and name the newly-discovered land ...

"A diverse group of collaborators have already begun to contribute content ranging from 18th-century manuscripts to modern teaching tools like video and audio language samples and ...

Ms Jones was even told by medical team to make preparations for a funeral for the baby boy she named Cohan. But midwives were amazed seconds after the delivery that the tiny boy was breathing...

Botanists have found three plants, all relatives of the popular snapdragon garden flowers, that have an unusual network of sticky leaves underground...