A international team led by scientists from the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) and The Scripps Research Institute has discovered a family of chemical compounds... Read more
David Beckham remained mum on his much-discussed football future, saying he is firmly focused on his Los Angeles Galaxy’s weekend clash with Houston for the MLS Cup. Major League Socce... Read more
Though it was known in the nineteenth century that bacteria are the cause of many diseases, no effective antibacterial treatments were available back then. In 1910, Paul Ehrlich developed th... Read more
Apple products come in black, white—and green, says the company’s environmental Web page: “Apple reports environmental impact comprehensively. We do this by focusing on our produ... Read more
The US space agency (Nasa) has released the sharpest ever elevation map of the Moon. It will enable scientists to accurately portray the shape of the entire Moon at a higher resolution than... Read more
Protein recycling in the body could be a critical part of tumour formation, researchers believe. A report in Science Translational Medicine showed that protein recycling was accelerated in m... Read more
The GAVI international immunisations group has agreed to fund the roll-out of vaccines against cervical cancer in developing countries, offering protection against a disease that kills one w... Read more
Businesses will be able to grow with the use of supercomputers, a technology expert has said. The energy, life science and finance sectors could benefit from an initiative that could enable... Read more
Online auction giant eBay is to open its first store in the UK for a five-day period in December. A statement released by the company said a Christmas “pop-up” shop will open in... Read more
Physicists from around the globe launched a major program on Wednesday aimed at converting the LHC “Big Bang” particle collider at CERN near Geneva into a vastly more powerful co... Read more
