Smoking is bad but nothing is completely bad. New research confirms an association between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumor near the brain, but the addition of smokeless to... Read more
A fire-free farming method practiced by early inhabitants of the Amazonian savannahs could help inform efforts to conserve and rehabilitate these important ecosystems around the world, a stu... Read more
French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters on Monday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by th... Read more
Analysts have said South Korea’s Samsung Electronics has outsold Nokia in the first quarter of the year, ending the struggling Finnish handset maker’s ‘s 14-year leadership... Read more
From mosques, to homes and streets, Pakistanis are increasingly seeing the light and realising that year-round sun may be a cheap if partial answer to an enormous energy crisis. “It... Read more
The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 meters (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could he... Read more
Oil prices extended their gains in Asia on March 19, supported by concerns over Middle East supplies and signs of stabilisation in the world economy, analysts said. New York’s main contract,... Read more
As tobacco control pits health ministers against finance ministers in many countries where the former is ‘unlikely’ to win, public health experts at a global conference suggest i... Read more
Google proposed to pay Oracle a percentage of Android revenue if Oracle could prove patent infringement of the mobile operating technology at an upcoming trial, but Oracle rebuffed the offer... Read more
Daniel Loeb, chief executive of hedge fund Third Point, said he would continue to push to revamp Yahoo Inc’s board of directors following Yahoo’s decision to reject him as a boar... Read more
