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A biotech firm in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has developed a vaccine against swine flu, which involves no risk or negative impact on the body, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. T...

Starch grains found on 30,000-year-old grinding stones suggest that prehistoric man may have dined on an early form of flat bread, contrary to his popular image as primarily a meat-eater. The find...

Facebook users are inadvertently providing access to their names and in some cases even their friend's names to advertising and Internet tracking companies, through some popular applications, the Wa...

Microsoft Malaysia aims to be among the top three in the country's smartphone market for next year. Its Managing Director Ananth Lazarus, is optimistic over the target, saying, the company's newl...

Curcumin, a spice that is common in Indian curries and other Asian dishes, might extend the lifespan of humans because it is full of anti-oxidants and other good chemicals, China's Xinhua news agenc...

The number of cases of a deadly disease has more than doubled in the last decade, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Dengue outbreaks are now a major threat to global public health....

The longest railway tunnel in the world was completed on Friday in Switzerland when the last two meters of rock were drilled through. After 14 years of construction the 57 km (34 miles) of the Go...

A study has revealed that a wind turbine's colour affects how many insects it attracts, shedding light on why the turbines kill significant numbers of bats and birds. Scientists say that turbines,...

The distinct genetic characteristics of salmon populations in Spain are being lost as a result of climate change and human interference, a study has warned. A team of UK and Spanish researchers sa...

Skype is integrating with Facebook to make it easier to call and video chat with friends and family on the social network. The deal comes amid fevered rumours that Facebook plans to launch a phon...

Walking at least six miles a week may be one thing people can do to keep their brains from shrinking and fight off dementia, U.S. researchers said. A study of nearly 300 people in Pittsburgh who...

India's richest and world's fourth richest man, industrialist Mukesh Ambani, has built what is claimed as the world's first billion-dollar home, a 27-storeyed luxury residence in Mumbai, China's Xin...

A group of veteran reformers in China's Communist party has demanded that the country dismantle its elaborate censorship apparatus, an appeal for accelerated political reform which Beijing quickly m...

In a record-breaking journey, a female humpback whale has travelled across a quarter of the globe, a distance of at least 10,000km. The event, reported in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters...

President Lee Myung-bak said the development of solar, wind power and other forms of substitute energy sources will become the backbone of South Korea's future economy, Yonhap news agency reported. ...

Sony's lineup of sleek televisions boasting Google's Web-surfing system will go on sale Saturday, testing how much consumers are willing to pay to combine access to the entire Internet with their re...

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said Tuesday that education, particularly at an early stage, is the most important tool to nurture children into responsible leaders and good citizens and shape the future f...

Iceland remains the country that has the greatest equality between men and women, according to an annual report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It is the second year in succession that Iceland ...

Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 7, its latest attempt to break into the lucrative smartphone market. Until now the company has failed to provide a credible challenge to rival operating system...

Men with advanced prostate cancer lived nearly four months longer on a new drug from Johnson & Johnson, according to keenly awaited study data that cancer experts said would change clinical practice...

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceship, Enterprise, has made its first solo test flight, in California. The spaceship was carried to an altitude of 45,000ft (13,700m) by an aeroplane and then...

The parts of our DNA which may influence body shape, including the classic "apple" or "pear" shape in women, have been revealed. A UK study in Nature Genetics found the locations of 13 genes which...

Engineers at Google have tested a self-driving car on the streets of California, the company has announced. The cars use video cameras mounted on the roof, radar sensors and a laser range finder t...

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut has docked successfully with the International Space Station (ISS). The men will complete a five-month tour of duty aboar...

Representatives from about 200 countries wrapped up a meeting in China on climate change and said they had moved closer to defining what could be achieved at a later conference. The week-long tal...

A group of Chinese scientists and explorers is looking for international help to mount a new search for the country's answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the "Yeren," or "wild man." Over the years...

At least three foreign athletes have fallen victim to Malaria and Dengue, forcing them to pull out of the 2010 Commonwealth Games here. Nigerian table tennis player were suspected to be seriously...

Microsoft Corp has licensed some technology relating to rival Palm Inc's smartphones, the latest move in a complex web of deals and litigation in the fast-growing phone sector. The world's largest...

Influenza A/H1N1 was removed from the list of statutorily notifiable infectious diseases of Hong Kong, Xinhua cited a spokesman from Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health as sayin...

The adage "men perspire, women glow" is correct, according to Japanese researchers, who found men are much more efficient at sweating. Women unused to physical exercise had the worst sweating resp...