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A growing number of New York sky-scrapers are switching off their lights to help reduce the number of birds hitting the high-rise buildings. The "lights out" project - organised by NYC Audubon - r...

Long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs - used to treat fractures - may boost the risk of oesophageal cancer, Oxford University research suggests. The study of 3,000 people found taking bisphosp...

India will build the world's largest solar telescope in the India-controlled Kashmir's cold desert region of Ladakh, at an estimated cost of US$31 million, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics said ...

Apple has launched a social network as part of the latest version of its iTunes software. Ping, as it is known, allows users to build networks of friends and professional musicians, in a similar w...

Bangladeshi officials say an army major has been dismissed for carrying hundreds of bottles of illegal cough syrup. Reza Shah Mohammad Zillullah was found guilty of transporting the syrup - local...

An ancient reef found in the Pacific may provide clues to what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise. A team of researchers from Australia and New Zealand have discovered a huge 9,000-ye...

Singapore-based technology company D-Links International Pte. Ltd. embraces green approach in products, one of its efforts to save energy and environment, an official said on Wednesday. In an exc...

Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica. The evidence comes from a study of tiny marine animals living either side of the 2km thic...

The cancer mortality rate in China has increased by 80 percent over the past 30 years, and it is reported that some 1.8 million cancer-related deaths annually, Qatar News agency reported, citing Hea...

Many parents are incapable of giving their children the correct dose of liquid medicines, claim Australian researchers. Using household spoons to measure them out could mean a potentially dangerou...

The dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago by at least two meteorite impacts, rather than a single strike, a new study suggests. Previously, scientists had identified a huge impact crater i...

Google Inc launched a website for users who want to sift through news, comments and other information on the Internet in real time, letting them follow conversations on social network hubs such as F...

Battery-like "biofuel cells" could in the future run on an energy drink or even vegetable oil, says a researcher. A prototype cell has been described at a meeting of the American Chemical Society ...

Corneas made in the laboratory have markedly improved the sight of 10 Swedish patients with significant vision loss. Produced entirely from synthetic collagen, the implants offer the tantalising p...

Extracts of broccoli and banana may help in fighting stomach problems, research suggests. Laboratory studies show fibres from the vegetables may boost the body's natural defences against stomach i...

Google is taking on internet telephone companies like Skype by allowing users to call from its free web-based email service. For the moment only users in the US will be able to make calls from ins...

The remains of a prehistoric child were removed from an underwater cave in Mexico four years after divers stumbled upon the well-preserved corpse that offers clues to ancient human migration. The ...

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba plans to market the world’s first 3D television that does not need special glasses later this year, a report said. Toshiba will unveil three models of the te...

Canadian workers have unearthed large dinosaur bones while digging a sewer tunnel in the city of Edmonton. A tooth and limb bone, which experts believe belong to the Albertosaurus and the Edmontos...

Researchers in Japan have created a highly accurate sensor that can detect smells and gases using genetically engineered frog eggs. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

An extract of the kudzu vine being developed to treat alcoholism may also help treat cocaine addiction, researchers at Gilead Sciences Inc reported. Tests on rats showed the drug could stop them...

Waves crashing on to Australia's southern shores each year contain enough energy to power the country three times over, scientists said in a study that underscores the scale of Australia's green ene...

A diet rich in green leafy vegetables may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, UK research says. In an analysis of six studies into fruit and vegetable intake, only food including spinach and c...

A Swedish political party dedicated to copyright reform and privacy rights says it has agreed to host several new servers for the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks. The Pirate Party said it agreed ...

Sunbed users are risking their eyesight by failing to wear protective goggles, experts warn. Some people refuse to use the goggles provided for fear of "panda eyes" but the College of Optometrists...

Humans helped drive a species of giant turtle to extinction almost 3,000 years ago, according to a study in PNAS. It is one of the first cases that clearly shows that humans played a role in the ...

Amid concerns about the quality and quantity of South African water, a South African university has unveiled a method to help overcome risks, China's Xinhua news agency reported. The University o...

Older women who eat dark chocolate once or twice a week could be lowering their risk of heart failure, says a US study. It found those eating chocolate once or twice a week cut the risk of develop...

Research In Motion has assured India of limited access to BlackBerry instant messages by September 1, and promised talks this week on monitoring its more secure corporate email, a government source ...

Have you ever wished that your iPod Touch was an iPhone? Now it can be, thanks to a new device called the "Apple Peel 520" and created by a Chinese company. Invented by a 22-year-old programmer wh...