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Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges...
Big names in medicine are set to give an upbeat assessment of the war on AIDS on Tuesday
Multi-tasking is essentially self-defeating since if you were a media octopus, you would end up doing much less than...
This contradicts a widely held view that scientists are deeply divided on the topic
Chris Hadfield, Tom Marshburn, and Roman Romanenko return from the International Space Station
Astronaut Chris Hadfield has marked his upcoming departure from the ISS by singing a cover version of David Bowie's...
Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement the diets of billions of people globally and help feed livestock, the...
(UPDATE) Despite repair, it will take weeks or months to determine whether the problem has been permanently fixed
Expert: 'We are creating a prehistoric climate in which human societies will face huge and potentially catastrophic...
The act of exploring helps shape the brain and adventuring is what makes each individual different, according to a...