Science
Mobile information superhighway super expensive in US compared to Europe
November 15, 2015
Mobile information superhighway super expensive in US compared to Europe
Perhaps everything's bigger in America, as the old saw goes, but when it comes to mobile phone calls and data…
Madrid sets parking, speed restrictions to control pollution
November 15, 2015
Madrid sets parking, speed restrictions to control pollution
Street parking for non-residents has been banned in central Madrid and speed limits reduced on access highways in a bid…
YouTube Music is a great music-video app — if you pay up
November 15, 2015
YouTube Music is a great music-video app — if you pay up
If you were going to reinvent MTV for a mobile generation, you'd probably come up with something like YouTube Music.…
Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men
November 15, 2015
Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men
Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get…
Study blames Upper Egypt pulmonary fibrosis morbidity on poultry industry
November 15, 2015
Study blames Upper Egypt pulmonary fibrosis morbidity on poultry industry
The high rates of pulmonary fibrosis in Upper Egyptian provinces could well be attributed to air pollution connected to the…
Drug might help breast cancer patients avoid heart damage
November 15, 2015
Drug might help breast cancer patients avoid heart damage
Many cancer treatments have a dark side - they can damage the heart.
CNN: The world’s most dangerous place to be pregnant
November 15, 2015
CNN: The world’s most dangerous place to be pregnant
The hospital in this remote region of Kenya has no blood in its blood bank, and Fardowsa Abdi is about…
Hoping to find life on other planets, astronomers start on giant Chile telescope
November 14, 2015
Hoping to find life on other planets, astronomers start on giant Chile telescope
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet put hammer to stone on an Andean mountaintop on Wednesday evening to mark the start of…
Indonesia says forest fires could be back in weeks
November 14, 2015
Indonesia says forest fires could be back in weeks
Indonesia's forest fires, which this year sent vast plumes of smoke across the region described by climate officials as a…
Heart drugs often unavailable or unaffordable
November 14, 2015
Heart drugs often unavailable or unaffordable
Cardiovascular disease drugs are often unavailable or unaffordable in many communities around the world, particularly in poorer countries, a recent…