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Aggressive last-minute deals in the days before Christmas are good for procrastinators, but they could be an alarm bell for the retail industry.

When iPods hit the scene 10 years ago, the small, white ear buds that came with the devices became the symbol for listening to music on the go.

That's right. This Christmas, NORAD, the premier U.S.-Canadian air defense directorate, is once again using its super high-tech tracking equipment to keep tabs on jolly old Saint N…

At UCLA's Laboratory of Integrative Neuroimaging Technology, researchers use functional MRI brain scans to observe brain signal changes that take place during mental activity.

A potential new malaria vaccine has shown promise in animal studies, according to research.

Couples are forced to go through an overly bureaucratic process that can reject them on grounds of race or simply because they are overweight or smokers, while children have to wai…

Apple Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in a patent lawsuit over smartphone technology that will set the stage for further battles between rival makers in the f…

Nothing focuses your attention on the future like a forecast, especially when it comes to the technologies that will be changing daily life in the years to come. Five years, to be …

The sharp worldwide increase in childhood asthma over the past 30 years has long perplexed researchers, who have considered explanations as varied as improved hygiene and immunizat…

Making cities greener "actually makes a lot of sense" in spite of the economic crisis, says former Irish President, Mary Robinson.

Today, scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider will reveal what they’ve learnt about the 'God Particle’. It’s another exciting step forward in physics, says Sue Nelson .

The ratings firm Fitch downgraded a cluster of the world's largest banks Thursday, pointing to trading challenges facing international markets.

A smart phone connected to a camera set near Berkeley, California. An independent US filmmaker has made what is believed to be the first feature-length movie shot with a smartphone…

Nearly half of cancers diagnosed in the UK each year - over 130,000 in total - are caused by avoidable life choices including smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things, a revie…

What's so addictive about a Scrabble-like online game that it can get you kicked off an airplane?Non-gamers have been asking that question since actor Alec Baldwin was booted from …

Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, has ordered an official inquiry into the exam system after an investigation exposed examiners giving teachers secret advice on how to improve…

Video gamers are advancing the frontiers of science. Already, they've played games that ultimately help map the shapes of proteins. Now they're also advancing scientists’ knowledge…

The international/global funds, especially the ones aligned towards the US, have put up a spectacular show in the past three months. At a time when the creme de la creme of large-c…

The BASIC quartet-Brazil, South Africa, India and China-came together scorching all rumours that China had decided to break ranks when it made its "offer" of accepting a legally bi…

. President Barack Obama defended Tuesday his economic policy in a speech noting that the US middle class is facing "a make or break moment".

As winter sets in, the indoors beckon to us. Three months of freezing temperatures, snow, wind and ice? Better just ride it out in front of the fireplace with a good book and a mug…

This week, Beam Inc unveiled the most expensive product from the Teacher's brand portfolio-a whisky matured for at least 25 years-in India. Beam's India ubsidiary played an active …

Google isn't Facebook. There. We got that out of the way. Now let's move on. For much of this year, many investors penalized the search king because it was no longer the cool kid o…

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to agree on joint proposals aimed at resolving the eurozone debt crisis.