Large Hadron Collider is activated

Scientists have switched on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the device they hope will unravel some of the remaining mysteries of the universe. At 9.30 am local time (8.30 am British Summer Time), 300 feet below...

Positive thinkers 'avoid cancer'

Women who have a positive outlook may decrease their chances of developing breast cancer, say Israeli researchers. The small study, published in the BioMed Central journal, also found that getting divorced, or...

Brain's counting skill 'built-in'

Humans have an in-built ability to do mathematics even if they do not have the language to express it, a research team has suggested. A study in Australian Aboriginal children, whose languages lack number words,...

UN warning on India child health

The world will fail to reach millennium development goals unless India improves its record on health and child protection, a UN report says. Unicef, the UN children's agency, says India is failing to provide basic healthcare for its poorest children - despite robust economic...

Police Taser boy with broken back 19 times

Parents of a 16-year-old boy in intensive care with a broken back want to know why police Tasered their son 19 times rather than calling an ambulance for help. Citizens noticed Branson, Mo., teenager Mace...

Italians dial up best food price

A text messaging service set up by the Italian government is helping its citizens to haggle on their high street. The rising cost of food is a growing concern for many people across the world.There have been...

Boom times ahead for mobile web

The world of mobile internet devices is set to explode in the next four years says chip maker Intel. Research carried out for the company suggests portable net-enabled devices will grow to 1.2 billion by 2012 as...

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