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France to launch smartphone ‘terror alert’ app
June 8, 2016
France to launch smartphone ‘terror alert’ app
A new smartphone app designed to alert users to possible terror attacks will be launched by the French government Wednesday,…
Tutankhamun’s dagger was made from a meteorite: scientists
June 8, 2016
Tutankhamun’s dagger was made from a meteorite: scientists
A dagger found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun was made from a rare sort of iron meteorite, according to…
How not to get hacked like Mark Zuckerberg
June 7, 2016
How not to get hacked like Mark Zuckerberg
News on Monday that Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, and therefore one of the most tech-savvy people living…
French scientists join project to uncover secrets of the pyramids
June 6, 2016
French scientists join project to uncover secrets of the pyramids
French scientists equipped with a special telescope have joined the Scan the Pyramids project that was launched last year to…
Egypt’s CO2 emissions up by 2.13%, fossil fuels largely to blame
June 6, 2016
Egypt’s CO2 emissions up by 2.13%, fossil fuels largely to blame
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has reported a rise in Egypt's carbon dioxide emissions resulting from…
Scientists using smartphone app warn of ‘global sleep crisis’
June 5, 2016
Scientists using smartphone app warn of ‘global sleep crisis’
Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a "global sleep crisis," according to a…
Study suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in Eurasia
June 3, 2016
Study suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in Eurasia
The long-debated question of where dogs first appeared has always been complex, and now a new study suggests it may…
Revolutionary hepatitis C drugs leave public health systems reeling
May 31, 2016
Revolutionary hepatitis C drugs leave public health systems reeling
They have brought hope to millions, drugs so revolutionary that they can cure hepatitis C and so expensive that neither…
Eating fruit during pregnancy linked to higher IQ in children
May 28, 2016
Eating fruit during pregnancy linked to higher IQ in children
A Canadian study, published in the journal EbioMedicine, has found that women who ate more fruit during pregnancy had children…
US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
May 27, 2016
US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to…