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YouTube reveals 2015’s top videos
December 11, 2015
YouTube reveals 2015’s top videos
YouTube has shared its list of the top 10 globally trending videos of 2015, with Tianne King's choreographed dance to…
Volkswagen to shed more light on pollution-cheating scandal
December 11, 2015
Volkswagen to shed more light on pollution-cheating scandal
Embattled German auto giant Volkswagen is due to provide an update Thursday on the latest developments in the massive pollution-cheating…
Negative feelings on aging can impact memory and hearing
December 11, 2015
Negative feelings on aging can impact memory and hearing
Results from a Canadian study suggest that when older adults hold negative feelings towards aging, it may have a negative…
Don’t tell Ahab: scientists find the real great white whale
December 10, 2015
Don’t tell Ahab: scientists find the real great white whale
Don't call me Ishmael. Call me "Albicetus."Scientists on Wednesday said fossils unearthed in 1909 in Santa Barbara, California, that had…
Climate change: How bad can it get?
December 10, 2015
Climate change: How bad can it get?
Ministers in Paris have until Friday to conclude a 195-nation pact to stop Earth's climate becoming inhospitable to humans and…
Endangered monkey-eating eagle hatched in Philippines
December 10, 2015
Endangered monkey-eating eagle hatched in Philippines
A monkey-eating eagle has been hatched in captivity in the Philippines, boosting the critically-endangered giant bird's fight against extinction. Found only…
Christmas delivery: 1st shipment in months at space station
December 9, 2015
Christmas delivery: 1st shipment in months at space station
The International Space Station accepted its first U.S. shipment in more than half a year early Wednesday, receiving Christmas presents…
Online symptom monitoring benefits cancer patients
December 9, 2015
Online symptom monitoring benefits cancer patients
Asking cancer patients to periodically report their symptoms online may improve their quality of life and possibly even their survival,…
Global warming threatens jewels of nature, civilisation
December 9, 2015
Global warming threatens jewels of nature, civilisation
From the glimmering coral of the Great Barrier Reef to Mount Fuji and the canal-crossed city of Venice, global warming…
After errors, Congo Basin forest effort restarts with new scrutiny
December 9, 2015
After errors, Congo Basin forest effort restarts with new scrutiny
Protecting increasingly threatened forests in central Africa’s Congo Basin will require not just cash but African governments enforcing their own…