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John Grisham book turns spotlight on futuristic cancer treatment 15 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

John Grisham . AFP By Amrutha Penumudi A new book by bestselling author John Grisham is giving new impetus to a handful of...

Russia-Europe rocket blasts off on mission seeking life on Mars 14 Mar 2016 - 01:15 pm

The Proton-M rocket, carrying the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft, blasts from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, March 14, 2016. Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov Baikonur,...

Five Bacon paintings reported stolen in Madrid 13 Mar 2016 - 04:45 pm

Irish artist Francis Bacon sits for a photograph in the Tate Gallery in London during his latest exhibition May 16, 1985. (Reuters /...

Human Go Champion Scores 1st Win Over Machine After 3 Losses 13 Mar 2016 - 03:05 pm

The world's top Go player Lee Sedol attends a news conference after the fourth match of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google's...

Coming to a hotel near you: The robot humanoid receptionist 13 Mar 2016 - 10:23 am

This file photo taken on March 09, 2016 shows robot Chihira Kanae developped by Toshiba at a welcome desk at the International Tourism...

Louisiana tops in posting hateful, abusive tweets in US: Study 12 Mar 2016 - 01:15 pm

Washington: When it comes to tweeting hateful and abusive content on the micro-blogging site Twitter, the state of Louisiana - at a rate...

Daily exercise can cut Alzheimer's risk 12 Mar 2016 - 12:04 pm

New York: Older adults who burn calories in moderate physical activities like jogging, swimming, gardening and dancing are likely to have lower risk...

Indian condiments are spicing up global cuisine 12 Mar 2016 - 12:02 pm

By Sunil Soni The use of Indian condiments, or masalas as one would call in Hindustani, is increasingly becoming popular in various world...

Game over! Computer wins series against Go champion 12 Mar 2016 - 11:29 am

The world's top Go player Lee Sedol puts the first stone against Google's artificial intelligence program AlphaGo during the third match of Google...

Brazil’s mothers left to raise microcephaly babies alone 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman reads a flyer left at her house as part of an awareness campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the...

The Trappist monk whose calligraphy inspired Steve Jobs - and influenced Apple's designs 10 Mar 2016 - 05:44 pm

Robert Palladino, circa 1978. (Courtesy of Reed College) By Niraj Chokshi Robert Palladino's name appears nowhere in Steve Jobs's lengthy authorized biography, but...

Chocolate is brain food. Who knew? 10 Mar 2016 - 04:16 pm

By Roberto A Ferdman In the mid 1970s, psychologist Merrill Elias began tracking the cognitive abilities of more than a thousand people in...

AI beats human Go grandmaster... again 10 Mar 2016 - 11:44 am

South Korean Go champion Lee Se-dol makes a move during his match against AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence system developed by Google, at a...

First US uterus transplant fails 10 Mar 2016 - 09:55 am

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, photo provided by Cleveland Clinic Center, a team of Cleveland Clinic transplant surgeons and gynecological...

Ikea's billionaire founder a frugal fan of flea markets 09 Mar 2016 - 04:37 pm

The founder of Swedish furniture giant IKEA is worth billions, but still chooses to live frugally. Stockholm: Frugal billionaire Ingvar Kamprad, founder of...

Human vs machine Go showdown kicks off in Seoul 09 Mar 2016 - 11:31 am

A South Korean elementary student watches the historic match between South Korean Go champion Lee Se-dol and the AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence system...

Go champ recalls defeat at hands of 'calm' computer 09 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

European Go champion Fan Hui shakes hands with Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind an artificial intelligence company under Google parent Alphabet. Photo courtesy:...