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60,000-year-old microbes found in Mexican mine: NASA scientist 21 Feb 2017 - 05:16 pm
Scientists from NASA have found a microbe, said to have survived inside crystals for up to 60,000 years
Scientists find new miniature frog species in India 21 Feb 2017 - 04:22 pm
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Deep sea mining gets a second look 20 Feb 2017 - 09:25 am
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Snapchat bets on hardware as Facebook threat looms 20 Feb 2017 - 09:09 am
FILE PHOTO: A Snapchat sign hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
SpaceX poised to launch cargo from historic NASA pad 18 Feb 2017 - 09:26 am
Space X's Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for a launch to the International Space Station February 17, 2017 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on LC39A, one of the renovated Space Shuttle launch pads that SpaceX leases from NASA.  AFP / BRUCE WEAVER
Scientists claim existence of drowned Pacific Ocean continent 18 Feb 2017 - 09:07 am
An illustration provided to Reuters February 18, 2017 shows what geologists are calling Zealandia (C), a continent two-thirds the size of Australia lurking beneath the waves in the southwest Pacific. Nick Mortimer/GNS Science Research Institute/Handout vi
New Facebook job-hunting features challenge LinkedIn 16 Feb 2017 - 08:49 am
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Smartphone maker Huawei catching up on Samsung, Apple: study 15 Feb 2017 - 11:50 am
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Samsung chief appears for 2nd round of questions in graft probe 13 Feb 2017 - 11:37 am
Samsung Group leader Jay Y Lee appeared at the South Korean special prosecutor's office on Monday for questioning as part of a wider investigation into an influence-peddling scandal that could topple President Park Geun-Hye. PHOTO: AFP.
App reviews: High Risers, Pokémon Duel 11 Feb 2017 - 07:53 pm
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WhatsApp introduces new feature for enhanced security 11 Feb 2017 - 11:32 am
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Twitter woes deepen as growth sputters, loss widens 09 Feb 2017 - 07:32 pm
 An illustration picture shows the Twitter logo reflected in the eye of a woman in Berlin, November 7, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Wikipedia editors ban 'unreliable' Daily Mail as source 09 Feb 2017 - 05:18 pm
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Home-grown streaming app helps Pakistan's musicians find voice 08 Feb 2017 - 11:21 am
Malala Gul, a local singer, looks to buy music CDs at a shop in Peshawar, Pakistan, January, 28, 2017. Reuters/Fayaz Aziz
Twitter broadens its campaign against hate and abuse 07 Feb 2017 - 06:24 pm
In July, the company banned conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor of the right-wing site Breitbart News, for
Japan's troubled 'space junk' mission fails 06 Feb 2017 - 09:18 am
(FILES) This file handout from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) taken on July 6, 2016 shows the HTV6, an unmanned cargo spacecraft,
Astronomers find stray black hole hiding in Milky Way 04 Feb 2017 - 12:25 pm
Artist’s impression of a stray black hole storming through a dense gas cloud. The gas is dragged along by the strong gravity of the black hole to form a narrow gas stream.