Science & Technology

HIV has ancient origins that could be traced back millions of years

A new research suggests that the origins of HIV can be traced back millions rather than tens of thousands of…

12 years ago

Vine: Twitter launches micro-video sharing service

Twitter has launched Vine video sharing service, an addition to the social network that allows users to embed six second…

12 years ago

Bird flu research to resume after a year-long pause

Controversial research into making bird flu easier to spread in people is to resume after a year-long pause. Some argue…

12 years ago

Keon and Peak: First Firefox smartphones to be developed by Geeksphone

Mozilla has unveiled details of the first smartphones to be powered by its Firefox operating system. Two handsets are to…

12 years ago

Privacy Visor: glasses could make you invisible to facial-recognition technology

A pair of glasses dubbed a "privacy visor" has been developed to make the user invisible to hidden cameras using…

12 years ago

Sony Xperia Z tablet and LG Optimus G Pro phablet launched in Japan

Sony has unveiled Xperia Z, the thinnest tablet computer of its kind. The Android-powered Xperia Z is 0.27in (6.9 mm)-thick.…

12 years ago

Red Deer Cave people related to modern Asians

Researchers have been able to trace a line between some of the earliest modern humans to settle in China and…

12 years ago

Bill Gates to spend his fortune for polio eradication

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plans to spend his fortune for the eradication of poliomyelitis, a viral disease that has taken…

12 years ago

Cuba finally connected to global internet through fibre-optic cable

Renesys monitoring experts have noticed that a high-speed fibre-optic cable connecting Cuba to the global internet appears to have finally…

12 years ago

G-quadruplex: DNA quadruple helix seen in human cells

Scientists at Cambridge University working in human cells say they have seen four-stranded DNA for the first time. DNA, which…

12 years ago