Scientists have discovered the origins of sex through the study of ancient fish fossils, Nature magazine reported on Monday.
A concentration of fighters from the Islamic State (IS) around the town of Kobani along Syria' s border with Turkey has led to more airstrikes against the terrorist group, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday.
Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok Wednesday told the legislators that there were no alternatives but to use tear gas to prevent the demonstrators from further clashes with the police.
A cafe has opened this week in the English city of Bristol, dishing up meals made from thrown-away supermarket food rescued from waste skips.
Unemployment is still the biggest worry for Spaniards, according to the most recent barometer for public opinion published by the Center for Sociological Investigation on Tuesday.
An armed man took a hotel employee hostage Monday in Brazil's capital Brasilia, demanding that President Dilma Rousseff step down from power, according to leading news website G1.
Remains of an ancient nomadic campsite for emperors from the Liao Dynasty (907-1125 A.D.) may be the largest of their kind in China, archaeologists said on Wednesday.
The forecast that cybercafes in Kenya will die soon has become music to businessman Kevin Mutua.
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors said on Sunday that growth in the global economy remains below the pace required to adequately generate much needed jobs, but planned action through infrastructure investment and other measures will help boost the global economy.
Researchers in Japan have found that a kind of longevity gene could prevent vascular dementia induced by cerebral infarction, which is likely to help develop new therapies to the disease.
In an unprecedented move, the entire opposition bloc of the Albanian majority in Kosovo has reached an agreement to establish institutions based on the early general elections on June 8, and force the winning PDK party of ongoing "Prime Minister" Hashim Thaqi into opposition.
Blueberry farming, a developing agricultural branch in Serbia, is bringing good income to farmers who decided to satisfy the growing need of the global market for this healthy, delicious fruit.
Over one-third of Singaporean youths have experienced cyberbullying, Channel NewsAsia reported on Tuesday, citing a study by security vendor McAfee.
Australian researchers have found that junk food can suppress a person's appetite for a balanced, healthy diet.
A New Zealand study showing bees have mental maps of familiar terrain could help surgery patients recover quicker from the effects of anesthetic.
Greek archaeologists have gradually unearthed an amazing ancient tomb in northern Greece in recent months which has sparked scenarios this week that it could be linked to Alexander the Great and his family.
Fears could be passed down from mothers to newborn babies through the odor the mothers give off when they feel fear, a new U.S. study said Monday.
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