Temporary loss of vision could indicate impending stroke
The eye alone could provide symptoms in cases like carotid artery blockage.
COP21: Why India could pose a big challenge at Paris
Besides holding on to coal, India will also insist on 'climate justice' and more climate funding.
First Chinese womb transplant sees mother's uterus placed in daughter
The procedure involved 38 surgeons in a 14-hour operation at Xijing Hospital in Xi'an.
Global carbon emissions almost stall but warming can become faster
Two studies bring positive and negative news on the warming front.
Glasgow team hopes to catch gravitational waves 100 years after they were predicted
The Lisa Pathfinder to take off next week will look for ripples in space.
Climate change: Public support for tough action drops
Only people in Canada, France, Spain and the UK favour tough action.
Chained, abused and lonely: India's captive elephants suffer to entertain at temples and circuses
Over 3,000 elephants are employed by circuses, temples, individuals, the and forest department.
Gold as light as air created by Swiss team
The 20-carat gold foam is 98 parts air and two parts gold and proteins.
Cern: Record energies create matter similar to that formed immediately after Big Bang
Lead ion collisions at over a 1000 TeV help create very high temperatures.
Reducing meat consumption to 'healthy levels' can prevent 2C rise in temperature
Meat tax and subsidy reform should be pursued says Chatham study.
Isis: Undercover media operation exposes British cell of women Islamists
The secret group targets young Muslim women and children.
Can test tube fertilisation save the northern white rhino species down to 3 now?
A male, who is too old to breed naturally and two females, unable to get pregnant, are the last three left.
Ebola resurfaces in Liberia with 3 new cases
The country has twice been declared virus free only to see new cases reported.
Happiness arises from the seat of consciousness in the brain
Mindfulness and meditation could be used effectively to achieve happiness.
Dalai Lama: Humans should work against terrorism, not expect divine help
Prayer alone will not help said the Buddhist leader calling on fostering human values.
Not in my name rally: Muslims condemn terrorism in the name of Islam
Hundreds of people rally in Italy as leaders call on Muslims to fight terror.
Permafrost in Tibetan Plateau can be wiped out by temperature rise
The thaw can impact local environment by triggering lake outbursts and landslides.
Isis: Hillary Clinton calls for renewed push to destroy Islamic State
Democratic presidential candidate urges immediate deployment of special operations force.
Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam tells friend he regrets terror act and could be on the run from Isis
Police suspect the terrorist "chickened out" and did not kill himself.
China: 2000-year-old smokeless lamps discovered in Han tomb
The lamps point to innovation and awareness about the harmful effects of smoke.
Humans share 70% genes with a water worm
The two shared a common ancestor around half a billion years ago.
Breakthrough in graphene production announced
The University of Glasgow has been able to cheaply mass produce graphene.
NIH to retire remaining 50 chimps and stop funding related work
There have been no applications in the last two years for chimp research.
Drone attacks playing into hands of terrorists by fuelling hatred warn US whistleblowers
Almost 90% victims of drone attacks are civilians.
Soaring temperatures and El Nino could ring death knell for corals
High temperatures cause bleaching of corals.
PHE: You can catch drug resistant infections from your pets
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics in animals is one of the reasons.
Nigerian claims solving 156-year-old maths equation
Clay Mathematical institute offers a million-dollar prize for the solution to seven 'millennium' problems.
India: Space agency plans monthly satellite launches
Country plans solar and moon missions before 2020, besides considering one to Venus.
Pakistani farmer wins lawsuit against government over climate policy
The court ordered a commission to examine the policy and do the needful.
G20 climate statement found to be weak on commitments as Paris readies for summit
Even as Paris mourns the death of 129 people in the recent terror attacks, the climate summit would be held on schedule.
