Almost half the world's population will have internet access by the end of 2015
A major number of developing nations still do not have internet access.
India: Over 1,000 people dead in heatwave but monsoons expected to cool conditions
The conditions are expected to last for a day or two.
Mobile phone battery charge can be extended by 30% by recycling radio signals
The devise makes the phone battery operate for 30 percent longer.
With cholesterol myth busted it is time to bring back the fats to the table
A US government report has found no strong link between dietary and blood cholesterol.
Motherhood alters brain and response to hormone therapy
Motherhood and the form of estrogen shown to be two factors influencing hormone therapy.
Restoring eyesight lost due to diabetes may soon be possible
Research discovers role of a second growth factor that builds leaky blood vessels.
Palmyra: $1000 reward for information on rare ibis species that has gone missing
In last ditch efforts to revive a dying population of the ibis, experts are desperately seeking for the missing female bird.
India: As heat wave claims hundreds of lives scientists predict more such events
Rising global temperatures and El nino effect could worsen the situation.
Neutrino: Russian, Chinese and Indian experiments in quest for elusive material
Lake Baikal in Siberia to house Russia's Dubna telescope to net neutrinos.
Isis Syria crisis: Islamists execute 400 people after capturing Palmyra
Fears of plunder of ancient city prompt authorities to transfer most antiques to Damascus.
Global warming: Deeper cuts can limit temperature rise to 1.5 deg says analysis
The study comes as a contrast to many others that have warned that it may be too late already.
Serengeti could disappear under increasing pressures from climate and humans
National park in Tanzania is changing fast under various pressures.
Bird flu vaccine developed for two strains even as virus mixes and spreads in US
The recombinant virus vaccine protects birds against H5N1 and H7N9 strains.
New, expanding magnet turns around 175-year-old principle of magnetism
The magnets can revolutionise the world of energy.
Global warming: Semi-arid zones play crucial role in controlling carbon levels
The savannahs and shrublands see large fluctuations that can influence climate in a big way.
Simple and cheap way of making valuable drug compounds discovered by Scripps
The easy to manufacture method delivers very complex compounds.
Alzheimer's a fallout of increased intelligence as human brain evolved
The six genes that helped improve neuron connectivity also gives rise to memory disorder.
Humans, yeast share many genes billions of years after evolution
The discovery allows for drug testing using engineered yeast strains.
LHC: Boldly going where no experiment has gone before, as collision energy touches new record
Collisions of proton beams have begun at energy levels of 13 trillion electronvolts.
Rising temperatures can release 550 billion tonnes of carbon held in peat moss
The sudden release could prove disastrous for the climate.
Dolphin deaths tied to Deepwater oil spill in tissue sample study
One-third of the oil-exposed dolphins suffered rare adrenal damage, rendering them incapable of producing some critical hormones.
Southeast Asia migrant crisis: Malaysia and Indonesia offer temporary shelter
There are about 7,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants adrift at sea.
Earthquakes: Tiny crystals help giant tectonic plates to slide over
Both deep and shallow quakes produce crystals under the extreme heat and pressure.
Drug being developed that could reverse age-related symptoms
Inhibiting the enzyme 11β-HSD1 could reverse muscle wasting, diabetes, bone weakness, etc
Earth is now in a seismically active period according to quake cluster theory
The current cycle that began with 2004 could end in 2019.
Global warming hiatus: Indian Ocean left holding 70% heat absorbed by Pacific thanks to the easterlies
The transfer of heat across the oceans was caused by increased easterly trade winds.
3D graphene structure used as efficient scaffold in tissue engineering
The new printing technique that uses more of graphene provides for conductivity, flexibility and strength.
Hainan gibbon: Renewed efforts to save world's rarest, endangered primate
There are only 25 Hainan gibbons in the world.
Skipping meals increases risk for diabetes and heart diseases
The abdominal fat gain was shown to be a result of insulin resistance.
Anti-ageing mechanism challenged in study showing opposite effect
The protein GDF11 was believed to help old mice turn young when transfused with blood from young mice.
