Cancer tests based on gene studies give inaccurate results
The identified mutations could just be a natural random variation with no harmful effect.
China: Veteran journalist Gao Yu gets 7 years for 'leaking state secrets'
Amnesty leads condemnation of sentence by Beijing court.
Yemen: UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for immediate halt to fighting
Iran proposes four-point plan and wants Yemenis to be left free to decide their future.
China fast building military airstrip in disputed area of South China Sea - IHS Jane's
Satellite images of Spratlys and Paracels islands show massive land expansion.
Chinese report blames Indian emissions for pollution of Tibetan plateau
The Himalayas are not able to block the pollution arising from biomass burning in south Asia.
Genetics: Most people carry flawed genes harmful to offspring
Two first-cousins are only 1.8% more likely than unrelated parents to produce a child with a serious genetic disease.
Neuroscience: Fish oil fatty acids vital for brain development
The study on tadpoles linked the fatty acids to growth of neurons and their synapses.
India's first 'smart city' takes shape in western state of Gujarat
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City coming up in PM Narendra Modi's home state.
Neuroscience: Low vitamin E levels can affect brain health
The vitamin is needed to aid the supply of basic building blocks to the brain.
Common pain relievers could also rob you of joy says study
Acetaminophen in Tylenol makes users indifferent to pleasant and disturbing photos.
How green tea and apples work against cancer, heart problems
The study shows why people who consume certain foods containing polyphenols manage to stay healthy.
Nasa to pay £12,000 for volunteers who will stay in lab bed for 70 days
Experiment aimed at studying effects of microgravity on human physiology.
Ceres: Strange bright spots will be identified during close approach by Dawn next week
From a close approach distance of 13,500 km to the planet, Dawn will be able to pick out the details.
China: Thousands protest against coal-fired power plant in Heyuan
Residents fear worsening pollution as existing power plant has increased smog over city.
Brazil: Protesters seek impeachment of president
Sagging economy and corruption at Petrobas have worked against President Dilma Rousseff.
Malala fame reaches heavens with Nasa naming asteroid after her
Rock orbiting Sun named after Pakistan's champion of girls' right to education, Malala Yousafzai.
Space mystery traced to university kitchen ovens
The perytons accompanying fast radio bursts were a result of energy discharge from ovens.
Lush hair growth could be triggered by plucking an optimum bunch
Mechanism works in mice due to a collective molecular signalling called quorum sensing.
South China Sea island formation: Beijing rejects US criticism
Satellite images show China reclaiming land on Mischief Reef.
Yemen conflict: Pakistan decides to stay out of coalition and play peacemaker
Pakistan hopes to play mediator in the crisis affecting the 'Muslim world'.
Drug abuse: Deadly synthetic drug N Bomb can kill warn experts
The hallucinogenic stimulant can lead to kidney failure and coma.
India: Government freezes Greenpeace accounts for 'violating nation's interests'
The government has threatened to cancel the group's licence permanently.
Iran nuclear deal: US rejects Ali Khamenei's demand on sanctions
US insists sanctions will be lifted gradually after international verification of commitments by Iran.
Sexual offences linked to shared genes in Swedish study
Being a part of a family of offenders seems to increase the risk of committing sexual crimes.
Abundant organic molecules in young star shows conditions of life are universal
These molecules are the building blocks of amino acids and proteins crucial to life as we know.
India: Bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment found in good health
Sacred tree in Mahabodhi temple in Bihar state's Gaya being treated for fungus infection.
Yemen: Iran sends warships to Bab al-Mandab strait under guise of anti-piracy campaign
Iran, which is backing Shiite Houthi rebels, dispatches destroyer and naval vessel to strategic area.
Dead Sea sinkholes increasing in number as water level recedes
There are almost 4000 sinkholes along the banks of the Dead Sea.
Gravitational lensing delivers stunning cosmic ring image of distant galaxy
The perfect alignment of galaxies relative to Earth resulted in the bending of light to form the image.
Mysterious fairy circles related to skin cells in distribution pattern
Study shows uncanny similarity in how the two systems are arranged.
