Obesity costs more than $8 bn in lost US productivity: study
Obesity among workers in the United States is costing the nation $8.65 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a study released.
Comet probe uploads last-minute data from 'alien world'
Robot probe Philae uploaded a slew of data to Earth from a deep-space comet that it drilled into long after its onboard battery was feared to have died.
Despite landing fumble, comet probe working well
Europe's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight.
World's oldest people share no genetic secrets: study
US scientists said they've found no genetic secrets shared between a group of 17 supercentenarians, or those who have lived beyond 110.
NASA hails comet landing as 'breakthrough moment'
NASA hailed the first-ever landing of a spacecraft on a comet as a "breakthrough moment" in the history of space exploration.
SpaceX chief Musk confirms Internet satellite plan
High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world.
Virus may affect mental abilities: US researchers
People with an algae virus in their throats had more difficulty completing a mental exercise than healthy people, and more research is needed to understand why.
Innovative fridge stores natural cold in Kazakhstan
A refrigerator storing winter cold has been invented in Kazakhstan and will be tested in a matter of weeks.
Scientists from Kazakhstan say their technology can replace solar panels
Physicists from Kazakhstan say their new research may result in technologies more efficient than solar panels.