Ballerina brain holds secret to balance: study
Years of training cause structural changes in a ballerina's brain that help her stay balanced in the pirouette, said a report Friday that may aid the treatment of chronic dizziness.
27 September 2013
American, two Russians take shortcut to space
An American and two Russians blasted off Thursday for the International Space Station atop a Soyuz rocket that will slash more than a day off the usual travel time.
Kazakhstan citizen claims solving Riemann hypothesis
A mechanical engineer from Saryagash town, Kazakhstan, Yessenbek Ushtenov claims that he has solved one of the seven problems of the millennium, the Riemann hypothesis.
23 September 2013
Life on Mars hopes fade after rover findings: study
Hopes of finding life on Mars suffered a setback after new findings from NASA's Curiosity rover detected only trace amounts of methane gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere.
Chinese hospital seeks virgins' blood
A Chinese hospital's request for blood from healthy female virgins for use in medical research has been condemned as insulting to women.
New work sets timeline for the first pharaohs
Archaeologists drawing on a wide range of tools said on Wednesday they had pinpointed the crucial time in world history when Egypt emerged as a distinct state.
05 September 2013
A smartphone that's a sight for sore eyes in Kenya
Simon Kamau, 26, has been in almost constant pain since he was a playful three-year-old and accidentally pierced his eye with a sharp object, but smartphone technology now offers hope.