When technology bites backFrom the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic to the Chernobyl nuclear accident 30 years ago, technology has repeatedly confounded its creators.
Worms, flies and humans: how we are relatedBiologists said the genetic machinery of humans, fruit flies and roundworms was similar in many ways, a discovery that could help basic research.
Honda's new ASIMO robot, more human-like than everIt walks and runs, even up and down stairs. It can open a bottle and serve a drink, and politely tries to shake hands with a stranger. Meet the latest ASIMO, Honda's humanoid robot.
China confirms human death from new bird flu typeA 73-year-old Chinese woman has died of a type of bird flu new in humans, health officials say, but experts believe the risk of it spreading between people is low.
18 December 2013
Row grows after US Marshals strip-search Indian diplomatUS officials admitted Tuesday that they strip-searched a female Indian diplomat after she was arrested in New York in a new twist to a growing row that has seen India hit back with reprisals such as removing security barriers around the US embassy.