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Hide and squeak: scientists reveal the playful lives of rats 15 Sep 2019 - 05:40 pm
A group of neuroscientists in Germany spent several weeks hanging out with rodents in a small room filled with boxes, finding the animals were surprisingly adept at the cross-cultural childhood game -- even though they weren't given food treats as a rewar
If marathons weren't hard enough already: strap a tree to your back 15 Sep 2019 - 01:45 pm
Activist and treegrower Siyabulela Sokomani celebrates as he approaches the final stretch of the Cape Town marathon, in South Africa September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Mapping project seeks to secure 'invisible' indigenous lands 13 Sep 2019 - 09:52 pm
Indigenous people of the Pareci community walk in the village of Wazare near the town of Campo, Novo do Parecis, Brazil, April 26, 2018. Reuters / Ueslei Marcelino
Carbon capture struggles to accelerate in race to avert climate crash 13 Sep 2019 - 09:52 pm
The Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant, which was the site of the original CarbFix project which injected approximately 200 tons of CO2 into the subsurface and fixed it as stable carbonate minerals.   Sigrg /CC BY-SA 4.0
Famed ancient skeletons buried hand-in-hand revealed to be two men 13 Sep 2019 - 09:52 pm
Discovered in 2009 in the northern city of Modena, the remains, dating from between the 4th and 6th centuries AD, had degraded so much it was thought impossible to determine their gender and it was assumed to be a man and a woman.
In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor? 13 Sep 2019 - 08:32 pm
Representative image: Dog handler Ahn Seong-heon with Larry, a seven-year-old German shepherd police dog killed in the line of duty by a snake. AFP /Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency
Cancer-fighting pizza win spoof Nobel prizes 13 Sep 2019 - 06:42 pm
Silvano Gallus of Italy accepts the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine for the study
Apple takes on Netflix with a $5-a-month streaming service 11 Sep 2019 - 10:46 am
CEO Tim Cook presents the Apple TV Plus trailer for
Apple reveals triple-camera iPhone; $5 monthly streaming TV undercuts Disney 11 Sep 2019 - 09:20 am
Apple Senior Vice President of Retail and People Deirdre O'Brien speaks on-stage during a product launch event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California on September 10, 2019.  AFP / Josh Edelson
Following Neanderthals' footsteps to learn how they lived 10 Sep 2019 - 09:36 pm
This undated image obtained courtesy of Dominique Cliquet and released on September 9, 2019, shows the excavation site of a footprint layer in Le Rozel, France. AFP/Dominique Cliquet
A shocking find: new high-voltage electric eels revealed 10 Sep 2019 - 06:56 pm
A picture released by Prof Dr Leandro Melo de Sousa on September 9, 2019 shows an electric eel (Electrophorus Voltai).  AFP / Leandro Sousa
No more burgers and coke? Climate fears hit meat, drink sales 10 Sep 2019 - 03:10 pm
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New iPhones to share limelight as Apple revs up services 10 Sep 2019 - 08:46 am
FILE PHOTO: Apple company logos are reflected on the glass window outside an Apple store in Shanghai, China, Jan. 3, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
Apple’s new iPhones launch on Tuesday. Here’s what to expect 07 Sep 2019 - 02:27 pm
An Apple Store is seen at the financial central district in Hong Kong, China September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Voice-command ovens, robots for pets on show at Berlin's IFA tech fair 07 Sep 2019 - 01:38 pm
A pet feeding and fitness device is pictured at the booth of Varram at the international electronics and innovation fair IFA in Berlin on September 6, 2019. AFP / Tobias SCHWARZ
Google bans ads for 'unproven' therapies, including stem cells 06 Sep 2019 - 11:10 pm
The logo of Google is pictured during the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit in Paris, May 25, 2018. Reuters / Charles Platiau
Apple: Security report on iPhone hack created 'false impression' 06 Sep 2019 - 11:09 pm
An Apple iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xs rest on a table during a launch event on September 12, 2018 in Cupertino, California. AFP / Noah Berger
Women hold one in five top science and tech jobs 06 Sep 2019 - 08:47 pm
A woman wearing a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes during Fashion Week in New York, February 12, 2010. Reuters/Carlo Allegri