Washington: China´s military might is growing at such a pace that it could soon rival American power “across almost every domain,” a top US military official said Wednesday. Admiral Harry Harris, who heads up the military´s enormous Pacific Command (PACOM), warned lawmakers they must be wary of Beijing´s investments in …

Order a sushi platter in the U.S. and your plate will likely include tuna from the South Pacific, crab from the North Atlantic, and farm-raised shrimp from Asia. Researchers have long known that exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) comes almost exclusively from eating seafood. But the geographic origins of …

Scientists at Imperial College London have become the first in the world to test how pathogens interact with artificial human organs. Artificial human organs, or organ-on-chip technologies, simulate a whole organ’s cell make up and physiology. They act as alternatives to animal models in drug safety testing, but until now …

People with anxiety and depression might feel a little better after they get mild electric shock therapy, but it’s unclear how much it will help or whether this treatment might ease other conditions, researchers say. The therapy, known as cranial electrical stimulation, delivers a current similar to that of a …

PARIS: More than 12 percent of people who have gastrointestinal surgery become infected within 30 days of going under the knife, researchers said Wednesday in a study covering 66 countries. For low-income nations, the incidence of so-called surgical site infection was double the global average, according to the results, based …

LONDON: Facebook launched a community leadership program on Friday that will award $10 million in total to more than 100 people who have successfully built groups on the social network as part of its push to create “meaningful” interactions. The initiative, announced at a Facebook Communities Summit in London, will …

KABUL: In a country fallen prey to turmoil, unrest and terrorism, a girl group in Afghanistan is defying all odds to learn coding and create tech unconventionally. Enrolled in Code to Inspire (CTI) – an all-female computer programming school – these girls are changing their future, one algorithm at a …

HANGZHOU: Scientists of Zhejiang University in China’s Eastern Province recently invented a four-legged robot dog, a technology that has now reached “world-class levels” according to developers. Named Jueying, the robot dog is 1-meter-long and 60 centimeters tall. Standing upright it weighs 70 kilograms, however, it can carry 20 kilograms. It …

The Slovak company eco-capsule will be starting production of eco friendly homing solutions. It is a self sustaining, micro home, shaped like an egg. It was presented to the public on the roof f the UNIQ building located in Bratislava and the shipment to customers in Japan will soon begin. …

Paris: The Milky Way´s neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, was formed in a colossal crash between two smaller star systems no more than three billion years ago when Earth already existed, researchers said Wednesday. Calculating the birth date of the galaxy has been a major challenge for astrophysicists given the vast age …