A TB strain that defies all drugs has infected 12 people in Mumbai. Each may have infected dozens of others
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Following leaks of Israeli and Saudi credit card details, Anonymous claims to have accessed Israeli industrial control systems
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The world's only stand-up economist explains how he starting making jokes about money
The illegal trade in bushmeat could lead to outbreaks of deadly disease in North America and Europe
A system that makes 3D models of your eyes 30 times a second could one day replace a standard mouse for interfacing with computers
An unprecedented rescue attempt is playing out in the Arctic as a US icebreaker attempts to lead a Russian tanker to the ice-bound village of Nome, Alaska
The crown of world's tiniest vertebrate has been passed to a frog species that's dwarfed by a dime
The latest record-breaking exoworld is just 57 per cent as wide as Earth - its discovery around a common type of star suggests habitable planets abound
A new washing machine can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app
Are the Chinese authorities finally going to get a grip on the proliferation of unproven stem cell treatments being offered by clinics in the country?