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Over the past 20 years, robotics have revolutionized surgery, and new innovations are continuing to push the boundaries of medicine.
Changing winter conditions are causing Scotland's wild Soay sheep to get smaller, according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection.
Two British men were convicted Thursday of torturing and killing two French students in London last June, London's Metropolitan Police said.
At Imperial College London, medical students navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses.
Researchers have found a way to prompt bone marrow to release a flood of certain stem cells which could help heart attack patients recover faster.
Medical experts have expressed delight but some concern after doctors in France said they had performed the first partial face transplant on a woman who had suffered extensive injuries in a dog attack.
Having a big waistline can nearly double your risk of dying early, a major study has found.
Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full
A second man charged with the brutal murder of two French students in south-east London has appeared in court.
British police investigating the horrific murder of two French students in London Thursday are exploring the possibility it was linked to an earlier burglary.
Over the past 20 years, robotics have revolutionized surgery, and new innovations are continuing to push the boundaries of medicine.
Changing winter conditions are causing Scotland's wild Soay sheep to get smaller, according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection.
Two British men were convicted Thursday of torturing and killing two French students in London last June, London's Metropolitan Police said.
At Imperial College London, medical students navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses.
Researchers have found a way to prompt bone marrow to release a flood of certain stem cells which could help heart attack patients recover faster.
Medical experts have expressed delight but some concern after doctors in France said they had performed the first partial face transplant on a woman who had suffered extensive injuries in a dog attack.
Having a big waistline can nearly double your risk of dying early, a major study has found.
Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full
A second man charged with the brutal murder of two French students in south-east London has appeared in court.
British police investigating the horrific murder of two French students in London Thursday are exploring the possibility it was linked to an earlier burglary.
In a cramped, humid laboratory in London, mosquitoes swarming in
stacked, net-covered cages are being scrutinized for keys to
controlling malaria
A gasification plant is about to fire into action, turning 30,000 tons of rubbish into electricity for 2,000 homes
Whether it's a partner's snore or an airplane's roar, noises can affect you even if they fail to rouse you from sleep. A new study tries to figure out why
Pink balls will be used in selected cricket matches in England next season as experiments are conducted to see if they are more visible to players and fans.
One of Earth's largest-ever megafloods broke apart a strip of land connecting what is now Britain and France, permanently separating them, a new study says
Not so long ago, business schools taught business and largely left it at that. Now, with the commercial world becoming increasingly globalized and multi-disciplinary, they are having to think in broader terms.
Business schools worldwide are, understandably, rushing to equip students with the skills needed to trade with China.
Apart from those hoping to climb the corporate ladder, a lot of people sign up to business school with the aim of gaining the necessary skills to one day make millions as the boss of their own company.
A London hospital has two new members of staff -- two robotic "doctors" that can carry out ward rounds in place of human physicians.
British scientists are developing a tiny robot to fit inside MRI machines, which will improve the accuracy of biopsies taken to screen for prostate cancer.
Chelsea have been cleared to build a new multi-million pound training ground that will rival the best in Europe.
Up a dark and narrow staircase in a yellow Chinese townhouse in the heart of Singapore lurks what might be the wireless Web's ultimate killer app: a browser to navigate the blizzard of data soon to...
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