Bacterial therapy tolerable, shows early promise in patients with advanced solid tumors

A phase I clinical trial investigating the use of bacterial Clostridium novyi-NT spores as an injectable…

Scientists use AI to develop better predictions of why children struggle at school

Scientists using machine learning -- a type of artificial intelligence -- with data from hundreds of…

Asteroids 2018 SM and SD2 flew past Earth at 0.11 and 0.25 LD

Two newly discovered asteroids - 2018 SM and SD2 - flew past Earth within 1 lunar…

Musk escapes the worst, but Tesla still faces a bumpy road

Tesla has promised to revolutionize the automobile, but the high-end electric car maker keeps hitting road…

UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate

The world's nations will gather at a UN conference in South Korea on Monday to review…

S.African lion cubs conceived artificially in world first

Watching the two little lion cubs boisterously play with each other at a conservation centre outside…

Vietnam seizes nearly a ton of pangolin scales, ivory

Vietnam has seized around a ton of pangolin scales and ivory hidden inside dozens of boxes…

Warning system might have saved lives in Indonesian tsunami

An early warning system that might have prevented some deaths in the tsunami that hit an…

Typhoon Trami injures 50, readies direct hit on Japan mainland

A powerful typhoon hurtled toward Japan's mainland Sunday after injuring dozens on southern islands, as weather…

Startups tackle Indian women’s toilet woes

With her bladder fit to burst on a recent ride with an all-female motorbike club, Vidhi…