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- Why zebras evolved their stripes
- Threshold broken for tiny lasers
- America and Asia 'will join up'
- Russians claim Antarctic success
- Corals inflate to escape the sand
- 'Invader' drives ladybird decline
- Skydiver planning 36km record bid
- Parkinson's cells 'made in lab'
- Wolfram Alpha unveils Pro service
- Mars co-operation near collapse
A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists.
Researchers build efficient lasers just 100 billionths of a metre across that may be used to make faster computer chips in the future.
Researchers say most of the world's continents will merge somewhere over the Pacific "ring of fire" in 50-200 million years.
Russian scientists are reporting success in their quest to drill into Lake Vostok, a huge body of liquid water buried under the Antarctic ice.
Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand.
Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian planning to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude, has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
Scientists in the US have successfully made human brain cells in the lab that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson's disease.
The data-crunching site unveils a premium service that allows users to upload data, photos and sounds for analysis.
US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
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- Greek minister heads to Brussels with incomplete bailout deal
- Groupon disclosure, growth concerns hit stock
- In upcoming contests, pressure is on Romney
- After wins, Santorum seeks funding
- Qantas, Korean Air check A380s for wing cracks
- Exclusive: American Airlines creditors want to talk merger
- Hard-hit Californians more optimistic about economy
- Diamond removes CEO, CFO after walnut payment probe
- Gay marriage wins final legislative approval in Washington state
- Syria's Homs bombarded again, Turks push for solution
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek leaders failed on Thursday to agree on a reform and austerity program, the price of a financial bailout to avoid a messy default, forcing Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos to go to the country's financial backers with an incomplete deal.
(Reuters) - Groupon Inc shares slumped Wednesday as the daily deal company's first quarterly results since it went public stoked concern about limited disclosure and slowing growth.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many U.S. Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but no one is pushing the panic button - yet.
MCKINNEY, Texas (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, a day after his stunning sweep of nominating contests in three states, scrambled in Texas on Wednesday to round up the support and money he needs to take on well-financed and well-organized rival Mitt Romney.
SYDNEY/SEOUL (Reuters) - Qantas Airways and Korean Air will carry out inspections for wing cracks on their Airbus A380 superjumbo planes earlier than previously scheduled, after European air safety officials ordered global checks, warning of a safety risk if the defects were not fixed.
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Some American Airlines unsecured creditors increasingly feel the bankrupt airline should explore a deal with US Airways Group or another carrier, after hearing parent company AMR Corp's plan to remain independent, people familiar with the situation said.
(Reuters) - Two thirds of Californians believe their personal financial situation will improve in the next 12 months, a sign that residents in one of the hardest-hit states in terms of unemployment and foreclosures are becoming more optimistic about the U.S. economy, according to a survey issued on Thursday.
(Reuters) - Diamond Foods Inc removed top management after a probe by its audit committee found that the company improperly accounted for payments to walnut growers, sending its shares down 40 percent in after-hours trading.
OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - A bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state won final legislative approval on Wednesday in a largely party-line vote that moved the state to the cusp of becoming the seventh in the nation to recognize same-sex nuptials.
AMMAN (Reuters) - Armoured reinforcements poured into Homs as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded the Syrian city for a fourth day, opposition sources said on Thursday, worsening the humanitarian situation and prompting a new diplomatic push from Turkey.
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