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Caltech scientists have discovered panguite, a new mineral, embedded in the Allende meteorite.

Study claims that 2009 H1N1 outbreak could have killed as many as 575,000 people.

Dell's latest attempt resembles a similar effort by the company to acquire data-storage maker, 3Par in 2010 which became unsuccessful in the face of Hewlett-Packard's $1.6 bn bid.

Electric car makers Tesla Motors put the world’s first premium electric sedan Model S on the road in California on Friday. Ten Model S sedans were delivered to the first customers at the Tesla Factory in Fremont.

Nadya Suleman, also known as "Octomom," has found new love in her life. The 36 year old has been dating a 23 year old amateur body builder for the past couple of months and things are getting serious between them.

Alleged victim of sexual abuse accused of beating up Jesuit priest in retirement home 35 years after assaults said to have taken place.

Reaching over 16 petaflops, Sequoia is the first US-based supercomputer to top the list of world's fastest in almost three years.

Cougar, or the mountain lions of the Americas, have shown a significant increase in their population in the past 20 years, overturning the declining trend of over 100 years, a new study reveals.

Voyager 1 is a 722-kg space probe launched by Nasa in 1977 to study the outer solar system and interstellar space.

One of only six working Apple 1 computers will go under the hammer at Sotheby's and is expected to sell for more than £100,000.

A collection of Diana’s dresses and accessories, specifically chosen by Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, will be a special attraction at the exhibition

NuSTAR telescope and data retrieved from several other telescopes will help solve fundamental cosmic mysteries.

A young humpback whale washed ashore injured by a heavy nylon line entangled in its mouth at a beach in White Rock, British Columbia on Tuesday morning.

Scientists from the University of California find way to eliminate painful bone grafts by using purified fat stem cells to grow a bone.

NuSTAR, a black hole hunter with sharp X-ray eyes, will be launched from Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean.

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in finding the cause of cervical cancer, resolving various speculations and the mystery behind cervical cancer in women around the world.

Tim Burton's much anticipated animated feature film Frankenweenie will not hit the theatres till before Halloween.

Imperial Irrigation district director Anthony Sanchez resigns elected office after being arrested for whipping stepson with belt during game of catch in garden.

Team of scientists from Chile, Canada, Finland, the United Kingdom, Spain and US say planet earth is fast moving towards doomsday.

There is only one brown dwarf for every six stars in our celestial backyard.

Facebook has been forced by the high court to reveal the names, email and IP addresses of internet trolls who bullied a British woman.

If Apple secures a ban on sale of the Galaxy S3 it may lose its trial date against the Galaxy Nexus, a judge has said.

The unique structure of the club-like arm of the mantis shrimp could help in the construction of military body armour and vehicle and aircraft frames.

Samsung claims its Galaxy S3 is "innovative and distinctive" and will fight to prevent a sales ban in the US sought by Apple.

Samsung has announced a new CEO as well as plans to spend $1.9bn on a new logic chip line.

Singer/songwriter Sir Elton John is reportedly recovering well after suffering from a respiratory infection that resulted in him having to cancel three shows in Las Vegas, says David Furnish (his civil partner), accoding to a BBC report.

Most of the US states have extreme inequality in the incomes of the rich and the poor and all 50 states of the country have higher income inequality than most of the developed nations.

Success of privately funded SpaceX Dragon spacecraft points to commercial flights, say company founder Elon Musk.

SpaceX dragon, the first commercial vehicle to visit the International Space Station (ISS) has successfully returned to earth.

US Marshals, acting at the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have seized HybriSil, an unapproved new drug marketed by Crescendo Therapeutics, California.