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Want to live longer? Read a book

Could a bit of light reading every day add years to your life? June 21, 2017: A new study by Yale University found that reading...

Facebook using machine learning to prevent suicide

Social networks have made headlines for inadvertently providing a forum for those planning to take their own lives, with a number of people livestreaming...

Beijing is converting its fleet of 70,000 taxis to electric power

The future of taxis March 16, 2017: Electric vehicles have been growing in popularity among fleet operators, and soon, Beijing may find itself earning a...

This typhoon turbine could power Japan for 50 years

A mature typhoon produces as much power as half of the world’s power stations, according to the Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory. But while such...

This woman spent a year reading a book from every country...

In 2012, author Ann Morgan set herself a very ambitious target. She wanted to read a book from every country, in just one year. One-hundred...

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