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By using a tiny silicon device, scientists at the American computer company IBM have successfully slowed down light to 1/300 of its normal speed. This device, known as a crystal waveguide, may in the...

The two-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will conduct a spacewalk lasting 5 hours and 30 minutes today. Astronaut Bill McArthur from the United States, along with Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev, will...

If a pandemic occurs with a strain of flu that spreads from person to person, Vietnam could see about 10% of its population infected, which translates to nearly 8.2 million people. If only 5%...

In 430 BC, during the Peloponnesian War in ancient Greece, the people of Athens were struck by a mysterious disease, resulting in horrific consequences that still send chills down the spine when reading the...

The Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) is a bird species native to the North American prairies. Its peculiar shape makes it unique within the chicken family.The upper body features black stripes along with white...