January2018

Network science examines how the actions of a system’s individual parts affect the behavior of the system as a whole. Some commonly studied networks include computer chip components and social media users, but University of Pennsylvania...

Cesarean delivery rates are rising worldwide, especially for cesareans performed without medical indication. The short-term risks and benefits of cesarean delivery have been well described. Compared to vaginal deliveries, cesarean deliveries are associated with a decreased...

Australian bureaucrats have launched an investigation into how top-secret documents were exposed after being left in a second-hand shop. The Australian Broadcasting Corp has published a series of exclusive reports this week, citing Cabinet files from...

A seaplane was not following an authorised route when it plunged into a river north of Sydney, killing six people, the flight operator says. Five members of a British family and a Canadian pilot died in...

Marks and Spencer is planning to close 14 stores and cut hundreds of jobs. Six shops will close by April, including Birkenhead, Bournemouth and Durham. Staff have been offered jobs in nearby stores. The closure of...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Sunday the new generation bottles, introduced after the 2014 Sochi Olympics doping scandal, were being looked at after the accredited laboratory in Cologne said it had discovered they might...

Capita shares have plunged over 40% after the outsourcing firm warned on profits and announced a major shake-up. New chief executive Jonathan Lewis said the company had become “too complex” and “driven by a short-term focus”...

Mark Salling, an actor who played a supporting role in the TV show “Glee,” has died at age 35, his attorney said on Tuesday, weeks before his March sentencing on child pornography charges. Salling’s attorney, Michael...

These days it is hard to walk the streets without running into someone who is anxiously looking at their wrist to see if they are on target to reach the magic 10,000 steps. Is it really...

Bangladesh U-19 team suffered an eight-wicket defeat to South Africa U-19 team in the 5th place Play-off match of ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday at John Davies Oval in Queenstown, New Zealand. Opting to...