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LONDON: The door of the steel box lift clanks shut and a crane slowly lowers construction workers building London's "super sewer" 40 metres to the bottom of an enormous vertical shaft. Here, a world away from the city's busy streets,…

LONDON: The door of the steel box lift clanks shut and a crane slowly lowers construction workers building London's "super sewer" 40 metres (130 feet) to the bottom of an enormous vertical shaft.Here, a world away from the city's busy…

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists and collaborators at Iowa State University have developed a sensor chip that can detect many disease pathogens with 10 times the sensitivity of currently available methods. The chip also eliminates…

In 2014, Charlottetown-based research scientist Bourlaye Fofana was looking for a way to make plant products healthier by adding the antioxidant selenium.Selenium is a mineral that's found in soil, water and some foods. The micronutrient is…

PARIS: The for-hire electric scooters that have become ubiquitous in Paris and other cities worldwide are under scrutiny in the French capital, where residents vote on Sunday (Apr 2) on whether to ban them. If Paris does outlaw the…

PARIS: Portuguese tourist Fabio Figueirado wanted to admire beautiful buildings on a romantic getaway in Paris, but instead he and his girlfriend have found themselves navigating pavements piled high with garbage. "I've never seen a city…