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Charles Darwin had more in common with chimpanzees than even he realized. [More]

This morning the BBC launched a whole new version of its iPlayer app, destined for connected TVs that sport a Net connection. In essence this means the BBC has taken its TV content online, added on-demand features, advanced search powers, playability on multiple platforms both mobile and static, and then fed all of its lessons back into an app...for TVs.

Golf Channel: By overshadowing Adam Scott's win, caddie Steve Williams burned much of the goodwill earned when Tiger Woods abruptly fired him.

When does clutter cross line to become pathological problem?

Hollywood seems to have caught alien fever. In the past few months, a slew of big-budget alien movies has hit theaters, from kiddie flicks ("Mars Needs Moms") to comedies ("Paul") to high-octane action films ("Battle: Los Angeles," "Green Lantern" and the just-released " Cowboys & Aliens ," among others).

Hardly anyone has heard of them, but millions of pounds of glymes are used every year to make household products throughout the United States. Now time is running out for glymes – at least when it comes to new uses in consumer products. [More]

Before leaving Cuba for Florida, 61-year-old swimmer says she's in her prime, hopes feat will inspire older people

Sixty-one-year-old says seniors capable of great athletic feats, and experts agree

Editor's note: This slide show is part of a four-part series that Anne Casselman, a freelance writer and regular contributor to Scientific American , reported in early June during a rare opportunity to conduct field reporting on grizzly bears in Heiltsuk First Nation traditional territory in British Columbia. For a first-person reflection on her experience there, click here .

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The top court in the Netherlands on Monday ordered the suspension of the Bergermeer gas storage project, the largest in Europe, citing objections by environmentalists and local residents who fear earth tremors. The storage project, along with the soon-to-be-completed liquefied natural gas terminal in Rotterdam, is an important part of the Netherlands' plan to become a European hub for natural gas once it stops exporting gas in 2025. [More]

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"Modest" 5 percent weight loss from low calorie diet helped obese men reverse erectile dysfunction

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it was building a 1.5 billion shekel ($423 million) desalination plant, which upon completion in 2013, will join four other plants in providing the country with three-quarters of its drinking water.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it was building a 1.5 billion shekel ($423 million) desalination plant, which upon completion in 2013, will join four other plants in providing the country with three-quarters of its drinking water.