In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of “The Coming Plague,” gave this powerful talk to a small TED University audience. Her insights from past pandemics are suddenly more relevant than ever. … Continue reading
Light warp: This is the largest sheet ever made of a metamaterial that can bend near infrared light backward. Tiny crystals called quantum dots emit intense, sharply defined colors. Now researchers have made LED displays that use quantum dots. Five years … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — In a move that has angered Republicans, President Obama on Wednesday announced he’s making a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to be the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sidestepping the Senate confirmation process. “Today, … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a fellow and deputy director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program at the Council of Foreign Relations. She writes extensively about women entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict zones, including Afghanistan, Bosnia and Rwanda. She … Continue reading
Large Hadron Collider results suggest that one of most eagerly awaited scientific discoveries is within reach. CERN announced today that it had almost, but not quite, found the Higgs Boson, a subatomic particle that gives objects mass. Two experimental teams … Continue reading
Mourners in the North Korean capital Pyongyang continued to brave sub-zero temperatures to pay their respects to late leader Kim Jong-il on Saturday, one week after his death. At euronews we believe in the intelligence of our viewers and we … Continue reading
A seven-foot tall bronze statue dedicated to Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, has been unveiled in Budapest. At euronews we believe in the intelligence of our viewers and we think that the mission of a news channel is … Continue reading
The parliamentary election results have left opposition supporters in an angry mood. Moscow has seen crowds of up to 10,000 take to the streets. The demonstrators claimed the United Russia party had rigged the voting results.