Back in 1987 a group of 30 Swiss neighbours formed a co-operative to buy two cars, and car sharing was born. The concept has spread and mutated and now operates in 600 cities across the world with a 150,000 members and growing fast.

Scientists have for the first time shown that animals can defy the laws of genetic inheritance.

A sleeping pill can temporarily revive people in a permanent vegetative state to the point where they can have conversations, a study finds.

An exhibit in Rome sheds new light on Leonardo da Vinci’s versatility as architect, engineer and a visionary, many of whose inventions were precursors of today’s technological achievements.

China’s online dating market is expected to reach $81 million by 2008, with an annual growth rate of 60 percent, according to a recent iResearch report.

Rising use of caesarean delivery in developing countries is linked to a greater risk of death and sickness for mother and baby alike, according to a study by UN experts.

Online sales will exceed $200 billion in 2006, up from $100 billion in 2003, according to a new report, “The 2006 State of Retailing Online”, from Shop.org and Forrester Research.

The new "Marketing Trends Survey" study from GlobalSpec predicts that online marketing within manufacturing and industrial communities will continue to grow in 2006.

Don’t try this at home–not if you want to have a working computer.  Search for "Free Screensavers," we’re told, and 64% of the sites you’ll find are the kinds that can gum up your machine with spyware or a computer virus.