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Kay Warren shares about early years of \'marital hell\' as she and Rick renew their vows
Kay Warren shares about early years of 'marital hell' as she and Rick renew their vows

The founders of Saddleback Church renewed their vows this weekend just before their 40th anniversary but Kay also shared about the challenges they faced in their early years.

\'Hello Earth\': Comet lander Philae wakes up after months of hibernation
'Hello Earth': Comet lander Philae wakes up after months of hibernation

As if waking up from a long, deep slumber, the world's first ever comet lander has once again made contact with its team back on Earth after months of hibernation.

New human species may develop if space colonisation happens, experts say
New human species may develop if space colonisation happens, experts say

Astronomy professor Chris Impey from the University of Arizona believes that human beings will morph into another species once they leave the familiar environment of the Earth where they used to live in.

Elderly women now conceiving babies using new technology
Elderly women now conceiving babies using new technology

More and more older women are getting the chance to safely bear and even deliver babies through a new procedure that alters their egg cells.

Oculus Rift: Unveiled at E3 press conference; Release date announced
Oculus Rift: Unveiled at E3 press conference; Release date announced

Oculus Rift had its unveiling during an E3 press conference. The virtual reality headset was bought by Facebook Inc. for $2 billion. The device ships with removable headphones and controllers, from both Xbow and Oculus. Price for the Rift is yet to be announced.

Mighty microbes: Bacteria being tapped to fight plant pests, boost production
Mighty microbes: Bacteria being tapped to fight plant pests, boost production

Big companies known to be involved in the production of pesticides, such as Monsanto and Bayer, are now funding experiments to discover how microbes, long known to help the human body against various diseases, can help boost plant production.

Turning man into machine? Pentagon making huge biotechnological advances
Turning man into machine? Pentagon making huge biotechnological advances

Programmable microbes? Humans turning into cyborgs? People extending or even living beyond their life spans? These all sound like things you can see in a science-fiction movie, but the US Department of Defense is moving towards turning these things into reality.

Donate money, save the world: Group seeks funds to defend Earth against asteroids
Donate money, save the world: Group seeks funds to defend Earth against asteroids

Hollywood doomsday movies have depicted enormous asteroids headed towards the Earth, threatening to wipe out the entire human race. A non-profit organization in Denmark believes this scenario can happen in real life, although to a smaller extent, and the group is seeking funds to prepare for such an eventuality.

\'The God Particle\' Large Hadron Collider back in action: Will help to answer outstanding questions?
'The God Particle' Large Hadron Collider back in action: Will help to answer outstanding questions?

After 2 years of structural and technological improvement, the Large Hadron Collider is now up and running once again. The primary round of testing showed significant improvements and allowed the LHC to set a new world record for energy reach. Faster particle smashing was also observed; double of what it was capable before.

The big freeze: Silence and withdrawal can damage your marriage
The big freeze: Silence and withdrawal can damage your marriage

Sarah Abell on the damage stonewalling can cause in a relationship.

iOS 9 and  Mac OS X 10.11 \'El Capitan\' features; Apple Music released at WWDC 2015
iOS 9 and Mac OS X 10.11 'El Capitan' features; Apple Music released at WWDC 2015

The event started off with the unveiling of Apple Music, a multi-platform service for music streaming.

Pray as you go: Instapray app takes spirituality online
Pray as you go: Instapray app takes spirituality online

Finding time to pray in a digital age can be tricky, but an app released earlier this year has connected the two. Instapray encourages users to share and request their prayers with an online community, and now has users from 195 countries.

\'Man with the Golden Arm\': Australian man saves 2 million babies through his blood donations
'Man with the Golden Arm': Australian man saves 2 million babies through his blood donations

Australian man James Harrison, 78, has literally provided the lifeblood to over 2 million infants so far, by donating blood plasma from his right arm almost every week for the past 60 years.

New study links birth month to disease risks, say astrologers
New study links birth month to disease risks, say astrologers

Astrologers have long linked birth months to fortune, personality and life direction, but without much data to back their claims up. Data scientists however recently found a trend that may correlate a person's birth month with risks of developing certain health problems.

Glass deposits found on Mars: Life \'conveniently bottled\' on Red Planet?
Glass deposits found on Mars: Life 'conveniently bottled' on Red Planet?

In what could be a pivotal step towards the study of whether life existed on Mars, space scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently made an unexpected discovery on the surface of the Red Planet: glass deposits.

Why we\'ve got to stop asking God to show us his plan for our lives
Why we've got to stop asking God to show us his plan for our lives

If we're honest, often when we ask God to show us his plan, we're actually revealing that we don't really trust Him. So what should we pray instead?