Our skin is not only a means for our body to look nice esthetically, but it also acts as a shield against negative external effects.

Scientific advances have gained major momentum in the last century; many of the things seen in science-fiction movies in the past have become ordinary things today.

US Open champion Sloane Stephens beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to win her first Miami Open title, BBC reports.

Microsoft reportedly is mulling adjusting its current Windows licensing plan and is expected to charge more fees on models with higher-end specifications.

John Isner produced a brilliant performance to end Juan Martin del Potro's 15-match winning streak and secure a place in the Miami Open final, BBC reports.

Xiaomi Corp unveiled its latest top-tier smartphone to bring the fight to Apple and Samsung, as the Chinese startup readies a highly anticipated initial public offering, Bloomberg reports.

Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs.

Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz claimed the eighth and final ticket to the 2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoffs with a Thursday night victory over ninth-placed Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv.

There will be no British referees at the 2018 World Cup in Russia for the first time in 80 years.

Spain sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals as Isco grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-1 thrashing of Argentina, who were missing the injured Lionel Messi, in a friendly on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

Lionel Messi has seen the World Cup become “a revolver put to his head”, says Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli, with unnecessary pressure damaging a global superstar.

MediaTek wants to make midrange phones a little more powerful.

Two patients in the UK with advanced cases of age-related macular degeneration regained enough vision to be able to read again thanks to a new stem-cell therapy.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed for the Los Angeles Galaxy and could make his debut for the Major League Soccer side this month, US media reported on Thursday cited by AFP.

The final two-round Euroleague week of the season tipped off on Tuesday and saw Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens and Real Madrid punch their playoff tickets, even though the latter side lost on the road.

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will beat his own Serie A clean sheet record if he doesn’t concede in the first 43 minutes against Milan, Football Italia reports.

Juan Martin del Potro ended world number one Roger Federer's 17-match unbeaten run to claim the BNP Paribas Open title at Indian Wells, BBC reports.

World number one Roger Federer made his best start to a season and reached the BNP Paribas Open final with a hard-fought win over Croatia's Borna Coric.

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference will be held in June this year.

Spending a year in space not only changes your outlook, it transforms your genes.

Overall champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Marcel Hirscher dominated the penultimate World Cup races of the season on Saturday, the Associated Press reports.

The rumored, flagship Nokia 9 could be one of the first smartphones to boast an in-display fingerprint scanner if the latest leaks are to be believed, TechRadar reports.

There are some foods that scientists say can contribute to reducing high blood pressure (BP). Spinach is one of those.

Premier League leaders Manchester City will face Liverpool in an all-English Champions League quarter-final, while Juventus play holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year's final, AFP reports.

Lionel Messi produced a masterclass as Barcelona whipped Chelsea 3-0 on Wednesday to cruise into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, AP reports.

Russell Westbrook became the fourth player in NBA history to record 100 triple-doubles and sparked a 16-0 run down the stretch that carried the Oklahoma City Thunder to their fourth straight victory, 119-107 over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, AP reports.

Struggling Premier League club Southampton sacked Argentinian manager Mauricio Pellegrino on Monday with only eight matches remaining in the league season, AFP reports.

Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 109 Taro Daniel of Japan as he was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, BBC Sport reports.