Google Doodle goesneo-impressionist to celebrate artist Georges Seurat's 162nd birthday

Georges Seurat was a French painter perhaps best known for creating the masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, a pastoral scene featuring Parisians enjoying a park.

After his first major painting, the impressionist-influenced Bathers at Asnières, was rejected by the Paris Salon in 1884, Seurat went to work on A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

The Doodle showcases the pointillism technique, showing the Google logo gradually transformed into Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

For his masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, the French painter created a new technique that used dots

Ballon d'Or 2021: Who will be crowned the best footballs players

"Incredibly disappointing that the highest award for the best female players in the world is not even accessible for them to attend -- these things need to keep being highlighted as not acceptable," Rehanne Skinner, head coach of Tottenham Hotspur Women, said on Twitter.

"I don't think it's an intentional snub ... I just think that the Ballon d'Or now by definition is both a men's and women's award, and in the third season, they really

A Closer Look At The Power Rangers Morphers

(Photo: Toys R US/Saban)

The morpher is the quintessential part of a Power Rangers costume. It's the on button, so to speak. The heartbeat. While there's been more than a dozen incarnations of the device, fans still have a strong memory of the first Power Morpher version seen in the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Power Coins and all.

'True face of Shakespeare' appears in botany book

The portrait was engraved by William Rogers in 1597

A 400-year-old botany book contains what could be the only known portrait of Shakespeare made in his lifetime, according to an academic expert.

British man breaks `heart transplant survival world record` of 30 years

A British man has become world’s longest-surviving heart transplant patient, thus registering his name in Guinness book of world records.

Family fights to keep girl on life support

(CNN) -- The family of a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead three days after a routine surgery continues to fight to keep her on life support.

Holidays key test for Nintendo as Wii U struggles

TOKYO -- This holiday season Nintendo faces a critical test with its Wii U video game console that is pitted against Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One as it seeks to revive flagging sales.

FDA to phase out some antibiotic use in animal production

U.S. regulators announced new guidelines that call on global pharmaceutical companies to phase out the use of some antibiotics meant to enhance growth in animals used for food, hoping to stem a growing tide of bacterial resistance to the same drugs when they are prescribed for humans.

Nelson Mandela dies: Hollywood remembers the South African leader

Nelson Mandela was revered around the world, but the South African leader also enjoyed a particularly passionate following in Hollywood.

Cholesterol metabolite discovered that accelerates breast cancer

Dr. Erik Nelson, Dr. Donald McDonnell, and colleagues at Duke University reported the discovery of a cholesterol metabolite that mimics the action of estrogen in the development and spread of breast cancer in the Nov. 28, 2013, issue of the journal Science.

Nexavar OK'd for Thyroid Cancer

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The FDA approved an expanded indication for the targeted cancer drug sorafenib (Nexavar) to treat metastatic, differentiated thyroid cancer.

'Unpredictable pandemics' warning

The world needs to be prepared for "unpredictable pandemics" from viruses making the leap from animals to people, scientists in Taiwan say.

Twitter shares found suitable for Islamic investment

DUBAI (Reuters) - Shares in Twitter Inc have been found eligible for investment by Islamic funds, according to IdealRatings, a company that screens stocks to determine whether they meet Muslim principles.

Another dinosaur fossil found in Alberta

A hadrosaur fossil in Leduc, Alta., is shown in a handout photo. It appears that you can't dig a deep hole in Alberta without finding a duck-billed dinosaur.For the second time in weeks a construction crew has discovered the fossilized remains of a hadrosaur, a plant-eating creature that stalked the Earth about 68 million years ago.

Flavored cigars popular with teens

ATLANTA (AP) — Small cigars flavored to taste like candy or fruit are popular among U.S. teens, according to the first government study to gauge their use.

Nobel Prize sparks 'brain drain' debate in Israel

The Nobel Prize in chemistry has stirred up national pride in Israel but also concern on Thursday over a brain drain of some of its best and brightest to universities in the United States.

CDC sets threat levels for drug-resistant bacteria

(CNN) -- Health officials have been warning us about antibiotic overuse and bacteria resistance for a long time. But today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm in a new way.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

AUSTIN (KXAN) - This year, an estimated 12.000 children under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer. September is Childhood Cancer awareness month and a local pediatric oncologist with Dell Children's joined KXAN to talk about the disease.

Tumblr And Yahoo: Latest Details On The Imminent Deal

By the end of this weekend, Tumblr founder David Karp will most likely be $250 million richer and Yahoo YHOO -0.26% founder Marissa Mayer will be able to say she outmaneuvered her old friends at Google GOOG +0.52%, not to mention Facebook FB +0.38%, Twitter and Microsoft MSFT +2.29%.

Adobe starts subscription for Photoshop and Dreamweaver

Adobe is introducing a subscription model for many of its most popular programs, including Photoshop and Dreamweaver.