Science & Technology
Amy Winehouse and other stars “27 Club” is a myth, say researchers
Researchers from Queensland University of Technology found that while fame - and unhealthy lifestyles - did increase the risk of premature death for musicians,...
NASA space telescope discovered Kepler-20f, the twin of Earth
NASA space telescope has detected Kepler-20f, a rocky planet the same size as the Earth orbiting a star like our sun. This is the first...
Christmas is the perfect time to tell the loved ones they are overweight, experts say
Health experts believe Christmas is the perfect time to tell the loved ones they are overweight. The UK National Obesity Forum and International Chair on...
The Wise Men were more than three, a new interpretation of an ancient document says
The Three Magi are one of the most recognized symbols of the festive season, emulated in nativity plays all over the world and whose...
Shroud of Turin could be the real Christ’s burial robe. New evidence.
A group of Italian scientists say that the Shroud of Turin could actually be Christ's burial robe despite years of tests proving the contrary. Using...
Deadly bird flu was deliberately created in the laboratory
Dutch researchers who developed a deadly strain of bird flu to help create vaccines have been told their research is a terrorist threat. Scientists have...
Illegal drugs can be detected in the air
Researchers say airborne traces of illegal drugs could pose a health risk for people as the air pollution does. Scientists at the Institute of Atmospheric...
Duvet cycle on washing machine is the most pointless and expensive option
Many household appliances come with confusing features that people do not want and which could be driving up prices, a new research has found. A...
Christmas tree makes you ill over the festive period
Scientists from Upstate Medical University in New York have discovered a range of health complaints including coughing, wheezing, lethargy and insomnia can be attributed...
Google “Let It Snow” Easter Egg Turns Your Browser Window Into A Winter Wonderland
Googling the phrase “let it snow” causes Google to turn your browser window into a winter wonderland. One week before Christmas, Google are trying to...
“Whatever” voted as the most annoying word for the third year in a row
A recent poll of Marist University in New York asserts that the word “whatever” was voted as the most annoying word for the third...
Weight-loss pill without side effects on the market within three years
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer promises a weight-loss pill that comes without side effects and could be on the market within three years. Pfizer has begun clinical...
Phobos-Ground probe will plummet to Earth days after New Year
Phobos-Ground, the $170 million Russian probe, is now heading back to Earth and will crash between January 6 and January 19, but it’s not...
Life is possible on Mars. New evidence from Oregon State University research team.
Scientists from Oregon State University have collected microbes from an icy “lava tube” in mountains in Oregon - similarly hostile to the Red Planet's...
Player RendeZook’ stunt in Battlefield 3 game has 5 million viewers on YouTube
Battlefield 3 player RendeZook's “daring” stunt has become a “see-it-to-be-believed” spectacle among the gaming community, many of whom believe it could be one of...
Google reveals 2011 top 10 searches in UK
Google reveals its annual zeitgeist - the people, places and things that are clicking the most with UK internet users in 2011. Top of the...
CERN physicist announced firm evidence for the existence of Higgs Boson
A senior CERN physicist from Switzerland has announced this afternoon firm evidence for the existence of the elusive Higgs Boson, or God particle. Although the...
Verizon apologized after sending “extreme threat to life” warning mass text message
Verizon Wireless apologized yesterday for sending out a mass text message to thousands of people warning of a “civil emergency” and an “extreme threat...
Sniffing a man’ scent could tells you if he has a STD
Russian scientists say that sniffing a potential partner’s scent could tell if Mr. Right has a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Russian researchers found that gonorrhea-infected...
Breakthrough gel treats middle-age acne (rosacea) in four weeks
Scientists have developed a new gel that could help banish the redness suffered by people with “middle-age acne” or rosacea skin condition in just...
Breakthrough vaccine that could tackle 70% of lethal cancers
Scientists from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic in US have developed a vaccine that could deal a serious blow to seven...
Image of a 1952 nuclear explosion captured at one ten-millionth of a second after detonation
One of the challenges of the U.S. government during nuclear weapons testing in the early 50’s was to design a camera capable of capturing...
Observation of a “light Higgs” particle at a CERN seminar announced for tomorrow
Sources with close contacts inside CERN in Switzerland predicted this weekend that sighting of the first strong signs of a particle vital to support...
Life could exist on Mars, as a huge amount of water is found on polar regions, scientists say
Australian scientists, who have made an overall study of temperature and pressure conditions of Mars, say that a greater percentage of the Red Planet...
World’s oldest bottle of wine: German historians debate on its opening
German historians are debating whether or not to open what is believed to be the world’s oldest bottle of wine. The bottle, believed to be...
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