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John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou will undergo cultural sensitivity training after crude comments about Whitney Houston’s death
The crude comments made about Whitney Houston's death by on-air personalities John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou have prompted a number of changes at Los...
Hackers gained full functional control of NASA computers in 2011
Paul K. Martin, NASA's inspector general, has told US lawmakers that hackers gained "full functional control" of key agency’s computers in 2011. Paul K. Martin...
Neanderthals extinction explained by DNA analysis
A new study suggests that Neanderthals were already on the verge of extinction in Europe by the time modern humans arrived on the scene. The...
Why people who smoke cannabis are slackers and they don’t want to work
Smoking marijuana is tied to less motivation at work, a new study finding suggests. The author of the study said it can't prove whether that's...
Swisscode Hyaluron super-serum has sold out 48 h after its launch in UK
Swisscode Hyaluron, the so-called “super serum”, an alternative to minor cosmetic procedures and expensive facials, has sold out in the UK within just 48...
Russia: ancient plants brought to life after 30,000 frozen years
Russian scientists have grown plants from fruit stored away in permafrost by squirrels over 30,000 years ago. The fruit was found in the banks of...
Lab-grown meat created by Dutch scientists using stem cells
Dutch scientists have created strips of muscle tissue using stem cells with the aim of producing the first lab-grown hamburger later this year. The aim...
WHO experts delay the decision on publishing H5N1 bird flu virus full work
World Health Organization experts have delayed a decision on whether controversial research into the H5N1 bird flu virus should be released. It had been looking...
Osama Bin Laden’s instructions to his children: “Go to West and get a good education”
Osama Bin Laden told his children not to follow him on the path of terrorism and to live peacefully in the West where they...
Dogs are swifter on the uptake than chimps
Experts found that although chimps may be known as the brains of the animal kingdom, sometimes only dogs get the point. Scientists pointed at one...
Fasting may help to combat cancer and boost chemotherapy effectiveness
Scientists from the University of Southern California say fasting for short periods may help to combat cancer and boost the effectiveness of treatments. Their study...
Whales are stressed by the noise from the ships, researchers have shown
Sea researchers have found that noise from ships causes a high level of stress for whales nearby. Ships' propellers emit sound in the same frequency...
NedCar, the Dutch plant of Mitsubishi Motors, offered for one euro
NedCar, the Dutch plant of Mitsubishi Motors, is offered to be sold for one euro, a day after the Japanese car-maker said it was...
Obesity is infectious, a new study from Yale University claims
Researchers at Yale University found that both obesity and liver disease can be triggered by a family of proteins called inflammasomes that alter the...Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed Resigns After Weeks of Protests
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has stepped down after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers. In an address on state TV, Mohamed...
Breakthrough discovery: Antarctic Lake Vostok buried under the ice for 20 million years
A breakthrough discovery has been made by Russian scientists after they drilled down through four kilometres of Antarctic ice to Lake Vostok that has...
How to fight against the stubborn fat deposits. Max Tomlinson’s fat spot reduction programme.
British naturopath and nutritionist Max Tomlinson teaches us how to fight against the stubborn fat deposits in his new book, “Target Your Fat Spots:...
ADHD might be linked to repeated general anesthesia in infants
A recent study indicates that infants, under 3 years old, exposed to at least two general anesthesia procedures might have a higher risk of...
Huge Burmese python caught in Everglades before it could lay 59 baby snakes eggs
A huge Burmese python was caught by rangers in Everglades, Florida, before it could lay eggs containing the 59 super-predators inside her. The image was...
Rocky planet with liquid water and temperature similar to Earth discovered by ESO
Astronomers from European Southern Observatory (ESO) have found a planet which is one of the best candidates for life ever found by telescopes on Earth. The...
EU will spend 3 million Euros to research the potential of insects as an alternative source of proteins
European Union has decided to spend 3 million Euros to research “the potential of insects as an alternative source of protein”. EU says that research...
Florida: huge pythons and other large snakes are wiping out the mammal population
An increasing population of huge pythons, many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big, appears to...
Costa Concordia: death toll rises to 17 after divers found a body of a woman
Divers searching the wreck of Costa Concordia cruise ship have found the body of a woman, bringing the death toll to 17. Operations to pump...
Genes switch on and off can influence serious heart conditions
A new Nature Genetics report says that scientists may be closer to understanding how genes can influence serious heart conditions. The failure to turn off...
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