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Dilma Rousseff cancels US trip over NSA espionage row
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has called off a state visit to the US next month in a row over allegations of American espionage. The US...
Red-headed men are 54% less likely to develop prostate cancer
A new research found that naturally red-headed men are 54% less likely to develop prostate cancer as those with blond, brown or black hair. Why...
Kirobo: Japan launches first talking robot into space
Japan has launched Kirobo, the world's first talking robot, into space to serve as companion to astronaut Kochi Wakata who will begin his mission...
Why women live longer than men
A Japanese study suggests women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly. As the body's defenses weaken over time, men's...
France to introduce 1% sale tax on smartphones and tablets to fund culture
The French government is considering introducing a 1% tax on the sale of smartphones and tablets to help fund local film, music and images. The...
Misha: FBI identified bald, red-bearded Armenian American who helped radicalize Tamerlan Tsarnaev
The FBI has identified the American known as Misha who helped radicalize the Boston bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Family members of Tamerlan Tsarnaev...
Balding men are more likely to have coronary heart disease
A Japanese study of nearly 37,000 people, published in the online journal BMJ Open, said balding men were 32% more likely to have coronary...
Why is melanoma resistant to treatment? Findings suggest possible strategy for improvement
Melanoma cells manage to stay alive during treatment with BRAF/MEK inhibitors by shifting how they produce energy, researchers have discovered. Identifying the mechanism behind melanoma...
Verdesse: green coffee pill promises to help suppress appetite and to encourage fat burning
Verdesse, the new A-list diet aid of choice, is a green coffee pill, which is believed to help suppress the appetite as well as encouraging...
Mikel Ruffinelli has the world’s widest hips measuring 8 ft in circumference
Mikel Ruffinelli, a 420-pound mother of four from Los Angeles, has the world’s widest hips, measuring a staggering eight-foot in circumference. At just five-foot-four, Mikel...
Mingus: most distant Type 1a supernova ever seen
Astronomers have spotted Mingus, the most distant supernova ever seen. Mingus was described at the 221st American Astronomical Society meeting in the US. These lightshows of...
Apophis asteroid makes close pass to Earth
Apophis, a 300m-wide asteroid, is making a close pass to the Earth. Apophis - named after the Egyptian demon of destruction and darkness - has...
Air strike on Damascus petrol station kills at least 70 people
At least 70 people have been killed by an air strike on a petrol station in the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, activists...
Why writers go anonymous? A Belle de Jour analysis.
While we may not know their names, anonymous writers have long shaped our worldview, says Brooke Magnanti, who wrote as blogger Belle de Jour. How...
2012 Wikipedia most searched articles
A study of 2012's most read Wikipedia articles reveals striking differences in what proved popular across the different language versions of the online encyclopaedia. “Facebook”...
Tau Ceti’s planetary quintet: Nearest Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets
Astronomers have found that the nearest single Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets - one of which is in the "habitable zone"...
Nancy Lanza was a survivalist preparing for the end of the world economy by stockpiling food and guns
Nancy Lanza, mother of Newtown school massacre gunman Adam Lanza, was a survivalist who was stockpiling food because she thought the world economy was...
Florida Python Challenge 2013: $1,500 prize money to hunter who kills the most snakes
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced this week a massive, month-long hunt for Burmese pythons in the state - offering a...
Chocolate and other sneaky treats taste better when you are on a diet
It seems there could be a scientific reason why a sneaky treat always tastes just that little bit better. Researchers from Northwestern University, in Illinois,...
Flossing your teeth is a waste of time, claims new book Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye
Dentists insist flossing will keep our teeth sparkling and free from decay, as well as keeping our gums healthy. Regular flossing has even been said...
Black Friday Sales 2012
Retailers this year will open for Black Friday sales early enough to make shoppers choose between hot deals and hot apple pie after Thanksgiving...
Vatican launches Pontifical Academy for Latin
Pope Benedict XVI has approved the launch of a new Latin language college in the Vatican. The Pontifical Academy for Latin will promote the knowledge...
New York subway system could be shut down for 21 days due to Hurricane Sandy aftermaths
Experts have warned that it could take the New York City subway system three full weeks to come back online. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on...
Apeman of the Amazon pictures sweep internet
Pictures dated from the 1930s of a supposed apeman found in the jungles of Brazil were published in Dutch magazine Het Leven in 1937. His...
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