Science & Technology
Starbursting activity in the early Universe lead to biggest galaxies
A new research suggests that frenetic star-forming activity in the early Universe is linked to the most massive galaxies in today's cosmos. This "starbursting" activity...
Potential way to prevent death from metastatic melanoma: Photoacoustics identifies cancer cells when they spread into the blood stream
A team of researchers from University of Missouri Columbia has developed a method to detect melanoma cells when they start to spread into the...
Fried food may not be bad for your heart, if is cooked with olive oil
Experts say that eating fried food may not be bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make...
Baby elephant Lola from Munich Zoo died of a heart defect
A heard of grieving elephants gathers round the lifeless body of Lola, a three-month-old calf, after she died of a heart defect. Lola was due...
McDonald’s Twitter campaign failed after #McDstories hashtag has been hijacked
McDonald's became the subject of an outburst of vitriolic hatred on Twitter when critics hijacked a promotional hash-tag created by the fast-food giant. The critics...
Sun is today bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in 7 years
Specialists announce that the sun is today bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in almost seven years, with more to come...
Interacting within a group can lower your intelligence, especially if you are a woman
Researchers say that interacting within a group, such as taking part in jury deliberations or mingling at a cocktail party, can lower your intelligence,...
Prostate cancer and obesity: a high risk association
Recent studies emphasized the negative influence exerted by obesity on the risk to develop prostate cancer, the diagnostic and the recovery after surgical treatment. A...
Stem cell retinal implants are safe, says Advanced Stem Cell Technology
Researchers say that early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method...
Huge dome of freshwater has been discovered in the Arctic Ocean
A huge dome of freshwater that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean has been detected by British scientists. The bulge is some 8,000 cubic...
S spot: ankle has the most satisfying spot to scratch
Ankle has the most satisfying spot to scratch, according to researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina. In a study, published...
Combined therapy can help rare brain tumor patients to live more than a decade
Chemotherapy added to radiation therapy almost doubled the median survival time in patients with a rare form of brain tumor (oligodendroglioma) that carries a...
Non-invasive DNA screening test for early detection of colorectal cancer
Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences, Inc. have worked together to develop a non-invasive stool DNA screening test that can detect with high accuracy early-stage...
Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload, seeks bail in New Zealand court
Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload has appeared in a New Zealand court seeking bail. German national Kim...
Felicity Aston becomes the first woman to cross Antarctica solo
Explorer Felicity Aston from UK has reached Antarctica's Hercules Inlet, becoming the first woman to cross the continent alone. Felicity Aston, 33, tweeted late on...
Falling asleep first after sex shows the couple is truly in love
Falling asleep straight after sex shows that you and your partner are truly in love, a new study has shown. Research by evolutionary psychologists at...
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...
Astalift, the anti-ageing creams from Fujifilm made from film technology
Fujifilm is moving into the beauty market by launching its own range of anti-ageing creams, Astalift. The Japanese photography company has harnessed its expertise with...
Spectacular Northern Lights phenomenon this weekend after unusual solar activity
An amazing picture of the aurora borealis - the Northern Lights - shows how the phenomenon can light up the sky near the North...
Men over 6 ft are 24% less likely to develop heart failure
Scientists claim that tall men are 24% less at risk of heart problems, besides other advantages. Harvard researchers have found that those who are more...
Research on mutant bird flu stopped amid fears of bioterrorism
Scientists who created a mutant bird flu, a potentially more deadly strain, have temporarily stopped their research amid fears of bioterrorism. In a letter published...
Boa constrictors can feel their victim’s heartbeat and halt squeezing when it stops
Scientists from Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, have found that boa constrictors halt squeezing a prey when their victim's heart stops. This accurate calculation of death, while...
US Senate Leader Harry Reid postpones anti-online piracy bill vote
Democrat Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, announced he will postpone a vote on a contested anti-online piracy bill. This decision follows protests by...
Anonymous cyber attack against FBI and US Department of Justice in response to Megaupload shut down
Hackers group Anonymous launched a massive cyber attack against U.S. government and anti-piracy websites yesterday in response to Megaupload.com shut down. Megaupload.com, one of the...
New combination of drugs appeared to be effective in Hepatitis C
A new combination of drugs had positive effects in hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in a high percent of patients who had not responded...
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