The world is facing a growing threat from new diseases that are jumping the human-animal species barrier as a result of environmental disruption and the progressive urbanisation of the planet, scientists have warned. At least 45 diseases that have passed from animals to humans have been reported in the last two decades, & is expected to escalate.
The fertility doctor who facilitated all of Nadya "Octomom" Suleman's 14 births is accused of "gross negligence" in his treatment of the woman, who should have been referred to a mental health specialist, according to a California Medical Board complaint.
Bournes Pond, like many of the Cape's saltwater bays, is choking to death. Nitrogen, largely from septic systems, fuels explosive growth in algae, which create "death zones" with little or no oxygen. Hundreds of bushels of shellfish can die in a single day and those living near know the unbearable stench as rafts of algae rot on shore.
Dale Robertson, a Tea Party activist who operates TeaParty.org, is getting stung for an old photo taken at the Feb. 27, 2009 Tea Party in Houston in which he holds a sign reading Congress = Slaveowner, Taxpayer = Niggar. After the ResistNet listerv promoted Liberty Concerts to be held by TeaParty.org, a source passed [...]
It's about time -- the U.S. Postal Service will be launching its Sunday Funnies Collection in 2010, featuring Calvin and Hobbs, as well as stamps involving Archie, Beetle Baily, Dennis the Menace, etc.
Researchers have new insight into the sex lives of... mosquitoes. In finding a partner of the right species type, male and female mosquitoes depend on their ability to 'sing' in perfect harmony. Those tones are produced and varied based on the frequency of their wing beats in flight.
While many of the game's achievements are fairly easy to unlock, several of them are darn near impossible. With that in mind, we've come up with new achievements that just about anyone would be able to get.
Sure, the gear may look like it came straight out of Avatar or Battlestar Galactica. But all of the laser weapons, robots, sonic blasters and puke rays pictured here are real. Some of these weapons have already found their way onto the battlefield. If the rest of this sci-fi arsenal follows, war may soon be unrecognizable.
It's nice to see professional sports teams taking responsibility for sucking, if only they could spend less time drafting apologies and more time not being so crappy.
The government's unprecedented $340 million promotional blitz of the 2010 Census launches Monday with the debut of the Census Portrait of America Road Tour in New York City's Times Square.
Is James Lights Out Toney the next crossover to the UFC? If stalking works then the answer is yes. He's been hunting down Dana White asking for his shot at MMA.
"I remember … wondering when they would let me go to my sister. The big Russian woman led us into a room with couches against the walls. There were men sitting, talking, drinking tea, laughing on the couches. One girl started to cry silently. I suddenly understood what was happening."
"The guest that changed my life and changed the show, it was Desmond Tutu. Because he fascinated me, and I can look at the shows before he was there and after.. and they are better. During the interview, he said to me.. 'You Craig are insane' and then went on to say 'You are the type of insane we need..you need to be insane as you want...'"
People who quit smoking were as much as 80 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those who never take up the habit, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. Smokers shouldn't use the study as an excuse to keep puffing, the authors said in an article published today in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
Opening a new chapter in planet hunting, NASA scientists reported Monday the discovery of five worlds orbiting nearby stars, using the space agency's Kepler space telescope.
Halftime at the Super Bowl is generally marked by two events, both often characterized by excess: the entertainment program and the rush for restrooms that produces the condition known to public works departments across the country as the halftime flush.
Stanton A. Glantz of the Smoke Free Movies Initiative announced he'd soon be mounting an informational campaign to counter what he perceives as the film's pro-smoking message. What does James Cameron think of all this? He very nicely and patiently calls bullsh*t.
To borrow from John Lennon: Imagine there's no latency, no spam or phishing, a community of trust. Imagine all the people, able to get online. This is the kind of utopian network architecture that leading Internet engineers are dreaming about today.
I believe it is important for shareholders in media companies to put pressure on content businesses to watch the bottom line and not get too caught up in the Hollywood machine of overspending for the sake of being associated with the glitz and glamor of the L.A. celebrity culture.
The inability to spell such simple words as "NOISE" on a giant sign made specifically for players and TV cameras to read doesn't reflect well on these fans.
Like many other athletes, Australian hurdler Jana Rawlinson is well into her preparation for the 2012 Olympics. Unlike the others, the first step for her training was to reduce her breast size.
Japanese authorities have thrown a lifeline to the crisis-struck Japan Airlines (JAL), the largest carrier in Asia, by doubling a state-sponsored credit line to £1.33bn.
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