IN A police line-up, a falsely remembered face is a big problem. But for the body's police force – the immune system – false memories could be a crucial weapon. When a new bacterium or virus invades the body, the immune system mounts...
Football: Beckham to make PSG bow against Marseille
Label: Technology PARIS: David Beckham will make his Paris Saint Germain debut in next weekend's Ligue 1 headline clash against Marseille, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday.The 37-year-old Beckham, who signed a five-month contract with the French leaders last month, will skip Sunday's trip to Sochaux as he needs more time to get his fitness levels up to scratch, the Italian explained."No, he'll...
Facebook pic of toy mortar leads to armed cops raid
Label: LifestyleThe picture as it appears on Driscoll's Facebook page. Yes, that's a toy mortar.(Credit:Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)When you make your Facebook profile picture that of Action Man (aka the British G.I. Joe), it can be a clue to your fascination with fantasy.It also suggests that if there's a toy mortar in the background of the picture, that, too, might actually not be entirely real.Please try...
Picture Archive: Making Mount Rushmore, 1935-1941
Label: HealthPhotograph from Rapid City Chamber of Commerce/National GeographicThere's no such thing as Presidents' Day.According to United States federal government code, the holiday is named Washington's Birthday, and has been since it went nationwide in 1885.But common practice is more inclusive. The holiday expanded to add in other U.S. presidents in the 1960s, and the moniker Presidents' Day became popular...
Uncle: Pistorius Is 'Numb With Shock as Well as Grief'
Label: Business Oscar Pistorius is "numb with shock as well as grief" his uncle told reporters Saturday as the Olympian amputee spent his second night behind bars in a South African jail for the allegedly killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp."All of us saw at firsthand how close [Steenkamp] had become to Oscar during that time and how happy they were," he said. "They had plans together...
Feb
15
Victory for gene patent firm in Australian court
Label: World Your genes are the same, whether in a test tube or inside your body. But the very act of removing them makes them a patentable invention, according to Australia's Federal Court. Today, it handed down the country's first decision on gene patenting. By isolating...
EU agrees to test for horse DNA in food labelling row
Label: Technology BRUSSELS: The European Union agreed on Friday the immediate launch of tests for horse DNA in meat products to reassure nervous consumers that their food is safe and to halt the horsemeat scandal spreading across Europe.The test programme will also look for the presence of phenylbutazone, an anti-inflammatory treatment for horses which is harmful to humans and by law supposed to be kept...
Why We Walk … and Run … And Walk Again to Get Where We're Going
Label: Health You have to get to a bus stop to catch the once-an-hour express ... or to a restaurant to meet a friend ... or to a doctor's office. You've got maybe a half a mile to cover and you're worried you'll be late. You run, then you stop and walk, then run some more.But wait. Wouldn't it be better to run the whole way?Not necessarily.A new study by an assistant professor of mechanical engineering...
Cruise Ship Now Faces Expected Wave of Lawsuits
Label: Business Despite having their feet back on solid ground and are making their way home, passengers from the Carnival Triumph cruise ship are still fuming over their five days of squalor on the stricken ship and the cruise ship company is likely to be hit with a wave of lawsuits."I think people are going to file suits and rightly so," maritime trial attorney John Hickey told ABCNews.com....
Feb
14
Sweat mutation may have helped us colonise Asia
Label: World How did our species become the dominant one on Earth? Pinpointing the genetic changes that made this possible is one of the great challenges of evolutionary biology. Now, a team has developed a method that could allow us to reconstruct a detailed, step-by-step genetic history of our species spanning tens of thousands...
Mumbai attack movie hits cinemas on Mar 1
Label: Technology MUMBAI: Memories of the Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008 still evoke fear among residents of the city.And those old wounds are expected to reopen now that a Bollywood movie about the incident is set to hit the big screens.India's financial capital came to a virtual standstill on 26 November 2008.The attacks which lasted for four days drew widespread global condemnation.The Pakistan-based...
Get rid of your ex on Valentine's, from Facebook at least
Label: LifestyleAn ex is like a scar you once got after a seventh Cabernet in a bar with 12 steps. Some days, you look at it and are proud. At other times, you wonder how you could have done it to yourself.The lies, the hurt, the occasional odor of indifference and the underarm spray that was at least two years old -- they all serve as jogs and jags to the memory.Sadly, many people still hold material relics of disappointed...
Are Honeybees Losing Their Way?
Label: Health A single honeybee visits hundreds, sometimes thousands, of flowers a day in search of nectar and pollen. Then it must find its way back to the hive, navigating distances up to five miles (eight kilometers), and perform a "waggle dance" to tell the other bees where the flowers are.A new study shows that long-term exposure to a combination of certain pesticides might impair the bee's ability...
Tempers and Compensation on Cruise Ship Rising
Label: Business The 4,000 passengers and crew aboard the stricken Carnival Triumph cruise ship will disembark after dark tonight from the fetid cruiser dubbed "the poop deck" on social media, according to officials."It will come in. It will not stop," Alabama State Port Authority Director Jimmy Lyons said at a news conference today. "We're going to do everything we can from our standpoint to...
Feb
13
Asteroid to give Earth a record close shave on Friday
Label: World Earth is about to dodge a bullet. An asteroid will buzz the planet on 15 February, coming closer than many communications satellites. At 45 metres wide, the space rock is the biggest object in recorded history to swoop this close to Earth. Were it to collide...
Olympics: Wrestlers vow to fight Olympic removal
Label: Technology PARIS: Wrestlers around the world on Wednesday vowed to fight to save the ancient sport's Olympic status, after the International Olympic Committee voted to drop it for the 2020 Games.Japan and Turkey -- whose cities Tokyo and Istanbul are bidding to host the Games in seven years' time -- led the calls for the world body to reconsider, as an online petition was organised urging a rethink...
Skype 6.2 arrives for Windows, Mac
Label: LifestyleMicrosoft's Skype team today rolled out two new updates, both labeled as version 6.2, for Windows and Mac.The Windows version includes a redesigned top toolbar that brings together main actions, like calling phones, creating groups, and adding contacts. It also includes "eGifting," or the ability to send Skype credits to users on their birthday which the recipients can use anytime.Another feature...
Obama Pledges U.S. Action on Climate, With or Without Congress
Label: Health If there were anything in President Barack Obama's State of the Union to give hope to wistful environmentalists, it was the unprecedented promise to confront climate change with or without Congress, and to pursue new energy technology in the process.Following his strong statements in his inaugural address about the ripeness of the moment to address a changing climate, Obama outlined a...
Charred Human Remains Found in Burned Cabin
Label: Business Investigators have located charred human remains in the burned-out cabin where they believe suspected cop killer and ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner was holed up as the structure burned to the ground, police said.The human remains were found within the debris of the burned cabin and identification will be attempted through forensic means, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner...
Feb
12
Today on New Scientist: 12 February 2013
Label: World Exploring oscillation proves a moving experience From the animating pigs' hearts to diving into an acoustic pod, an exhibition exploring the world of oscillation is full of surprisesGene therapy cures diabetic dogs Diabetic beagles haven't needed an insulin injection for four years following treatment with two genes that work together to regulate glucoseWithering heights: Why animals are shrinking...
Horsemeat disguised as beef confirmed in France: company
Label: Technology PARIS: A major French frozen food retailer said on Tuesday it had found horsemeat in two lots of frozen beef lasagne meals it removed from its shelves last week.Picard, which has hundreds of outlets across France that sell ready-to-eat meals, said the products were made by Comigel, the French firm which last week sparked the frozen food scandal now spreading across Europe.- AFP !--...
iTunes now Apple's fourth-largest business, says analyst
Label: LifestyleApple's iTunes generated revenue of $13.5 billion last year, making it the company's fourth-largest business, according to Asymco analyst Horace Dediu.A business that simply broke even a few years ago has been rising "steadily and rapidly," Dediu said in a post yesterday. iTunes has averaged growth of more than 30 percent over the past two years. The $13.5 billion in sales in 2012 was up from $10.2...
What Killed Dinosaurs: New Ideas About the Wipeout
Label: Health New insights about the asteroid thought to have killed off the dinosaurs suggest it may have just been the final blow, and that the reptiles were already suffering from a finicky climate prompted by volcanic eruptions long before the meteorite struck."The [asteroid] impact was the coup de grace," Paul Renne, a geologist at the University of California, Berkeley, said in a statement.The...
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