The winter storms that battered the UK caused the greatest loss of trees since the Great Storm of 1987 in some areas, the National Trust has said. More than 50 of the trust’s sites were surveyed, with some losing hundreds of trees including valued ancient specimens. Many trees were uprooted and blown over rather than snapped, due to the saturated ground. The trust said that despite the damage, the losses […]
Strange glowing orbs were seen in the sky during the Fukushima earthquake Mysterious lightning flashes that appear to precede earthquakes could be sparked by movements in the ground below, US scientists say. Unidentified glowing objects were spotted moments before major quakes in China and Italy recently. These flickers could be triggered by shifting soil layers which generate huge electrical charge, say scientists. Using a tub of plain kitchen flour, they […]
Radical treatment helps patients’ defences against virus by replacing immune cells with genetically modified versions Scientists were cautious not to draw strong conclusions from the small scale trial, which was designed to assess the safety of the therapy, but the early signs have raised their hopes. Photograph: Geostock/Getty ImagesA radical gene therapy to combat HIV using genetically modified cells that are resistant to the virus has been declared a success […]
Voting in India for the next government begins on April 7 and ends on May 12. Results will be declared on May 16. These are the dates when different states and Union Territories will vote: Andaman and Nicobar islands: April 10Andhra Pradesh: April 30 and May 7Arunachal Pradesh: April 9Assam: April 7, 12 and 24Bihar: April 10, 17, 24, 30, May 7 and 12Chandigarh: April 10Chhattisgarh: April 10, 17, 24Dadra […]
A Moose Mystery Moose in Minnesota are dying at an alarming rate, and biologists are racing to understand what’s behind the rapid decline. GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. — For moose, this year’s winter-long deep freeze across the Upper Midwest is truly ideal weather. The large, gangly creatures are adapted to deep snow: Their hollow fur insulates them like fiberglass does in a house. And the prolonged cold helps eradicate pests that […]
Secondary osteoporosis is a risk with celiac disease, cancer, reflux medicines and after bariatric surgery Osteoporosis, a loss of bone strength that raises the risk of fractures, is one of the most common and crippling ailments associated with aging in women. Increasingly, it is striking younger patients who have a host of other medical problems. Researchers call it secondary osteoporosis. They are identifying a growing list of factors that contribute […]
In prime locations of cities around the world, $1 million doesn’t buy much. Prime residential house prices in top global cities broadly continued to rise in 2013, new data from real-estate broker Knight Frank show. The study showed “ultra-high-net-worth individuals” were getting richer, and like investing in houses. The trend shows little sign of slowing. Please follow and like us:
The San Jose, Calif., runners participating in an annual race to benefit military veterans were already giving back to the community — but then they did something even more remarkable: they paused in the middle of their event to shake a veteran’s hand. One by one, the runners stopped to thank Joe Bell, 95, who stood at the sidelines, cheering them on in full uniform. When a local reporter saw […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel makes remarks to the press on looming budget cuts at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, February 24, 2014. The Pentagon unveiled a $496 billion base budget on Tuesday that looks beyond Afghanistan to future U.S. security challenges after a dozen years of war, cutting the military to afford more training and new weapons as it adapts to an era of tighter spending. The budget set […]
An asteroid is headed this way. But even though it will come closer than the moon, astronomers say it will pose no danger. The newly discovered asteroid, called 2014 DX110, will hurtle between the moon and Earth on Wednesday. DX110 will pass an estimated 217,000 miles from Earth. That’s approximately nine-tenths of the distance between the moon and Earth. The asteroid is an estimated 45 to 130 feet across. Relatively […]
