Scientists say they have extraordinary new evidence to support a Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe. Researchers believe they have found the signal left in the sky by the super-rapid expansion of space that must have occurred just fractions of a second after everything came into being. It takes the form of a distinctive twist in the oldest light detectable with telescopes. The work will be scrutinised […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The 179 passengers and six crew members landed safely Spokesman calls incident “highly unusual” A Delta Air Lines plane lost a panel on one of its wings during a flight from Orlando to Atlanta on Sunday. It landed safely. “Crew members aboard Flight 2412 reported an access panel had come off the plane’s wing while in flight,” said Delta spokesman Anthony Black. Flight 2412, with 179 passengers and […]
A Princess V57 yacht, worth more than £1million, crashed into the bridge Powerful currents on the Thames contributed to the crash The boat only suffered minor damage and no one was injured On a gloriously sunny day, lazily sailing down the Thames in your own luxury boat is a lifestyle most people can only dream of. But for the would-be captain of a £1 million boat, it all went wrong […]
Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say, after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum. Crimea’s leader says he will apply to join Russia on Monday. Russia’s Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people’s wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum, and the EU and US condemned it as illegal. Pro-Russian forces took control of Crimea in […]
An increase in thyroid cancer may just reflect the intensive testing of children. Three years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, reports are surfacing of a “cancer cluster.” The Japanese government has reportedly tested 254,000 of the 375,000 children and adolescents in Fukushima Prefecture and found 33 cases of thyroid cancer. In Japan, the rate of this disease in 10- to 14-year-olds is typically one or two per million. The […]
Just what do you get a 182-year-old for his birthday? Well, if its Jonathan the giant tortoise, thought to be the world’s oldest living land animal, a bunch of bananas or a few carrots would be perfect. But not too many, overindulging on anything but grass gives him a tummy ache. More on Yahoo: Belgian Shepherd Dog Sniffs Out South Africa’s Rare Tortoise Jonathan lives on St. Helena, a remote […]
Could the president sitting down to record a comedy website video harm national security? Bill O’Reilly thinks it could. The Fox News host blasted President Barack Obama’s mock interview recorded two weeks ago with comedian Zach Galifianakis to help promote enrollment by young Americans in health insurance plans mandated by the Affordable Care Act. “The interview was a farce, and some believe demeaning,” O’Reilly said on his “Talking Points” program. […]
Discovery of blood in creature frozen for 43,000 years is seen as major breakthrough by international team. ‘We must have a reason to clone, as it is one thing to do it for scientific purpose, and another – to clone for the sake of curiosity’. Picture: Nikolay Pschennikov, North-Eastern Federal Universtity The experts believe they will be able to extract high quality DNA from the remains which have undergone a […]
There are some astonishing things you’re not being told about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the flight that simply vanished over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 people on board. The mystery of the flight’s sudden and complete disappearance has even the world’s top air safety authorities baffled. “Air-safety and antiterror authorities on two continents appeared equally stumped about what direction the probe should take,” reports the Wall Street Journal. WSJ goes on […]
The baby’s mother, 18-year-old Imani,went into labor on Wednesday morning but ran into complications The little gorilla was successfully born by c-section but is now in the intensive care unit after the difficult birth The baby gorilla, who has not yet been named, weighs 4.6lbs An adorable baby gorilla has been born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park in an extremely rare animal c-section. Park officials say that the baby’s […]
