Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova suffered a serious injury while training at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Russian Olympic Committee said. The skier fractured a vertebrae and displaced her spine, the committee said. The decision was made to operate on her immediately, the committee said. The 23-year-old was in “unbearable” pain when she was rushed to the hospital, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency said. Komissarova was training to […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS “It’s science fiction and we’re moving into science fact,” says one researcher The advance won’t help patients for many years It could one day help those awaiting a lung transplant For the first time, scientists have created human lungs in a lab — an exciting step forward in regenerative medicine, but an advance that likely won’t help patients for many years. “It’s so darn cool,” said Joan Nichols, […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Prince William says a global alliance is being created to combat the illegal wildlife trade United for Wildlife brings together his foundation and the world’s leading wildlife charities Increasing numbers of elephants, rhinos and tigers are being poached for the trade A global conference is being held Thursday in London to address the issue Britain’s Prince William called for global action Wednesday to stop the illegal wildlife trade […]

In this July 9, 2011 file photo, Mark Zuckerberg, president and CEO of Facebook, walks with Priscilla Chan during the 2011 Allen and Co. Sun Valley Conference, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Zuckerberg and his wife Chan were the most generous American philanthropists in 2013, with a donation of 18 million Facebook shares, valued at more than $970 million, given to a Silicon Valley nonprofit in December. Mark Zuckerberg and his […]

Two people were killed when a falling boulder derailed a tourist train in the southern French Alps, local officials and firefighters say. At least nine people were injured. The train was travelling from Nice to the town of Digne-les-Bains on a line which crosses gorges and viaducts at up to 1,000m (3,200ft) above sea level. Images from the scene show the two-carriage train dangling from the tracks, the side of […]

Well that didn’t take long! After days of ridicule over terrible facilities, Sochi Winter Games opening ceremony begins… and within minutes Olympic symbol fails to light up The Winter Games in Sochi is already the most expensive Olympics in sporting history, costing £31.8billion The Sochi opening ceremony will begin at 4.14pm GMT (8.14 local time) on Friday The spectacular show will feature ‘faux-lesbian’ singers tATu and allegedly Putin’s gymnast girlfriend […]

Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of human footprints outside of Africa, on the Norfolk Coast in the East of England. The footprints are more than 800,000 years old and were found on the shores of Happisburgh. They are direct evidence of the earliest known humans in northern Europe. Details of the extraordinary markings have been published in the science journal Plos One. The footprints have been described as “one […]

Toothpaste bomb threat for Sochi visitors STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Two U.S. officials tell CNN that information was shared with the Russians Source says threat is specific to start of the Olympics this week Official tells CNN that Russians shared some information with U.S. Warning to airlines globally that serve Russia based on new intelligence The United States is advising airlines with direct flights serving Russia to be aware of the […]

New York artist Adam Harvey is working with surveillance, fashion and privacy, with a view to keeping our lives more private. He tells BBC’s Click why he invented an anti-paparazzi device, which over-exposes the photographer’s images by firing a bright light back at them when they take a picture. Please follow and like us:

Cancer is one of mankind’s biggest killers, but one author believes we are using the wrong strategies to try and beat it. Cancer is one of the biggest killers in the modern world. It was the cause of nearly one-in-seven deaths in the world in 2010, and is expected to become an even bigger issue in decades to come, as human life expectancy increases and factors such as sedentary lifestyles […]