Science
Gut bacteria may influence alcoholics’ liver damage
February 6, 2016
Gut bacteria may influence alcoholics’ liver damage
Differences among alcoholics in who gets severe liver damage and who doesn’t might be partly due to differences in their…
Smoking bans lead to better national health
February 6, 2016
Smoking bans lead to better national health
People living in countries with public smoking bans have lower exposure to secondhand smoke and better health, according to a…
Injuries at work may increase risk of losing one’s job
February 6, 2016
Injuries at work may increase risk of losing one’s job
Although worker protections are supposed to prevent it, a new U.S. study of nursing home workers finds that within six…
Google is biggest company amid concerns over Apple’s future
February 5, 2016
Google is biggest company amid concerns over Apple’s future
Even before it became a household name, Google parent Alphabet has become the world's most valuable company, vaulting past Apple…
Europ’s shift to dark green forests stokes global warming-study
February 5, 2016
Europ’s shift to dark green forests stokes global warming-study
OSLO (Reuters) - An expansion of Europe's forests towards dark green conifers has stoked global warming, according to a study…
First US Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
February 3, 2016
First US Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local…
Ancient Egyptian wooden boat discovered in Abusir
February 2, 2016
Ancient Egyptian wooden boat discovered in Abusir
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced the discovery of a large wooden boat in Abusir area, south of the Mastaba, as…
China unveils first oil spill response plan
February 1, 2016
China unveils first oil spill response plan
China's cabinet has approved the country's first oil spill emergency response scheme to be ready by 2020, to tackle increasing…
Monufiya University student team to compete in international robot competition
February 1, 2016
Monufiya University student team to compete in international robot competition
A team from Monufiya University's Faculty of Electronic Engineering will compete in an international contest of robotics in Canada in…
26,800 people visited pyramids over weekend
January 31, 2016
26,800 people visited pyramids over weekend
Al-Hussein Abdel Baseer, the general director of the Giza Pyramids archaeological area, said approximately 26,800 Egyptian and foreign visitors came…