Science
NGO: Famed Syria mosaic museum damaged in barrel bombing
June 20, 2015
NGO: Famed Syria mosaic museum damaged in barrel bombing
Syria's best-known mosaic museum in the northern rebel-held town of Maaret al-Numan has been seriously damaged in a regime barrel…
Iowa Supreme Court allows telemedicine abortion program to go on
June 20, 2015
Iowa Supreme Court allows telemedicine abortion program to go on
The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a state rule requiring doctors to see abortion patients in person, ruling that a…
Putting ‘added sugars’ on food labels may baffle shoppers
June 20, 2015
Putting ‘added sugars’ on food labels may baffle shoppers
Consumers may struggle to understand food nutrition panels that include “added sugars,” a study suggests, illustrating the challenge ahead as…
Hawaii becomes first US state to raise smoking age to 21
June 20, 2015
Hawaii becomes first US state to raise smoking age to 21
Hawaii's governor on Friday signed a bill raising the legal smoking age statewide to 21, the first US state to…
Sunken cannons dating back to Napoleon’s campaign discovered in Alexandria
June 19, 2015
Sunken cannons dating back to Napoleon’s campaign discovered in Alexandria
Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Meguid, general supervisor of the Alexandria Sunken Antiquities Department, said a Russian excavation mission discovered two cannons…
Online human breast milk craze poses serious health risks, say experts
June 19, 2015
Online human breast milk craze poses serious health risks, say experts
A growing online craze among some fitness communities, fetishists and chronic disease sufferers for buying and drinking human breast milk…
Celebrating yoga across India – photos
June 19, 2015
Celebrating yoga across India – photos
The soldiers in Kashmir are squatting on mats and arching their backs. In the parks of Mumbai, retirees reach toward…
Modern-day childhood, smartphones and apps
June 19, 2015
Modern-day childhood, smartphones and apps
I was having lunch at a restaurant on one fine Saturday afternoon.
Rare ancient Egyptian shroud fetches 374,000 euros at auction
June 18, 2015
Rare ancient Egyptian shroud fetches 374,000 euros at auction
A rare 3,400-year-old Egyptian burial shroud fetched 374,000 euros ($426,000) at auction in Paris Thursday, on the latest leg of…
Baby-to-baby talk could spur speech development: study
June 18, 2015
Baby-to-baby talk could spur speech development: study
At six months, infants prefer listening to each other than to adults, according to a new study from McGill University…