Science
Canada moves to legalize doctor-assisted suicide
April 15, 2016
Canada moves to legalize doctor-assisted suicide
Canada took a significant step towards allowing dying people to seek medical help to end their lives after Prime Minister…
Marriage boosts cancer survival rates, study finds
April 14, 2016
Marriage boosts cancer survival rates, study finds
An American study has linked marriage to higher survival rates in cancer patients. Contrary to popular belief, a couple's socio-economic status…
‘Invisible’ train set to roll in 2018
April 14, 2016
‘Invisible’ train set to roll in 2018
It's a train out of a "Hunger Games" world.Except it could actually happen.
Brazilian scientists find new Zika-linked brain disorder in adults
April 14, 2016
Brazilian scientists find new Zika-linked brain disorder in adults
Scientists in Brazil have uncovered a new brain disorder associated with Zika infections in adults: an autoimmune syndrome called acute…
Why do Alzheimer’s patients stop recognising loved ones?
April 13, 2016
Why do Alzheimer’s patients stop recognising loved ones?
Many families are confronted with the harsh reality of Alzheimer's when a family member suffering from the disease no longer…
Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart: study
April 13, 2016
Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart: study
Replacing animal fat in the human diet with vegetable oil seems not to lower heart disease risk, and might even…
Facebook to let users buy tickets directly
April 13, 2016
Facebook to let users buy tickets directly
Facebook users will soon be able to buy tickets directly as the social networking giant expands further into e-commerce, company…
Yellow fever outbreak kills 21 in Congo, WHO says
April 12, 2016
Yellow fever outbreak kills 21 in Congo, WHO says
Twenty-one people have died of yellow fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, some of them from infections contracted in…
Two statues discovered on Aswan’s Elephantine island
April 11, 2016
Two statues discovered on Aswan’s Elephantine island
The Swiss mission working on Elephantine Island in Aswan, headed by archaeologist Cornelius Pilgrim, has unearthed two statues, one of…
Study of Neanderthal Y chromosome hints at fertility problems
April 9, 2016
Study of Neanderthal Y chromosome hints at fertility problems
The first examination of a long-extinct Neanderthal's Y chromosome suggests that fertility problems may have prevented Neanderthal men from successfully…