Science
NASA names asteroid after 17-year-old Egyptian student
January 26, 2016
NASA names asteroid after 17-year-old Egyptian student
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) named an asteroid discovered in 2000 after an Egyptian student, Yasmin Yehia Moustafa,…
Apple shares to close year with worst performance since 2008
January 26, 2016
Apple shares to close year with worst performance since 2008
Apple Inc is expected to report iPhone sales increased slightly more than 1 percent in the holiday quarter when it…
Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change
January 26, 2016
Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change
Oslo's main waste incinerator began the world's first experiment to capture carbon dioxide from the fumes of burning rubbish on…
Twitter to see executive shakeup: reports
January 25, 2016
Twitter to see executive shakeup: reports
Twitter is losing at least three top executives, in a major shakeup at the social network, reports said Sunday. Those departing…
Sexual trauma raises suicide risk among veterans
January 25, 2016
Sexual trauma raises suicide risk among veterans
Men and women veterans who experienced sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment while serving in the military are at…
Skin cancer more deadly when caught during pregnancy
January 25, 2016
Skin cancer more deadly when caught during pregnancy
Melanoma may be even more dangerous when it’s diagnosed in women during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth,…
Pregnant women face virus threat ahead of Brazil Olympic games
January 25, 2016
Pregnant women face virus threat ahead of Brazil Olympic games
Unusually wet weather, poor sanitation and a public health service weakened by economic crisis are contributing to an outbreak in…
Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder
January 24, 2016
Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder
A few meters away from the Red Sea Governorate's office, and in a garden housing a memorial statue, employees at…
As China cuts green car subsidies, automakers’ electric dreams differ
January 24, 2016
As China cuts green car subsidies, automakers’ electric dreams differ
China will maintain plans to gradually phase out subsidies for green energy vehicles until they are fully eliminated in 2021…
Parents’ debt may influence childrens’ emotional wellbeing
January 24, 2016
Parents’ debt may influence childrens’ emotional wellbeing
Some kinds of debt, such as home mortgages and education loans, are linked to better child wellbeing while unsecured debt…