Science

Solar plane sets distance record on U.S. tour

The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy…

Allosaurus dinosaur chomped like a bird of prey, say scientists

At first glance, a nearly 30-foot long, 150-million-year-old dinosaur may not seem to have much…

Scientists optimistic of AIDS cure for some

Top AIDS scientists were optimistic Wednesday of finding a cure for the disease that has…

UN secretary general warns the world is on track to run out of drinkable water

By John Parnell for RTCC, part of the Guardian Environment Network Freshwater supply and water quality under…

Tech News

Google team captures Galapagos Island beauty for maps

Google has followed in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to gather images of the beauty…

The impact of the electric car: infographic

Ever wondered what the impact of electric vehicle is so far? Well, wait no longer. An…

Media

Cannes titillated by graphic gay, lesbian sex scenes in featured films

Explicit gay sex has hit the big screen at the Cannes film festival in movies…

American short-story writer Lydia Davis wins Booker International Prize

US writer Lydia Davis, best known for her unconventionally short stories, on Wednesday claimed the…

World

Russia plans urgent evacuation of Arctic post as ice melts

Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after the ice floe…

Canadian drug policy experts recommend decriminalizing all drugs

In a report issued Thursday (PDF), a group of Canadian drug policy experts at the Simon Fraser University’s Centre for…

McDonald’s pairs with Barilla pasta to develop ‘Mediterranean diet’ menu items

Fast-food chain will sell pasta salad from Friday in attempt to Italianise menu after deal with Parma-based Barilla One is…

Celebrity pastor under fire after worshippers die in rush for ‘holy water’

TB Joshua promises to pay medical expenses from fatal stampede at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ghana, says Afua…

48-year-old woman confronted London attackers to deflect danger

A woman who challenged knife-wielding assailants suspected of hacking to death a British soldier in London on Wednesday said she…

U.S. News

Republican Arizona Rep. claims anti-choice movement ‘arrested Nazi holocaust’

Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) held a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution…

Texas passes bill to train teachers as armed ‘school marshals’

The Texas Legislature on Thursday sent a bill to Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) desk that…

Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ project still hasn’t met original goal 30 years later

Three decades after Ronald Reagan launched his “Star Wars” project, the costly missile defense program…

Ron Fournier: ‘Obama… raising a jihad against the press’

National Journal Editorial Director Ron Fournier on Thursday accused President Barack Obama, who many conservatives…

Teen birth rate drops to record low in the U.S.

US teen births have dropped to a record low, but the country still has one…

House passes bill to speed construction of Keystone XL Pipeline

US lawmakers agreed to a bill that would speed construction of a Canada-US oil pipeline…

Obama to begin process of closing Guantanamo Bay: report

President Barack Obama plans to resume transfers of inmates from Guantanamo Bay to other countries…

Most houses and public buildings in ‘Tornado Alley’ lack storm shelters

Seventy-five percent of the world’s tornadoes occur in the United States, yet few people who…