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NASA finds evidence of liquid water on Mars
NASA presented Thursday what may be the strongest evidence yet of liquid water on the surface of Mars. Pictures taken by the powerful HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) showed fingers of dark material running down rocky slopes facing the equator during spring and summer months. Scientists believe…
Scientists a step closer to Hepatitis C vaccine
European scientists have successfully tested in animals a vaccine for Hepatitis C, a debilitating viral disease that can cause liver failure and cancer, according to a study released this week. Currently, there is no human vaccine for Hepatitis C, which is spread through contaminated blood and kills some 350,000 people…
36 million pounds of turkey recalled in salmonella outbreak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Cargill Inc unit is recalling roughly 36 million lbs of fresh and frozen ground turkey products due to possible contamination from an antibiotic-resistant Salmonella strain believed to be linked to one known death. Cargill Value Added Meats Retail said the products were produced at its…
Study questions if pet owners are healthier and happier
WASHINGTON — Pet owners have long been encouraged to think that they are happier, healthier and live longer than people without pets, but a new US study claims they might be barking up the wrong tree. Howard Herzog, a professor of psychology at Western Carolina University, says studies conducted in…
Tropical Storm Emily barrels towards fragile Haiti
Haiti hurried on Wednesday to prepare for incoming Tropical Storm Emily, urging evacuations ahead of the roiling system that could bring flash floods to the impoverished nation still struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Haiti as well as the neighboring island…
European wind power output tipped to triple by 2020: report
Energy producers expect European wind power generation to triple by 2020, with tens of thousands of new, ever-bigger wind turbines springing up, an industry body said Tuesday. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), which groups energy giants with wind interests and also many involved in nuclear or gas-fired electricity generation,…
Israeli scientists develop date-rape drug detector
The days of having to cart your cocktail to the ladies room may be over: two Israeli scientists say they have developed a sensor that can accurately detect date-rape drugs in drinks 100 percent of the time. Professor Fernando Patolsky and Doctor Michael Ioffe of Tel Aviv University’s school of…
Israeli scientists develop date-rape drug detector
JERUSALEM — The days of having to cart your cocktail to the ladies room may be over: two Israeli scientists say they have developed a sensor that can accurately detect date-rape drugs in drinks 100 percent of the time. Professor Fernando Patolsky and Doctor Michael Ioffe of Tel Aviv University’s…
20-million-year-old ape skull unearthed in Uganda
A team of Ugandan and French paleontologists announced Tuesday they had found a 20-million-year-old ape skull in northeastern Uganda, saying it could shed light on the region’s evolutionary history. “This is the first time that the complete skull of an ape of this age has been found … it is…
Toll from two Philippine storms rises to 70
The combined death toll from Tropical Storm Nock-ten and Typhoon Muifa in the Philippines has risen to 70, with threats of yet another storm in the rain-battered country, the government said Tuesday. The toll, previously at 54, rose as two children were reported killed by a landslide at a quarry…
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