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Antarctic ice melting from warm water below

2012-04-26T21:11:00.002+07:00

Antarctic ice melting from warm water below — Antarctica's massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm water, a new study finds. That suggests that future sea levels could rise faster than many scientists have been predicting.The western chunk of Antarctica is losing 23 feet of its floating ice sheet each year. Until now, scientists weren't exactly sure

How a Social Network Helps Families Coping With Autism

2012-04-26T20:58:00.002+07:00

How a Social Network Helps Families Coping With Autism - Autism Awareness Month may be coming to a close, but by using the social network MyAutismTeam, parents of children with autism spectrum disorder can spread awareness and find support throughout the year.MyAutismTeam is a part of the MyHealthTeams network, online communities for people living with or caring for those with chronic health

Sweet health

2012-03-27T16:20:00.001+07:00

Sweet health - Unlike the empty calories we get from every gleaming, heaped spoon of super-refined sugar, jaggery used in traditional Indian cooking is considered a healthier alternative and a superior, more wholesome foodThoughts of sugar bring only one image to mind—the crystal white granules that flow freely from the spoon, ready to be sprinkled into a morning cuppa or evening tea. But

Why are Brands Shutting Their Facebook Stores?

2012-02-22T19:50:00.002+07:00

Why are Brands Shutting Their Facebook Stores? - Eager to monetize the large followings they had built on Facebook, many large brands set up shop on the social network for the first time last year.Now many of those Facebook stores are closing.A Bloomberg report this weekend pointed out that Gap, J.C. Penney, Nordstrom and GameStop have all opened and closed shops on Facebook within the past year

Expert advice on how to be happy

2012-01-28T00:36:00.002+07:00

Expert advice on how to be happy - We all have days when we feel less than gleeful. But if your mouth is constantly turned down, there are lots of practical things you can do to get happyWhen was the last time you had a really good laugh? If you're struggling to remember, it could be time for a mood makeover. The good news is there are easy, practical steps you can take to improve your

Astronauts in Space Safe from Huge Solar Radiation Storm

2012-01-24T19:55:00.001+07:00

Astronauts in Space Safe from Huge Solar Radiation Storm - An intense solar flare unleashed the biggest radiation storm in years today (Jan. 23), but astronauts aboard the International Space Station are not in any danger, NASA officials say.The sun eruption triggered the most powerful radiation storm since 2005 in a wave of charged particles that is expected to hit our planet Tuesday (Jan. 24)

Apple jumps into digital textbooks fray

2012-01-20T21:46:00.001+07:00

Apple jumps into digital textbooks fray - Jan 19 - Apple Inc took a big jump into the digital textbooks market with the launch of its iBooks 2 software on Thursday, aiming to revitalize the U.S. education market and quicken the adoption of its market-leading iPad in that sector.The giant consumer electronics company has been working on digital textbooks with publishers Pearson PLC, McGraw-Hill

Is It a Bad Idea to Friend Co-workers on Facebook?

2012-01-18T11:13:00.002+07:00

Is It a Bad Idea to Friend Co-workers on Facebook? How About Your Boss? - It’s nice to have a friendly work environment. But in some cases, work friends shouldn’t be Facebook friends. Why not? A status update published on a Tuesday night can easily turn into office gossip on Wednesday morning. Even worse: co-workers and managers could take you less seriously, you could be skipped over for a

Hundreds Of Rail Passengers Fled In Terror

2011-05-30T16:19:00.002+07:00

Hundreds Of Rail Passengers Fled In Terror - Hundreds of rail passengers fled in terror when dozens of deadly snakes were found on a train travelling from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi in Vietnam.A guard and conductor were checking tickets as passengers got on in the central city of Quang Ngai on Thursday evening - and spotted the live king cobras and cobras under a seat.People fled the carriage as

Schwarzenegger, Patty Baena and Maria Shriver's Sons Born Six Days Apart

2011-05-23T19:59:00.004+07:00

Schwarzenegger, Patty Baena and Maria Shriver's Sons Born Six Days Apart - In 1984, Dudley Moore played a bigamist whose wives, "Micki and Maude," had babies at the same time. In the Schwarzenegger-Shriver-Baena love triangle, Patty Baena and Maria Shriver gave birth to Schwarzenegger's sons within six days of each other.Schwarzenegger and Shriver have always seemed to be a poster couple. They

Can More Sleep Make Athletes Better?

2011-04-01T17:52:00.003+07:00

Can More Sleep Make Athletes Better? - All athletes, both pro and weekend, look for that training edge that will boost their strength, improve their accuracy or extend their endurance. In their search for the perfect ergogenic aid, they may be overlooking an obvious (and free) strategy: get more sleep. One scientist, Stanford’s Cheri Mah, has been on a multiyear crusade to test, prove and

Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity

2011-03-28T19:40:00.002+07:00

Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity - A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics.Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 - higher than Albert Einstein - and is now so far advanced in his Indiana university studies that professors are lining him up for a PHD

Boon or Bane for Sexuality?

2011-02-28T17:08:00.003+07:00

Menopause: Boon or Bane for Sexuality? - To many women, menopause may seem like a time when almost nothing goes right. A woman may experience hot flushes, sleeplessness, mood swings, vaginal dryness, and loss of sexual desire, among other physical and mental disturbances.During this time, her children are most likely reaching adulthood and moving away, leaving behind the dreaded "empty nest."

Now THAT's a nude awakening! Joan Rivers barges in on daughter in the shower... and takes naked pictures of her

2011-02-17T15:14:00.002+07:00

Now THAT's a nude awakening! Joan Rivers barges in on daughter in the shower... and takes naked pictures of her - Joan Rivers's daughter may well be regretting letting her mother move into her Los Angeles pad.A shocked Melissa is seen here in stills from their reality show shrieking in horror after her mother barged into the bathroom while she was showering.The 77-year-old comedian then

The battle of ‘Jempana’

2011-01-24T19:11:00.002+07:00

The battle of ‘Jempana’ - The sound of the xylophone ensemble peaked into a hair-raising crescendo as the bearers of jempana (palanquins) entered a state of trance.Each jempana was carried on the shoulders of two adult men, the front and rear bearers. Several other men accompanied the bearers throughout the ritual, making sure their trance-induced wild movements would not hurt the spectators

Time to get your child into healthy habits

2011-01-13T15:02:00.001+07:00

Time to get your child into healthy habits - Children all over the world are starting to feel nervous about the return to school after a lovely long summer at home. Many children feel under pressure to perform well at school and many parents naturally want their children to do well in a competitive world. The school summer holiday provides children with a wonderful release from

The customer is always right

2011-01-10T21:55:00.001+07:00

The customer is always right - How existing owners can influence innovations on future Mercedes passenger cars - no matter how bizarre their suggestions might be.If you decide to keep up with the neighbours and buy a Mercedes-Benz next year, you just might discover – hopefully before leaving the showroom – that it has a panoramic roof embodying a holographic image of David Beckham's face, a

Why a New Girlfriend Is the Last Thing You Need

2010-12-22T21:12:00.002+07:00

Why a New Girlfriend Is the Last Thing You Need - So it’s over. Maybe it was a divorce, maybe just a breakup, but, in any case, she’s gone. Chances are she left you, because two thirds to three quarters of divorces are filed by women, and probably most breakups in dating relationships are initiated by women. Now you’re alone — maybe for the first time in a long while. The longer you have been in

Global warming 'triggered the arrival of the dinosaurs

2010-11-30T19:05:00.002+07:00

Global warming 'triggered the arrival of the dinosaurs' - Global warming 300 million years ago triggered the evolutionary burst which caused lizards to evolve into dinosaurs, scientists revealed today.The new research is focused on the Carboniferous Period, when the supercontinent of Pangea was covered in tropical rainforests ruled by reptiles.Scientists now believe that the Earth became

Sex, drugs more common in hyper-texting teens

2010-11-09T21:28:00.000+07:00

Sex, drugs more common in hyper-texting teens - Teens who text 120 times a day or more — and there seems to be a lot of them — are more likely to have had sex or used alcohol and drugs than kids who don't send as many messages, according to provocative new research.The study's authors aren't suggesting that "hyper-texting" leads to sex, drinking or drugs, but say it's startling to see an apparent

Warning systems often don't help tsunami victims

2010-10-29T20:41:00.002+07:00

Warning systems often don't help tsunami victims – Costly warning systems installed across Asia since the deadly 2004 tsunami did nothing to save villagers on these remote Indonesian islands who saw homes and loved ones swept away by a giant wave this week.Such systems can be effective for people living hours away from where a tsunami is forged but are often unable to help those most at risk. A

More privacy headaches for Facebook: gay users outed to advertisers

2010-10-22T23:01:00.001+07:00

More privacy headaches for Facebook: gay users outed to advertisers - Facebook's privacy problems continue this week after researchers discovered that Facebook may inadvertently be outing gay users to its advertisers. Saikat Guha from Microsoft and Bin Cheng and Paul Francis from the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems set out to study the challenges in targeted advertising systems (PDF)

Vitamin D supplements may not always make a difference in a child's bone density

2010-10-06T17:42:00.001+07:00

Vitamin D supplements may not always make a difference in a child's bone density, a new review finds. - Children with normal vitamin D levels didn't show improvements in their bone density after taking vitamin D supplements, according to a review of six studies. The studies involved nearly 900 participants, ages 1 month to 19 years, who took a vitamin D supplement or a placebo for three

The Desperate Parent's Guide for Summer Boredom

2010-09-26T11:43:00.001+07:00

The Desperate Parent's Guide for Summer Boredom - Summer has really just begun, little league baseball is over, vacation is still three weeks away, and the kids are bored. The heat is becoming oppressive; and inside, boredom leads to irritability, whining, and fighting. Nothing drives a parent up the wall faster than a whiny, bored kid. We don't always have the time to prepare and supervise

Have Fun with Your Kids this Summer

2010-09-26T11:36:00.002+07:00

Have Fun with Your Kids this Summer - Summer is a great time to reconnect with your kids and create those lasting memories you'll cherish for a lifetime. Not sure what to do or where to get started? Try these fun activities.1. Rate the Parks in Your Area.Your local phone book probably includes a list of free parks in your area. Together, map out the parks you plan to visit and create a