In the late eighth century, Earth was hit by a mystery blast of cosmic rays, say Japanese scientists who identified a relic of the potent occasion in cedar trees.
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By Lucian Constantin The creators of the Flame cyber-espionage threat ordered infected computers still under their control to download and execute a component designed to remove all traces of the malware and prevent forensic analysis, security researchers from Symantec said on Wednesday.
By EDDIE WRENN Daily Mail A user has found a ‘huge asteroid’ while scanning the virtual heavens using Googly Sky. Youtube user planetkrejci, who has investigated other anomalies on NASA pictures, claims the object – found using the Google website which transports the heavens to desktop computers and smartphones – is an asteroid which is heading towards Earth.
When Jean-Claude Trichet named last June for the creation of a European finance ministry with power over national budgets, the idea seemed fanciful, a distant dream that would take years or even decades to comprehend, if it ever came to be.
Rainmaking technology will be far better deployed and there will be far more of it, a top meteorologist promised.
By Erin McLaughlin Police in Aurora, Colo., searching for suspected bank robbers stopped every car at an intersection, handcuffed all the adults and searched the cars, one of which they believed was carrying the suspect.
The case of an 11-year-old girl in HCM City’s Tan Binh District claimed to have supernatural fire-starting powers is continuing to baffle scientists.
The Irish Medical Times reveals that 70% of adults in the fluoridated Republic are above the medically-safe daily fluoride intake and this is directly due to drinking water being fluoridated.
Five million Brazilian farmers are locked in a lawsuit with US-based biotech giant Monsanto, suing for as significantly as 6.2 billion euros. They say that the genetic-engineering business has been collecting royalties on crops it unfairly claims as its personal.
BY ANJELIKA PARANJPE Whether we’re scouring the web for funky flower pots or turning old floppy disks into whimsical homes for herbs and succulents, we love all forms of creative gardening.
By Gabriella Landeros and Luke Vargas Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-III) made the case for an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.00 an hour during a press conference on the Hill Wednesday.
If you believed vampires had been simply the stuff of myth and legend – and possibly the odd teen horror film – think once again.
Australia’s Defence Minister Stephen Smith left his laptop and mobile phone in Hong Kong to avoid cyber espionage in mainland China where he will attend bilateral defence minister talks on Wednesday, Australian media reported.
The well-known heads of Easter Island’s statues are actually heads with torsos that have turn out to be partially buried by erosion, according to UCLA archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg.
By Matt Nesto Breakout A seemingly off-hand remark made by Robert Benmosche the CEO of AIG (AIG) has become a bit of a viral online debate, as people of all ages and walks of life weigh in on the idea of bumping up the retirement age to 80. While Benmosche’s comments to Bloomberg suggest the age increase is neededto maintain the level of benefits we have been promised and are accustomed to, not everyone is on board with the idea.
The giant magma pool could be closer to erupting than previously thought – and a equivalent super-eruption almost wiped out humans 74,000 years ago.
By VOA-News Chinese state media warned Tuesday, that Washington’s planned military shift towards the Asia-Pacific threatens to create rifts between the two countries and may upset regional stability.
By Flavia Krause-Jackson Business Week As Syria slides toward civil war, Russia is signaling that it no longer views President Bashar al- Assad’s position as tenable and is working with the U.S. to seek an orderly transition.