Insight: Quebec train set too few brakes, with deadly result
By Joshua Schneyer and Cezary Podkul (Reuters) – The handbrake is the railroad industry's ultimate fail-safe mechanism. It is supposed … Continue reading →
View ArticleFAA warns shooting at drone could result in prosecution similar to shooting...
People who fire guns at drones are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal … Continue reading →
View ArticleMonogamy evolved as a mating strategy: New research indicates that social...
Social monogamy, where one breeding female and one breeding male are closely associated with each other over several breeding seasons, … Continue reading →
View ArticleEvolution of monogamy in humans the result of infanticide risk, new study...
The threat of infants being killed by unrelated males is the key driver of monogamy in humans and other primates, … Continue reading →
View ArticleZimbabwe’s Mugabe declared winner, rival challenges poll result
By Nelson Banya and MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) – Africa's oldest president, Robert Mugabe, was declared winner of Zimbabwe's election … Continue reading →
View ArticleCosmic turbulences result in star and black hole formation
Just how stars and black holes in the Universe are able to form from rotating matter is one of the … Continue reading →
View ArticleHigh-precision measurement of subatomic shape shifting and new result on...
New results about the oscillation of neutrinos — elusive, ghostlike particles that carry invaluable clues about the makeup of the … Continue reading →
View ArticleSkin cell defect is surprising allergy trigger: Skin and food allergies can...
A structural defect in skin cells can contribute to allergy development, including skin and food allergies, traditionally thought primarily to … Continue reading →
View ArticleFat black holes grown up in ‘cities’: Observational result using virtual...
Massive black holes of more than one million solar masses exist at the center of most galaxies. Some of the … Continue reading →
View ArticleMaldives election result may prolong unrest
By J.J. Robinson MALE (Reuters) – Former leader Mohamed Nasheed edged ahead in the first round of the Maldives presidential … Continue reading →
View ArticleHot mess: Sriracha shipments halted until January; may result in shortage
There’s another setback for the manufacturers of Sriracha: the company has been ordered to halt shipments of the popular hot … Continue reading →
View ArticleDying cells in fruit fly alert neighboring cells to protect themselves: As a...
Cells usually self-destruct when irreparable glitches occur in their DNA. Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, helps insure that cells with … Continue reading →
View ArticleRisk of preterm birth: Short intervals between pregnancies result in...
Women who have short intervals between pregnancies of less than 18 months are more likely to see a decrease in … Continue reading →
View ArticleFacing a violent past: Evolution of human ancestors’ faces a result of need...
An alternative to the previous long-held hypothesis that the evolution of the robust faces of our early ancestors resulted largely … Continue reading →
View ArticleTea Party-backed candidate weighing challenge of Mississippi GOP Senate...
Cochran was declared the winner of the tight race by a 6,373-vote advantage late Tuesday night over state Sen. Chris … Continue reading →
View ArticleAfghanistan’s Abdullah rejects election result as ‘coup’ against people
By Mirwais Harooni and Maria Golovnina KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah's camp rejected preliminary results of last … Continue reading →
View ArticlePlanet Mercury a result of early hit-and-run collisions
New simulations show that Mercury and other unusually metal-rich objects in the solar system may be relics left behind by … Continue reading →
View ArticleAntarctic ice sheet is result of carbon dioxide decrease, not continental...
Climate modelers have shown that the most likely explanation for the initiation of Antarctic glaciation during a major climate shift … Continue reading →
View ArticleLawyer: Detroit-area man convicted of murder in woman’s death on porch...
A suburban Detroit man convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a young, unarmed woman on his porch is … Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Inevitable Result Of Having A Sunday Wedding During Football Season
If you schedule your wedding for a Sunday during football season, you’re pretty much asking for this: Credit: Jerome Tso … Continue reading → The post The Inevitable Result Of Having A Sunday Wedding...
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