Scientists have successfully revived moss that has lay frozen under Antarctic ice for more than 1,500 years. The discovery shows, for the first time, that plant life has the ability to survive millennium spanning ice ages. Moss has previously been known to ...

PRETORIA: Months before he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius said he drew his gun and went into “combat mode” after thinking he heard the noise of an intruder at his home, which turned out to be a washing machine, a South African guns expert testified ...

The fashion designer was found in her New York apartment this morning (17.03.14) having apparently taking her own life, leaving her friends, family and partner - The Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick Jagger - devastated. According to accounts for her business, ...

KIEV, Ukraine — People here were somewhat relieved Monday that the war that had been anticipated to blow up immediately following the referendum had not come. But a feeling of uncertainty and dread remained. It was just a few weeks ago that Ukrainians ...

Photos show regrowth of moss that had been frozen for about 1,600 years. Photos by Current Biology. A moss plant that spent around 1,600 years under Antarctic ice has been revived by scientists and is growing anew in a case of “unprecedented ...

Last week's selloff in shares of General Motors presents investors with a dilemma: The drop was probably overdone. But if the company mishandles the question of why it took so long to recall vehicles with ignition switches that can switch off unexpectedly, the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The search for a missing Malaysia jetliner expanded to two hemispheres Monday as investigators said they are now certain that the plane was deliberately diverted during its overnight flight and flew off-course for hours.

General Motors announced three new recalls Monday, part of what chief executive Mary T. Barra called the automaker's tighter focus on safety amid an unfolding scandal in which the company has linked faulty ignition switches to 12 deaths. Speaking in a ...

Above: This image released Monday by Harvard-led researchers represents the gravitational waves in the Cosmic Microwave Background in the microsecond after the Big Bang. Monday, March 17, 2014. By Scott Neuman / NPR. Researchers say they've ...

In a major discovery for understanding the origins of the universe, US scientists say they have detected echoes of the Big Bang 14 billion years ago. The "first direct evidence of cosmic inflation," or the rapid growth spurt that came in the first moments of the life ...

An iPhone 6 with a bigger screen will cause the “mother lode of all Apple upgrade cycles” for existing iPhone users and will even entice Android users to switch to Apple, an analyst predicts. Largely recycling last-year's wish list for the iPhone, ISI Group ...

The bittersweet taste of dark chocolate is not one of my favorite flavors, but studies are showing it might be a healthy option. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Mars Inc. are launching a study of pills with nutrients found in dark chocolate on the ...

An auto accident along the Lagos Ibadan expressway has left 10 people badly burnt beyond recognition. Confirming the incident, The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Oluyole Unit Commander, Sanya Adeoye noted that four people survived while the ...

Many health organizations, including the American Heart Association, recommend eating polyunsaturated fatty acids – particularly those called omega-3s and omega-6s – for heart health. But new research once again casts doubt on whether these fatty acids ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The types of fat people get in their diet may not be as closely related to their risk of heart disease as previously believed, a new review of past studies suggests. Guidelines from the U.S. federal government and recommendations ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The types of fat people get in their diet may not be as closely related to their risk of heart disease as previously believed, a new review of past studies suggests. Guidelines from the U.S. federal government and recommendations ...

GOLD prices have inched lower with it becoming increasingly clear there's little the US and European Union are willing to do to prevent Russia from annexing Crimea. In a hastily called referendum on Sunday, 97 per cent of Crimean voters supported ...

REEVA Steenkamp's mother has fled a South African courtroom as photos of Oscar Pistorius smeared in the her daughter's blood were shown - but not before the accused murderer finally looked her in the eye. June Steenkamp returned to the courtroom for ...

Pilot suicide. When Malaysian authorities disclosed this weekend that flight MH370 was deliberately steered off course and the equipment sending out its location disabled (or the subject of an unlikely malfunction), attention focused on the Boeing 777's pilots.

Current guidelines urging people to avoid 'unhealthy' fat to stave off heart disease are wrong, according to latest research. After decades of dietary advice about the harms of saturated fat such as butter, scientists have found no evidence of a link with heart ...