Scientists are developing a tiny biosensor to detect cancer proteins and potentially the bug that causes MRSA. It makes use of the same gyroscope technology as navigation systems and car airbags.
The aim is to incorporate it into a hand-held device for quick and easy analysis of tissue samples. The European Union has awarded international researchers, […]

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office delivered a troubling message for Lost star Michelle Rodriguez on Thursday, after the actress was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Honolulu (where Lost films on Hawaii) on December 1st, her second such arrest in two years. “We believe Ms. Rodriguez violated the terms of her probation,” said […]

Normally you’d think “heaven or hell?”, but in this particular story you need some details: Women in a Croatian village have seized power from their lazy menfolk in local elections. After their success, the women of Lozisca on the island of Brac vowed “to let the men back into our beds, but never back into […]

In Israel, a woman has married a dolphin! Sharon Tendler from Redbridge, East London, wore a white silk dress and a pink tiara for the ceremony in Eliat. The dolphin, Cindy, swam to the side of his enclosure for the ceremony.
Sharon kissed Cindy and whispered “I love you” in his blow hole. According to The […]

A woman who went to hospital fearing she had eaten a dodgy kebab was stunned when she gave birth. Helen Smitham from Distington, Cumbria, had no idea she was pregnant when she felt stomach pain. Her mum took her to hospital - and 60 seconds later shocked Helen gave birth to a baby boy.
According to […]

A group of British trauma surgeons from Oxford’s John Radcliff Hospital had a hunch . . . . kids love Harry Potter right? And Harry Potter encourages kids to read . . . Correct? So . . . . let’s look into playground injuries, or “musculoskelatal injuries”, if you want to get technical, to see […]

A 2-year-old toddler in Fort Myers, Florida somehow called 911 yesterday. When the police arrived the boy’s parents were found dead.
No immediate information was released on how the couple, Steven and Michelle Andrews, died. Both were 28 years old. The boy was found in the home unharmed and will be taken to other family […]

A product manager at Google, who works in the product management department, bought an 8th of a ton (113 kilos) of Silly Putty . . . and what did he do with it? Why he slapped it on top of his desk to show off to his friends and co-workers, of course. He also attempted […]

The Muggles (ha!) may rejoice to know that the seventh in the Harry Potter series may well be the series’ last and J.K. Rowling is all set to begin writing it. The British author’s website a well known haunt for those smitten by the Harry Potter magic had an entry in Rowling’s diary that confirmed […]

Carnegie Mellon University is experimenting with a robot receptionist with a personality. The article on NPR tells about the receptionist, named Tank. Tank lives in a computer, with a Frankenstein-like face showing on the monitor. He responds to typed-in questions, including personal ones, with a rather curious personality courtesy of the Drama Department. Among other […]