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Tuesday, 26 April 2016 01:48

Nigeria's missing girls: Infiltrating the forest Boko Haram calls home

As night falls, the curfew comes into effect. Nobody is allowed on the streets. Anxiety hangs in the air. Those unable to make it home before sunset are shepherded to roundabouts to wait until day breaks. This is Maiduguri -- a city on the edge. The capital of Borno state, it is at the heart of the Nigerian Army's battle to retake Boko Haram territory. A place where no one is above suspicion. Where young girls, packaged as suicide bombers, are sent by militants to realize the group's brutal jihad. Boko Haram using kidnapped girls as bombers 03:00 Teenagers outside…

Monday, 25 April 2016 02:37

Cannabis leads to early death

Smoking marijuana heavily during teenage years may lead to an early death, a new study has revealed. The study analyzed more than 45,000 men who underwent mandatory military training in Sweden between 1969 and 1970. Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm followed them on the National Cause of Death Register until 2011. During the 42-year study, around 4,000 of the men died. Research published by the American Journal of Psychiatry found that the men who used marijuana heavily in their late teens were 40 per cent more likely to die by the age of 60 than those who never…

Saturday, 23 April 2016 02:41

You will never forget to brush your teeth again!

They may look more like the grasping fronds of sea anemones on an underwater coral reef, but these brightly coloured creatures actually live in your mouth. Using a scanning electron microscope, scientists have been able to capture images of the bacteria living in the darkest crevices of the human mouth. Magnified by up to ten thousand times and highlighted using false colouring, these microbes can be found growing on the inside of your cheeks, gums and your teeth. While they might look like an underwater sea anemone, these long strands are actually bacteria growing inside of the human mouth. Captured…

Friday, 22 April 2016 02:23

Scientists have figured out why hundreds of thousands of antelope died last year

Late last year, news trickled in about the horrific mass dying of the saiga antelopes of central Kazakhstan, of which it has been estimated that over 200,000 of the animals dropped dead over a matter of days, with scenes of entire herds of the antelope, made up of mothers with calves, littering the landscape. What caused this sudden widespread mortality initially baffled biologists and zoologists who struggled to find the culprit. It now seems that the mystery is finally over, with the cause being narrowed down by the Saiga Conservation Alliance to a normally benign bacteria suddenly becoming deadly —…

Thursday, 21 April 2016 03:15

Einstein ate two fried eggs every day and got his wife to cut his hair

Albert Einstein let his wife cut his hair because he did not want to pay for a barber and ate fried eggs for breakfast every day, a new book has revealed. The Noble Prize winner, who developed the theory of relativity, also wore shoes with holes in them in a bid to save money and only drank caffeine-free coffee. The fascinating details of the scientist's life have been revealed in Einstein at Home, which will be published in English for the first time next month. Albert Einstein let his wife cut his hair because he did not want to pay…

Wednesday, 20 April 2016 02:29

Babies born to poor mothers TWICE as likely to die before turning one

Babies more to poor mothers are more than twice as likely to die before turning one, official data revealed today. Still births are also much more common to women doing 'routine and manual' jobs compared to those in 'higher managerial, administrative and professional' work. The figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a continuing downward trend in overall infant deaths but the continued gap between poorer and wealthier households provoked concern. Tory MP Will Quince said it was crucial to make clear the link between bad diet and smoking in pregnancy to the chance of a new baby facing…

Tuesday, 19 April 2016 02:18

Five signs a cash machine has been tampered with by criminals

The number of thefts at cash machines is on the rise as fraudsters look to steal cash under your nose, experts are warning. Up to 2,500 Britons fall victim to card fraud at ATMs every week, according to Financial Fraud Action UK - and those going to the US on business or holiday have been told to take extra care. It comes after the number of machines hacked by criminals in America last year rose 546 per cent in 12 months to its highest ever level, according to New York Stock Exchange-listed software firm Fico. When using a cash machine,…

Monday, 18 April 2016 02:06

New strain of super-gonorrhoea is spreading across UK

A highly drug-resistant type of 'super-gonorrhoea' is spreading across the country, with senior medics warning it may become untreatable. A powerful strain of the sexually transmitted superbug first seen in the north of England has now been found in the West Midlands and the South East, Public Health England (PHE) said. The strain is 'highly resistant' to the antibiotic azithromycin, meaning medics are relying on a second drug, ceftriaxone, to treat it. But there are no other effective drugs to tackle it, raising the prospect of it becoming untreatable if it builds further resistance. A highly drug-resistant type of 'super-gonorrhoea'…

Sunday, 17 April 2016 00:57

Bed bugs are getting harder to kill

“Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite” becomes a decidedly less innocuous phrase if you've ever had bed bugs. Though the gluttonous insects were largely eradicated in developed countries in the mid-20th century, they have made a resounding global comeback in the last twenty years or so, feasting happily on millions of unsuspecting sleepers and turning major metropolitan centers like New York City inside out in attempts to get rid of them. The likely explanation for bed bugs’ resurgence is that they’ve become resistant to the most commonly used insecticides, and now researchers at the University of Sydney in…

Friday, 15 April 2016 02:48

Is it just the 'terrible twos' or will your child be aggressive?

It is an age many parents dread, the point at which the so-called 'terrible twos' strike. For some parents the temper tantrums are short lived. But, a new study warns, for others the melt downs could signal a darker side to their child's personality. Experts have identified clues that can suggest whether the 'terrible twos' is just a blip, or if they are actions that are likely to escalate to aggression, stealing and bullying. They studied 'callous-unemotional' behaviors in the toddler years that include lack of empathy, lying and little emotion in children who would likely have the worst behavior…

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Thursday, 14 April 2016 01:06

The Girls in Cameroon who become suicide bombers to escape hunger

Girls captured by Boko Haram in Nigeria are volunteering to become suicide bombers because they can no longer bear the sexual abuse and constant hunger they suffer as prisoners. Many of the young women take the shocking decision as a last resort to try and escape the jihadi group, even if it costs them their life. Women who managed to escape Boko Haram have revealed that the young bombers don't believe in the radical ideology of the group but rather they want to run away from the nightmare conditions. Fati (pictured) said that the militants turned up at her village,…

Monday, 11 April 2016 01:26

A new study shows what happens to babies if the mother smokes marijuana during pregnancy

Babies exposed to marijuana in the womb are likely to be born smaller than those not exposed, and more likely to need intensive care after birth, according to a new analysis of existing evidence. Mothers who smoke marijuana while pregnant are also more likely than those who don’t to have iron-deficiency anemia, researchers report in the journal BMJ Open. “We know that caring for yourself before you become pregnant is one of the best ways to make sure your baby will be born healthy,” said study author Dr. Cara Christ, director of Arizona’s Department of Health Services in Phoenix. “This…

Sunday, 10 April 2016 01:26

The CIA is investing in beauty products that collect people's DNA.

Its venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel, has provided funding for San Francisco-based beauty firm, Skincential Sciences, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. Skincential's consumer brand, Clearista, provides 'skin resurfacing' products designed to make people look more 'youthful', according to its website. The CIA is investing in beauty products that collect people's DNA. Its venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel, has provided funding for San Francisco-based beauty firm, Skincential Sciences, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. Skincential's consumer brand, Clearista, provides 'skin resurfacing' products It endorsed by the likes of Oprah and a number of beauty bloggers on YouTube. The product line…

Saturday, 09 April 2016 02:20

The modern slave trade is highly profitable and growing

The news that criminal gangs have penetrated refugee communities from the area hit by the Nepali earthquake and are offering their children for sale as domestic servants in the UK and other wealthy destinations is shocking, but not surprising. This kind of transaction is happening all over the world. For those concerned about the emergence of modern forms of slavery, it is a commonplace that the numbers of adults and children trafficked into sexual or labor exploitation, including domestic servitude, is huge and growing. Compared with the 200 years of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, during which around 14 million black…

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