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Ex-Pope Benedict says The Selfish Gene is science fiction. He's half right

27.09.2013 21:24
The former Pope Benedict XVI has referred to The Selfish Gene as science fiction in a long letter to an Italian atheist, published in La Republicca. This is not really fair to the book, nor to science fiction, but does capture an important point about popular science. What sells is not the stuff...

Nasa's Curiosity rover finds water in Martian soil

27.09.2013 21:20
Water has been discovered in the fine-grained soil on the surface of Mars, which could be a useful resource for future human missions to the red planet, according to measurements made by Nasa's Curiosity rover. Each cubic foot of Martian soil contains around two pints of liquid water, though the...

Climate change likely to turn UK's weather more extreme

27.09.2013 21:17
Warmer, wetter winters and more extreme rainfall are what the UK can expect from climate change, meteorological experts warned on Friday. Although the report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) does not go into detail on individual countries, the regional and global trends...

NSA on TV and film: the shows that predicted the surveillance revelation

27.09.2013 21:10
Homeland, the slick Showtime drama renowned for its improbable cliffhangers, is back for a third season in the US on Sunday, and in the UK a week later. But there's something else about the show that made Damian Lewis a household name in the US: Homeland predicted one of the biggest news stories...

4,000 migrants could be worked to death building Qatar's 2022 World Cup: union

27.09.2013 21:05
As many as 4,000 migrant workers could die as Qatar ramps up construction ahead of hosting the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament, an international labor union has warned. The comments came after an investigation by the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper exposed what it said were “appalling labor abuses” in...

Saudi women launch new campaign to end driving ban

27.09.2013 21:03
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Many women in Saudi Arabia have had it. They want the right to drive and argue there is no religious justification for them not to. The oil rich country of 27 million is the only nation in the world where women are forbidden to drive. Saudi female activists who want...

The Dullest Historic Trial of All Time

20.09.2013 15:23
If you should be hit with an urge to wander over to see Fabrice Tourre’s civil fraud trial in the famous Goldman Sachs Abacus case, be warned: the courthouse guards may give you the once over and send you to the “overflow room” to watch on a monitor. It’s one of the pivotal moments in financial...

What do the Waltons and Jackie Onassis have in common? (Hint: it's the tax billionaire's don't pay..

20.09.2013 15:10
Visitors to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, leave appreciative notes on a glass wall near the entrance. “Thanks Alice!” reads one. “Merci Alice Walton, pour la vision!” reads another. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) heiress Alice Walton founded Crystal Bridges in...

New law makes it illegal to not visit your parents in China

20.09.2013 14:49
In China it's now illegal not to visit your parents. A 77-year-old woman recently became the first person to sue her child under the country's newly amended law on protecting the elderly, and the court ruled in her favour. The judgement and the amended law is now being vigorously debated.

Marriage between first cousins doubles risk of birth defects, say researchers

20.09.2013 14:46
Marriage between first cousins doubles the risk of children being born with birth defects, according to a study seeking answers to the higher than expected rates of deaths and congenital abnormalities in the babies of the Pakistani community. Researchers have concluded that the cultural practice...
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