Health & Science

Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 03:40 UTC
Scientists find signs of Higgs bason, crucial particle in the creation of Universe

International scientists said on Tuesday they had found signs of the Higgs boson, an elementary particle believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe after the Big Bang.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 14:26 UTC
Norwegian expedition unable to re-edit Amundsen’s South Pole 1911 feat

The Norwegian expedition which was planning to celebrate the centenary of the South Pole discovery by Ronald Amundsen failed in their last leg of their mission with two of them abandoning and the other two not reaching on time for Wednesday’s party with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 20:01 UTC
Falklands’ land mine clearance set to enter a new expanded phase in early 2012

Robin Swanson, head of the Demining Program Office and visiting the Falkland Islands this week ahead of the new phase of land-mine clearance due to start early next year, confirmed that the forthcoming planned clearances will advance the demining process from the pilot stage to a more advanced “land release” phase.
Tuesday, December 6th 2011 - 15:20 UTC
Uruguay prepares to combat leishmaniasis, which threatens to spread from Argentina

The advance of the mosquito transmitted leishmaniasis in South America, (Uruguay and Chile are the only countries with no registered cases) motivated a recent symposium to address the challenge in Punta del Este.
Monday, December 5th 2011 - 22:00 UTC
With summer rainfall dengue outbreak threatens fifty major Brazilian cities

Some fifty Brazilian cities are exposed to serious outbreaks of dengue during the austral summer and another 236 are on ‘alert’ for the same reason, according to a paper presented Monday by Brazil’s Health minister Alexandre Padhilla.
Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 06:06 UTC
IDB calls for democratizing access to internet broadband in Unasur members

Members of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, need to improve cooperation and stimulate private investment to increase access to broadband services, a move that will lead to a reduction in costs and greater usage, according to two studies by the Inter-American Development Bank released at a meeting of UNASUR communication ministers.
Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 00:18 UTC
US engineers create limbo-dancing soft-body robot inspired in the squid

US Harvard University engineers have built a limbo-dancing robot that can squeeze under obstacles in its path for search and rescue missions.
Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 02:14 UTC
Peru admits 32.477 TB cases as part of the campaign to combat the disease

Peru has 37% of all multi-resistant tuberculosis cases in the Americas and one in four patients of the disease abandon medication in a mild stage of the disease according to the World Health Organization.
Sunday, November 27th 2011 - 00:53 UTC
UK has more obese women than any other European country: 23.9%

The UK has more obese women than any other country in Europe, according to European Union figures. Data agency Eurostat which looked at 19 countries, found nearly a quarter of UK women - 23.9% - were recorded as being obese in the year 2008 to 2009.
Just over 22% of UK men were classed as obese, coming second only to Malta.
Thursday, November 24th 2011 - 13:14 UTC
Ninety years later epic polar explorers set to rest side by side in South Georgia

“He is my other self. I love him like a brother”. Thus Ernest Shackleton spoke of Frank Wild, his friend and fellow explorer, whose ashes are soon to be laid to rest alongside Shackleton’s at the Whaler’s Graveyard in Grytviken, South Georgia, 90 years after their last great polar venture.