Health & Science

Thursday, February 14th 2013 - 21:00 UTC
Beijing's pollution alarms neighbours

The good news for the Chinese leadership is that their fiscal policies have paid off, producing both the world's second largest economy and the globe's leading creditor nation in less than a generation.
Tuesday, February 12th 2013 - 17:02 UTC
Japanese scientists explain how flying squid jet out of sea and glide for over 30 meters

Looks like Olympic Gold medalist Usain Bolt may finally have some competition. Japanese researchers published a study in German magazine ‘Marine Biology’ about the ocean squid that can fly more than 30 meters through the air at a speed of 11.2 meters per second.
Monday, February 11th 2013 - 22:56 UTC
Following EU horse-meat guidelines, Falklands removes potentially affected products

The European horse-meat scare has reached the Falkland Islands but the government has stated that local retailers have voluntarily removed potentially affected products from their shelves and “there is nothing to suggest a safety risk to consumers who may have eaten affected products”.
Monday, February 11th 2013 - 21:18 UTC
Australian/UK team complete re-enactment of Shakleton’s epic Antarctic expedition

Nearly 100 years after Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic survival journey, a team of British and Australian explorers have completed their expedition to recreate it. Team leader Tim Jarvis and climber Barry Gray arrived at the Stromness whaling station in South Georgia on Sunday, despite extreme weather over the weekend that had put the expedition in jeopardy.
Saturday, February 9th 2013 - 08:49 UTC
Scandal extends to Europe: horsemeat in frozen lasagne and spaghetti Bolognese

British Environment secretary is to meet representatives from the Food Standards Agency and meat retailers and suppliers to discuss the horsemeat scandal. Owen Paterson said investigations into how beef products had been contaminated with horsemeat were ongoing but “the evidence so far suggests... it is either criminal activity or gross negligence”.
Tuesday, February 5th 2013 - 01:10 UTC
A repeat of Shackleton’s epic Southern Ocean crossing reaches South Georgia

An expedition replicating Ernest Shackleton's 1916 perilous crossing of the Southern Ocean from Antarctica in a small boat has made landfall after a 12-day journey. Led by renowned adventurer Tim Jarvis, the team of six reached Peggotty Bluff on rugged South Georgia, where they landed their vessel in the same place Shackleton and his men beached the James Caird nearly 100 years ago.
Monday, February 4th 2013 - 04:40 UTC
Horse-meat burgers: Burger King dumps Irish meat supplier Silvercrest Foods

Burger King Worldwide has taken a tough stand with Irish meat supplier Silvercrest Foods. The fast food giant was buying meat for its hamburgers it was selling in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Ireland.
Thursday, January 31st 2013 - 07:32 UTC
Research confirms Canadian plane crash in Antarctica kills all three aboard

A frustrating four-day search-and-rescue operation for a small plane that crashed in a remote part of Antarctica has come to an end with the location of the wreckage site and the confirmation that all three crew members perished in the crash.
Thursday, January 31st 2013 - 07:16 UTC
Canada and US agree on meat and livestock trade when animal disease outbreaks

Canada and the United States have agreed to maintain livestock and meat trade during animal disease outbreaks using a new system that targets trade bans more precisely by region, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said this week.
Friday, January 25th 2013 - 04:38 UTC
Dengue kills 16 in Paraguay where 13.000 cases have been reported

Paraguay’s health authorities have reported that sixteen people have died of dengue disease since the beginning of the year, ten directly infected and the other six as a consequence of other complications.