Health & Science

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC

  Aftermath of Ash Cloud: Clogged Airlines Air Conditioning Systems, Warn Experts

  

  Airlines may not have seen the last of the ash cloud crisis, experts said on Sunday. The impact of ash on aircraft air-conditioning systems could be serious, warned aviation lecturer Stephen Wright of Leeds University.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 01:51 UTC

  FAO Urges Heightened International Surveillance Against Foot and Mouth Disease

  

  FAO urged heightened international surveillance against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) following three recent incursions in Japan and South Korea.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 03:50 UTC

  Lab Production of Green Hamburgers is “No Longer Science Fiction”

  

  The lab production of meat without the need of slaughtering animals is no longer science fiction and could be producing “green” hamburgers in less than ten years according to the list of Time Magazine fifty main inventions of the year.

• Friday, April 30th 2010 - 05:14 UTC

  Overwhelming Majority of Uruguayan Children access Internet Regularly

  

  An overwhelming majority of Uruguayan children between the ages of 6 to 11 regularly use Internet according to a recent report from consultants Radar. The Seventh Profile on Uruguay’s Internauts shows that 85% of children use the net which represents a 30% increase over 2008 when the rate was 55%.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 06:08 UTC

  More Sex to Combat High-Blood Pressure Recommends Brazilian Minister

  

  Brazil’s health minister has an interesting solution for the nation’s high blood pressure problem: more sex.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Viagra Patent Expires June 20, Rules Brazilian High Court

  

  Brazil's High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that the Brazilian patent for the drug Viagra is due to expire June 20.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 01:33 UTC

  Chile Wins Bid for World’s Largest Telescope to be Built in Atacama Desert

  

  Chile has won its bid for the world’s largest telescope to be constructed on its shores. The 42-metre European Extremely Large Telescope will be built in Chile’s north—3,060 meters above sea level on a mountain known as Armazonas.

• Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 05:36 UTC

  Scientists Discover Deep-Ocean Current Moving Northward from Antarctica

  

  Work in Japan and Australia has revealed that a deep-ocean current is carrying frigid water rapidly northward from Antarctica along the edge of a giant underwater plateau.

• Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 01:11 UTC

  One meter giant deep-sea crab caught off the Isles of Scilly

  

  A giant deep-sea crab has been caught in a fisherman's nets off the Isles of Scilly. The one meter box crab, which has been named Spud, has a missing claw and is being cared for at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium. The species can grow up to 2m and is normally found at depths of 2.3km.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2010 - 02:49 UTC

  Brazil, US top list of nations demanding private information on Google users

  

  Brazil and United States topped the list of nations demanding private information about Google users, according to a tool the web giant unveiled Tuesday.