NASA‘s chief hopes that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has “all the luck in the world” recovering one or more of the engines that launched the first manned moon landing mission from where the dot-com billionaire recently discovered them on the ocean floor. “I would like to thank Jeff Bezos for his communication with NASA informing […]
Archive for March, 2012
NASA Chief Salutes ‘Bold Venture’ to Raise Sunken Apollo 11 Engines
Washington Monument Surveyed for Quake Effects
Teams of surveyors have descended on the area around the Washington Monument in recent weeks to search for any minute changes in ground level wrought by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled huge swaths of the East Coast last Aug. 23. The surveyors with the National Geodetic Survey are equipped with the modern tools that […]
10 Foolish Résumé Mistakes That Could Cost You the Job
Creating a résumé may seem relatively simple, but you might be surprised by some of the things hiring managers say are big no-no’s on résumés. They say they see these mistakes all the time. Here are their tips on how to avoid making a fool of yourself the next time you send out a résumé. […]
Mysterious Animal-Shaped Structures Are Oldest Known
Manmade mounds shaped like orcas, condors and even a duck may be the oldest evidence of animal mounds outside of North America, according to former University of Missouri anthropologist. Writing in the magazine Antiquity, Robert Benfer, a professor emeritus, describes a series of mounds, some more than 1,300 feet (400 meters) across, in coastal valleys […]
Diabetes Drug Metformin Might Also Help Fight Cancer
SATURDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — A diabetes medication used by millions is now showing promise against a variety of different cancers. Two new clinical studies to be presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, in Chicago, found that metformin (also known by the brand name Glucophage, among others), […]
U.S. Advisers Say It’s Now Safe to Publish Bird Flu Studies
SATURDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — Research on a mutated, more contagious form of the bird flu virus can be published in full, U.S. government biosecurity advisers said Friday, despite initial concerns that bioterrorists could use the information to start a pandemic. The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity said two research papers, which have […]
New Scanning Technology Might Help Guide Prostate Cancer Care
SATURDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — A noninvasive scan might someday help doctors track the progress of prostate cancer and help guide treatment, researchers report. The imaging tool, known as a prostate cancer-specific radiotracer, has so far only been tested successfully in mice. But a team from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City […]
Vietnam battles lingering bird flu threat
Vietnam may have contained the fatal bird flu outbreak that raged in the late 2000s but it is still struggling with new cases of the disease that have puzzled experts in the communist country. Since January, bird flu outbreaks have occurred in 14 provinces. About 65,000 chicken and ducks have died or been culled. Authorities […]
That’s one way to beat the traffic! World’s highest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge stretching 4,000ft long opens in China
By Emily Allen PUBLISHED: 07:24 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 07:33 EST, 31 March 2012 If you’re behind the wheel and you aren’t great with heights it’s probably best not to look down. This record-breaking bridge has opened allowing motorists to cross over a canyon – at 1,102ft. Named the Aizhai Extra Large Suspension […]
Teenager, 15, drowns in the sea after falling from wall into the waves
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 07:55 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 07:55 EST, 31 March 2012 The Easter school holidays have started in tragedy after a teenager plunged off a promenade wall and into the sea. Two lifeboats and coastguard officers rushed to the scene after a friend of the 15-year-old called emergency services. […]
Eight people from ‘Holy Death’ cult arrested in Mexico over ritual sacrifices of woman and two 10-year-old boys
The victims blood was found poured round an altar to an idol dressed in robes Pagan/Catholic cult now has two million members By Paul Milligan PUBLISHED: 08:54 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 09:05 EST, 31 March 2012 The ‘Santa Muerte’ (Holy Death) cult in Mexico places great importance on the dead Eight people have […]
Dog owner Lee Fenton from Middlesbrough filmed beating his five-month-old puppy banned from keeping animals
By Phil Vinter PUBLISHED: 09:52 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 09:53 EST, 31 March 2012 Cruel: Lee Fenton, who was filmed beating his pet puppy has been banned from keeping animals for a decade A cruel dog owner who was filmed smacking and throwing his own puppy has been banned from keeping animals for […]
Britons urged to leave Mali as rebel gunmen attack northern city of Gao ten days after claiming capital
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 07:52 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 09:57 EST, 31 March 2012 British citizens currently in Mali, in west Africa are being urged to leave.The Foreign Office has changed its travel advice, urging all but those who have urgent business there to leave. The new advice follows an attempted coup […]
He was gentle with an incisive mind: Hundreds gather for funeral of murdered vicar
Rev John Suddards was found stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day Stephen Farrow has been charged with his murder and retired teacher Betty Yates in Bewdley, Worcestershire By Emily Allen PUBLISHED: 12:01 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 12:03 EST, 31 March 2012 Hundreds of people said a final goodbye today to a murdered clergyman […]
It’s spidergirl! Toddler, 22 months, scales rock climbing wall without rope or helmet
By Emily Allen PUBLISHED: 09:55 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 13:01 EST, 31 March 2012 Toddlers are known to be adventurous but this child has taken it literally to new heights. The 22-month old girl has been filmed by her parents scaling a climbing wall – with remarkable ease. She is seen on camera […]
Earth Hour 2012: Iconic buildings across world turn off lights to highlight climate change
By Emily Allen PUBLISHED: 08:09 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 13:47 EST, 31 March 2012 Famous landmarks which normally light up the night sky are being plunged into darkness today to raise the profile of climate change. Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge and Opera House were among the first buildings around the world to begin […]
Black and white pictures capture the lives of Londoners in the 1800s
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 10:29 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 14:25 EST, 31 March 2012 In the frantic pace of modern life, it is often easy to forget what life was once like for those who built the world we now live in. These fascinating black and white pictures taken by photographer John […]
Relief for Britons caught in blaze terror on board luxury liner as it heads for the shore
British holidaymakers are aboard luxury ship Azamara Quest It is limping at half-speed towards a port in Malaysia Crew members suffer smoke inhalation as one needs emergency care By Jonathan Petre PUBLISHED: 16:00 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 16:00 EST, 31 March 2012 The luxury cruise liner with 100 Britons aboard that drifted for […]
How George Osborne asked Charles’s permission for law change that made the Royal Family millions
By Chris Hastings PUBLISHED: 16:01 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 16:01 EST, 31 March 2012 Consent: Ministers are required to send copies of Bills to Prince Charles Prince Charles was personally consulted by George Osborne about a controversial change to the law which has significantly boosted the Royal Family’s finances. Letters obtained by The […]
Yes, they’re madly in love – but, whisper it, have Mr and Mrs Wales got just a tad middle
By Katie Nicholl PUBLISHED: 16:03 EST, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 16:03 EST, 31 March 2012 Comments (38) Share It was an understandably emotional reunion. After six long weeks apart, the Duchess of Cambridge drove to RAF Brize Norton to give Prince William the romantic welcome he would have dreamed of while serving in the […]