Retreating rebels burn Timbuktu's science manuscripts As the French and Malian armies recapture Timbuktu, Islamist rebels have set fire to texts that document when science began in AfricaQuantum theory of smell causes a new stink An experiment showing humans might rely on quantum mechanics to distinguish between odours has reopened a smelly debateDavos: Persuading big business to act on climate...
Iran sends monkey into space
Label: Technology TEHRAN: Iran on Monday successfully sent a monkey into orbit, paving the way for a manned space flight, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state television.Arabic-language channel Al-Alam and other Iranian news agencies said the monkey returned alive after travelling in a capsule to an altitude of 120 kilometres (75 miles) for a sub-orbital flight."This success is the first step towards...
Apple's Tim Cook seeks the 'mother of all opportunities'
Label: LifestyleCEO Tim Cook (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET)In a meeting with employees at Apple's headquarters, CEO Tim Cook reportedly addressed the steep drop in the company's stock price that came after Apple posted $54.5 billion in sales last quarter and $13.1 billion in profit -- both records. As reported by 9to5 Mac, Cook took a shot at the highly lucrative oil industry in his cheerleading efforts. "The only...
Doomed Dolphin Speaks to New York's Vibrant Wildlife
Label: Health By the time New Yorkers spied a dolphin swimming through the superfund sludge of the Gowanus Canal last Friday, it was too late. The marine mammal didn't even survive long enough for a rescue plan to come together. First sighted on Friday afternoon, the dolphin perished at 6:00 p.m.The reason the marine mammal died, and why the dolphin swam up the...
3 Arrested in Deadly Nightclub Fire, Fourth Sought
Label: Business Brazilian authorities have arrested three people in connection to the fire that killed more than 230 people and injured hundreds at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, this weekend.The owner of the popular Kiss nightclub, a member of the band Gurizada Fandangueira and the club's security chief have been arrested and are being questioned by police, the BBC reported today.A fourth...
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DNA privacy: don't flatter yourself
Label: World The secrets contained in our individual genomes are less valuable than we like to believe IMAGINE donating your DNA to a project aimed at discovering links between genes and diseases. You consent to your genome sequence being released anonymously into the public domain, though you are warned there is a remote possibility that it might...
Football: I must improve, says modest Messi
Label: Technology BUENOS AIRES: Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi says he must improve on all fronts even as debate rages as to whether he is the best player ever."In everything we do in life we try to improve on all fronts and in football I am no exception," Messi told Clarin daily in an interview published Sunday.Messi, 25, claims to be mulling how to do even better despite having already won...
Is your hotel trying to choke you with an iPhone app?
Label: LifestyleIs that cool?(Credit:Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)Some like it cold.It's not everyone's idea of comfort, but sitting in a cool hotel room -- especially when it's hot outside -- can offer a certain pleasure. At least for me.It's a pleasure that a certain group of people want to deny me. They're called hotel owners.Hotel owners, it seems, are rather fonder of making a cool profit.It's bad enough when the room...
Pictures: The Story Behind Sun Dogs, Penitent Ice, and More
Label: HealthPhotograph by Art Wolfe, Getty ImagesIf you want the beauty of winter without having to brave the bone-chilling temperatures blasting much of the United States this week, snuggle into a soft blanket, grab a warm beverage, and curl up with some of these natural frozen wonders. Nieve penitente, or penitent snow, are collections of spires that resemble robed monks—or penitents. They are flattened columns...
Brazil Nightclub Fire: 232 Dead, Hundreds Injured
Label: Business Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air while stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.Witnesses said a flare or firework lit by band members...
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