Cruise lovers come in all shapes, sizes and inclinations. Some climb aboard for the pleasure of getting decked out in their sharpest evening wear. Others like to keep it as casual as they can. Dress codes, indeed, vary from ship to ship. UK-owned Cunard Cruises may still require tuxedos and evening gowns on…
Sex Doesn’t Gross You Out When You’re Aroused Getting turned on overrides women’s natural disgust response, a study suggests, making them more willing to do things they otherwise wouldn’t By Alexandra Sifferlin | September 14, 2012 If you think about it, sex is actually sort of disgusting, what with all the sweat, saliva,…
Gurdon and Yamanaka share Nobel prize for stem cell work By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Prof John Gurdon has been awarded the Nobel prize Related Stories Q&A: Stem cells Nobel prize for chromosome find Nobel prize for viral discoveries Two pioneers of stem cell research have shared the…
Cameraman Hands Nuclear Tapes To CIA, Israel’s Debka Reports October 5, 2012 The Iranian cameraman assigned to document President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent trip to the UN has defected, and new reports claim that with his exit he has handed the US a trove of never-before-seen footage of his homeland’s nuclear facilities. Hassan Golkhanban, a…
Most Important Facebook Number: 140.3 Billion Facebook announced that it had a billion active accounts Thursday; an extraordinary milestone, celebrated with a rather odd ad. But that number, like that ad, is a sideshow. Another extraordinary stat got overlooked, and this is one that really gives you the scale of what the social…
With the US set to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2014, what does the future hold for the country’s capital?
Tolerated asylum seekers troubled in Germany photo: AP / Fabian Bimmer Hussain has spent seven years learning German. He speaks it quickly and confidently when among his friends at social gatherings in the busy Kreuzberg district of Berlin. He considers Germany home.But the authorities don’t want him here. Since fleeing from Pakistan to Germany…
Art by John Gara. How Pinterest Is Killing Feminism This isn’t where the internet was supposed to take us. Posted about a day ago One in five women over the age of 18 who regularly use the internet is on Pinterest, which had an estimated 23 million users users as of July. It also has an…
October 2nd, 2012 Why Syria turmoil threatens Middle East By Fareed Zakaria As Syria continues its descent into civil war, the terrible humanitarian tragedy occurring is unfolding in plain view: 20,000 dead, 250,000 refugees outside the country by some accounts, over a million people internally displaced. There seems no easy solution to end the crisis….
EGYPT Egyptian hospitals on strike: “The Muslim Brotherhood wants to maintain a stranglehold on healthcare” Medical students protesting in solidarity with hospital staff in Cairo. Photo posted on the movement’s Facebook page. On Monday morning, more than 500 public hospitals in Egypt began an unlimited national strike. The staff is calling for, among other things, a…