The end of a romance or the death of a loved one really can cause the heart to break –…
Month: November 2011
“Dramatic” Elephant Rescue
These incredible images show the dramatic moment a mother elephant and her baby were saved from drowning in a mud…
World’s Tiniest Electric Vehicle Rolls Out
The newest electric vehicle to roll out cannnot be plugged in, but it does have one impressive credential: It’s the…
Signs of ageing halted in the lab
The onset of wrinkles, muscle wasting and cataracts has been delayed and even eliminated in mice, say researchers in the…
Mind control key to improving Parkinson’s symptoms
How well can you control your thoughts? Mind-control training could improve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Deep brain stimulation, which involves…
Oldest Antarctic Whale Found
The oldest known whale to ply the Antarctic has been found, scientists say. A 24-inch-long (60-centimeter-long) jawbone was recently discovered…
Jeremy helps Africans tell the world ‘This Is Us.’
When he started making short documentaries with rural children and teenagers in Senegal, Jeremy Teicher’s main goal was to get…
India on the cusp of eradicating polio
India is on the verge of eradicating polio with only one case reported in 2011, making it the “longest ever…
‘I love you daddy’: First words for girl
A couple who had waited for two years to hear their daughter to speak were overjoyed after the first words…
New “Albino” Spider Found
“I nearly fell over when I saw its white head,” Mark Harvey, senior curator at the Western Australian Museum, said…