SCIENCE

Insurance Industry’s Profit Margin to be Hit by Natural Catastrophes

Climate change is changing the financial landscape of Australian insurance companies. The Insurance Australia Group (IAG), whose profit margin is expected to be hit anew by natural catastrophes, warned that the changing and less-predictable climate has the potential to reduce insurers' capacity to calculate, price and spread the weather-related risk.

Study Finds that Aspirin Harmful to Healthy People

Taking aspirin every day to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer mortality is not beneficial to individuals with no history of cardiovascular disease as it increases nontrivial bleeding events.
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Hunt for ‘Exomoons’ is On

A team of astronomers is on a search for moons, particularly the size of Earth moon, around extrasolar planets using available Kepler data.

Australia Honey Bee Producers Fight Off Asian Competition

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) killed last week about 300 Asian honey bees found on a cargo ship in Townsville, which came from Port Moresby. The operation was made after DAFF biosecurity officers inspected shipping containers and the vessel which subsequently led to the extermination of the bees.

Migraine Headaches: What Triggers It and What Goes On Inside Your Head?

The Simplified Pathophysiology of Migraine Headaches. Patho what? Not interested, next page please! I understand that not a lot of people would really care about or rock their brains over technical and scientific mambo jumbo stuff such as the Pathophysiology of a disease or illness. These things are for the medical people go to school for to understand, give us a prescription on how to get rid of the pain, and get paid for.

NASA to Harness Microbial Fuel to Power Space Robots

A NASA-funded effort hopes to produce a prototype robot, weighing only about 2 pounds and powered by microbes within the next 10 years. First year funding will come from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program.

Scientists Create Super-Soldier Ants

They seem like something straight out of a horror movie. Ants with huge heads and large jaws that is reminiscent of the creature features of the 50's. Unfortunately for those with deep seated phobias of ants, these giant headed insects are due for a comeback as scientists from McGill University in Canada have recreated these super-soldier ants by using ancient genes to trigger their development in modern day ants.

Global Discontent With the Carbon Tax Grows

Amid a plan by China to start collecting a $1.55 per tonne carbon tax, the measure is becoming more unpopular in countries and regions where it has been imposed or would soon be collected.

4 Atoms High Nano Wires Still Not Going Quantum

The wire itself is measured in nanoscale is 20 times smaller than the smallest wire available commercially. With its size, it was expected to behave along the rules of quantum mechanics but is found to still follow the Ohm's law, which states that the resistance of a wire increases with its length. The wire behaves like any normal piece of wire.

Pippa Middleton Keeps Shape With Triathlons

The younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, Pippa Middleton, is fast becoming the icon of a modern, athletic woman in Great Britain as she stays in shape by biking, running, swimming and joining triathlons. With triathlons gaining back its popularity, preparing for one can be such a daunting task, but a task that brings with it so many benefits.

Sarah Harding’s ‘Sleeping Pill Addiction’: What are its Dangers?

British singer-song writer, Sarah Harding who is best known for being a member of Girls Aloud, admitted to having battled an addiction to sleeping pills over the last four years. With an addiction to sleeping pills being more and more common nowadays, arguably more so in famous personalities, what are the dangers of an addiction to it or just by taking it?

What Sam Worthington Falls For: Why it’s Good to Smile

The star of the Avatar and the highly anticipated movie Wrath of the Titans, Sam Worthington, admitted to having a weakness for a woman’s smile, saying that he always falls for it. But aside from bagging “Perseus” himself, smiling can have a lot of benefits.

Kidney Fails Nick Cannon: Understanding Kidney Failure

Mariah Carey’s hubby, Nick Cannon, the famous comedian and master of improv, was recently rushed to a hospital after reportedly suffering from a kidney failure while they were enjoying their vacation in Aspen. With different people speculating buzzing on the matter, essentially: what is kidney failure?

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