17 Reasons Why Having Intercourse Is Good for Your Health

Sex seems to be more than a hormonal discharge and some short moments of pure pleasure. Scientists show that sex is extremely beneficial for our health, while the lack of an active sex life might have negative effects. But too much sex, can also be harmful: more...

Beijing to share more of Great Wall with tourists

Beijing will open two new parts of the Great Wall to tourists to meet high demand for one of the world's most famous tourist attractions. The municipal government will open the Huanghuacheng and Hefangkou sections of the Great Wall to the public and expand the popular Mutianyu and Badaling sites...

Report: China plans manned space launch this month

People watch the Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft which moves to the launch pad at the Jiuquan launch center in Jiuquan, China's northwest Gansu...

The Largest Snake

Slithering in at 48 feet long and weighing an estimated one-and-a-half tons, the largest snake the world has ever seen is being brought back to life. Sixty million years ago, in the mysterious era after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs, scientists believe that a colossal snake related to...

Tattoos

Filip Kwiatkowski for The New York TimesIt’s hard to look authentically rebellious or menacing these days, when even well-behaved businessmen wear earrings and ponytails and college students destined for quiet suburban lives have body piercings and tattoos.Tattoos, in particular, are not the radical...

Dog walker saves pet from eagle attack

A British woman out walking her two dogs along a mountain footpath in Benalmádena (Málaga) has been attacked by an eagle, who tried to make off with one of her pets. The bird dragged the dog towards a quarry, but the owner was able to hold onto the animal and save it, but got a nasty injury...

Tattoos, beards and 'crazy' hairstyles banned in the National Police

A LIST of 121 rules governing National Police officers' behaviour and appearance has been drawn up, and will be subject to deductions in salary or suspension of employment if they fail to comply. Members of the National Police force are not allowed to have any visible piercings – including earrings,...

Southern Afghanistan Suicide Bombing Kills 22

Afghan policemen stand guard as two US soldiers (C) arrive at the site of a twin suicide attack near NATO's Kandahar Air Base, June SLAMABAD - A large double suicide bombing has killed more than 22 people and wounded at least 50 in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. One bomber blew up...

The Enigma 1,800 Miles Below Us

As if the inside story of our planet weren’t already the ultimate potboiler, a host of new findings has just turned the heat up past Stygian Geologists have long known that Earth’s core, some 1,800 miles beneath our feet, is a dense, chemically doped ball of iron roughly the size of Mars...

Euro Slides as Spain Heads Toward Bloc’s Fourth Aid Bid

The euro weakened for a second day against the dollar as Spain was poised to become the fourth of the 17 euro countries to require emergency assistance. The 17-nation euro fell for the first time in six days versus the yen as the currency bloc’s finance chiefs plan weekend talks on a potential Spanish...

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Would Buy Facebook at Any

Apple Inc. (AAPL) co-founder Steve Wozniak said investors looking to make money should buy Facebook Inc. (FB) shares when the social networking site sells stock in what may be a record initial public offering for an Internet business. ...

Study of Fighters Shows Brain Changes Are Seen Before Symptoms

   Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health here is, “How many times have you been knocked out cold or gotten a concussion?” Most say, “never.” M.R.I. scans were used in the research. Some fighters had changes in their brains but showed no cognitive declines....

Scientists Invent Graphene for Wearable Electronics, Mirrors

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2,000 players unify in suing NFL over head injuries

A unified lawsuit on behalf of more than 2,000 National Football League players has been filed against the league in federal court alleging that the NFL failed to acknowledge and address neurological risks associated with the sport and then deliberately failed to tell players about the risks they...

Massachusetts teen convicted of homicide in texting-while-driving case

A Massachusetts teen was convicted Wednesday of homicide as a result of texting while driving and will serve one year in prison. In a landmark case for the state, Aaron Deveau, 18, was found guilty on charges of vehicular homicide, texting while driving and negligent operation of a motor vehicle...

From scrubbing floors to Ivy League: Homeless student to go to dream college

It's before sunrise, and the janitor at Burns High School has already been down the length of a hallway, cleaning and sweeping classrooms before the day begins.This particular janitor is painstakingly methodical, even as she administers a mental quiz on an upcoming test. Her name is Dawn Loggins,...