Unmade beds could be healthy

You may want to think twice about rushing to make the bed in a morning according to research carried out at Kingston University, as failing to do so may keep you more healthy.

Sherlock on the job

Scientists, no doubt spurred on by huge grants, continue to pursue important research destined to benefit mankind as a whole and answer some of those unanswered questions.

Unequally equal

So, Tiger Woods has checked in to the Pine Grove Behavioural Health and Addiction Services clinic (sex addicts clinic), in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he will be treated just like any other patient…who got caught and has €50,000 to spare.

Gangsta Rap in the womb

For those wanting to keep up with the latest gadgets, there is a new strap-on MP3 player for pregnant women which delivers surround sound to both you and your baby.

The not-so-great escape

Travis Copeland was not a happy bunny when he heard in court in Lake County, Illinois, that he was to be sent to jail and decided to make a break for it. On the second floor, he decided the best way out was to jump through the window. Not a good idea when the glass is bulletproof, as Copeland found …

Stonehenge rebuilt

Has Wally Wallington solved the problem of how Stonehenge was constructed? He certainly thinks he might be onto something and has made a video of his early efforts to recreate the monument on his own land. And all without using any modern tools, metal levers, pulleys, winches or other artificial aids.

New York Times announce subscription system

Boldly going where others so far fear to tread, the New York Times has announced that, starting in 2011, frequent visitors to their online website will have to pay for content. Paying for online content has been a hot subject in recent months and the NYT, the largest newspaper in America, is the first to head down this road.

In safe hands

Good to know that we are all in safe hands as the FBI produces an enhanced photograph using ‘cutting edge technology’ to possibly show what Osama Bin Laden looks like now he is older. Well, that was the idea, anyway. Usually, when producing age-progressed photographs, forensic artists generally select features from a database of stock reference photographs to create the …

After the snow

A week after trouble with snow in the UK, it’s now melting and, of course, floods are the new threat.