James T. Hodgkinson, the rifle-toting 66-year-old who opened fire on a Republican lawmakers practicing for a baseball game Wednesday, was a fervent fan of leftist Senator Bernie Sanders and disdained President Donald Trump. He showed no previous signs of violent extremism and his attack shocked people who knew him as “Hodges”, a popular, “laid-back” blue-collar … Read more
El Nino, the cyclical climatic phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, is linked to shifts in cholera cases in Africa, providing an early warning that could save lives, scientists said Monday. During the years when El Nino is warming the eastern Pacific, East Africa has about 50,000 additional cholera cases a year, new research from the … Read more
Bernie Sanders criticized Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign in Boston Friday night at a progressive rally alongside Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying the Democratic nominee’s loss revealed the need for the “fundamental restructuring of the Democratic Party.” The Vermont senator also said some Democrats believe the voters who backed President Donald Trump are racists, xenophobes and “deplorables,” … Read more
Flaws in Apple’s iOS operating system have been discovered that made it possible to install spyware on a target’s device merely by getting them to click on a link. The discovery was made after a human rights lawyer alerted security researchers to unsolicited text messages he had received. They discovered three previously unknown flaws within … Read more
Well, I was amazed myself after my research on the Hibiscus tea known as ‘Sobolo’ in Ghana and Prostate health. I always thought green tea was excellent for prostate health but after reading more scientific papers on this great plant I have decided to do more extensive work on it. My research currently with Da … Read more
It is a habit of the human mind. We usually expose ourselves to information that agrees with our biases. Ask Professor Kwame Karikari. He will give you a lecture on the theory of reinforcement in communication. Listening to the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, speak against the conversion … Read more
Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, scientists say. Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old. The team found that the sharks grow at just 1cm a year, and reach sexual maturity at about the age … Read more
Researchers at the School of Art and Archaeology of the University of Ghana in collaboration with Manchester Museum in the United Kingdom claim they have discovered chamosite clay at the Mamprugu-Mogduri district of the northern region. The chamosite clay according to the researchers contains minerals capable of treating several diseases including cancer. Chamosite is among … Read more
Researchers at Bilkent University in Turkey showed 300 men silhouettes of women’s bodies and asked to rank them in order of preference. They found that the men were most attracted to women whose spines curved exactly 45 degrees above the top of their butts, but that the men were actually more attracted to the spinal … Read more
Scientists have claimed that the toxins inside farts can actually help fight cancer, as well as a number of other diseases. Researchers over at Exeter University have claimed that breathing in small amounts of Hydrogen sulfide can protect cells and fight against illnesses, which includes strokes, heart attacks, and dementia. However, this has to be … Read more
According to researchers at the University of Exeter, smelling reasonable amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas which is the same gas found in farts and rotten eggs might actually prevent cancer. According to Dr. Mark Wood from the University of Exeter: “Although hydrogen sulfide gas”—produced when bacteria breaks down food—”is well known as a pungent, foul-smelling … Read more