A new study shows that people today havemoregum diseasethan people living2,000 years ago. The study is from the university King's College in London andis published in the 'British Dental Journal'. Researchers looked at the teethin the skulls of 303 p...
Ten trees across England are in the running to be crowned as the nation's Tree of the Year. The poll is organised annually by the environmental charity the Woodland Trust. Over 200 trees across the land were originally nominated by nature lovers. Som...
Thailand has seen its fair share of upheaval and turmoil in the past few years. In an attempt to quell public unrest over the next month, the ruling military junta has ordered national broadcasters to air all games of the soccer World Cup for free. M...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is unhappy with the weather forecasts in his country. He was angry with the meteorological department for giving incorrect forecasts. It is very unusual for a North Korean leader to be negative about any part of the g...
Google is playing catch-up to Apple and Samsung in the race to be market leader in wearable health software. The tech giant is working on a device called Google Fit to rival Apple's HealthKit and Samsung's Galaxy Gear 2 and the Galaxy Gear Fit. Sourc...
The organization that looks after the code behind the Internet has included an additional 250 characters in its most recent update. All of the characters we see in our Internet browsers, whether they be letters, numbers or symbols, all have a special...
A new study shows that experiencing a burglary is a serious threat to people's mental health. The survey is from the British charity Victim Support and the home security company ADT. Researchers interviewed 1,000 people who had been burgled. They fou...
A new project has started in Germany to build the world's first building where Christians, Jews and Muslims can pray. It is called the 'House of One'. The project's leaders hope it will open in 2016. They are asking people to donate money to help bui...
The store Toys R Us has stopped selling a drug-dealer doll because of an online campaign. The store was selling action figures from the popular American TV series 'Breaking Bad'. One of the figures came with bags full of drug money and blue crystal d...
Nigeria's largest city Lagos declared a car Horn-Free Day last week in an attempt to raise awareness of noise pollution. People are constantly bombarded with an endless cacophony of screeches, sirens and high-pitched honking from impatient motorists....
