Richmond Police detectives have arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with the homicide and assault of two juveniles on Thursday. The suspect, who is not being identified because of his age, has been charged with murder and strangulation. Officers were called to the 200 block of Brandon Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of an assault and ... Read More »
The child’s game rock-paper-scissors is designed for a random outcome in which no player has an advantage over any other. While that might be true based solely on random probability, it ignores the way humans actually play the game, according to a new study published by Cornell University. Read More »
The number of children diagnosed with type one diabetes spiked significantly over the past decade. Researchers at the Colorado School of Public Heath studied the number of children diagnosed with types on and two diabetes from 2001 to 2009. They found during that time the number of children with insulin-dependent type one diabetes went up 20%. Children afflicted with type ... Read More »
American sprinter Tyson Gay has been suspended for one year for using a banned substance. The United States Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that the 31-year-old tested positive for an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid and/or its metabolites in July 2012. Read More »
Shrimpers fishing in the Gulf of Mexico caught an incredibly rare, almost prehistoric looking shark last week. It’s called a goblin shark and it’s only the second sighting of such a beast in the Gulf. Read More »
National Park Service has issued a statement Friday, May 2, warning visitors of Yosemite National Park that according to federal rules the use of unmanned aircraft such as drones within the park’s borders is prohibited. The drones can often be seen in Yosemite National Park buzzing loudly near waterfalls, above meadows or over treetops as guests use them to capture ... Read More »
France is looking to ban the import of all pork-based products, pigs, and pig sperm from the US, Canada, Mexico and Japan, over fears that a virus, which has killed millions of piglets, could damage the European markets. Up to seven million pigs have died in the US as a result of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv), which causes death ... Read More »
May 5 is Melanoma Monday, which is a day dedicated to raising awareness about early detection. Dermatologists say the best way to detect skin cancer is to have an annual skin screening. Read More »
New research reveals Vitamin D deficiency is linked to aggressive prostate cancer among Caucasian and African American men. In a study, low Vitamin D didn’t increase the risk of prostate cancer diagnosis in white men, but it tripled the odds of an aggressive and fast spreading tumor. Read More »
Butterflies and bees have found an unlikely source of nutrients in the tears of crocodiles lazing on the banks of the Río Puerto Viejo in northeastern Costa Rica. Aquatic ecologist Carlos de la Rosa spotted the phenomenon while passing the crocodiles on a boat travelling along the river. De la Rosa photographed the insects drinking the tears of a spectacled ... Read More »
A putrid stench has been hanging in the air over the town of Trout River, Nfld, due to a decaying blue whale washed up on their beach, but the situation may become even more horrid as this dead, bloated whale may soon explode! Just from television, movies and the internet, it’s common enough knowledge that dead things start to smell, ... Read More »
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