A Danish resident has become the first person in Europe to have the as-yet untreatable virus, Zika. Health authorities said the man in his 20s had caught the infection while travelling in South and Central America, where it has taken hold. It came hours after officials in Virginia, America, announced they had also identified a resident who had contracted Zika …

Abe Vigoda, the American character actor best known for playing Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather, has died. He was 94. His daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, told the Associated Press that he died in his sleep. Abe Vigoda began acting in New York theater and with small roles in television. The turning point in his career came in 1972 when Francis …

Skiers, paragliders, BMX racers and other adventurers can broadcast their action live from a GoPro to the world, thanks to a deal with broadcasting app Periscope. Twitter-owned Periscope has agreed to a deal, which will see it supporting live-streaming from GoPro cameras.

Contrary to current clinical belief, regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats that have been linked to heart-or stroke-related morbidity and mortality. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, suggested people are potentially missing out on some of the health benefits found in caffeinated food and drinks, such as chocolate and tea.

A 7-year-old tennessee boy was shot and killed on Monday when a gun his sibling was handling discharged. Police said it happened around 2:50 p.m. in the parking lot of a Verizon store on U.S. Highway 127 North. Investigators discovered four children were left inside the car while the mother and step-father went inside the store to pay a bill.

Lizard found in salad? A kindergartener in New Jersey discovered a green anole lizard in a package of salad greens that soon became her class mascot. The three-inch critter went unnoticed for a few days in the refrigerator in Princeton, New Jersey, before Sally Mabon and her daughter Faye found its limp body while unwrapping a bunch of tatsoi, an …

A new nanotech coating can melt ice on helicopter blades and might offer a new way to de-ice aircraft, wind turbines, and power lines. The coating by the Rice lab of chemist James Tour may be an effective real-time de-icer for aircraft, wind turbines, transmission lines and other surfaces exposed to winter weather, according to a new paper in the …

A new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that all U.S. adults, including pregnant and postpartum women, be screened for depression when they visit the doctor. The guidelines, published Tuesday in JAMA, say screening should be accompanied with effective treatment or referral to someone who can provide care.

A new report suggests Canadians aren’t investing their hard-earned money. In fact, they’re holding a record $75 billion in extra cash and are saving money at unprecedented rates. The report by CIBC says Canadians are nervous about the markets and the economy. The $75 billion represents nearly 10% of the total value of personal liquid assets nationally.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Face Swap Live – Switch faces with friends & photos in live video, Laan Labs 3. Heads Up!, Warner Bros.

Zebra stripes provide protection from biting flies. The stripes are not a protection against predators as has been previously thought for several decades. Amanda Melin, an assistant professor of biological anthropology at the University of Calgary in Canada, and colleagues are the first to show what zebra stripes are really for in the Jan 22, 2016, edition of the journal …