The secret to puppy love is in the eyes, researchers said Thursday after studying how that locking gaze boosts the love hormone, oxytocin, in both dogs and people. The study by Japanese researchers in the…
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Egypt archaeologists find pharaoh chapel
Archaeologists excavating an ancient temple site in Cairo have discovered part of a chapel used by a pharaoh about 2,300 years ago, Egypt’s antiquities ministry said on Tuesday. The discovery was made at a site…
Pope’s iPad fetches Sh2.8 million at auction
An iPad that belonged to Argentina-born Pope Francis went under the hammer for $30,500 (Sh 2.8 million) on Tuesday, auctioneers in Uruguay said. Montevideo-based auction house Castells said the winning bid was placed by telephone….
Dancers say their performance is sporting not sexy
Erotic display or serious sport? At the World Pole Dance Championships finals in Beijing on Sunday, competitors in skin-tight suits insisted that their discipline deserves Olympic recognition. More than 50 limber and lithe athletes…
Kenyan artist wins International Prize for Contemporary African Photography
Kenyan photographer and artist Tahir Karmali was named one of the winners of POPCAP, the piclet.org prize for contemporary African Photography 2015. POPCAP, in its fourth edition, aims to raise the profile of African photography…
Shopping wisely to make your money go further
Shopping wisely and being an ‘aware consumer’, will help you to continue reaping benefits long after economic conditions change and the fuel price begins its inevitable upward spiral. Getting the most you can for every…
Fossil date boosts South Africa claim as cradle of mankind
New dating of South Africa’s most famous hominid fossil confirms it is older than widely thought, boosting the country’s claim to be a home of humankind, scientists said on Wednesday. Named “Little Foot,” the skeletal…
#RIP: World’s oldest person dies at 117 in Japan
The world’s oldest person, Misao Okawa, died in Japan on Wednesday, a month after celebrating her 117th birthday. The nursing home where she lived in Osaka said she breathed her last around 7am (2200 GMT…
Climate change could disturb marine life for millennia
Climate change may lead to disturbances in marine life that will take thousands of years to recover from, not hundreds of years as previously thought, researchers said Monday. The study in the Proceedings of the…
Model wears corset 23 hours a day
A model wears a corset 23 hours a day so she can have a small waist. Aleira Avendano from Caracas, Venezuela, has been wearing the waist-training device for six years and has admitted she is…