Robots that mimic fish could prevent car crashesOctober 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Japanese car firm Nissan has developed robots that mimic the behaviour of fish, and could be used in crash avoidance systems. According to a report by BBC News, the tiny robots, called Eporo, can move in a fleet without bumping into their travelling companions.
Sex chromosomes linked to evolution of new speciesSeptember 28th, 2009 LONDON - Experiments in stickleback fish have shown for the first time that the evolution of new sex chromosomes is the driving force behind the formation of a new vertebrate species. Up until now, most evidence has shown that new species arise because they have adapted to new environments.
Immigrants will have to prove patriotism to get British passportAugust 2nd, 2009 LONDON - In a bid to secure British passport, immigrants will have to prove their patriotism for UK under a new citizenship system. Under the new set of rules to be announced by Home Secretary Alan Johnson on Monday, foreigners will be penalised for what is deemed "unBritish" behaviour.
Lost Brit backpacker's dad at war after being cut from 50K pounds dealJuly 24th, 2009 LONDON - The father of lost Brit backpacker Jamie Neale is said to be at war with his son, after he was cut out of a 50,000-pound TV deal. Neale, 19, was paid 50,000 pounds by Australian TV current affairs show 60 Minutes to recount his extraordinary 12 days lost in the bush, and when he refused to split the money, Richard Cass is said to have been furious.
UK man banned from getting drunk for 7yrsJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - A man, who committed a series of drunk and disorderly offences, has been banned from getting drunk anywhere in England and Wales for the next seven years. Unemployed David Peers has also been ordered by Justices at South East Surrey Magistrates' Court not to act abusively, enter public houses or social clubs in Reigate, Redhill or Merstham or carry open bottles of alcohol until 2016.
Want something? Then talk to my right earJune 24th, 2009 LONDON - Humans prefer to be addressed in their right ear rather than their left. Current research suggests that we are more likely to perform a task when we receive the request in our right ear.
India's sports minister reassures on security for New Delhi Commonwealth GamesJune 18th, 2009 New Delhi steps up Commonwealth Games securityNEW DELHI — Indian sports minister Manohar Singh Gill says organizers are ready to counter the risk of a terrorist attack during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next year. "Every road, stadium and car park will be centrally monitored," Gill said Thursday.
It's official: Men, not women, are the weaker sexMay 27th, 2009 LONDON - Scientists have finally put an end to the age-old battle of the sexes, by claiming that men are the weaker sex. Professor Marek Glezerman, a gender-based medicine expert, examined 66,000 births at Israel's Rabin Medical Centre between 1995 and 2006, and concluded that baby boys are more at risk of complications in the womb and more likely to have difficult deliveries, reports The Daily Express.
Like humans, animals too can tell right from wrongMay 24th, 2009 LONDON - It's not just humans who have a moral compass, animals too possess a sense of morality which allows them to tell the difference between right and wrong. That's the conclusion of a new book.
Chelsea's Hiddink stands by DrogbaMay 9th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink insists that Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba's behaviour towards Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo boils down to the 'fire' within him. Coming out in defence of Drogba even as UEFA sheriffs are gunning for him, Hiddink said Ovrebo's atrocious officiating at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday shocked even those used to footballing excess.
UK's hardened criminals having a ball with TV and breakfast in bed!April 17th, 2009 LONDON - While the recession is forcing Britons to cut down the cost of living, UK prisoners are leading a luxurious life, with direct access to Sky TV, video games and even English breakfast in bed. After the revelation of the cushy life of Britain's lags, Jail bosses were left facing the flak from taxpayers, the Daily Star reports.
Testosterone boost doesn't 'fire' women's risk taking behaviourApril 7th, 2009 LONDON - Unlike men, women do not engage in risky financial decisions when given testosterone, Swedish researchers have shown. Although earlier studies have found correlations between testosterone levels and risky behaviour in men, including one that found that male securities traders with more testosterone in their saliva made riskier financial decisions, the latest study has suggested that women are a safer pair of hands on the stock-market trading floor than men when given the hormone.
Football star Owen told to choose between playing for England or racingMarch 31st, 2009 LONDON - Football star Michael Owen has been told that he must decide between playing for England or pursuing his other passion of horse racing. Owen has his own stables but his international career looks over after Fabio Capello snubbed him for tomorrow's Ukraine clash.ormer England striker Ian Wright reckons Owen can rise again - if he focuses on his football.
Blake lists wife Winehouse's 'bad' behaviourFebruary 6th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's husband has started making a list of her bad behaviour so that he can get as much money out of her as possible in case of a divorce. Thesun.co.uk reports that Blake Fielder-Civil has hired lawyer Henri Brandman and has even contacted the men she has supposedly slept with since they were married.
British women mimicking men in yobbish drunken behaviourDecember 26th, 2008 LONDON - More and more British women are behaving loutishly in a trend police link to relaxed laws that allow pubs and bars to remain open for 24 hours. The number of women fined on the spot for loutish behaviour has trebled since pub and bar opening hours were relaxed three years ago, and police chiefs Friday blamed the surge in 'ladette' offences on the increased availability of alcohol.
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