The village where half the population are sex offenders. 30 July 2013Last updated at 19:15 ET By Linda Pressly BBC World Service, Florida Miracle Village lies deep in a sea of green.
This is sugar cane country, south Florida. Long-Held Myth About Cheetahs Busted. Jane J.
Lee Like a finely tuned sports car, cheetahs are precision machines born to run. But for over 30 years, researchers believed the animals' blazing speed came at a cost—the danger of overheating on a hunt. Do you think I'm sexy? Why peacock tails are attractive. 25 July 2013Last updated at 02:06 ET By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News Lead researcher Jessica Yorzinski explains what the study revealed.
Psychopathic criminals have empathy switch. Psychopaths do not lack empathy, rather they can switch it on at will, according to new research.
Placed in a brain scanner, psychopathic criminals watched videos of one person hurting another and were asked to empathise with the individual in pain. Only when asked to imagine how the pain receiver felt did the area of the brain related to pain light up. Scientists, reporting in Brain, say their research explains how psychopaths can be both callous and charming. The team proposes that with the right training, it could be possible to help psychopaths activate their "empathy switch", which could bring them a step closer to rehabilitation. Mirror neurons The ability to empathise with others - to put yourself in someone else's shoes - is crucial to social development in order to respond appropriately in everyday situations. Luxury cruise fails surprise health inspection. Silver Shadow scored "less than satisfactory" 82 during surprise inspectionPastry chef said trolleys of food were stored in crew cabins to avoid inspectionCDC inspectors poured chlorine over discarded food to keep it from being re-usedShip owners were not fined; CDC has no authority to correct any of the issues (CNN) -- A surprise inspection by the Centers for Disease Control has resulted in a failing grade for one of the plushest cruise ships afloat.
According to a report by the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program, the cruise ship Silver Shadow was cited repeatedly for using an "organized effort" to remove 15 trolleys of food from the ship's galley to individual crew cabins to "avoid inspection. " The snap inspection of the Silver Shadow on June 17 in Skagway, Alaska, was conducted after an anonymous crew member sent still photographs to the CDC showing meat in crew cabin sinks and trays of food in the corridors in the hallways outside those cabins. Cruise ship mishaps Cruise ship nightmares. Why do writers drink? Recent research suggests that Dylan Thomas might not, after all, have drunk himself to death.
China bans new government buildings in corruption curb. 23 July 2013Last updated at 13:18 ET Luxurious building projects have fuelled public anger about extravagance and corruption China has banned the construction of government buildings for five years, according to state media.
Dolphins 'call each other by name' 22 July 2013Last updated at 19:02 ET By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC World Service The research sheds new light on the intelligence of dolphins Scientists have found further evidence that dolphins call each other by "name".
Deepak Chopra's EPIC Twitter Meltdown. Humans aren't the only evil animals. If The Sun Went Out, How Long Could Life On Earth Survive? If you put a steamy cup of coffee in the refrigerator, it wouldn't immediately turn cold.
Likewise, if the sun simply "turned off" (which is actually physically impossible), the Earth would stay warm—at least compared with the space surrounding it—for a few million years. But we surface dwellers would feel the chill much sooner than that. Within a week, the average global surface temperature would drop below 0°F. Browser Tabs and Battery Life - Wired Science. I’m sure I heard something about battery life and browser tabs on the Tech News Today podcast.
I just can’t find the exact episode (or maybe I saw it somewhere else). Anyway, in my imagination there is a story about reducing the power consumption for extra browser tabs. Children’s intellectual development: Bedtime stories. The 33 most beautiful abandoned places in the World. 1. Christ of the Abyss, San Fruttuoso, Italy Via: en.www.lensart.ru 2. “Seeing” with the Ears. Can bats hear in colour? Disney princesses waiting to kill unwitting passersby [3 pictures] 5 Stars: A Mosquito's Idea Of A Delicious Human : The Two-Way. Hide captionMany criteria — from blood type to body temperature — can play a role in affecting who attracts mosquitoes. abadonian/iStockphoto.com Many criteria — from blood type to body temperature — can play a role in affecting who attracts mosquitoes. Shortlisted Buildings For World Architecture Festival.
Thresher sharks stun prey with tail slaps. 10 July 2013Last updated at 17:42 ET By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News. 5 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Apocalypse Could Actually Happen. Customer Reviews: Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer. What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body? Asking for a friend. By Daniel Engber Posted 07.09.2013 at 10:00 am The Most Disposable Body Parts Everett Collection There are two schools of thought when it comes to ranking organs in terms of their utility or lack thereof. According to one theory, the least essential parts are those that come in pairs. 5 Shockingly Crazy Ideas Behind Huge Scientific Discoveries.