This chart seems to show that the World Cup causes heart attacks
By Lauren F Friedman If it seems like your heart is pounding especially loudly as you tensely watch your team move up and down the soccer field, it’s probably not your imagination. A 2008 study in the New England Journal…
Guy Harvey’s picture-perfect fishing trip
By Steve Waters, Sun Sentinel From News Observer FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — With a doctorate in marine zoology and a gift for drawing and painting fish, birds and mammals, Guy Harvey is combining his love of science and art these…
Turnbull investment in tax haven criticised
By Heath Aston, Political reporter From The Sydney Morning Herald Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s second-richest parliamentarian, has invested in a ”vulture fund” based in the tax haven Cayman Islands. Disclosure of what appears to be a $1 million stake in a…
TSA will increase security at airports abroad for July 4 weekend
By Jessica Plautz From Mashable Travelers headed to the United States from abroad over the Fourth of July weekend may encounter additional security at some airports. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson directed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to…
Plastic disappearing from oceans, scientists say, but why?
By Deborah Netburn From The Canberra Times Plastic seems to be disappearing from the world’s oceans, and scientists are not sure why. Exposure to waves and radiation from the sun can cause plastics to break down into micro-fragments, but scientists…
Obama cracking down on tax cheats
By Jonah Bennett From Daily Caller Arriving 18 months late on the scene, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) came into effect this week in an effort to crack down on tax dodgers funneling money outside the country, the…
The 12 most over-the-top weddings in tech
By Madeline Stone From Business Insider Wedding season is upon us, and with it come tales of extravagant, multimillion-dollar celebrity marriages. Wealthy tech executives are no exception to the rule. From top-secret ceremonies on private islands to wild entrances by…
Abandoned Domino Sugar Factory
Eerie Photos Of Brooklyn’s Gigantic, Abandoned Domino Sugar Factory By Harrison Jacobs From Business Insider As a lifelong resident of Manhattan, photographer and former urban planner David Allee has often spied the hulking outline of the iconic Domino Sugar Factory…
Cold, dead star crystallized into Earth-sized diamond
By Megan Gannon, News Editor for Space.com Astronomers aren’t being poetic when they say this star is a diamond. Scientists have identified what is possibly the coldest white dwarf ever detected. In fact, this dim stellar corpse is so cold…
World Bank Group backs Latin America and the Caribbean’s efforts to boost growth and preserve social gains
Infrastructure, transportation, education and fiscal management were among top priorities supported by more than $10 billion last fiscal year WASHINGTON, July 2, 2014 – The World Bank Group (WBG) committed $10.2 billion in fiscal year 2014 (July 2013 to June…
