SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Discovery Communications will buy Scripps Networks for close to $12 billion,…
Month: July 2017
Discovery and Scripps seek to tie up in $12 billion TV deal
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Discovery Communications will buy Scripps Networks for close to $12 billion,…
Exercise incentives do little to spur gym-going
Even among people who had just joined a gym and expected to visit regularly, getting paid…
Snakebites are rarer than you think, but CPR can save your life
Despite the common belief that Australia has some of the most venomous snakes in the world,…
Pig-hunting dogs and humans are at risk of a disease that can cause miscarriages and infertility
A disease called swine brucellosis is emerging in New South Wales, carried by feral pigs. Endemic…
Testing Galileo
Each Galileo satellite must go through a rigorous test campaign to assure its readiness for space
How the search for mythical monsters can help conservation in the real world
After fears the Loch Ness Monster had "disappeared" last winter, a new sighting in May 2017…
Study finds aardvarks suffering as African climate heats up
A new study says hotter temperatures caused by climate change are taking their toll on the…
Nature provides a key to repelling liquids
Inspired by nature, an inexpensive green technique that enables common materials to repel liquid has been…
Simplifying the complexities of human trafficking
Human trafficking is much more than kidnapping and selling people. Those who commit labour exploitation can,…