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Plants Have Survived Extinction Events Better Than Animals

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Feb 21, 2015 09:54 AM EST

In the plant kingdom, mass extinction events can be seen as opportunities for turnover leading to renewed biodiversity.

2 Children, Aged 6 and 1, Killed in Orange, New Jersey Fire

Marcel Woo |

Feb 21, 2015 08:45 AM EST

Two children, a brother and sister who were 6 and 1 years old, reportedly died after they were stuck on the second floor of their burning home in Orange, New Jersey Friday night.

A First: Scientists Detect Higgs Boson without Using the LHC

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Feb 21, 2015 08:41 AM EST

This is the first-ever sighting of the Higgs boson in superconducting materials.

Intel Partners with Databricks and AMPLab on Big Data

Sami Ghanmi |

Feb 21, 2015 08:32 AM EST

Databricks developed the Apache Spark, a technology that helps clients with cloud based big data processing.

NASA and ESA Calculate Winds from Supermassive Black Holes

Marco Foronda |

Feb 21, 2015 08:27 AM EST

If iron is in front of the black hole, it blocks the radiation from the black hole.

Santa Clara University Student Survives Stabbing, Slashing by Roommate

Marcel Woo |

Feb 21, 2015 08:26 AM EST

In what people considered as a miracle, a Santa Clara University student survived with multiple stab wounds and cuts in his forehead and shoulder in an attack perpetrated by his roommate.

Air Filter from Surgical Gloves May Help Beijing Residents Breathe Cleaner Air

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 21, 2015 07:24 AM EST

A trip to Beijing and experiencing its very bad air quality made a Stanford University associate professor and his students design an air filter from a material used in surgical gloves that would help users breathe cleaner air.

Prince Harry And Emma Watson Are Dating

Cybelle Go |

Feb 21, 2015 06:59 AM EST

Harry Potter star Emma Watson is rumored to be involved in a secret rendezvous with British royalty Prince Harry, according to Perez Hilton.

Eggs, Red Meat Cleared as Sources of ‘Bad’ Cholesterol

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 21, 2015 06:52 AM EST

Too much red meat and eggs may not as bad as originally as thought.

Alaska is the Happiest U.S. State, Study Says

Marco Foronda |

Feb 21, 2015 06:32 AM EST

This year's Well-Being Index rankings were based on more than 176,000 phone interviews.

'Urban Scaling' was Also Present in Ancient Cities, Study Says

Marco Foronda |

Feb 21, 2015 06:27 AM EST

The mighty Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was similar to New York today, or any major city for that matter.

China Cries Foul Over Indian PM’s Visit to Border State

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 21, 2015 06:18 AM EST

China announced on Friday it was formally protesting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the contested territory of the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Pro-Gay Lunar New Year Video Gets More Than a Million Hits in China

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 21, 2015 06:15 AM EST

The Lunar New Year is a holiday that many Chinese look forward to, except perhaps gays and lesbians who are pressured to get married and give their parents a grandchild.

Kristen Stewart, The First American Actress to Win a César Award for Her Role in “Clouds of Sils Maria”

JM Javelosa |

Feb 21, 2015 04:22 AM EST

Kristen Stewart made history for being the first American actress to win a César award for Best Supporting Actress. César is France's equivalent of the Oscars, and her nomination alone made her the first American woman to be in the running for the award in 30 years.

Documentary Paints Vladimir Putin as Wife Beater

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 21, 2015 03:24 AM EST

A TV documentary shown on German channel ZDF portrayed Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a wife beater. It claimed that Putin regularly beat wife Lyudmila, a former Aeroflot cabin crew.