Crossing the Alps, the world's longest train tunnel should become operational at the end of 2016. The project consists of two parallel single track tunnels, each of a length of 57 km (35 miles).
Maybe those 19th century doctors were on to something when they used electroshock therapy as treatment for a myriad of medical problems. New findings that were recently reported to the Society for Neuroscience indicate that transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) can increase the rate at which people learn.
Tests were conducted on Air Force pilot..... Read more
LONDON: Our galaxy may contain a staggering 60 billion planets that might be capable of supporting life, scientists now believe according to a report by Britain’s daily Mail Online.
Based on data from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft, scientists had predicted there should be one Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of each red dwarf, the most com..... Read more
Food prices have dropped since peaking six months ago but remain near record levels, pushing the world's poorest people toward "undernutrition" and obesity, the World Bank said Thursday.
"Unhealthy food tends to be cheaper than healthy ones, like junk food in developed countries," said Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group's vice preside..... Read more