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Oddly flickering star 5.8 trillion miles from Earth fuels speculation of alien civilisation
Astronomers and alien enthusiasts are recently turning their attention to KIC 846285, a star located 1,481 light years or 5.8 trillion miles away from Earth. The star, initially discovered by a citizen science program at the Yale University using data from the Kepler Science Telescope, is tickling the curiosity of space enthusiasts primarily due to the odd way it is flickering.
Psychologists claim ability to change person's beliefs in God using magnets
Experiments conducted by Dr. Keise Izuma from the University of York in England and Colin Holbrook from the University of California, Los Angeles allegedly altered the beliefs in God and spiritual beings using a procedure called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Busy? Overstretched? 6 strategies for dealing with stress at work
Sarah Abell shares wisdom on dealing with stressful situations in the workplace.
Windows 10 Build 10565 release news: Improvements and flaws to expect from the new preview build
Apart from new icons and new improvements, the blog also listed fixes done to problems found in earlier builds, including background audio playback from Groove and context menus sizing.
Torrent site proxies shut down as battle intensifies against online piracy
Shutting down the proxy sites may have put off several of those that are scattered in the online world, but thousands of them are still operational.
'Dragon Quest Heroes' releases to PlayStation 4; check out game's special events
Bonus gold campaign will grant players a 20 percent increase in the amount of gold earned while playing the game.
Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms could be linked to air pollution
Different studies in the past have already shown the link between air pollution and arthritis.
Breast cancer drug Tamoxifen offers hope in treatment of 'superbug' infections
Overtime these bacteria develop resistance to common antibiotics due to poor compliance to the drug regimen.
Teen beaten to death in New York church during 'counselling session' to force confession of sins
A controversial reclusive church in New York was transformed into a virtual torture chamber by some members of its own congregation recently, resulting in the brutal beating of two teenage brothers, one of whom later died from his injuries.
More than a third of Christians have suffered mental health problems
Over 35 per cent of Christians have experienced some form of mental health issue and more than 80 per cent knew a close friend or relative with similar experiences.
Equine West Nile Virus news: one case confirmed in New Jersey
This only suggests that giving vaccines to horses is important to help save their lives. Santa Barbara County officials are also calling on horse owners to give their animals the vaccine, according to KEYT.
Pregnant women with high blood sugar levels likely to give birth to babies with heart defects
The study, which was published in JAMA Pediatrics last Oct. 12, was conducted by researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine.
'Miracle in Australian desert' as man lost for 6 days keeps self alive by eating ants
Australia witnessed a "miracle in the desert" when a man lost for six days in the country's "extremely hot" and remote Outback region with no food and water was found alive to the utter amazement and relief of his family.
Surface Pro 4 vs MacBook Air 2016; Amazon offers discounted Pro 3, Microsoft claims Pro 4 is faster
The new Surface tablet also comes with an all-new Surface Pen, which allows users to have improved control on what's written on the tablet.
Earth cracking the moon, according to study
According to the research, this is being caused by Earth's gravity prying open the moon's faults.
Acer Aspire One Cloudbook specs, price: is cheap worth it?
It's true that you get what you pay for but given the hardware that it is built with, you just might find good use for it especially if you're only looking for a laptop that can do simple tasks such as working on a few documents, writing emails, and surfing the internet.