Having already postponed her Melbourne and Sydney shows due to illness, American singer Janelle Monáe has cancelled her remaining Australian tour dates.

Researchers have long been researching how insect colonies function – particularly how their complicated system of living together works. scientists have also looked for answers about these interactions in animals’ DNA. For the first time, Arizona State University scientists, along with a large group of international researchers, have sequenced and analyzed the genome of one termite species. This means researchers …

Thailand’s army declared martial law today to restore order after six months of anti-government protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but denied that it was staging a military coup. The caretaker government led by supporters of self-exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was still in office, military officials and the country’s justice minister said, following the …

Peel Regional Police are investigating a double stabbing in Mississauga that sent two men to hospital early Tuesday morning. Police say the incident (near Hurontario Street and The Queensway) was a possible home invasion.

A new type of implantable device may curb central sleep apnoea in patients with heart failure, indicate the results of a one year pilot study* presented today at the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure in Athens. Central sleep apnoea occurs in around a third of heart failure patients and doubles their risk of death. But the condition has proved …

A mysterious reptilian species of snake believed to be lost has resurfaced in the volcanic rocks on an island off Mexico, Live Science reported. First discovered more than 80 years ago on Clarion Island, the elusive, nocturnal Clarion nightsnake was lost after that. Brownish black in color and sporting spots on its head and neck, it was found again on …

Getting enough sleep as a child may be one of the keys to fighting off obesity. Researchers from Mass General Hospital followed more than a thousand children from infancy to age seven. The children were recommended to get anywhere from nine to 12 hours of sleep, depending on age. The study found that those who consistently got less than that …

According to a new research, drinking four glasses of wine during night can pose a serious damage to health. Researchers have said that a single alcohol binge can lead to bacterial leakage from the gut and increase levels of bacterial toxins in the blood. Endotoxins, i.e., increased level of bacterial toxins, damage our immune system. It is present in the …

When porn performer Eden Alexander found herself with medical bills she was unable to pay, her friends did what many people do these days and held a fundraiser on GiveForward, a WePay platform service designed specifically for medical expenses. That all ended on Friday when WePay canceled the fundraiser, citing Alexander’s retweets of messages from supportive porn companies.

A young man is dead following a weekend of off roading. Taber RCMP say they received a call Saturday following a collision between two off highway vehicles at a park northeast of Grassy Lake, a hamlet east of Lethbridge along the Crowsnest high way. In all three people were injured. Two were taken by ground ambulance to hospitals in the …

Diseases spread throughout the world when people from different regions come into contact with one another via different forms of transportation. For example, cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS) have recently shown up in in the United States after health care workers returned from Saudi Arabia. In a new study, researchers examined the bacteria content on the …