A research claims that smoking during pregnancy and lack of sleep may potentially result in a newborn who later on can be obese. The paper, which was published in US journal Pediatrics, is the first research in the UK to look at the patterns of body mass index (BMI) weight development in the first 10 years of a child’s life …

Researchers trying to find a cure for spinal injuries have claimed a notable success. Grégoire Courtine, a neuroscientist with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, has produced a paper describing how his team mapped and recorded the neural activity in monkeys standing and walking on treadmills. The eggheads then crippled the beasts, implanted electrodes in their brains and at the …

A man faces several charges after driving his ATV through downtown New Glasgow. New Glasgow Regional Police officers saw a man on an ATV driving recklessly while they were on routine patrol at approximately 12:16 a.m. Friday. The newly-painted rainbow pride crosswalk near the New Glasgow Square was also damaged with tire marks.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft watched clouds of methane moving across the far northern regions of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, on Oct. 29­­­­ and 30, 2016. Cassini has been orbiting Saturn since 2004 and is now in its final year. Seasonal change on Titan is driven by Saturn’s year, which is 29.5 Earth-years long. It’s now high summer in Titan’s northern hemisphere, …

Mexico is willing to discuss and “modernise” the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) with US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration but will not renegotiate the pact, Mexico’s top officials have said on Thursday (10 November). Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said he would try to explain how important the deal is for the region to Trump, who has heavily criticised and …

Protests were held in several cities Friday for a third night since Donald Trump was elected president, with marchers blocking major roadway in the Miami area and hundreds gathering in Atlanta, Boston, New York and other cities. About 100 people were marching in downtown Oakland around Frank H. Ogawa Plaza shortly before 10:00, carrying signs with such slogans as “Love …

Following a request from Mayor John Tory, Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced Ontario will introduce a new legislation allowing municipalities to install safety cameras near schools to prevent speeding and protect pedestrians and cyclists. “We have seen too many injuries and deaths caused by drivers who speed and endanger people’s lives,” Wynne said Tuesday in Ottawa, where she was campaigning …

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created the smallest magnifying glass in the world that focuses light by a billion times to the scale of a single atom. The team used highly conductive gold nanoparticles to make the world’s tiniest optical cavity, so small that only a single molecule can fit within it. The cavity – called a ‘pico-cavity’ …

Scientists report the development of an HIV test that uses a USB stick that can provide a rapid and accurate reading of how much virus is in a person’s blood. The device, created by scientists at Imperial College London and DNA Electronics, uses a drop of blood to detect HIV, and then creates an electrical signal that can be read …

The night sky will be bright as the brightest and closest moon, called the “Supermoon,” takes to the sky on Monday night. The Supermoon on November 14 will be the closest a full moon has been to Earth since January 26, 1948. “As long as humans have been alive, they’ve had the moon, and now we have this modern understanding …

The Super Bowl is still months away, but automakers are already planning their big-budget commercials for the Big Game on February 5 in Houston, Texas. The first company in the industry to confirm a spot is Kia. Meanwhile, another big name is stepping away from the show this year. A spokesman for the auto brand confirmed that it will return …