Beyoncé performed as part of a TIDAL charity event in Brooklyn this weekend and had a little mishap when she ripped her earring off. It caused her ear to bleed but like a true pro, she carried on like nothing was wrong and now her fans feel like they have to reward her in some way. TIDAL, the subscription-based music …

Google and Facebook have teamed up to dominate the other side of the Pacific. The internet giants are already working with a subsidiary of China Soft Power Technology, Pacific Light Data Communication, to lay an 8,000-mile cable from Los Angeles to Hong Kong. With this venture, Google and Facebook aims to provide a faster and more reliable service to its …

It’s the dawn of a new era for whales and dolphins retired by entertainment facilities or unlikely to thrive in the wild, thanks to a new, independent organization with plans to establish a model seaside sanctuary. A non-profit organization has explored the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada to find a suitable site for a sanctuary for whales, porpoises …

Despite the fact that they have no ear drums, the eight-legged creepy-crawlies can hear you “walking and talking” from more than 10 feet away, new research has found. The research was conducted by scientists at Cornell University and was published in Current Biology October 13. The scientists found that spiders, specifically the jumping spider, can perceive and respond to airborne …

Twenty-four people were killed and 50 injured in a stampede on an overcrowded Rajghat bridge on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli when followers of a religious leader were crossing it to attend a congregation this afternoon. The deadly incident occurred when thousands of followers of Baba Jai Gurudev, a controversial guru who died four years ago, tried to simultaneously …

Madonna can add another accolade to her trove. The original pop icon was named the 2016 “Woman of the Year” by Billboard. Though her career began nearly 40 years ago, Madonna has stayed relevant in the decades since, adding to her legacy with every No. 1 hit (there have been 46 of them, by the way). The pop icon’s recent …

Researchers discover more than 400 ancient human footprints near the southern shore of Tanzania’s Lake Natron in Africa. The footprints were first discovered by a local villager in 2006 but they did not come to the attention of scientists for another two years. While research began on the site, a number of delays meant analysis stalled. The team has now …

This is your brain in space — and it does not look pretty. Scientists studying the effects of radiation in rodents say that astronauts’ exposure to galactic cosmic rays could face a host of cognitive problems, including chronic dementia. Published in the journal Scientific Reports, the study follows another report published last year that showed somewhat shorter-term brain effects of …

A novel, highly energy efficient and ultrafast magnetization control scheme is successfully demonstrated by international team of scientists from the Netherlands, Germany, and Russia. Researchers have proposed a new method using much more rapid terahertz radiation, aka “T-rays,” the same things used in airport body scanners. According to their research, published in the journal Nature, swapping out magnetic fields for …

Running could one day help prevent Multiple Sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study which found that exercise releases a molecule which repairs the brain. Using mice, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa found that this molecule, called VGF nerve growth factor, helps to heal myelin – the protective coating that surrounds and insulates …

A young boy has died after ingesting a poisonous mushroom. The family was walking along downtown when they spotted some mushrooms growing in a garden. They then proceeded to take them home where the youngster, a 3-year-old boy, consumed them before falling ill and eventually dying.