A 22-year-old Turkish man broadcasted his suicide on Facebook Live, after claiming that his girlfriend had broken up with him. The video was streamed live through the account of Erdogan Ceren from Duzici, in the Osmaniye Province, Turkey. Local media say that Ceren was at home when he shot the video at around 3pm on Monday (10 October). At the …

A team of Chinese conservationists claims it spotted the baiji – known as the ‘goddess of the Yangtze’ – in a stretch of Asia’s longest river. According to Chinese legend, baiji was the reincarnation of a drowned princess, and it was considered to be a national treasure. But its habitat, the Yangtze River, the cradle of Chinese civilization, quickly became …

A team of scientists found the oldest known vocal organ of a bird in Antarctica’s Vega Island. The Mesazoic era vocal organ, known as syrinx, demonstrates that dinosaurs did not make the same sounds as present-day birds do. The organ was found in a fossil of Vegavis iaai, a species of bird that lived during the Cretaceous period. It is …

Calcium supplements that many women take to boost bone health increase their risk for heart disease, a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and other institutions has found. At the outset of the study, the participants completed in-depth questionnaires about their diet (specifically looking for calcium-rich foods like cereals, dairy products and leafy greens) as well as what …

Scientists have dated an ancient and incredibly rare collection of footprints on the mudflats beyond the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania. There are more than 400 footprints at the site, thought to have been left between 5,800 and 19,100 years ago. A few of the tracks appear to show people jogging through the mud, running a 12-minute-mile pace or …

If you like to moon gaze, there’s another full moon this weekend! The Hunter’s Moon is then the first full moon to come after the Harvest Moon and we can expect to see it this Saturday and Sunday (October 15 and 16). What makes a Hunter’s Moon special? Nature is particularly cooperative around the time of the autumn equinox to …

Scientists at the University of Michigan found a new dwarf planet in our solar system. Known for now as 2014 UZ224, the newly found planet is 330 miles wide, 8.5 billion miles from the sun, and has a year equivalent to 1,100 Earth years The discovery of UZ224 was possible thanks to the Dark Energy Camera in the Chilean Andes. …

Officials at Arkansas Department of Health are investigating a possible outbreak of mumps that is being reported in more than 30 schools in the state and affecting more than 400 residents. The outbreak has hit Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville and Huntsville schools, according to the news release. What’s more, while the rate of new cases had seemed to be slowing, it …

NASA scientists have developed electric gauze that could not only protect the wounds but also heal them. NASA is working on the new technology and early results are showing promise for athletes on Earth. As for our future Mars astronauts, in different gravities blood behavior can change, so there’s no firm word yet on if this will work on other …

Global dust storms on Mars may follow a predictable pattern, with an active period likely to begin at the end of this month, according to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) planetary scientist James Shirley. “Based on the historical pattern we found, we believe it is very likely that a global dust storm will begin within a few weeks or months …

Enthusiasts’ anticipation of the 2017 Ford Raptor is reaching a fever pitch. We have official information about most aspects of the new truck. The redesigned high-performance truck will hit the ground―be it covered in gravel, rocks, mud, sand, snow or whatever―with 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque available at lower revs.