Researchers from the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Medical Center have shown that a narrow wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light safely killed drug-resistant MRSA bacteria in mice, demonstrating a potentially safe and cost-effective way to reduce surgical site infections, a major public health concern. A paper just published by PLOS ONE describes how the Columbia team found that …

Hands-free kits for vehicles are supposed to remove the dangers that come with driving while conducting a phone call. But new research from psychologists has found that having a hands-free conversation is just as distracting for drivers as holding a phone in their hands. The researchers found that people driving a simulator took a little under a second longer to …

An Australian ocean photographer Tim Samuel has captured this unique and rare sight while freediving in Byron Bay. A viral photo re-posted to Instagram by Samuel has made this underwater drama world-famous. Samuel and colleague Franny Plumridge encountered the scene while snorkeling in Byron Bay: A fish that appeared to have lodged itself under a jellyfish’s transparent cap.

That is just one of the statistics in a report by the National Cancer Registry, to be published today, which outlines how age, economic status, and where people live impacts on how cancer will affect them. The report, which focuses on the patients diagnosed with cancer in 2008-12, looks at how these factors impact the risk of developing and surviving …

Father Joe LeClair will be back before a criminal court next week to face impaired driving charges recently issued by the Ontario Provincial Police. Father Joe LeClair, 58, an associate pastor at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Paisley Road, was arrested at a spot check on the Hanlon Expressway by Wellington County OPP around noon on May 21. “While speaking …

Distressingly the world is now a more dangerous place, astoundingly there are now only ten nations that can be considered totally free from any form of conflict. Most of this small countries have relatively small populations. The annual study from the Institute for Economics and Peace looks at 23 factors, including access to weapons, violent crime, political instability and military …

LAKELAND — Trappers were able to capture the 9-foot alligator they believed was spotted with a body in its mouth in Polk County, officials said Wednesday. The Lakeland Police Department on Wednesday released a recording of the call. “I’d hurry up, I’ve got a dead body over here in the lake,” the caller, who was not identified, said. “It looks …

Virgin chief Richard Branson has not only caught an employee napping on the job, he took a photo of the faux pas and then blogged about it. Richard Branson just caught one of his Virgin Australia employees sleeping during work. “I popped into the office and the airport to say hello and check in to see what the team are …

Kenya’s power generation company says a monkey caused a three-hour nationwide blackout. The Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KenGen) explained the rogue animal — who survived the ordeal — fell or jumped on top of a transformer at the hydroelectric plant, triggering the widespread outage.

The Calgary Stampede is one month away and Canadian musicians Jann Arden and Paul Brandt will lead the parade to kick off this year’s event. Fresh off hosting the 2016 Juno Awards, Calgary-born Arden is a singer, songwriter, broadcaster and author. Whether she is captivating audiences with her heartfelt music, entertaining them with her quick wit or sharing her written …

Scientists from America’s space agency have found that nearly a third of the land cover in Canada and Alaska has greened in recent decades as a result of climate change. As the far north warms as a result of climate changes, plants are moving north as well, “greening” the far north. It also shows that the boreal forest is “browning” …