Pew Research Center developed a general science quiz to test the pulse of Americans in areas they should remember from school and areas that have been in the news. Each question comes with multiple choice answers, so that helps. They conducted a study involving a 12-question quiz that tests common knowledge of science, covering topics like physics, geology and medicine. …

The head is the most frequently injured body part in tricycle-related injuries, a U.S. study of emergency room visits suggests. Each year, thousands of children are sent to the emergency room because of a tricycle-related incident. Over the course of 2012-2013, over 9,000 children were sent to the ER with a tricycle-related injury. Overall, two-year-olds were the most likely to …

Tom Hardy shut down a reporter who asked questions about his sexuality during a Toronto International Film Festival press conference for the new film Legend. “Our question is for Tom Hardy,” Daily Xtra reporter Graeme Coleman said. “In the film, your character, Ronnie, is very open about his sexuality. But given interviews you’ve done in the past, your own sexuality …

Mark Cuban, who played the President of the United States in SyFy’s Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, said that Donald Trump‘s campaign for the 2016 GOP nomination has inspired him. In addition, the Dallas Mavericks owner told CNBC’s Eamon Javers that he could easily “crush” the New York real estate mogul if he were running. When asked if he’d ever …

Hundreds of Tunisians marched in the capital Tunis on Saturday to protest a proposed law giving amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption during the rule of ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Critics say the bill is an attempt to whitewash the crimes of the old regime. Charfeddine Kerrel, head of the We Won’t Pardon organization, said he feared the …

Certain pesticides typically used in homes may be linked with a higher risk of blood cancers among children, according to the journal Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed 16 studies and looked at the effects on children exposed to indoor insecticides, outdoor insecticides and herbicides. Nearly 1,200 children with cancer were included in the studies.

Previous studies have examined the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, particularly one supplemented with extra virgin olive oil. Now, new findings published in JAMA show that it could be helpful in preventing breast cancer. Scientists compared the effect of an olive oil-rich “healthy” Mediterranean diet with simple advice to cut down on fat in a group of 4,282 Spanish women. …

A decision about whether to list American eels, which spawn in Cape Ann streams, under the Endangered Species Act is expected from federal authorities by the end of the month. The California-based Council For Endangered Species Act Reliability wants the federal government to list the eels as threatened. A spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the decision …

The Sierra Nevada snowpack that is a critical water source for California fell to a 500-year low last winter – far worse than scientists had estimated and underlining the severity of the current drought, according to new research. For the study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers compared the snowpack on April 1 with estimates from the last …

Oxford OPP charged a 31-year-old man with impaired driving on Sunday after several concerned citizens called in tips. Police received a complaint of a vehicle travelling erratically on the westbound 403 onto the westbound 401.

Toronto drivers, especially those in East York, will see something new on their streets this week: lower speed limits. Councillor Josh Matlow says signs will be changed, beginning in Ward 22, from 40 km/h to 30 km/h “sometime this week.”