Wadsworth, 27-Year-Old British Cat, May Be The World’s Oldest

On March 6, a British cat called Wadsworth celebrated his 27th birthday, possibly making him the world’s oldest feline. Waddy, as he is more commonly known, is named after the British beer. He has lived with owner Ann Munday in Bedfordshire, England, since 1986. She adopted the cat when he was just 4 weeks old [...]

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How Marissa Mayer writes her own rules

(CNN) — To become Google’s first female engineer in 1999 — and, eventually, one of the most powerful women in tech — Marissa Mayer had to get comfortable with risk. “I always did something I was a little not ready to do,” she said last year while speaking on her best decisions in a talk [...]

Human Interest

Bystanders Form Human Chain To Save Drowning Boy In New Zealand

A video of a human chain saving a drowning boy in New Zealand has gone viral. Watch Video On Sunday, Joshua McQuoid and two friends were playing at a Napier beach when a wave dragged McQuoid out to sea. According to the Australian, beachgoers became frantic and a German tourist tried to unsuccessfully pull him [...]

Can bee venom help combat HIV? According to one new study, it can. Image Credit: Alamy
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Bee Venom Kills HIV: Nanoparticles Carrying Toxin Shown To Destroy Human Immunodeficiency Virus

A new study has shown that bee venom can kill the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated that a toxin called melittin found in bee venom can destroy HIV by poking holes in the envelope surrounding the virus, according to a news release sent out [...]

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Human Interest

Queen fights for gay rights: Monarch makes historic pledge on discrimination and hints that if Kate DOES have a girl, that means equal rights to the throne too

The Queen will tomorrow back an historic pledge to promote gay rights and ‘gender equality’ in one of the most controversial acts of her reign. In a live television broadcast, she will sign a new charter designed to stamp out discrimination against homosexual people and promote the ‘empowerment’ of women – a key part of [...]