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More guacamole please: Avocados may help treat leukaemia
More guacamole please: Avocados may help treat leukaemia

Professor Paul Spagnuolo of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo discovered that a group of molecules or lipid in the avocado, called avocatin B, may provide a cure to acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

8 Bible verses for fathers
8 Bible verses for fathers

The position of parenting is a blessing wherein one can realize the love and sacrifice of God raising their children. Fathers should remember that their children are not their possession, but gifts from God.

The heat is on: Hottest month of May recorded this year as global warming intensifies
The heat is on: Hottest month of May recorded this year as global warming intensifies

The United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released data showing that last month was the hottest month of May ever recorded in recent history.

Biology meets physics: Arthritis may be linked to solar storms
Biology meets physics: Arthritis may be linked to solar storms

Could aches in the human body be linked to bursts of magnetic energy from the sun? A recent research correlating physics and biology seem to give weight to this hypothesis.

New cure for diabetes? \'Goldilocks\' plant in Israel found to improve insulin secretion
New cure for diabetes? 'Goldilocks' plant in Israel found to improve insulin secretion

Researchers from the Judea Regional Research and Development Center in Israel recently discovered that ingesting an aromatic shrub called Chiliadenus iphionoides, which is indigenous to the country, can help improve glucose absorption and insulin secretion.

Don\'t worry, be happy: Scientists crack code to happiness
Don't worry, be happy: Scientists crack code to happiness

After decades of painstaking research and a several clinical trials involving dozens of patients, a group of researchers from the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Minnesota said they have cracked the code to happiness.

Believe it or not: Some people maim selves just to get disabled tag
Believe it or not: Some people maim selves just to get disabled tag

There are now people going as far as maiming themselves as they believe they are disabled people trapped in a healthy person's body, according to a news report.

How to move a mountain: Nepal quake shifts Mt. Everest southwest
How to move a mountain: Nepal quake shifts Mt. Everest southwest

Recent findings by Beijing's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation showed that Mt. Everest in Nepal, known to the Chinese as Qomolangma, shifted three centimeters (1.2 inches) to the southwest after the powerful quake two months ago.

How to become a better listener - 8 simple tips
How to become a better listener - 8 simple tips

Claire Musters looks at how we can build each other up through paying attention.

Jurassic World turning real? Scientists trying to recreate dinosaurs using chickens
Jurassic World turning real? Scientists trying to recreate dinosaurs using chickens

A group of scientists from Harvard and Yale Universities are currently conducting experiments that seek to recreate prehistoric dinosaurs.

Can Christians believe in dinosaurs?
Can Christians believe in dinosaurs?

There are three main approaches to dinosaurs held by Christians.

Bursting with colors: NASA releases colourful images of Mercury
Bursting with colors: NASA releases colourful images of Mercury

Mercury may just look plain gray, dull and boring for ordinary stargazers like us on Earth, but recent photos released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) showed the planet closest to the sun in its full technicolor.

Kay Warren shares about early years of \'marital hell\' as she and Rick renew their vows
Kay Warren shares about early years of 'marital hell' as she and Rick renew their vows

The founders of Saddleback Church renewed their vows this weekend just before their 40th anniversary but Kay also shared about the challenges they faced in their early years.

\'Hello Earth\': Comet lander Philae wakes up after months of hibernation
'Hello Earth': Comet lander Philae wakes up after months of hibernation

As if waking up from a long, deep slumber, the world's first ever comet lander has once again made contact with its team back on Earth after months of hibernation.

New human species may develop if space colonisation happens, experts say
New human species may develop if space colonisation happens, experts say

Astronomy professor Chris Impey from the University of Arizona believes that human beings will morph into another species once they leave the familiar environment of the Earth where they used to live in.

Elderly women now conceiving babies using new technology
Elderly women now conceiving babies using new technology

More and more older women are getting the chance to safely bear and even deliver babies through a new procedure that alters their egg cells.