Descendants of the mutineers from the Bounty have among the lowest rates of short-sightedness in the world, scientists have found, leading to hopes they could help find a cure for the condition. An Australian study, published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, examined eye problems among the descendants of the …
During the Cuban national holiday, the president said he is willing to discuss any issue with the United States HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro said Thursday that his government is willing to mend fences with bitter Cold War foe the United States and sit down to discuss anything, …
An expedition to find out what happened to celebrated US pilot Amelia Earhart is returning to Hawaii without the evidence it was looking for. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (Tighar) believes Earhart and her navigator crashed on a Pacific island and died soon after. The $2.2m (£1.4m) expedition …
LONDON – Like so many others in this fiercely independent island nation, Steve Baker, a dashing English engineer, is fed up with the long hand of the European Union in British life. The E.U., he said, has meddled for years in British legal affairs and labor laws. But now the …
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The defeat of one of the world’s largest and most lethal terrorist organizations — and the end of a three-decade civil war — should have heralded a bright new dawn for the tropical Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka. The economy is one of Asia’s fastest …
An international team of archaeologists have discovered that two mummies found on an island off the coast of Scotland are, like Dr. Frankenstein’s monster, composed of body parts from several different humans. The mummified remains, as much as 3,500 years old, suggest that the first residents of the island of …
The ‘Merica is made of ground-up bacon, along with slabs of bacon and a fried egg on top. Also on top of it is “bacon island” dressing and bacon cheddar cheese. Bacon. via A Hamburger Patty Made Of 100% Bacon Exists.
The captain of Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground killing more than 30 people in January, has said he is sorry for the disaster. In an interview on Italian TV, Francesco Schettino said he thought constantly about the victims. But he insisted others should also share the blame, …
A small group of Pacific islands with the population of a small town has been named as the country with the highest consumption of beer and cannabis. Is that really true? The United Nations’ 2012 World Drugs Report, published in June, contains at least one surprising number – the nation …
Savings bonds returned to family BUFFALO, N.Y., July 6 (UPI) — A New York state man who found 15 $100 U.S. savings bonds in the basement of his new home was able to track down the owner’s brother. Nick Miranda, 29, said he found the envelope containing the 1984 savings …
An expedition to find out what happened to celebrated US woman pilot Amelia Earhart is setting out from Hawaii on Monday, 75 years to the day since she took off on her last flight. Researchers will dive around the uninhabited Pacific island of Nikumaroro looking for clues. Their theory is …
EVEN in a 17,000-square-foot apartment I didn’t expect to feel so lost. But visiting the duplex penthouse at One Hyde Park owned by Nick Candy reminded me of my first time in Times Square, when I was stricken with sensory overload. The apartment, on the 11th floor of one of …