Researchers find one of the oldest shrimp fossils in the world

A team of researchers, some from Alberta, has discovered one of the oldest shrimp fossils on the planet. The shrimp fossil is over 90 million years old. It has the form of a question mark. Researchers at the University of...

drinking Low-fat dairy can lower risk of breast cancer: study

The consumption of low-fat dairy products can lower the risk of breast cancer, suggests a study published by researchers at Laval University and the Research Center. In premenopausal women, eating 14 or more servings of lean dairy products per week...

Lucy was not very bright

The Australopithecus, a prehuman genus to which the fossil of the famous Lucy, discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, belongs, did not possess highly developed intellectual capacities. Our current gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans would be even brighter than our distant Australopithecus...

Surveillance on Facebook and Google threatens human rights: Amnesty International

Amnesty International joined the ranks of Facebook and Google critics this week, saying that both companies have "surveillance-based business models" that threaten human rights and undermine privacy. The human rights organization also called on governments to enact and enforce laws...

Arctic waters will be ice-free in 50 years

In 50 years, the Arctic Ocean may not be covered with ice if nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by researchers at the Center for Climate Science at the University of California. In the...