Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:11 +0100 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Officials investigating the death of singer Whitney Houston have issued subpoenas for her medical records after finding prescription drugs in her Beverly Hills hotel room. The Los Angeles Coroner's office said on Wednesday the move was standard procedure in such cases. Houston, 48, who had a history of addiction to cocaine and alcohol, was found unconscious and underwater in a bathtub late last week on the eve of the annual Grammy Awards show. A private funeral is planned for her in her Newark, New Jersey hometown this coming Saturday. ... (Source: Reuters)
Scientists melt mystery over icecaps and sea levels
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:17 +0100 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. scientists using satellite data have established a more accurate figure of the amount of annual sea level rise from melting glaciers and ice caps which should aid studies on how quickly coastal areas may flood as global warming gathers pace. John Wahr of the University of Colorado in Boulder and colleagues, in a study published on Thursday, found that thinning glaciers and icecaps were pushing up sea levels by 1.5 millimeters (0.06 inches) a year, in line with a 1.2 to 1. ... (Source: Reuters)
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:20:14 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest mystery in the universe perplexing one of the world's best known scientists is -- women. When New Scientist magazine asked "Brief History of Time" author Stephen Hawking what he thinks about most, the Cambridge University professor renowned for unravelling some of the most complex questions in modern physics answered: "Women. They are a complete mystery. ... (Source: Reuters)
Whales in the desert: Fossil bonanza poses mystery
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:10:14 +0100 More than 2 million years ago, scores of whales congregating off the Pacific Coast of South America mysteriously met their end. (Source: AP)
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