French researchers have developed a technology to “cloak” objects from heat, BBC reported Tuesday.The idea of this “thermal cloak” is to re-direct heat so certain areas will be protected from heat, according to the study published on online optic journal Optic Express. The cloak will have 20 rings of material with the diffusivity to transmit or dissipate heat.The heat that entered the multi-layered structure of the cloak is diffused around the outer part, preventing the inner part from rising

An estimated 20,000 cult believers made their way to the French village of Bugarach to await aliens they say will come from inside a mountain to rescue them when apocalypse strikes. (MCT image) The ‘pilgrims’ o

(MCT image)Hollywood has destroyed Washington -- or New York or Los Angeles -- lots of times with nuclear bombs detonated by terrorists. It turns out to be harder in real life than in the movies.Thinking about the unthinkable, a U.S. government study analyzed the likely effects from terrorists setti

A female Dachshund mix "Beyonce" on top of an iPhone. (AP-Yonhap News)A puppy named after one of the world's biggest pop stars could set the world's record for tiniest dog.Animal rescuers in Northern California say the female Dachshund mix, named Beyonce, was so small at birth that she could fit int

A trio of Britons traveling the world in a black taxi cab said in New York they have driven more than 51,499 kilometers.Image from itsonthemeter.comPaul Archer, Leigh Purnell, and Johno Ellison left London in the cab in February 2011 and are currently passing through New York, the Sun reported Monda

Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged on Monday with involvement in an organised vice ring that procured prostitutes for top-class clients, lawyers said.Former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn (AP-Yonhap News)Prosecutors said the 62-year-old former Soci

A group of British scientists have discovered that a certain part of the brain is larger in people that have many friends, Science Daily reported Saturday.The size of the brain’s orbital prefrontal cortex -- placed just above the eyes -- is linked to people’s ability to understand what others are thinking, or to “mentalize,” according to a joint study by the Universities of Oxford, Liverpool University, Manchester University and Edinburgh University. It is thought that the ability to mentalize i

Two weeks after another injury scare, and two days before his former coach's book goes on sale, Tiger Woods looked dominant as ever in that red shirt on Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.Tiger Woods holds up the championship trophy after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournam

A group of U.S. scientists have succeeded in artificially manipulating memories in mice brains, offering possibility for weakening harmful thoughts in mental patients, Science Daily reported Thursday.It has been known that stimulating certain parts of the brain can induce behaviors or memories, but the mechanism behind those memory functions has remained a mystery.Now a new study by the Scripps Research Institute suggests a clue to understanding the complexity of the human mind.Researchers genet

Reaching her 14th birthday is special for any child, but it was even more so for Hayley Okenes: It meant that she defied her own death sentence.Hayley suffers from a rare genetic condition called progeria, which makes her body age eight times faster than the average person. It means that this wide-eyed teenager has the body of a 100-year-old, making her vulnerable to age-related diseases like arthritis, and heart problems. The rare disease affects 1 in 8 million children.Doctors put her life exp