Scientists at Johns Hopkins University may be one step closer to eradicating debilitating heart diseases in humans, particularly those caused by excessive buildup of cholesterol. READ MORE>>>&g
You can now use Google Street View to explore locations all over the world, including some of the top zoos, national parks and even the ocean floor. READ MORE>>>&g
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Kenya's ethnic Somalis have faced massacres and systematic intimidation, but can they now survive al-Shabab? Read More>>>>
A typical street scenario in Mogadishu Somalia In a likely revengeful move, the Somali government has kick-started deportation of illegal immigrants scattered in the volatile horn of Africa country. The illegal immigrants are mainly Kenyans. Read More>>>&g
The device is made from more than 1,000 pins that react to both computer software and human interaction. Just imagine if your sofa could sense how you’re feeling when you get home from work. To stave off marathon TV sessions, it could transform from a cushioned pile of pillows to a rigid lounge
Egyptian geographer Claudius Ptolemy and Hiawatha Bray's "You Are Here" Basic Books;Wikimedia Commons; Shutterstock/MeeKo Here are 13 pivotal moments in the history of GPS tracking and digital mapping. Read More>>>&g
Whether they're working or playing, Beyoncé & Jay Z apparently just can't get enough of one other! Read More>>>&g
You might have changed all your passwords in the days since you learned of the Heartbleed bug, but if you're one of millions of people using certain Android devices, you might still be vulnerable. Read More>>>>
Prophecies abound of BlackBerry's demise, but the Canadian smartphone company is still making investments -- including collaborating with Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of health care IT company NantHealth and mobile innovator NantMobile, to create what Soon-Shiong calls a "novel"
Google announced the plan last week. "Every day, we get requests from those of you who haven’t found a way into the program yet, and we want your feedback too," the company wrote in a blog post. Read More>>>&g
When NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden first emailed Glenn Greenwald, he insisted on using email encryption software called PGP for all communications. But this month, we learned that Snowden used another technology to keep his communications out of the NSA’s prying eyes. It’s called Tails. And
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Attention, weather superfans: El Niño might be coming back. And this time, we could be in for a big one. Read More>>>>
Thirty-three years later, artist Robert Tinney's concept smartwatch is worth at least a thousand words. Read More>>>>
Syria is the most dangerous place in the world for journalists. More than 60 have been killed there since the war began, and many others have been kidnapped, becoming pawns in the conflict. The author picks up the trail of two colleagues, Austin Tice and Jim Foley, who vanished in 2012. Read
On a trip to Moscow early in her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton played the role of international saleswoman, pressing Russian government officials to sign a multibillion-dollar deal to buy dozens of aircraft from Boeing. Read More>>>>>
A vocal CORD MP in a spat with renowned blogger, Robert Alai, has asserted that the outspoken blogger deserves to die, and not just die but be put down like a vicious dog he is because of his verbal diarrhoea. Nominated MP Isaac Mwaura The nominated MP, Isaac Mwaura, in a text message he sent to
Here’s something the White House probably didn’t see coming: It turns out the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s big health-reform effort, could affect the cost of other types of insurance. And unlike several unwelcome surprises that have undermined support for the ACA, this development might
Only yesterday German e-commerce incubator and cloning giant Rocket Internet and MTN partnered to develop internet businesses in Africa through Africa Internet Holding (AIH), a vehicle to develop e-commerce businesses across the continent (alongside partner Millicom International Cellular). They
This is a list of some of the most influential people in the society – but this time, they are people who never existed. 10. Santa Claus What child has not been frightened into behaving thanks to the ever-present youthful fear of Santa not providing come Christmas? Almost all western children
Graphene is the strongest, thinnest material known to exist. A form of carbon, it can conduct electricity and heat better than anything else. And get ready for this: It is not only the hardest material in the world, but also one of the most pliable. Graphene transistors visible on a piece of flexible
Al Amin Kimathi, the Executive Director of Muslim for Human Rights Forum, has said his life is in danger. Vocal Human Rights Activist Al Amin Kimathi Speaking in a press conference on Thursday, Kimathi, who was held in solitary confinement in Kampala's Luzira Maximum Security
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Conjoined twins Shivanath and Shivram Sahu caused quite a stir when they were born in India, with some people in their village worshiping them as divine incarnations. Conjoined twins Shivanath and Shivram Sahu And while one doctor has said that it would be possible to separate the 12-year-olds,
Security has been scaled up at key Government installations across the country as war against terror enters fever pitch. Al Shabaab fighters in a training routine The Government of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy, William Ruto, has also assigned more bodyguards and extra chase cars
An estimated US$7 billion is given away every year by Africa’s philanthro-capitalists – at least the ones we know about. These are the men (sadly no women yet on this list) providing home-grown solutions to local needs. Mertech Group founder and Africa's leading philanthropist Francois van
Jubilee Majority Leader in the Parliament and vocal Garissa Township MP Aden Bare Duale is a besieged man. This was after remarks that the Jubilee stalwart and close ally to both the president and his deputy made unequivocal remarks on the ongoing swoop in Eastleigh aimed at rooting out Al Shabaab
