Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study Besides everyone knows that the kids nowdays are just whiny brats
German researchers said older people tend to be portrayed negatively in society
The operator of a fishing ship is "shell-shocked" after three crew died and another three disappeared and are presumed dead in waters off New Zealand
Christchurch-based Southern Storm Fishing says the 38-year-old Korean vessel Oyang 70, which sank in calm conditions 400 nautical miles east of
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After a late night of partying, a guy invites his friends back to his new apartment
While he is giving them a tour, one of his friends notices a huge gong and hammer near the wall
"What's up with the gong", he asks
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A tiny kitten survived a 20 mile trip in the engine of a local politician's car before being found by a team of mechanics
The small grey and white cat, believed to be only a few weeks old, hid under the bonnet of John Kellas's Rover 75 Mr Kellas, an SNP member of Perth and Kinross councillor
This video shows a boat colliding with a bridge Afterwords the boat catches fire, which must have been the end of it
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What is crazy about this collision is that there seems to be people on bo
A 65m 2133 feet crocodile had to be killed by locals in a remote Northern Territory Aborigine community because it was killing their cattle
Jeida Francis, 23, said the croc was caught in Manangoora, an outstation 56km east of Borroloola
"It was massive There were three huge ones out t
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A truck mounted backscatter x-ray scanner can scan vehicles it passes for dangerous goods anonymously There are 500 of these vehicles now in the USA
American Science & Engineering, a company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, has sold US and foreign government agencies more than 500 back
When Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the highest-ranking American officer, was asked recently on NBC's Meet The Press show whether the United States has a military plan for an attack on Iran, he replied simply: "We do"
General staffs are supposed to plan for ev
The gushing BP oil well is a mystery still unfolding, and a team of scientists from the Energy Department discovered a new twist: Their sophisticated imaging equipment detected not one but two drill pipes, side by side, inside the wreckage of the well's blowout preventer on the bottom of the Gulf
An excellent video of a WW2 soldier recounting his experiences on the beaches of Normandy and his decision to play his trumpet to the German snipers
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Two hundred years ago, Ascension Island was a barren volcanic edifice Today, its peaks are covered by lush tropical "cloud forest" What happened in the interim is the amazing story of how the architect of evolution, Kew Gardens and the Royal Navy conspired to build a fully functioning, but
Sick of using the usual arial, verdana or Times new Roman fonts on your website Google is about to unleash 18 new fonts that you can use on your site easily and free
The state of the art in Web typography just a few years ago consisted of relying on a short list of "Web fonts" common to n
Japan is bracing itself after dozens of rare giant oarfish - traditionally the harbinger of a powerful earthquake - have been washed ashore or caught in fishermen's nets
This rash of tectonic movements around the Pacific "Rim of Fire" is heightening concern that Japan - the most earthquake-p
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Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study Besides everyone knows that the kids nowdays are just whiny brats
German researchers said older people tend to be portrayed negatively in society