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Caffeine Won't Make Your Heart Skip a Beat

Doctors should rethink their recommendations on coffee, says study

(Newser) - Add one more study to the "coffee is good for you" file. Contrary to the long-standing belief that caffeine may cause heart palpitations that can lead to heart failure, new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests the claim is, well, rubbish. Researchers surveyed 1,388...

2 Days Before He Hanged, Adolf Eichmann Wrote This

The high-ranking Nazi pleaded for his life, futilely

(Newser) - In all of Israeli history, only one man has been sentenced to death by a civilian court and then executed: Adolf Eichmann. On Wednesday, the country released the Nazi's handwritten plea for clemency, penned two days before he was hanged. The AFP reports the release coincides with International Holocaust...

Linguists Spot Surprising Trait in Disney Princesses

Today's speak less of the dialogue than in the classic films

(Newser) - It might seem like an easy generalization to say that female characters in modern Disney films are a more enlightened bunch than those of the Snow White and Cinderella variety. Which is why two linguists who are crunching data on a dozen of the animated movies going back to the...

Researchers Make Electric Concrete That De-Ices Itself

Time to put away the shovels and ice

(Newser) - Get ready for some electrifying concrete news. No, seriously. UPI reports researchers at the University of Nebraska are developing conductive concrete that uses electricity to keep itself free of snow and ice during even the worst winter storms. Sounds like something the East Coast could've used this week. The...

10 Most Environmentally Friendly Countries

Better luck next year, America

(Newser) - You'll have to scroll pretty far down this year's rankings of most environmentally friendly countries before you get to the US at number 26. The rankings are courtesy of the 2016 Environmental Performance Index . TreeHugger reports Yale and Columbia have been putting out the study on how well...

What Happens When a Woman Is Refused Abortion
What Happens When a Woman Is Refused Abortion
NEW STUDY
Jan 26, 2016 10:40 AM CST

What Happens When a Woman Is Refused Abortion

So-called 'turnaways' don't fare as well as others, study suggests

(Newser) - Are women more likely to have better futures if they can terminate unwanted pregnancies? New research suggests this is in fact often the case: "There is a belief that access to abortion is important for equal opportunities for women and for their financial stability," researchers write in a...

Peter Rabbit Returns in Newly Found Potter Tale

'The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots' was written in 1914

(Newser) - Peter Rabbit is back, in a previously unpublished story by children's author Beatrix Potter. "The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots" was tracked down by publisher Jo Hanks after she found a reference to the manuscript in a book about the author, the AP reports. Potter had written to her publisher...

Sex Might Spread Zika Virus
 Sex Might Spread Zika Virus 
Jan 26, 2016 6:40 AM CST

Sex Might Spread Zika Virus

US expert believes a Colorado man infected his wife

(Newser) - The Zika virus spreading panic across Latin America may be spread by more than mosquitoes, experts warn. Research suggests that the virus can be found in semen after it disappears from blood, meaning it can be transmitted through sex, though cases are rare, the New York Times reports. Colorado State...

More Young People Are Getting Colon Cancer

And usually spot it at an advanced stage, study says

(Newser) - A new study says one in seven US colon cancer patients is younger than 50—raising questions about why more young people seem to be getting the disease and what can be done about it, reports HealthDay via the Philadelphia Inquirer . "Colon cancer has traditionally been thought of as...

Researchers Grow Human Ear on a Rat

Technology could someday be used for those born without ears

(Newser) - Cool—and/or creepy—news out of Japan, where researchers at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University have created a human ear ... on the back of a rat. The researchers used stem cells that grew into ear cartilage, shaping the cells into an ear by putting them in "biological...

Letters Reveal Unabomber Fell in Love With Pen Pal

Yahoo News reporter Holly Bailey pored over Ted Kaczynski's letters

(Newser) - In handwritten letters to hundreds of supporters and curiosity seekers, Unabomber Ted Kaczynski expressed shock over the 9/11 attacks and wrote that he preferred Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential race. The correspondence was described in a report published by Yahoo News early Monday and picked...

Deliveries Not to Blame for Brain-Damaged Newborns
Deliveries Not to Blame for Brain-Damaged Newborns
NEW STUDY
Jan 25, 2016 11:50 AM CST

Deliveries Not to Blame for Brain-Damaged Newborns

Study finds it's the hours after birth when things tend to go wrong

(Newser) - The majority of newborns with brain damage weren't born that way, meaning a medical mishap during their birth didn't cause the damage. Researchers at Loyola University Medical Center and Loyola University Chicago report in the Journal of Perinatology that of the 32 full-term infants whose records they examined...

Video Shows Teen Ted Cruz Reveal His Life's Goals

Including 'world domination'

(Newser) - Ever wondered what a young Ted Cruz looked and sounded like (and no worries, no Princess Bride impersonations )? A circulating YouTube video , which Politico says was apparently provided by a high school classmate, purports to show the 18-year-old GOP candidate mulling his future. "Aspirations? Is that like sweat...

Millions of Americans Drink Bad Water: Report

Crisis in Flint, Michigan, could spread to other cities

(Newser) - Flint, Michigan, isn't the only city in a water crisis —but residents of other US cities just don't know they're in a water crisis, the Guardian reports. According to watchdogs and government documents, water boards in several cities have designed questionable tests that violate EPA regulations...

Human Skull in Shop Triggers Investigation

Media descends on "Omi Relekun" in Compton, Calif.

(Newser) - Authorities have found one human skull and eight containers with potentially more at a Los Angeles-area shop that sells spiritual items. Los Angeles County sheriff's Capt. Steve Katz says deputies responded to the Compton business Friday after a woman complained of animal cruelty. When investigators arrived, Katz says they...

Wife: Husband Secretly Divorced Me 20 Years Ago

Cristina Carta Villa, 59, files suit against her husband

(Newser) - While some marriages end in divorce, this one apparently essentially started with it. New York wife Cristina Carta Villa, 59, claims that husband Gabriel Villa secretly divorced her right after they married 20 years ago in an effort to retain his assets, the New York Post reports. Now she's...

Mystery Package Found at Drug Lord&#39;s Old Mansion
 Mystery Package Found 
 at Drug Lord's Old Mansion 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 24, 2016 2:40 PM CST

Mystery Package Found at Drug Lord's Old Mansion

Safe also stolen from Pablo Escobar's former property

(Newser) - A mysterious package has emerged from a pink Miami Beach mansion once owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The current owner, Chicken Kitchen founder Christian de Berdouare, bought the waterfront estate for $9.65 million in 2014 with the plan to tear down the old mansion, unaware of Escobar'...

Science Says: Internet Trolls Are Sadists

Just ignore them

(Newser) - We already know Internet trolls are jerks. Now, thanks to a video on YouTube channel AsapScience , we know a little bit more about why, CNET reports. In short, Internet trolls exhibit "dark traits," such as Machiavellianism, narcissism, and, "very high levels of sadism," which means they...

Here's Why Pessimists Need to Wear Their Seat Belts

They're more accident prone, study suggests

(Newser) - Are you a glass-half-full person or a glass-half-empty one? If you're the latter, you may be more prone to car accidents. Chinese researchers have found a correlation between "negativity bias" in drivers (the tendency to focus on what's bad) and propensity for car accidents, Pacific Standard reports....

More Than a Century Later, Lost German U-Boat Found
Century Later, Fate of Lost German U-Boat Revealed
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Jan 24, 2016 9:58 AM CST

Century Later, Fate of Lost German U-Boat Revealed

Rumor debunked: It actually sank off coast of England in 1915

(Newser) - A German U-boat set off from the north coast of Germany for a routine patrol with four officers and 31 crew members on board on Jan. 13, 1915. It was never seen again. The mysterious disappearance sparked a rumor—believed to have been started by another U-boat commander—that the...

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