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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online With the headline "Iranian Scientist Claims to Have Invented 'Time Machine'," and a picture of the Delorean from “Back to the Future,” The Telegraph stirred up some controversy earlier this week. According to the UK paper, there’s been yet another scientist who claims to have invented a Time Machine which does not operate in any way like most think a Time Machine should. This latest invention, created by Ali Razeghi,...

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April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Housework, exercise, breast cancer: which of these things does not belong?  None of them, it turns out. There is a distinct relationship between breast cancer risk and your level of physical activity. Two-and-a-half hours of housework or walking a day can reduce a woman's chance of developing breast cancer by 6 percent, a new study has found. Three hours of gardening, or being moderately active, is good for a 10 percent drop in risk...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Considered taboo in the past, breastfeeding is the new hip activity for mothers who recently gave birth. Breastfeeding has gained in popularity for a variety of reasons related to better health. Most recently, scientists discovered that, while having more babies can lead to a higher body mass index, the longer a woman breastfeeds causes a lower body mass index (BMI) later on. The study included women who had breastfed for at least six...

Google is under fire yet again for its controversial StreetView Mapping service, after Britain alleged it deliberately collected personal data while capturing images in the country, reports The Telegraph. The Internet search giant agreed to delete all the information it had inadvertently collected in November 2010, asserting to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that the collection of the data was a simple mistake. The ICO dropped an investigation into the matter after Google...

Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com The British Empire apparently has very high standards when it comes to handing out the title of “Knight.” As it turns out, all you have to do is design 5 or more world-changing devices for the Royals to take notice of you. Take, for instance, one Jonathan Ive. London-born, he studied industrial design at Newcastle Polytechnic before co-founding the Tangerine design agency, helping Apple craft their iPad predecessor, the Newton. Then, in 1997, Steve...

If you're feeling the need to scratch an itch, the ankle is the best place to do so, claims a new study published in the latest issue of the British Journal of Dermatology (BJD). According to a Sunday report by IndianExpress.com, the study, which was the work of researchers from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), states that the sensation of itchiness is felt most intensely at the ankle. That area of the body is also the most satisfying place to scratch -- edging out those...

The hacking collective known as Anonymous is claiming to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers, email addresses, and other private information belonging to clients of an American security think-tank, various media outlets reported Sunday. According to CNET's Natalie Weinstein, approximately 200GB worth of data was pilfered from Austin, Texas-based Strategic Forecasting, Inc. (Stratfor). The group then posted a link to what is believed to be a list of confidential clients compromised...

Knight Foundation invests $4.6 million to expand local public radio, bring new journalism education model to Georgia and engage residents in critical issues Announcement will be available via livestream at http://ccj.mercer.edu at 11 a.m. eastern. MACON, Ga., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new effort will increase and strengthen local reporting by bringing professional journalists to work together with university students in a unique, joint newsroom in Macon's College...

Reports of Amazon Kindle units damaged by airport scanners have begun to spread across the Internet, leading some to believe that the radiation given off during these security checks could permanently damage the electronic ink displays of the devices. According to Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent for the Telegraph, people are being warned that X-ray scanners could throw a wrench in the reading plans of anyone planning to travel for the upcoming holidays. Likewise, Daily Mail...