University of Southern California spit test predicts cavities

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Monday, February 21, 2005 Los Angeles, California —A simple saliva test can predict whether children will get cavities, how many cavities they will get and which teeth are most vulnerable. Developed by researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, the test quantifies the genetic component of tooth decay, spotting the risk when […]

Brazil’s Minas state stops sales of Toyota Corolla

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Friday, April 23, 2010 Minas, one of the largest states of Brazil, has stopped the sale of the Toyota Corolla over safety concerns. The move was made after nine Corolla customers reported that their cars automatically accelerated. The state public prosecutor’s office said in an online statement on Tuesday that the problem is blamed on […]

Papal conclave attracting more bets than the Oscars

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Sunday, April 17, 2005 The Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, has described this weeks conclave in the Vatican as “getting to be a bigger non-sporting betting event than the Oscars Hollywood movie awards.” The bookmaker has been taking bets all week on who will be the next Pope, with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger the 3-1 favourite. Second […]

Australian solar racing team parades at Sydney campus send-off

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Friday, September 20, 2013 Australian solar racing team Sunswift paraded their fifth car, eVe, on the Kensington campus of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, yesterday. They are leaving for the 2013 World Solar Challenge this weekend. Both staff and students came to the send-off event in the early afternoon. The vehicle route led […]

Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC

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Friday, November 6, 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a US government agency. In an interview with Wikinews, Jeff Dimond, a member of the Division of Media Relations for the CDC, answered a few question regarding the current situation of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic. The CDC reported that during week […]