SWR Staff Writer : Science World Report

Mar 13, 2013 03:36 PM EDT

Popular Antibiotic Receives FDA Warning, Can Cause Fatal Irregular Heart Rhythm

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning doctors and patients that a widely used antibiotic from Pfizer, Azithromycin or as its marketed Zithromax and Z-Pak, can cause rare but deadly heart rhythms in some patients.

Mar 13, 2013 02:36 PM EDT

Coronovirus, New SARS-Like Virus, Kills 9th Victim

A new virus infection named novel coronavirus (nCoV) is making the rounds primarily in the Middle East with some isolated cases in Europe. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported the ninth death in Saudi Arabia which has faced the most cases of this infection so far.

Mar 13, 2013 12:12 PM EDT

Teenager Wins Intel Science Fair: Grows Algae under Bed to Make Bio-Fuel

A 17-year-old girl from Colorado Springs, Colo. won first prize at the Intel Science Talent Search, an elite science fair for growing a population of algae under her bed that produces so much oil it could be used to make cheap bio-fuel.

Mar 13, 2013 11:23 AM EDT

Killer Dolphin Escape to Black Sea Story a Hoax, Reports Say [VIDEO]

Reports of three "killer" dolphins which had escaped from an aquarium where they were being trained into the Black Sea in search of mates, is actually nothing but a hoax, according to a Russian news sites, New-Sebasopol.

Mar 13, 2013 10:34 AM EDT

Google to Pay $7 Million in Wi-Fi Privacy Case: Is it too Little?

Google has agreed to pay just $7 million to US states for its Street View snooping, uncovered three years ago, which is just over what the company made an hour last year.

Mar 12, 2013 12:59 PM EDT

Kennedy Space Center to Roll out ‘Angry Birds’ Attraction

Angry Birds has been all the craze over the past year and now if you want to experience the real life version of it, the Angry Bird franchise is bring an interactive attraction to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida by the end of March.

Mar 12, 2013 12:23 PM EDT

Tropical Rainforests are Becoming Resilient to Climate Change, Study

A new study has revealed that rainforest are more resilient to global warming than previously imagined as they are less likely to lose biomass.

Mar 12, 2013 10:54 AM EDT

What did Curiosity Rover Find on Mars: Watch Live Event Here

NASA will be hosting a news conference Tuesday afternoon to announce the latest discoveries from the Curiosity rover on Mars.

Mar 11, 2013 12:24 PM EDT

Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs Could Push Science Back to 19th Century, Expert Warns

Britian's top health official said Monday antibiotic resistance poses a catastrophic threat to medicine, with the potential to push medicine back to the 19th century, according to a report.

Mar 11, 2013 11:39 AM EDT

Heart Disease Nothing New, Ancient Mummies Reveal Signs of the Disease

Mummies from thousands of years ago and around the world show evidence of clogged arteries, new research finds, ending the notion that heart disease is a modern condition brought on by today's unhealthy diets and smoking.

Mar 11, 2013 10:29 AM EDT

Chinese River That Provides Local Drinking Water, Overflows with 2,800 Dead Pigs

The Huangpu River near Shanghai, China, which provides a major source of drinking water for the city, had over 2,800 rotting pig carcasses in the river, although city authorities said the drinking water quality has not been affected.

Mar 11, 2013 10:07 AM EDT

Shark Fin Soup a Thing of the Past? 5 Sharks Species Granted CITES Protection

Five species of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection by delegates at an international wildlife conference on Monday.