Jul 21 2011

Remains of Nazi Rudolf Hess Exhumed

Tag: Family,Prison,Protestantism,Suicide,World War 2 — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:10 pm
The remains of Rudolf Hess have been exhumed in Germany and his grave destroyed after it became a shrine for neo-Nazis.

Jun 22 2011

European ‘Space Truck’ Burns Up Over Pacific Ocean

Tag: ATV,ESA,Pacific Ocean,Robots,Space Station,Spacecraft,Suicide,Vehicles — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:40 am
ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Johannes Kepler was destroyed during reentry after a successful resupply mission to the space station.

Jun 03 2011

Jack Kevorkian, Assisted Suicide Doctor, Dies

Tag: Assisted Suicide,Death and Dying,Human Behavior,Suicide — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:11 pm
Nicknamed "Doctor Death," Kevorkian claims he actively helped 130 people to die.

Apr 20 2011

Technology Addiction Takes Toll in Asia

Tag: Asia,Death and Dying,Games,Internet,Online Community and Social Networking,Smart Phones,Suicide — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:00 am
Many young Asians are finding it tough to cope without a gadget in hand. Are Americans next?

Aug 23 2010

Beyond the Black Box

Tag: Air Travel,Aircraft,Artifacts,Atlantic Ocean,Aviation,Batteries,Birds,Child,Colleges,Communication,Computers,Design,Devices,Disasters and Accidents,Electronics,Engaged,Engineering,Engines,Events,Experts,Eye,Fall,Father,Fear,Glass,Government,Health Insurance,History,Internet,Inventions,Investigation,Lawsuits,Logging,Mining,Movies,Murder,Navy,Oceania and Australia,Office,Officer,Polar Regions,Privacy,Radio,Safety,Satellites,Science,Seas,Sensors,Storage,Streams,Submarine,Suicide,Technology,The Future,Touch,Transportation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:00 am
Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground.

Jul 01 2010

Cleopatra Killed by Drug Cocktail?

Tag: Ancient Egypt,Death and Dying,Poison,Snakes,Suicide — Rossella Lorenzi @ 12:07 pm
Legends allege that the last queen of Egypt died from a snakebite. But a new study could rewrite history.

Apr 01 2010

Why Do People Bully?

Tag: Harassment,Kids,Parents,Relationships,Suicide — Jessica Marshall @ 8:56 am
In light of the bullying and subsequent suicide of a 15-year-old girl in Massachusetts, experts explain why kids harass each other.

Mar 10 2010

Animal Suicide Sheds Light on Human Behavior

Tag: Animals,Death and Dying,Dogs,Emotions,Suicide — Larry O'Hanlon @ 9:34 am
Suicide is not just a human behavior -- and it can help us understand human suicide.