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German Retiree Eats 64-Year-Old Lard

Hans Feldmeier, a German retiree, received a tub of lard from the U.S. Aid program in 1948. It was still lying around, unopened, 64 years later, when he opened and ate it.

Children Love Colour: Eat Nutritious Food Happily

For those parents desperately looking to encourage their children to eat more nutritious food, there is good news! Researchers from Cornell University in the U.S. have discovered that children tend to prefer more food that has considerable colour and eat more if their plates have the required colours.

World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Laser Created

Scientists from the Oxford University in the UK and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have invented a powerful X-ray laser - the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). This laser will allow, for the first time, the heating of matter up to 2 million degrees Celsius, in a controlled setting.