Vital DNA evidence has finally uncovered the identity of notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper. The man behind the grisly killing spree in London’s East End has been unveiled as Aaron Kosminkski, a 23-year-old Polish immigrant who ended up dying in an asylum. A blood soaked shawl, purchased by author Russell Edwards, led to the breakthrough when a scientist matched …

The new school year is now underway and it’s time to start thinking about what is in your child’s lunch. A fruit cup with a disposable plastic spoon? Plastic zip-top bags for sandwiches and veggies? Individually-wrapped dessert? A bag of potato chips? A juice box? All of these items have one thing in common: waste. In fact, the average American …

Even American seniors are starting to feel the tightening grip of student loans, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says. The amount of student debt held by those over 65 remains comparatively small — about $18 billion dispersed across 700,000 households, which is just 3 percent of seniors (in comparison, 24 percent of non-seniors have student loans). …

Although a veritable cornucopia of birth control options exists for women, men currently only have the condom available to them — which is unfair, if you think about it, because it takes two to create a wriggling human life. Fortunately, science may have finally come up with a contraceptive equalizer: the elusive male birth control. Male birth control has existed …

Electric car maker Tesla is developing technology that could see vehicles run on “full auto pilot” in as little as five or six years, according to its chief executive Elon Musk. The colourful entrepreneur said his firm was stepping on the accelerator in the race against rivals such as Google and Volvo to create a driverless car, which could revolutionise …

It turns out you can (at least) two sodas a day — provided you walk around 12,000 steps to counteract your Diet Coke habit. Yay? The New York Times highlighted a study by Dr. Amy Bidwell, formerly of Syracuse University, that tracked the human body’s reaction to tons of fructose, particularly high-fructose corn syrup (soda’s favorite ingredient), and gauged its …

The Mexican government has condemned the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border, saying Governor Rick Perry authorized the move for political purposes. “Mexico underscores that it is irresponsible to manipulate border security for political reasons,” said the statement from the Mexican government and sent by its embassy in Washington on Thursday. Perry, seen as a possible …