أثبتت دراسة حديثة نُشِرت بجريدة Nature Climate Change أن تغيّر المناخ قد يتسبّب في تراجع أعداد 55% من النباتات و35% من الحيوانات إلى النصف بحلول عام 2080.
وتقول راشيل وارن -القائمة على الدراسة وإحدى الباحثات بجامعة East Anglia- إن الدراسة ركّزت على تأثير تغيّر المناخ على النباتات والحيوانات (...)
يقوم مايك جيوفاني -أحد المطورين بمشروع نظارة Google- باختبار تطبيق Winky، والذي يسمح لمستخدمي النظارة بالتقاط الصور عن طريق الغمز.
ويقول جيوفاني على حسابه على شبكة Google Plus الاجتماعية: "لم يعد المستخدم الآن بحاجة إلى قول "حسنا أيتها النظارة"، أو "التقطي صورة" أو مجرد النقر على زر، لأن هذه (...)
A fierce, wind-driven wildfire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening 4,000 homes and a military base as residents were evacuated ahead of the flames and a university campus was closed.
By nightfall more than 950 firefighters had built containment around (...)
وصلت النجمة الصغيرة كوففينزهان ويلز ذات التسعة سنوات المرشحة لنيل جائزة الأوسكار هذا العام لحفل توزيع جوائز " 2013Film Independent's Spirit Awards " فى سانتا مونيكا بيتش فى كاليفورنيا، ظهرت ويلز بابتسامة عريضة، وقد امتدحها الكثير من الحضور متمنين لها حظ وفير بالحفل الأوسكار.
يذكر أن بعد ترشيح (...)
What happens when you ask a group of food world luminaries to come up with their picks for Best Food Scene in a movie?
You get some unexpected responses. Who knew "Pulp Fiction" was such a foodie flick? You pick up a few tips, like the "Goodfellas" guide to truly razor-thin garlic.
And there will (...)
Three people were killed Sunday when a helicopter crashed in southern California at a ranch used for filming movies, CNN television reported.
The network said the crash occurred early in the day at the Polsa Rosa Movie Ranch in Acton, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Los Angeles.
The Bell (...)
Sci-fi director JJ Abrams will head up the seventh Star Wars film, Lucasfilm owner Walt Disney Co has said.
Star Wars creator George Lucas said he was the "ideal choice" to direct the movie - due out in 2015 - adding "the legacy couldn't be in better hands".
It will be scripted by Oscar-winning (...)
بعد ترشح الطفلة كوففينزهان ويلز ذات التسع سنوات للتنافس على جائزة الأوسكار هذا العام فى دورته الخامسة والثمانين عن دورها فى فيلم «Beasts of the Southern Wild» تصدرت صورها عددا كبيرا من الصحف والمجلات، وكتب عنها الكثير من النقاد يشيدون بأدائها.
الكاتبة نيكول سبيرلينج فى «Los Angeles Times» قالت: إن (...)
Chris Paul and the Clippers maintained a grip on top billing in Los Angeles with a tense 107-102 victory over the Lakers on Friday to cement their status as the city's best team.
Paul withstood a fierce challenge from Kobe Bryant, recording 30 points and 13 assists to Bryant's 38 points, and the (...)
LOS ANGELES - Police say a paparazzo was hit by a car and killed after taking photos of Justin Bieber's white Ferrari on a Los Angeles street.
Los Angeles police Officer James Stoughton says the photographer, who was not identified, died at a hospital shortly after the crash Tuesday evening. (...)
LOS ANGELES, Dec 16 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three-day weekend starting December 14, led by "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at No. 1, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters.
1 (*) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey........$84.77 million
2 (...)
LOS ANGELES: A University of Oregon researcher is arguing that animals on land may not have come from the sea, which most scientists believe to be the case.
Gregory Retallack has said that his studies have uncovered that ancient multicellular fossils believed to have been ancestors from early (...)
Harry Redknapp has confirmed he would be interested in signing former England captain David Beckham to help Queens Park Rangers escape from Premier League relegation.
Redknapp watched Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Manchester United from the stands and took training for the first time on Sunday morning (...)
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook stepped up in overtime to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-111 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.
After the Clippers went on a fourth-quarter run to force overtime, Durant and Westbrook combined to score all 15 Thunder points in the extra (...)
Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni took charge from the sideline for the first time on Tuesday as Los Angeles leaned heavily on their defense to earn a gritty 95-90 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
D'Antoni was hired by the Lakers last week but had only been able to take the team through practices due to knee (...)
LOS ANGELES: The return of Star Wars has fans across the board excited and apprehensive, considering the mediocre success of the prequel trilogy little more than a decade ago. But they are becoming more energized as reports of the original cast being sought for the sequel to Episode XI: Return of (...)
At least four people have been injured in a Halloween party shooting on a US university campus, it has been reported.
An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed there had been a shooting on campus and said four people had been taken to hospital, but could not immediately provide (...)
بعد موافقة النجم جوني ديب على المشاركة في بطولة فيلم المصور والي فيستر ا?ول، نقل موقع The Los Angeles Times أن مفاوضات تجري حالياً لضم نجم "The Dark Knight Rises" كريستيان بيل للفيلم أيضاً، ليلعب أحد ا?دوار الرئيسية الثلاثة بالفيلم.
الفيلم يحمل اسم "Transcendence" ورفض صُناعه الكشف عن أي تفاصيل تخص (...)
Britney Spears has been accused of once being a heavy drug user by the lawyer representing her former manager.
Osama "Sam" Lufti is suing Britney Spears for breach of contract.
His attorney, Joseph Schleimer, told the court that Spears used his client as a "scapegoat" to cover up her use of (...)
A US cruiser has collided with a nuclear submarine during naval exercises off the Atlantic coast, reportedly damaging sonar equipment.
Nobody was hurt during the incident on Saturday afternoon and both vessels were still able to operate under their own power afterwards, the navy said.
A spokesman (...)
Rihanna and Nicki Minaj have picked up the most nominations for this year's American Music Awards.
The pair are up for four awards and go up against each other in the favourite female pop/rock artist category.
Justin Bieber and One Direction are in the running for three awards each, while Kelly (...)
The space shuttle Endeavour has touched down for the last time, but its travels aren't over just yet.
Endeavour currently sits at Los Angeles International Airport, where it landed Friday (Sept. 21) atop a modified Boeing 747 jet after a three-day farewell tour that first took off from NASA's (...)
Authorities in Los Angeles said a young black bear wandered into a residential neighborhood and took swims in backyard pools.
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tenesha Dobine said the bear was first reported around 6:45 p.m. Thursday in the Granada Hills neighborhood and was seen climbing trees (...)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal is not dead, despite media reports to the contrary, Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry stated on Monday.
On 11 August, the 72-year prince underwent a successful operation to remove a simple adhesion in his intestines resulting from a previous surgery and is (...)
LOS ANGELES - Actor Josh Hutcherson never realized when he took on the role of Peeta Mellark in "The Hunger Games" how big an impact the post-apocalyptic survival film would have on popular culture.
The actor, 19, still finds it "mind-blowing" that the movie based on the best-selling sci-fi novels (...)