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US military scientists have come up with a miniature drone that can fit in the palm of a hand, and is ready to be dropped from the sky just like a mobile phone with wings.

The ‘micro air vehicle’ has been named after the insect that inspired its invention, the Cicada, which spends years underground before appearing in great swarms, reproducing and then dropping to the ground dead.

Aaron Kahn of the Naval Research Laboratory told AFP, “The idea was why we can't make UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that have the same sort of profile. We will put so many out there, it will be impossible for the enemy to pick them all up”.

Prehistoric creatures have been brought back to life at the Telus World Of Science's newest exhibit, Dinosaurs Unearthed. It has featured 17 life-sized animatronic dinos.

Alan Nursall, president and CEO Telus World of Science Edmonton (TWOSE), said that you will get to see everything from tiny, almost chicken sized dinosaurs, to some of the biggest sauropods like the Apatosaurus. While referring to a long-necked sauropod that is more than nine metres tall, he added that its head was almost in the rafters.

They found that the massive dinos moved and roared in a close approximation of how scientists and paleontologists believed they would have millions of years ago.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary collectively earned more than $30 million since January 2014, a financial disclosure form revealed. A Clinton campaign aide also confirmed that much of the couple's money came from their paid speeches.

A financial disclosure form provided to CNN, revealed that Hillary and Bill Clinton in total have made more than $30 million since January 2014.

The figures have been confirmed by a Clinton campaign aide. It was told that much couple's money came from paid speeches that were politically taxing for Hillary Clinton as she toured the country before running for President.

According to the form, the Clintons have given a total of 104 paid speeches since January 2014, netting the couple $25.3 million.

A California high school student has given a senior yearbook quote that is simple and hilarious. Rafika Alami, 17, a senior at Summit High School in Fontana, California, decided to have some fun in her senior quote. The quote has something to do with the ‘hijab’ she has been wearing since sixth grade.

Her quote has been re-tweeted nearly 20,000 times. Alami, who goes by the nickname Fefe, said she never expected it to become so popular in social media. The quote having gone viral on social media has really excited her and she is very happy.

She said that she couldn’t have asked for anything more to end her senior year the way it actually has. Her intention behind writing it was to be funny. She didn’t want to be offensive to anyone through her quote, she said.

A large six-nation study has showed that huge help can be provided to the very poorest of the poor to meet their basic needs for survival by providing them goats, sheep, chickens or other livestock. Training could also be provided to them under a program to help them make money by using the above mentioned items.

Economist Dean Karlan of Yale University and the nonprofit Innovations for Poverty Action has to say that such an approach does not mean complete eradication of poverty, but will certainly reduce the impact of impoverishment by a big margin for participants.

A joint investigation has been launched by the New Mexico Department of Health, the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department and the New Mexico Environment Department into many illnesses caused by Salmonella paratyphi. Six New Mexico residents have been confirmed with the illness caused by Salmonella paratyphi.

The stint is on to determine the source of the outbreak. Of the six affected people, five reported eating sushi containing raw fish. Possible exposures linked to sushi are being investigated by the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department and the New Mexico Environment Department. The investigation is also getting support from federal agencies, including the CDC and other states.