London, September 11 : New research suggests that stone-age visitors to Britain''s most famous historical monument, Stonehenge, brought cattle to the area from as far away as Wales or even the Scottish Highlands.

Research leader Dr. Jane Evans, from the British Geological Survey, has revealed that the research team came to this conclusion after analysing animal remains near the site.

During the study, the researchers tested the chemical fingerprint of cattle teeth found at Durrington Walls, a Neolithic monument built 500 years before Stonehenge.

Their analysis indicated that the animals might have been reared in areas of Wales or Scotland, which have high levels of the chemical element strontium in the soil.

London, Sept 11 : Wives in Britain, it seems, have come up with a unique way to beat the economic downturn – seek extra-marital affairs.

According to a lonely hearts website for married people, twice as many wives are signing up as they were a year ago, many of them well-off and living in the Home Counties.

The site claims that the women are resorting to adultery as the crunch has made their husbands "no fun", causing them to work longer hours, worry about losing their jobs and shun social activities.

London, Sept 11: Literate individuals are happier, more likely to be in a lasting relationship and living in their own home, suggests a new study.

What’s more, they’re to be better paid, drink and smoke less, the study suggested.

According to the study by the National Literacy Trust, almost a quarter of men — 22 per cent — who struggle with reading still live with their parents, compared with just nine per cent of those with good literacy, reports Telegraph.

The research also showed that by the age of 34, 68 per cent of men and 70 per cent of women with good literacy skills are co-habiting or married as compared to 52 per cent of men and 60 per cent of women who find it difficult.

London, September 11 : Among the celebrations of the world’s greatest scientific experiment – the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) going underway, Professor Peter Higgs has launched a withering attack on Professor Stephen Hawking, saying his work was “not good enough”.

According to a report in the Times, Higgs, the scientist who gave his name to the Higgs boson, the particle at the centre of the LHC experiment, dismissed Hawking’s views on the 2.6 billion pounds project, and said that no other particle physicist would view his approach as “correct”.

London, September 11 : A new research has suggested that as the northern polar cap melts, it could lift the lid off a new carbon sink capable of soaking up carbon dioxide (CO2).

According to a report in New Scientist, the findings, from two separate research groups, raise the possibility - albeit a remote one - of weakening the greenhouse effect.

The researchers said that the process of carbon sequestration is already underway.

New York  - Human Rights Watch charged Wednesday that Iran had executed 26 of the 32 children put to death by states since January 2005, followed by smaller numbers executed by Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan and Yemen.

The executions, meted out as punishment for crimes, violated international treaties prohibiting the execution of juvenile offenders, the human rights group said.

The other executions were carried out by Saudi Arabia, which executed two youths under 18, Sudan with two and one execution each in Pakistan and Yemen.