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"A powerful Nasa space telescope launched in June has unveiled its first results - including an image of the sky viewed through "gamma-ray glasses". Nasa also revealed a new name; the Gamma-ray Large Area Space... Wind energy causing health fears
We have previous articles written about the U.S. leading in the world's energy production here. At first glance, this seems like a reason to celebrate as U.S. is moving towards more of a natural way of producing... Sergei Lavrov: Why Russia’s Response to Georgia Was Right
Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Russian Federation submitted this statement, below, about the turmoil in Georgia to The Financial Times, from which I have reproduced part of it. "For some of those... Huge Flying Turd (Excuse Me) Downs Powerline, Damages House
I am so not making this up! This Swiss exhibit by an American features a collection of inflatable ca-ca. And one big piece got loose in the wind. Imagine explaining that when you get home: honey, mom, dad (fill in the blanks), I'm late, we don't have power, I couldn't finish... The Show in Beijing
Here is a dissident opinion (not mine..) on the opening show of the Beijing Olympiad "The fireworks and show at the Olympic stadium in Beijing Friday made it clear that the opening ceremony was a...Beijing residents told to stay home as games open
As the Olympics start on August 8, 2008 , Beijing does its best to keep its citizens at bay while hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics. After seven years of preperation and building, Beijing claimed Friday as an national... Drilling for CO-2 in US West Threatens American Indian Artifacts
Worried about Carbon Dioxide? Now they're looking for MORE! Believe it or not.Anasazi sites and artifacts endangered by search for Carbon Dioxide!"...a giant new project to drill for carbon dioxide is gathering steam on the (Canyons of the Ancients National Monument,... 100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo
"100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in the...Lonesome George may have finally reproduced!
Yea for Lonesome George! George may have finally mated after 36 years in captivity. George lives in the Galapagos Islands and is the only Pinta Island tortoise left in the world. Park rangers found...Mekong Giant Catfish
"This stingray (Himantura Chaophraya) measured 4.2 meters in length and was too massive to weigh. Reported to grow to 1,000 pounds, this fish is the largest that I've seen in the Mekong River. For the 2004 project,...Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera
" Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera Last Updated: 6:01pm BST 18/07/2008 The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera. Leopard savaging a...New Giant Breed of Cat to be Imported to Australia
London Zoo houses some beautiful serval cats, a larger, sleeker version of the domestic cat. Now a hybrid has been bred, known as a SAVANNAH CAT, by crossing a serval with a domestic cat. ... The mom and the monster
"The matriarch of one of Hong Kong's richest corporate dynasties sat down with the city's most notorious crime bosses and negotiated the payment of a HK$600 million ransom for the release of her eldest son, The... Ontario premier pledges to preserve giant swath of northern boreal forest
Ontario takes the lead with the announcement of a forward thinking plan to protect a huge area twice the size of the British Isles from fragmentation by roads and development."TORONTO — A massive swath of northern... German Citibank sold to French Credit Mutuel for $ 7.7 Billion
"Regional French bank Credit Mutuel said on Friday that it will pay €4.9 billion ($7.7 billion) to buy the German business of US banking giant Citigroup, hard hit by the global financial crisis.Credit Mutuel, which...
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