Sport turns 'blind eye' to drinking

"Sports administrators are clearly aware that many players are involved in drinking incidents," said national policy manager Geoff Munro. "They've turned a blind eye for many decades"

Oldest cornea in Norway over 123 years old

Bernt Aune's cornea saw amazing things over its 123 life, and has been confirmed to be the oldest living organ in Norway, possibly the world. The previous record holder in the living organ category was Jeanne Calment...

Prosthetic eye gives horse a shot at show career

"A miniature horse has been given a second chance for a career as a show horse - thanks to a prosthetic eye."

New contact lenses invented to deliver eye medications

The days of trying to cram drug droplets into your eyes without blinking and tearing up may be gone forever.  New contact lenses that act as drug dispensers are supposed to ensure every microgram of medication ends up in your eyes instead of on your lashes or face. "Mark...

Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurri...

"Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurricane 12345 Julia Rosien | 09/01/2008 - 13:04 | ...

The bionic eye: Light-curving camera that may help the blind to see

"For years, scientists have set their sights on creating bionic eye transplants to help the blind see. Yesterday they came a step closer after announcing they had made a camera that can reproduce human...

Kinder Eggs nearly banned by German Gov't

A little over 10 Years ago, the US government banned kinder eggs saying they were a health and safety (choking) hazard for very small children. In addition, they stated that these couldn't be told to be different...

Hollywood May Make History With Biggest Weekend Ever

"Warner Bros.’ "The Dark Knight" is poised to enter the record books as it opens today -- and the weekend has a shot at being the best on record in overall grosses on the strength of the Batman sequel and...

Ugliest dog: 3 legs, 1 eye, no hair, all winner

"PETALUMA, Calif. - Gus the dog has three legs, one eye and no hair, except for a white tuft on the top of his head. He's a real winner.The pedigree Chinese crested won the World's Ugliest Dog contest on Saturday at...

Bride walks down aisle with huge black eye - after punch-up with the caterer

Wow all those stitches make one think of the Bride of Frankenstein and when we discover that it all started by the bride attacking the caterer who was found not guilty of assault in court then even more so. Marriage is a frightning to some but the lead up and process of...

Diary From the Eye of the Storm, the High Tech of Tornado Chasers

While storm chasers deal with insane winds, debris and hailstorms the size of golf balls, their vehicles and tracking equipment would make even the most ardent nerd salivate. Using GPS, satellites and more recently the XM satellite radio based system has allowed chasers to...

Leeds eye 'fantastic achievement'

Let's not get too far ahead, it needs to be won first, but if they hadn't had the 15 point deduction, they would be one point behind Swansea in an automatic promotion place, and nine ahead of Forest, who go up....

Zipingku Dam in China may Collapse

Chinese state media says troops are rushing to plug "extremely dangerous" cracks in a dam upriver from an earthquake-hit city. Eye-witness account from Zhang Xiaohui, Luo Jian " Our location now is Zipingpu...

Five charged over '87 private eye axe murder

One of the most notorious unsolved murders in UK history may finally be coming to a conclusion. More than 20 years after the fact, five men are being charged in connection with the murder. It's really the gruesomeness of the murder that has always attracted so much attention,...

Believing Can Be Seeing: The Brain and The Eye

Are you watching closely? A University College London study is quantifying what magicians have relied on for ages: the eye, to a certain extent, sees what the brain expects it to see. Objects are perceived based on...

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