Organic Farming In Downtown Manhattan?An organic farm in the middle of a concrete jungle like Manhattan? - Sounds impossible? Not if you envision a 'vertical' farm, situated in a 30-storey skyscraper - something that would fit right in with the city's beautiful skyline....
Read news articleRare White Lion Cubs Born At German ZooWhite lions are extremely rare to begin with, so when seven are born on the same day, it is definitely something to celebrate. The seven cuties were born to two different moms, on July 30th at the Zoo in the town of Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock in Germany. Unfortunately one died soon after, but the others seem to be thriving....
Read news articleHmm - Which Hand should I Use?Life is simple for us human beings - we either prefer doing all our work with our left or right hand. But what happens if you are an octopus and have eight hands to choose from - do you use all your hands or do you still have one or two that you like more?...
Read news articleSurfing Near The Kilauea VolcanoMost of us are content to watch the Kilauea volcano eruption from the safety of our homes, or if we happen to be in Hawaii, from a safe distance, with at least a few miles between us. Not professional surfer CJ Canuha though - He wanted to experience the thrill of being almost in-line with the erupting volcano!...
Read news articleHawaii's Kilauea Volcano: Increasingly Spectacular But Also ToxicHawaii's Kilauea Volcano has been a feast for the eyes ever since it started to actively erupt last year in November. However, in the last couple of days the lava spew has been even more spectacular and unfortunately more toxic for the residents of the area....
Read news articleThe World's Luckiest Woman?We have all entered competitions and then crossed our fingers for several weeks or even months, just to find out that someone else won. However, this is not the case for 68-year old Betty Robbs - she seems to win whatever competition she enters. While she has been named the luckiest woman in Britain, we believe she is the luckiest woman in the World....
Read news articleTongue Magnet To Help The DisabledA team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA have developed a new device that will allow people with severe disabilities to become more independent, by merely moving their tongue....
Read news articleThe Nintendo DS Comes To ClassWouldn't it be fun if your school allowed you to do a math or english lesson on a Nintendo DS console instead of a boring workbook? If you go to school in Japan, it may already be a reality - for those of us living elsewhere, we can only hope!...
Read news articleHoneybees Fitted With Microchips To Solve MysteryFor nearly two years now, scientists in the Western Hemisphere have been racking their brains over the mystery of the vanishing honeybees. Now German Professor Juergen Tautz and his team are trying to get to the root of the issue, by attaching a microchip to three bee colonies....
Read news articleThe Building Of The FutureImagine living in a house that rotates on its own - now imagine the same house with 80 floors, all rotating, moving and changing shape constantly. Welcome to the 'Dynamic Tower', a new luxury condominium complex expected to start construction soon in Dubai....
Read news article2008 International Tokyo Toy FairThis weekend, the island of Odaiba, off the coast of Tokyo, Japan was home to the annual 2008 International Toy Fair, one of the most important toy exhibitions in the world. The event was attended by thousand of people, both young and old, all drooling over the latest toy innovations....
Read news articleCharmin(g) Wedding DressesHundreds of budding designers got the chance to showcase their talents by designing wedding dresses for the fourth annual "Cheap Chic Weddings 2008 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest". However, these creations were not made from finest silks or satin, but from rolls and rolls of toilet paper, bound together by glue and tape....
Read news articleCalifornian's Win Battle Against Aerial SprayingLast week, we brought you the story of how this innocent-looking light brown Apple Moth had the people of California up in arms against the agricultural officials. Well it sounds like the people of California have won this battle!...
Read news articleThis Dog's a Klutz!If there were a competition for the clumsiest dog in the world, 12-year old Chester would be a strong contender and most possibly the winner. For this British Lurcher is such a klutz, that he is always falling over things or getting stuck in weird places. It started the day his owner, Jim rescued him from an animal shelter about four years ago....
Read news articleThis Robot Keeps Going And Going And Going. . . .Watch out Energizer bunny, here comes Evolta, a feisty little robot. Powered by two AA batteries made by the Japanese Company, Panasonic, Evolta climbed and climbed for almost seven hours up a rope hung from a steep Grand Canyon cliff....
Read news articleThe World's Largest Pencil DrawingHave you ever been so engrossed in doing something (TV doesn't count!), that you ignore your family and friends? Mexican artist Fielmon Trevino says that is what happened to him, when he was sketching the largest drawing in the world, to fulfill his lifelong dream of being in the Guinness Book of Records....
Read news articleGreeting Cards that Bloom!Instead of wondering whether to keep or toss the birthday or thank you card you just received, you may now be able to grow it. Welcome to the new world of completely recyclable greeting cards that are coming to market. Not only are they eco-friendly, but they also cost about the same as conventional greeting cards....
Read news articleMove Over 'Ripsticks' - Here Comes the 'Magic Wheel'What do you get when you cross a scooter, unicycle and skateboard - A Magic Wheel of course. The new gizmo is described as a new kind of foot scooter and consists of one big wheel and one small wheel with a platform on one side....
Read news articleCinders - A Pig That Fears Mud!They call her Cinders, short for Cinderella. But unlike her namesake, this five-week old piglet will not leave home or the ball without her shoes. For Cinder suffers from a syndrome called mysophobia - or a fear of dirt!...
Read news articleThe 2008 Red Bull Flugtag in LondonHyde Park in London, was home to the hilarious Red Bull Flugtag competition yesterday. Over 80,000 people gathered to watch homemade, human powered flying machines in all shapes and forms trying to 'fly' off the 30-ft deck but mostly crashing into the freezing waters of the Serpentine River....
Read news articleToo Smart To Be Valedictorian!16-year old high school student Anjali Datta will graduate from Grapevine High School in Texas, with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.898. This is not only the highest GPA in this year's graduating class but the highest ever in the school's 103-year old history! - Yet on graduation day, she will not be named Valedictorian....
Read news article'Muggle' Creates Hogwarts Castle Using MatchsticksIn Harry Potter's world, 55-year old Pat Acton is a 'muggle' (human with no magical powers), who happens to be a big fan of the wizard. In honor of the young wizard's series of books, Pat recently created a replica of Potter's Hogwart School, built entirely from matchsticks....
Read news article'No Cussing Club' Celebrates Its First Anniversary14-year old McKay Hatch is on a mission. He wants kids and adults to stop using bad language. So he decide to start a club whose members make a pledge to never use a bad word whilst talking. Today, the year-old club has over 15,000 members from all over the world....
Read news articleHonda's Amazing Skydivers!'If it's difficult it's worth doing' - that's the mantra of the folks at Japanese car company Honda Inc. They certainly proved it with this amazing new advertisement, broadcast live in England on Thursday night....
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