For the last three years, 26-year old German artist, Jan Vormann has been a man on a mission - Patching up old historical walls all over the world, with colorful Lego bricks!
Read news articleFor the last three years, 26-year old German artist, Jan Vormann has been a man on a mission - Patching up old historical walls all over the world, with colorful Lego bricks!
Read news articleA cool new technology being developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Corp., promises to revolutionize the way we communicate, play music and games, and browse the web - by turning the human skin to a touchscreen!
Read news articleJill Stonseby, a Jacksonville, Florida resident was visiting the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland, when she came across this astonishing sight - a zebra peeking inside the mouth of a hippo.
Read news articleImagine being trapped inside an arcade machine filled with toys and candy - Impossible? Think again! That's exactly what happened to little Cohen Stone, except the toddler was too young to take advantage of it, the way we all would have!
Read news articleWhile we have all heard of fleas and dung flies, very few of us have seen them up close - and we mean really up close! The photos were taken by scientific photographer Steve Gschmeissner, from Bedford, using a Scanning Electron Microscope, which not only magnifies imags by a million times, but also, builds them up in 3D. In case you are wondering, the picture above is the head of a honey bee!
Read news articleAfter reigning the roost for 14 of the last 15 years, Microsoft tycoon, Bill Gates, has finally been usurped by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, as the World's richest man!
Read news articleNational Geographic contributing editor, Andrew Evans was almost at the end or his six-week epic bus journey from Washington D.C. to Antarctica, when he spotted something very unusual - An all black King Penguin waddling along with a group of normal-looking penguins.
Read news articleNext week is St.Patrick's Day, which means it is time to look for those pesky little leprechauns. To get you into the spirit, I bring you an easy peasy, but delicious 'Leprechaun Ice Cream Pie'.
Read news articleIditarod, the world famous trail sled dog race, kicked off amidst much fanfare from downtown Anchorage, last Saturday. Now in its 38th year, the race attracted 71 teams comprising of a musher (sled dog team leader) and a crew of between 12-16 dogs.
Read news articleWhile Ferrari's are known and admired for many things, environmental friendliness is not one of them. That however changed last week, when the Italian car company introduced its first 'green' high-performance vehicle at the prestigious Geneva Car Show.
Read news articleDuring her entire 100-year life, Lake Forest resident, Grace Groner was known as a gentle frugal woman, who lived in a one-bedroom cottage, shopped at rummage sales and never even owned a car. Now, a few months after her death, the world has recognized her for what she really was - An amazingly big-hearted secret millionaire.
Read news articleWe have all seen kayakers do crazy things while firmly grounded on water, but paddling 13,000 feet in the skies? That is definitely something new! Welcome to a new extreme sport, called Skyaking!
Read news articleIf your days seem to be going by faster since the Chilean earthquake, it's probably because they have become a little shorter - by about 1.26 millionth of a second or a little more than a microsecond!
Read news articleLast week, residents of the remote town of Lajamanu in Northern Australia, were treated to an unusual downpour - hundreds of small Spangled Perch falling from the skies!
Read news articleToday is Holi, one of India's most colorful and fun festivals. Celebrated by Indians all across the world, this exuberant festival is observed by people throwing colored powder, as well as, drenching each other with water balloons and sometimes - entire buckets of colored water!
Read news articleA four-year old Great Dane from Tucson, Arizona has a new nickname - 'Giant George' - And rightfully so, because he is not just the World's Tallest Dog, but the World's Tallest Dog . . . . . Ever!
Read news articleAny mention of dinosaurs usually invokes images of huge creatures. However, Paleontologists now believe that there was a much smaller species of dinosaurs - the size of modern-day pets, that roamed the earth during the Cretaceous Period, 65 million years ago.
Read news articleIf you like exotic animals and fast bikes, you are going to love the GatorBike which, as the name indicates, is literally an alligator (dead of course) mounted on a bike!
Read news article24-year old Oscar Pistorius is known by many names - some call him 'The fastest man on no legs', others, 'Blade Runner' - we just call him AMAZING!
Read news articleIn June 1938, a fictional character called Superman made his debut in a comic book called Action Comics #1, and changed our perception of Superheroes forever.
Read news articleThere are swimming pools and then there is this swimming pool. Located at the San Alfonso del Mar Resort in Algarroba, Chile, it is the size of 6,000 standard pools combined, and officially the world's largest pool!
Read news articleEarlier this week, Cyrano, a bald eagle in Anchorage, Alaska had an appointment with the local dentist about an unusual problem - a giant big hole in his majestic beak!
Read news articleOn February 6th, the Kindergarten room in China's Wolong National Reserve was abuzz with excitement - Sixteen Kindergarten teachers ran around frantically, trying to get the room ready with bunches of balloons and colorful umbrellas, to welcome the incoming class of the cutest kindergartners - 16 baby Panda Bears!
Read news articleMost Shuttle missions involve transporting and installing serious equipment like laboratories or repair modules. However, the latest mission flew up something more fun - A seven-windowed lookout, which will allow the scientists to enjoy panoramic views of earth, celestial objects and visiting spacecraft, while they work.
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