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North Entrance of a 'Hidden Fortress' on Dover's Western Heights
The 'North Entrance' on Dover's Western Heights consists of a blocked-off road tunnel and the skeletal remains of two single-lane bridges. Hardly the stuff, one might think, to be worth risking life and limb for in...
Maund festival celebrated with fervour in Aglar Valley
MUSSOORIE/AGLAR, 28 June:
The shouts of Macchi! Macchi!(fish! fish!) heralded the fishing festival popularly called “Maund” in the Aglar Valley, 30 kms from Mussoorie as thousands gathered for the... Will Ferrell eats reindeer eyes on Man Vs Wild on Discovery TV
Actor Will Ferrell eats reindeer eyes on the show 'Man vs. Wild' airing on the Discovery Channel tonight. It starts at 10pm and viewers will get to see Ferrell promote his new movie 'Land of the Lost', along with host Bear Grylls as they survive 48 hours in the sub-zero... Some Strange Species Discovered Last Year
There are lots of living and non-living things aound us which are still undiscovered or seen. A underwater world is a live example of it. It has countless living creatures which are unknown by us or our science.... The Discovery of Dover's Lost 'Miniature Castle'
On the hills above East Cliff the Norman Keep of Dover Castle forms part of a famous skyline known throughout the world. On the other side of the of the Dour Valley, however, very, very few local people - yet... Fish farmers 'carry out secret seal slaughters'
Found this alarming story about the 'secret' slaughter of seal pups in Scotland. It follows a story published by myself last month where a man was jailed for killing seal pups. Scottish man who clubbed 21 seal pups... 6,000 rare Irrawaddy dolphins found off Bangladesh coast
6,000 of the rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Bangladesh, which is a hopeful sign that the species is making a comeback. They are however, threatened by climate change and fishing in the region and they will need supervision and care in order for... Space Bat Mystery: What Happened to NASA Discovery's Stow Away?
When NASA launched the space shuttle Discovery on March 15, 2009 a little stow away went along for the ride. A small bat had attached itself to Discovery's external fuel tank and when the shuttle blasted off... Discovery Shuttle landing successful says NASA Space Center
The Discovery shuttle landing has been successful says NASA Space Center.'Welcome Home Discovery' says NASA space Center seconds after the shuttle has safely landed in Florida." Discovery landed at NASA's Florida spaceport a short while ago, ending a 13-day mission that... Scottish man who clubbed 21 seal pups to death is jailed
The fisherman who beat and crushed the skulls of 21 seal pups to death on a beach on the island of East Linga, near the Shetland Islands has been jailed for 80 days. First ofender Jimmy Stewart, 47 admitted... Obama Phones Astronauts in Space "America is Proud of You"
President Barack Obama, along with some Washington middle school children and members of congress, chatted with the crew of the space shuttle Discovery this morning. During the video conference call, the... Amazon sued by Discovery for Patent Infringement
This story created buzz in the technology and online biz. Many people look forward to what will happen and this opened up the issue about reinforcing the patent law. " A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware claiming Discovery founder John Hendricks was the... NASA delays Shuttle Discovery launch for fourth time
Shuttle Discovery was slotted to launch at some point this week after three previous delays, but technical malfunctions continue to ground the mission. Engineers debated Discovery's fate over a 13-hour meeting on... Space Shuttle Discovery Blasts Into Orbit From Florida
The shuttle Discovery launched Sunday night after mechanical problems set the launch by a month. NASA's space shuttle discovery was carrying the last set of solar panels that will bring the International Space... Botanists discover new species of tree and call it 'No Parking'
Botanists have found a new species of tree growing by the side of a road in North Devon, and have named it after a 'No Parking sign' that was nailed to it; it is officially called the 'No Parking Whitebeam'. ...
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