Paralysed men can walk again

"A man who has been paralysed for the past 20 years is able to walk again thanks to a revolutionary electronic exoskeleton.Radi Kaiof, 41, now walks down the street with a dim mechanical hum as the system moves his...

Disabled turtle gets skateboard & finds love

A ten-year-old turtle just got a custom fit skateboard strapped to her belly.  Arava has been overcoming paralysis of her hind legs, and now that she’s got wheels she has started to get her groove on by mating...

Bigfoot step aside! Vampire Dog spotted in Texas

Step aside Bigfoot with your doctored pictures and bad DNA samples !"The Chupacabra, which literally translates as Goat Sucker, has taken on legendary status akin to Bigfoot in Latino circles which has seen it appear...

6 arms and 2 legs

A while back I highlighted a story about how a marine zoo in Weymouth UK was trying to find out if Octopuses were left or right handed by getting them to play with Rubik's Cubes and other toys now that research has...

Olympic hopeful who lost his legs in Tiananmen Square

Fang Zheng is an example much greater than the journalist internet fiasco of how China is not democratic and still an oppressive regime. It is not that long ago that the tanks rolled over Tianamen Square and the...

Ancestor of T rex unearthed

The t-rex's ancestor which lived about 200 million years ago was unearthed in a diggin in southern Poland. It was about 5 meters long and it's biggest tooth was about 7 centimeters long." WARSAW: Paleontologists...

Five-Legged Pig Born in China

The "five-legged" pig appears to have an extra limb protruding from its chest.   It is not known if its name is Jake the Peg...   " A five-legged pig? Surely someone must be telling porkies…? Not...

Sleeping Disorder - Restless Legs Syndrome

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Do you Remember her, Lakshmi (who was born with four arms and four legs ) - ...

This was in the news last year and it's really good to know that she is doing so well. I just wanted this to share with everyone. I am also putting the original news below, so you can see the amazing journey this...

"Fastest Man on No Legs": Double Amputee Just Misses Olympic Berth

Update: This chapter in Oscar Pistorius' Olympic story does not end happily, but the future is still bright for this super-determined athlete."On Wednesday, the athlete, nicknamed the "Blade Runner", ran his best...

Do Bears Live in the Woods? - Bear to be Trapped After Jogger Attacked

" CALGARY -- The Belgian woman injured by a bear near Lake Louise had encountered or been surprised by bruins on the same stretch of roadway on previous occasions. In a blog written 11 months ago during her first...

'Elephant leg' girl is ready to start running

Glad to read this news, hope she can live a normal life. " A WOMAN whose legs swelled to THREE times their normal size says she wants to go for a jog after having life-changing surgery. Elated Wang Cheng says...

He's been named the ugliest dog in the world, but after battling skin cancer ...

"He's got a face only an adopted mother could love - and far more problems besides.With only one eye, a withered ear, three legs and skin ravaged by cancer, nine-year-old Gus has been crowned the world's ugliest...

Canine hero wins a chance at immortality

Cloning: good thing or bad thing? Read on." Poor old Trakr. Once hailed as a hero, the retired Halifax police dog can no longer use the hind legs that pushed him through the ruins of the World Trade Center as he sniffed for survivors. His hearing has faded and, at 15, his dog...

The Story Behind A NYT Zimbabwe Child Victim Photo--and Why You Won't See ...

This is a fascinating analysis of how a photo of a child, both legs broken by Mugabe thugs, not only came to be--but how it came to not be on the internet. Question: should the New York Times, and Poynter Institute, have with-held internet publication of a photo published in...

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