Giants among the Lilliputians

"CAMDEN, S.C. — While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor. The occasion was a celebration of four of the state’s living recipients of the Medal of Honor—Charles...

Phelps wins 10th, 11th golds of Olympic career

" A daily double. Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals — and five world records in five events at the Beijing Games....

Bush mixes sports and politics at Olympics

" In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered...

Royal Navy's sonar testing may have killed dolphins off Cornish coast

Investigators may have found the cause of the mysterious mass dolphin deaths in the UK. Some special testing by the Royal Navy may have killed them."The Royal Navy had been testing sonar equipment only miles from the bay where dozens of dolphins met an agonising death.Another...

At least 21 dolphins have died after becoming stranded in a river in Cornwall.

"   Dead dolphins on the river bankA rescue operation was launched after a pod of around 15 striped dolphins swam up the Percuil River near Falmouth, Cornwall, before they were beached in Porth Creek.More...

Procreation Vacations - Good for couples or Babies?

"When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to down sea moss elixirs while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was sure it would make her sick. Three months later, Hughes is very sick - every morning - and expecting her first baby in April. As Hughes and her husband Kemry lounged...

Newfound Reptile Swam in Dinosaur Era (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

" Ker Than LiveScience Staff Writer LiveScience.com Fri Jul 7, 9:00 AM ET Scientists have identified a new species of ancient aquatic reptile that swam the seas when dinosaurs still ruled the Earth. Dubbed Umoonasaurus , the creature lived in waters off the coast of what is...

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