Nepal declares girl new living goddess

" She will be worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists as an incarnation of the powerful Hindu deity Taleju. A panel of judges conducted a series of ancient ceremonies to select the goddess from several 2- to...

Penguin receives knighthood, inspects the troops

I could think of a few generals he could replace. " Believe it or not, the Norwegian King's Guard has a penguin for a mascot and honorary colonel-in-chief. Fittingly, it's a king penguin. He resides at the...

cold fusion, quantum physics, foosball

"Energy scams have been around as long as I can remember, some promising to deliver a simple increase in fuel economy, others more elaborate and outlandish. And every few years or so, a new inventor will unveil...

SXSW: Get Ready to Rock

The South by Southwest festival is beginning, and I'm hoping that some of you NPers are down there... Let us know what's next for film and music. SXSW really made a name for itself as the first major film festival...