Elephant learns to play the harmonica

" The African elephant already loves music, but has found a new passion after a silver harmonica was accidentally left on the side of the enclosure. She eventually got the hang of puffing out at the right time...

'Oldest musical instrument' found

Humanity's creative spirit was widespread much earlier than previously thought. Music gave the human species an edge over the Neanderthals."By Pallab Ghosh ...

'Oldest musical instrument' found

Oldest Musical Instrument Found as headline says A flute carved more than 35,000 years ago has been unearthed And As per scientists this musical Instrument is the oldest Musical Instument.... " The vulture-bone...

International Year of Astronomy 2009 kicks off January 15

The International Year of Astronomy for 2009 starts on January 15th, and is a global effort by the International Astronomical Union to get all citizens of the world to think about their place in the universe, and the...

Chandrayaan-1 gets back to work

" A day after landing India’s first probe instrument on the surface of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was on Saturday getting ready to activate eight other scientific instruments on board the country’s first unmanned lunar spacecraft,...

Mars Lander Succumbs to Winter

"Mission managers said Monday that they had not heard from the NASA spacecraft for a week and that they thought it had probably fallen quiet for good.“At this time, we’re pretty convinced that the vehicle is...

NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun

"MEDIA ADVISORY : M08-176  NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun ...

Obama's Western Wall Prayer Published

Barack Obama's prayer that was left in the Western Wall, was published.The decision to print Obama's prayer drew high criticism from members of the religious community, who see the action, as a violation between Obama's personal relationship with God.""Lord — Protect my...

Pilot of crash plane 'over limit'

A pilot who killed himself and his family in a firey crash in the UK has been shown to have been five times over the legal alcohol limit. He had already had his flying license revoked three months before for health reasons."The pilot and co-pilot of a fatal light aircraft...

NASA's Mars Phoenix lander is really cooking now

" A last-ditch attempt to shake a sample of Martian soil into an oven on NASA's Phoenix lander succeeded Wednesday, clearing the way for tests to determine whether the northern plains of Mars may...

Mars lander Phoenix struggles with soil sample

"A soil sample from the Martian arctic dug up by the Phoenix probe appears to be too firmly clumped to deliver any particles into the spacecraft's main test instrument, mission experts said.Apparently no testable...

Why don't girls play guitar?

According to a study by the BBC, when school children pick an instrument to play, their choices are stongly influenced by gender stereotypes. So more girls play the flute and more boys play the guitar. I have many...

Fears of U.S. dollar on verge of collapse and loss of status as world reserve...

If this report is accurate, the United States could see a rather nasty economic freefall.  How the U.S. has gotten itself into this fix is not amazing considering the rampant spending and corporate welfare...

Scale every mountain

Brilliant piece about piano playing and parenting and mixing the two!

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