My Most Viewed Photo In One Hour - And One that Made Me Question - "Why Copyr...

This picture has shown up in more places than any one of any airline I have ever taken. I've seen it altered in many ways, the first being the cropping of the banner. It usually ends up on myspace pages of...

In Beijing, No Making Heads or Tails of a New Building

BEIJING — Visitors to the Beijing Olympics have been drawn to the city’s Olympic stadiums, such as the Water Cube and the Bird’s Nest. But there is also intrigue about a mysterious building that sits...

Man accused of stealing frozen lobster in his pants

A Brooklyn restaurant cook stole frozen lobster tails and stuffed them down his pants.  I know the northeast has been hit with a heat wave…but frozen lobsters…really? "Maybe he was trying to beat the...

Papa Smurf's Got a Brand New Bag

Gargamel, it's time to put your big-boy pants on." The Smurfs, those blue-skinned cartoon gnomes with short tails and white hats, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a Hollywood movie deal announced on...

Australian Heatwave a Once in 3,000 Year Occurrence

" Adelaide's 15-day heatwave was A ONCE IN 3,000 YEAR OCCURRENCE, an atmospheric scientist says. "The odds are about the same as tossing 12 coins and getting all heads or all tails." "This heat wave is close to...

Hamas TV rapped for animal abuse

"A US-based animal rights group says it will protest to a Hamas-run TV channel over a programme, showing animals being abused at a zoo in the Gaza Strip. The group, Peta, criticised al-Aqsa TV for the children's...

Regeneration: Scientist regrow chicken wing

Chop off a salamander's leg and a brand new one will sprout in no time. But most animals have lost the ability to replace missing limbs. Now, a research team at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has been able to regenerate a wing in a chick embryo - a species not...

Stingrays being killed in revenge for death of Steve Irwin

"SYDNEY, Australia — At least 10 stingrays have been slain since "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was killed by one of the fish, an official said Tuesday, prompting a spokesman for the late TV star's animal charity to urge people not take revenge on the animals. Irwin died...

Stingray - life of stingray fish in the wild

"They live in the bottom parts of shallow tropical waters. Looking carefully, you are likely to find them lying on a seabed, buried or partially covered with sand. They can move very rapidly when threatened or in pursuit of a passing fish. They also eat mollusks and...

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