How a 40-ton whale gave tourists a flying lesson

"How a 40-ton whale gave tourists a flying lesson By RICHARD SHEARS - More by this author » Last updated at 11:51am on 4th June 2007 Comments Comments (16) Blasting out of the water like a giant torpedo, this was the astonishing moment when 40 tons of humpback whale decided...

Superuse: Where Recycling Meets Design

Some more useful news from the folks at treehugger."I am so in love with Superuse, "where recycling meets design". It is yet another social networking site where you comment and vote on your choices, set up by "2012 Architects and Suite75" and so new that their about page has...

Make the Most of Your First Job

"As you step into your first postgrad work experience, there are a lot of things you need to know that your textbooks didn't teach you over the past four years. Here is what you should be gleaning from your first adventure in the world of work. Your First Job Is Not Your...

Cool Hunting: ESG Gryphon

"The Gryphon, developed by ESG, is a set of wings for parachutists to use to fly as far as 40km before opening their chute. Developed for military use as a way to get troops under a radar, it looks prime to be the next extreme sport. According to Coolest Gadgets, ESG is...

The words that trigger Echelon

I don't believe it. Echelon must be more sophisticated. But maybe not. Not if it's the same people who didn't know there were no WMD in Iraq.

mobile chemical weapons lab as a work of Art in Brooklyn

It's only a matter of time before "Mobile Chemical Weapons Lab" will be the name of a music band on stage.