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The new Noah’s Ark to be built in Netherlands

Mar 6, 2011

Hector Casanova color illustration of Noah's Ark being tossed in high waves during a lightening storm. (MCT) A Dutchman is building a life sized Noah’s Ark on the Maas River, and is expected finish ...
Disgraced clone scientist Hwang wins research project from Libya

Feb 27, 2011

A disgraced South Korean clone scientist has won a research project from Libya amid growing unrest in the North African nation, colleagues at his research lab here said Sunday. Under the 150-billion...
Public figures who believe in aliens

Feb 23, 2011

UFOs and alien life have been a subject of interest for many years -- and of division between believers and non-believers. Those who believe in the existence of alien life have offered evidence such...
Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world

Feb 21, 2011

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward Earth Tuesday is bound to strike again and could wreak havoc across the gadget-happy modern w...
Solar flare disrupts China shortwave radio: report

Feb 18, 2011

BEIJING, Feb 17, 2011 (AFP) - The largest solar flare in more than four years has caused disruptions to shortwave radio communications in China, state media has reported. The solar flare, a huge exp...
NASA spacecraft speeds toward comet encounter

Feb 15, 2011

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - A NASA spacecraft is just hours from its long-anticipated encounter with a comet, and skywatchers hope the flyby will shed light on how the comet's surface has changed since it sk...
NASA comet hunter finds its date on Valentine's Day

Feb 12, 2011

A U.S. spacecraft’s long-awaited rendezvous with a comet will finally be realized on Valentine’s Day. The comet explorer Stardust-NExT (New Exploration of Comet Temple 1) will approach the comet Tem...
Why women’s breasts are getting bigger

Feb 7, 2011

Just two years after Bravissimo, a lingerie maker for women with larger bust sizes, launched a KK-cup size, it recently introduced the L-cup to meet the growing demand for larger sizes. According to...
Scientist may have found universe’s first star

Jan 21, 2011

Remnants of a star that exploded more than 13 billion years ago could be the first star of the universe, BBC news reported. (MCT) All that is left of this pioneer is the gas cloud it threw out in...
SBS to air “Is UFO coming to Earth?” on Saturday

Jan 18, 2011

SBS is set to air a special program on UFOs on Saturday, drawing keen attention from those interested in the question of aliens’ existence. The broadcaster’s weekly investigative program, “We Want t...
The largest color image of sky revealed

Jan 18, 2011

The most comprehensive view of the night sky has been released at the 217th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, the BBC reported. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has mapped ...
New zodiac signs mean yours may have changed

Jan 18, 2011

The twelve zodiac signs, which have been in place for almost 3,000 years, are now different according to news reports. The Babylonians determined the dates of the zodiac, and since then the position...
Give me back my sign! Horoscope readers atwitter

Jan 17, 2011

Sofia Whitcombe began her day with the startling realization that she might not be exactly who she thought she was. "My whole life, I thought I was a Capricorn," the 25-year-old publicist said. "Now...
Mystery over dead birds in U.S. sparks wild speculations

Jan 7, 2011

Just a couple of days after the deaths of 5,000 birds in Arkansas on New Year’s Eve, about 500 birds were found dead in Louisiana on Monday. Thousands of dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky...