The European Space comet-chaser probe, Rosetta, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) based in Darmstadt Germany, has made a successful and very mission-crucial fly-by of the planet Mars, prompting applause and feelings of relief amongst the ESA officials.
Rosetta made a close flyby of Mars on Sunday, a crucial maneuver in its slow 10-year voyage […]

Western Australia’s Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has been unable to determine what killed up to 4000 nectar-eating birds in and around Esperance between December 7, 2006 and January 2, 2007.
The birds, mostly yellow-throated miners, wattle birds, new holland honeyeaters and silvereyes, plus some seagulls and pigeons, were found dead near water sources such […]

The long-term stability of the massive ice sheets of Antarctica, which have the potential to raise sea levels by hundreds of metres, has been called into question with the discovery of fast-moving rivers of water sliding beneath their base.
Scientists analysing satellite data were astonished to discover the size of the vast lakes and river systems […]

A monster colossal squid thought to weigh 450 kilograms (990 pounds) has been landed in Timaru by the Sanford deep sea fishing vessel San Aspiring. New Zealand fishermen have caught the squid as it swam for food in Antarctic waters. It took the fishermen two hours to catch.
The colossal squid, scientific name “Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni”, is […]

The dangers of eating chocolate bars without looking first at what you’re putting in your mouth? - biting into a finger in the chocolate bar!
German police are investigating after a man, Hannes Gruber, 28, of Bischofsheim, bit into a chocolate bar and found a finger. The finger has been handed over to forensic experts. According […]

Dipity, the cat with behavioral problems has attacked a woman’s friends and her postal mail delivery man. Sarah Gregg’s cat took a dislike to the postman, leapt three feet and slashed him, drawing blood, as he slipped his hand through the letter box after having launched several attacks on Sarah’s friends.
The local postal service […]

A Chinese man named Chen acquired a pet mouse in a home where he already owned a cat. The cat paced around the cage with excitement when the mouse arrived. After observing his pet cat for several days and concluding that the cat was not really intimidating the mouse, Chen let the mouse out of […]

Reuters - Israeli police investigating why a car was blocking traffic in the fast lane of a major highway Sunday found a couple inside having sex.
Just in case the story also disappears from Yahoo like it sometimes does, the story happened in ISRAEL of all places TODAY, Sunday February 18th, 2007, 12:24 PM ET
A police […]

The British actor Anthony Hopkins, who shot to fame as Hannibal Lecter of the film ‘The Silence of The Lambs’ was delighted to hear that he had landed a leading role in a film based on the book The Girl From Petrovka by George Feifer.A few days after signing the contract, Hopkins travelled to London […]

Where To Next? Nude Models Now Advertise Coffins

The Italians have now found a way to advertise coffins - with nude models. The poses are sometimes very explicit; with rear views of models wearing g-strings and in bending position seemingly being nothing out of the ordinary. We thought the Italians were a religious lot…