The youngest climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest hugged his tearful companions and told them he loved them.…
Month: May 2010
Fish With “Hands”
Using its fins to walk, rather than swim, along the ocean floor in an undated picture, the pink handfish is…
Woman, 80, skydives
At 80 years old, Bakersfield resident Ruth Shivers got to accomplish one very extreme goal. She went skydiving Saturday in…
woman gives birth while driving
Joseph Phillips ran into the North Country Regional Hospital emergency room early morning calling for help because his newborn son…
Nuts Lower Cholesterol
A diet with nuts, including pistachios, significantly lowered total and LDL-cholesterol levels, in addition to triglycerides, a new study found.…
Flashmobbing locusts have redesigned brains
Come together, right now Young solitary locusts, known as hoppers, are green, which camouflages them when they are feeding on…
Horned dinosaurs ‘island-hopped’ from Asia to Europe
Science reporter, BBC News  The newly found specimen is smaller than its American and Asian relatives Horned dinosaurs previously considered…
13-Year-Old Wins National Geographic Bee
National Geographic Bee winner Aadith Moorthy of Florida proved he could carry a tune—and carry home top honors. After the…
Mesoamericans Were The First Polymer Scientists
Ancient Mesoamerican peoples manufactured rubber from latex some 3,500 years before the modern invention of vulcanization and even compounded it…
Rare Cranes Born at National Zoo
This adorable yellow chick is a sign of success for its species’ survival and for science. The Smithsonian National Zoo…