The next time you cross your fingers or tell someone to break a leg, you may actually be bringing some…
Month: August 2010
Bushy-Bearded Titi Monkey Discovered
A new species of monkey with a red, bushy beard (pictured) has been discovered in the Colombian section of the…
Secrets of Sleeping Soundly Uncovered
Sleep like a log? You can thank your spindles, rapid-fire brain waves that act as blockades against noise during sleep,…
"Sex c" New Planet Discovered
Late last month astronomers at the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of four new extrasolar planets, two each…
Surfer Saves Beached Great White Shark
If you were a surfer -- that is, someone whose hobby is dressing in black, going in the water, and…
Myanmar creates world's largest tiger reserve
Myanmar has announced that Hukaung Valley Tiger Reserve will be nearly tripled in size, making the protected area the largest…
Bus Straddles Road, Drives Above Cars
China is all about the future of transportation. High-speed trains criss cross the countryside, sending people whizzing from Shanghai to…
U.S. billionaires pledge fortunes to charity
Dozens of U.S. billionaires pledged on Wednesday to give at least half their fortunes to charity as part of a…
Size isn't everything
OVERSIZED brains are to humans what trunks are to elephants and elaborate tail feathers are to peacocks - our defining…
Serve as a full-time surrogate mother
Fawzia al-Thiab stands surrounded by five children in their kitchen. This wouldn't be an extraordinary picture in Syria, but these…