Video Of The Week - Snappy, The Orange Crocodile!Just a few weeks ago, Snappy an eight-foot long crocodile, who lives at the Roaming Reptiles center in Melbourne, Australia, used to look just like the rest of the clan - A nice dull green. So you can only imagine how horrified its owner Tracy Sandstrom was, when the crocodile began to turn a bright orange!...
اقرأ المقالCooking With Miranda - Fun School LunchesBored of eating sandwiches at school every day? Then here are some amazingly tasty pasta lunches to add some variety to your meals. And, just like my other recipes they are not only easy to make, but very delicious and of course, nutritious....
اقرأ المقالWingman Jeb Corliss 'Flies' Through China's Tianmen CaveJeb Corliss is a man on a mission - He wants to fly around the world like a bird. His mode of transport? A wingsuit that shapes the human body into an airfoil and helps keep them afloat in the air....
اقرأ المقال127-Year Old Steam Engine Vehicle Is Up For SaleOn October 6th, RM Auctions, the world's largest auctioneers of quality cars, will be featuring a real gem - The world's oldest running motorcar. The 127-year old De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout was commissioned by French entrepreneur Count de Dion, 12 years before Henry Ford built his first car!...
اقرأ المقالMorocco's Nimble GoatsGoats grazing on precariously steep hillsides is a common sight, but perched high atop the branches of a tree? That's a sight you will only see if you go all the way to the North African country of Morocco....
اقرأ المقالKicking4Hunger - A Soccer Camp With A TwistThe soccer camps and clinics organized by North Carolina based Kicking4Hunger (K4H) are similar to any other camp except, when it comes to registering for a spot. Instead of asking for cash, attendees are asked to come to camp with one can of food for each day they attend!...
اقرأ المقالThis Friday - Watch Out For The Satellite Debris Freefalling From Space!Over the years we have sent so many unreturnable rockets, satellites and other devices to the outer atmostphere, that 'Space Junk' is becoming a big concern among the experts, given that they could freefall to earth any time - This week, their worst fears will be realized....
اقرأ المقال'Cup Noodles' Museum Opens In JapanWhile there are many instant noodle brands nothing beats the original - 'Cup Noodles' - Inexpensive, easy to prepare and most importantly utterly delicious - So it is only befitting that this popular snack, which has been around since 1958 should be honored with not one, but two museums!...
اقرأ المقالNYC's Fashion's Night Out Features Some Sweet Shoes - YUM!On September 8th, 2010, fashion designers came out in full force to showcase their best creations for the throngs of shoppers who flocked to stores in over 100 cities across the globe to celebrate, the 3rd annual Fashion's Night Out - A global initiative to promote retail shopping and celebrate fashion....
اقرأ المقالVideo Of The Week - New Zealand's Psychic SheepFirst there was Paul the Octopus seer who correctly predicted the outcome of not only all of Germany's World Cup games, but also, Spain's spectacular victory. While Paul has since passed on, there is a new animal psychic that is making waves or should we say Baaaa's, with his predictions of the Rugby World Cup that is currently being played in New Zealand....
اقرأ المقالWho Knew Crows Were This Smart?The reason humans are considered to be at the top of the food chain is to do with inteligence, which is measured by their ability to build and use complex tools to solve day-to-day issues. However, recent research has revealed that a number of animals also display similarly intelligent behavior....
اقرأ المقالWhy Humans Lost Their FurOne of the biggest unsolved puzzles in the evolution of mankind is why humans were the only primates to lose their 'fur'. Now, two researchers believe it's the same reason athletes shave off their hair - To become more efficient....
اقرأ المقالPanasonic's Evolta Robot To Compete In World's Toughest TriathlonHe has scaled the steep cliffs of the Grand Canyon, spent 24 hours racing around the Le Man endurance tract in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500km. Now Evolta, Panasonic's 7-inch Humanoid Robot is gearing up for his biggest challenge -The Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii....
اقرأ المقالLonely Albino Seal Gets A New HomeWhile to the human eye, this rare albino baby seal with its ginger skin, striking blue eyes and pink flippers, may seem absolutely adorable, to his own clan of shiny black-skinned seals, he was an outcast - So much so, that his family and friends completely abandoned him...
اقرأ المقالWorld's Biggest Chocolate Bar Conveys An Even Bigger MessageChicago-based World's Finest Chocolate, is now also the proud creator of the World's largest chocolate bar! Measuring almost 3ft. high and 21ft. long, the cocoa concoction weighs a whopping 12,000 lbs. To put it in perspective, that's the same weight as 120,000 Hershey's chocolate bars or, 24,500 Big Macs!...
اقرأ المقالPhotographer Ice Dives In Glacier Caves In Quest Of Perfect ImagesScuba diving, even in the warmest of waters takes some courage, not to mention focus, so as not to get lost or disoriented in the dark murky underwater world - So you can only imagine what it must take, to swim in sub-zero temperature waters surrounded by glaciers and, snap amazing pictures at the same time....
اقرأ المقالPhilippine Residents Finally See The (Day)Light!Access to cheap and plentiful electricity is something most of us take for granted. However, such is not the case in many parts of the world, especially in third world countries, where the poor live in shanty homes that are often constructed from cardboard or other flimsy materials....
اقرأ المقال'Back To The Future' Nike Mag Shoes A Reality - For A Lucky Few!If you are a fan of the 'Back to the Future' trilogy you will recall Marty McFly's (portrayed by Michael J. Fox), glowing pair of self-lacing Nike Mag sneakers that he was wearing when transported from 1989 to the year 2015. Now, over 20 years later, the sneaker manufacturer has released an exact replica of the fictional sneaker....
اقرأ المقالVideo of the Week- Einstein, The Talkative ParrotEveryone knows that parrots are smart birds and that they can mimic human languages easily - But this bird is so smart that they call him Einstein! And, the Congo African Grey Parrot really lives up to his name!...
اقرأ المقالWill A Better Adhesive Be The Key To Faster Computers?The quest to develop faster microprocessors - the tiny silicon chips that allow your computers do all the magical things they do - is never ending, with chip manufactures spending millions of dollars in research each year. In the past, they have succeeded in doubling the processing speed roughly every two years, by simply shrinking the size of the transistors, so that more could be fitted onto each microchip....
اقرأ المقالMilwaukee Zoo Primates Love Their iPads!The Milwaukee County Zoo has just taken animal enrichment to a whole new level. Instead of providing their resident gorillas and orangutans with a new swing or tree house to pass time, they are equipping them with iPads - complete with free apps and games!...
اقرأ المقالA Ten-Year Tribute To The Victims & Heroes Of 9/119/11/2001 will be etched in the hearts & minds of Americans forever for two primary reasons - good and bad. On the tragic side, it was a day when 3,000 innocent people lost their lives. However, it was also a day when the best of humanity emerged, with people helping or in some cases even sacrificing their lives for friends, colleagues and in most cases, total strangers. Today, on the 10th anniversary of this tragic event, we tip our hats to all the victims and unsung heroes who came together to save the nation from what could have been an even worse tragedy....
اقرأ المقالAre Plants Crucial For Humans To Survive? This Scientist Is About To Find OutThe fact that plants absorb harmful carbon dioxide and emit oxygen that humans need to survive, has been well documented for many years now. Despite that, we seem to continue to treat plants like second-class citizens - Something geologist Iaian Stewart is trying to change, by spending 48-hours inside a sealed box....
اقرأ المقالWorld's Tiniest Electric Motor Is . . . . Invisible!A team of chemists from Tufts University in Massachussets has developed an electric motor so tiny, that it can not be seen with the naked eye! Made from one single molecule, the electric device measures one nanometer across, or about 1/60,000th the width of a single strand of human hair!...
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