Every day, the same, again
AAna Julia Torres fed and nursed Jupiter the African lion back to health years ago after it was found abused and emaciated in a traveling circus. The lion remembers [story].
Police were told to stop screening people for weapons at Barack Obama’s rally Wednesday. Dallas Deputy Police Chief said the order — apparently made by the U.S. Secret Service — was meant to speed up the long lines outside and fill the arena’s vacant seats before Obama came on.
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign finance report appeared to be a map of her management failings.
Seventy-two small fish were briefly launched into space by researchers Thursday, hoping their swimming patterns would shed some light on motion sickness.
After 50 years, computers are still getting confused by the apostrophe. When Niall O’Dowd tried to book a flight to Atlanta earlier this year, the computer system refused to recognize his name. Experts say the problem is simply sloppy programmin.
Turning any monitor into a 3D VR display.
An internet stalker who encourages children to kill themselves has been uncovered by a Berkshire woman.
James Cameron has spent the past two years testing prototypes of a low-cost robust laptop called XO designed especially for children in developing countries.
German state-owned banks on verge of collapse. The German has had to bail out state-owned banks with taxpayers’ money after their managements recklessly gambled away billions on subprime investments.
Snow falls on Baghdad for first time in memory.
A rare red panda arrived at the Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Zoo.
The mysterious G spot - supposedly a route to female sexual satisfaction - can be located with ultrasound, claim Italian scientists.
Contrary to popular belief, middle-aged and older people enjoy sex.
Renzo Piano’s extension of the L.A. County Museum of Art reveals a clash of cultures between benefactor Eli Broad and Director Michael Govan. Previously: When Eli Broad flew to New York in November 1994 to attend Sotheby’s sale of contemporary art, he didn’t leave home without his American Express card.
US scientists pinpoint 14 top technological challenges.
Scientists measure what it takes to push a single atom.
Self-healing rubber that binds back together after being snapped or punctured could pave the way for self-healing shoes, fan belts, washing-up gloves and more.
Do our stereotypes about music fans match their actual preferences? Related: hairdo, headphones.
Artists who document their lives by taking a self-portrait a day can condense years into a few minutes of video.
Apollo moon landing hoax accusations.
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February 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Whoever made that transport system video has been reading Asimov’s books. This is described in a very detailed manner in “The Naked Sun”