Imagine cruising along the coast of Africa, in a ship laden with gold coins, copper ingots (nuggets) and elephant tusks and armed with cannons to fight off enemies. This, is the picture emerging from the artifacts in a 500-year old shipwreck found off the coast of Namibia, South Africa....
Read news articleWho would have thought that someone would pay $960 U.S. Dollars for poop? Granted this is no ordinary poop - it's 130 million years old and came from a dinosaur living in the Jurassic Era....
Read news articleThis cool looking gizmo that looks like a unicycle is a prototype (sample) of a motorbike with two wheels - the two wheels are situated side-by-side instead of back-to-back. Invented by 18-year old Ben Gulak, the Uno is not only cool but also green - Its engine is powered by an electric motor....
Read news articleWhile Earth Day was April 22nd, the celebrations extended for the entire week. One Northern California Elementary School celebrated the event by releasing 100,000 ladybugs into the school's organic garden....
Read news articleThe fact that 19-year old Alia Sabur became the youngest University professor ever and broke a 300-year old record, probably came as no surprise to anyone who knows her! This amazing young woman has been setting records since she was an infant....
Read news articlePierre, a 25-year-old penguin that resides at the California Academy of Sciences in California, had a big problem. In late 2006, he started to lose his waterproof feathers, especially around his head and tail....
Read news articleThey came dressed as princes and princesses, rockstars and cheerleaders. Some even painted their paw nails and wore bikini tops and grass skirts! However, in the end it all came down to plain old good looks. Buddy, a three-year old bulldog who came completetly unadorned, stole the show and was crowned "Most Beautiful Bulldog"....
Read news articleMiley Cyrus a.k.a Hannah Montana is too young to drive or vote. She is however, not too young to write a book. Yesterday morning the 15-year old announced that she had signed a deal with the Disney Book Group to write her "memoirs"....
Read news articleWhile the best athletes always make newspaper headlines, we rarely hear about the worst. Robert Dee of Britain falls in the latter category. He was recently dubbed - "The worst-ever professional tennis player in the World" - a title bestowed on him after he won his first match....
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