www.dailymail.co.uk - Stunnedhorticulturists have discovered an 'extremely rare' prehistoric plantthat has defied the UK climate and thrived in Britain. Theprickly Anchor Plant - also know as the Crucifix Tree - is usually onlyfound in the fierce heat and scorching desert... (Read More)

news.bbc.co.uk - Plants facing stressful conditions like drought produce their own aspirin-like chemical, US researchers say. Thechemicals are produced as a gas to boost the plant's biochemicaldefences, say scientists from the National Center for AtmosphericRese... (Read More)

online.wsj.com - InFebruary 2008, the administration issued 487 leases in Alaska's ChukchiSea, which holds an estimated 15 billion barrels of oil and 76 trillioncubic feet of natural gas. The Sierra Club, the Center for BiologicalDiversity, and other groups used the ... (Read More)

www.treasurenature.com - Before we dismiss the idea as the product of a deranged biker’s mind, let’s have some interesting facts about bamboo first. It’s actually not a wood, although it is sometimes described as having a woody part, but is a member of the true grass f... (Read More)

www.abc.net.au - Eric Bland Chemistsin the UK have developed a way to convert methane gas into a solid thatlooks like granulated sugar - making it easier to store. Professor Andrew Cooper and his colleagues at the University of Liverpool have found that t... (Read More)

www.sciencedaily.com - Seeing Through The Skin: Optic-less Imaging Technology Could Beat Lens-based Imaging Devices Feeling blue? According to Prof. Leonid Yaroslavsky from Tel Aviv University, the saying may be more than just a metaphor. humans may have an ability... (Read More)

www.news.com.au - THE Church of England will make an official apology to naturalist Charles Darwin for criticising his famous theory of evolution Coming126 years after his death, the church's apology will focus on how wrongit was for senior bishops in the past to... (Read More)

www.dailygalaxy.com - Lastweek, a trio of visionaries launched the Sahara Forest Project tocombine two innovative technologies, concentrated solar power (CSP) andseawater greenhouses, to produce renewable energy, water and food inthe Sahara -the hottest place on earth. ... (Read More)

www.abc.net.au - Julie Steenhuysen Scientistswho tricked monkeys by swapping images of sailboats for teacups havefigured out how the brain learns to recognise objects, a finding thatcould lead to robots that see. "Oneof the central questions of how the br... (Read More)

www.youtube.com - I've seen some stupid things in my life time, but this is soooo stupid that it insults the intelligence of a door knob.Welcome to the dark ages. Check the videos below and be amazed of the sheer level of dumb. If you thought that was stupid take a lo... (Read More)