Fish wash up dead in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles
2011-03-09 15:11:59
Millions of fish washed up dead early on Tuesday, puzzling authorities and triggering a cleanup effort.
Double header
2011-03-08 09:40:19
An African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) with two heads and five legs is displayed in Zilina March 7, 2011.
Double header
2011-03-08 07:20:50
An African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) with two heads and five legs is displayed in Zilina March 7, 2011. The two-headed tortoise, which has been given the two names Magda (left head) and Lenka, is seven weeks old and was born in Slovakia.
Mystery solved in death of legendary Japanese dog
2011-03-02 22:27:01
Scientists have settled a decades-old mystery by naming a cause of death for Japan's most famous dog, Hachiko, whose legendary loyalty was immortalized in a Hollywood movie starring Richard Gere.
Tiny spy planes could mimic birds, insects
2011-03-01 10:49:17
The Pentagon has poured millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology -- including the hummingbird -- each equipped with video and audio equipment.
Guinness World Records on fingertip
2011-02-25 16:28:03
Thaneshwar Guragai spins a Guinness World Record book for exactly 30 minutes to break the last Guinness world record of 6.51 minutes set by Aaron Sass of the US, in Kathmandu February 25, 2011.
Swiss tourist killed by elephant in Thailand
2011-02-24 19:16:03
An elderly Swiss woman was trampled to death and four other tourists were injured when elephants they were riding fought with each other in southern Thailand.
Vietnam: wife set journalist husband on fire
2011-02-23 16:17:37
The wife of a Vietnamese journalist has been arrested for allegedly murdering her husband by setting him on fire as he slept.
Indian man has 39 wives, nearly 100 children
2011-02-22 15:42:13
The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren - and wouldn't mind having more.
Washington: the 'blackest name' in America
2011-02-22 09:34:34
George Washington's name is inseparable from America, and not only from the nation's history. It identifies countless streets, buildings, mountains, bridges, monuments, cities _ and people.
120 stranded whales feared dead in New Zealand
2011-02-21 16:50:03
New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) officers have had to kill 48 pilot whales that were among a pod of 120 whales beached in a remote part of New Zealand's Stewart Island on Sunday.
A great Sphinx of lemons
2011-02-20 14:11:46
Some 145 metric tons of lemons and oranges are used to make displays during the festival, which is themed "The Greatest Civilizations", and runs from Feb 18 through March 9.
