AFP via Google News2009/03/08
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) — Taliban militants Saturday shot down a suspected drone aircraft in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
Residents and a local police official said two drones were flying …

New Scientist2009/03/08
THE four giant “Galilean” moons orbiting Jupiter are the last survivors of at least five generations of moons that once circled the gas giant.
“All the other moons – and there could have been 20 …

New Scientist2009/03/08
THE stink of flatulence and rotten eggs could provide a surprising lift for men. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) causes erections in rats and may one day provide an alternative to Viagra for men.
The penis is …

The Guardian2009-03-07
When the Iraqi journalist, Muntazar al-Zaidi, hurled his shoes at the then-US president, George Bush, in December, Iranian officials declared him a hero and hailed his gesture as a mark of Islamic courage.
They were …

New Scientist
2009/03/07
A SKELETON exhumed from a grave in Venice is being claimed as the first known example of the “vampires” widely referred to in contemporary documents.
Matteo Borrini of the University of Florence in Italy found …

Fox News
2009/03/05
If Friday’s launch goes according to plan and successfully lobs NASA’s new Kepler space telescope into orbit, the mission stands to potentially change the way we look at the universe.
Kepler is designed to turn …

Space.com
2009/03/06
Ancient water may lie hidden within the largest volcano on Mars, researchers now say, and they speculate that such a setup could also harbor life.
While there is no firm evidence that Mars does or ever …

Hopefully this will distract you from your annoying in-laws during Thanksgiving.  I wish all a safe and happy holiday!  Peace and love.
1. Police in Wichita, Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man at an airport hotel after …

The current theory of the universe describes a Big Bang, followed by an ever increasing expansion of the universe due to dark energy.  Anything outside the universe consists of the same space-time. Instead, researchers at NASA’s …

What in the hell is this world coming to? Wayne Forrester, a 34 year old male from London decided a facebook entry was a good enough reason to kill his wife. He proceeded …