Obama says he was bullied at school
2011-03-11 10:13:25
School bullying is not a rite of passage for youth, Obama said on Thursday as part of an initiative to change the way Americans perceive the dangerous behavior.
Moon and Earth closest encounter in 19 years
2011-03-10 15:06:43
The moon is about to witness its closest encounter with the Earth since 1992 on March 19 this year, according to a report on Life's Little Mysteries, a sister site of SPACE.com.
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 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.
95-year-old US woman sets new 60m sprint record
2011-02-24 17:19:45
95-year-old US woman Ida Keeling has set a new world best last week by running 60 meters in 29.86 seconds, the fastest time ever for her age group.
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.
How a screwdriver screwed up a nuke plant
2011-02-17 16:27:20
A screwdriver has been identified as the cause of trouble that halted the operation of a nuclear power plant in the southern part of South Korea, according to local reports on Thursday.