Welcome to Britain? The shocking frieze which will greet visitors to London's...

An outraged Tory MP is calling for the new public artwork proposed for St. Pancras Station, the Eurostar terminal to be changed. The work shows modern Britain warts and all and some feel it will be a poor greeting...

Fossil fueled beer? 45 million year-old yeast used to craft new ale

You may want to call the Fossil Fuels Brewing Company's beers the mother of all ales; the company is crafting its German Lager and Pale Ale from 45 million year old yeast. In a story straight from the movie...

Atlantis the true story. (News/Fiction)

By, Uwe Paschen.   Atlantis, the never-ending legacy trapped in a time lope.  Let me tell you the real story of Atlantis as it did not happen and yet will still happen. As many of us know of the story of Atlantis...

Peter Mandelson to return to Cabinet

In a truly stunning move, Peter Mandelson, the EU's Trade Commissioner, has been recalled to London to serve in Gordon Brown's cabinet. Mandelson was a powerful voice in Brussels, and it will be interesting to see...

Hydrogen Based Life

Some people believe there must be something out there, some other life out in space somewhere. People that have claimed to have been abducted by aliens report smelling a strong odour of rotten eggs. Hydrogen Sulfide smells like rotten eggs. ...

Picasso masterpiece to be sold by Sotheby's

Arlequin is considered one of Picasso's most important works and has been in the possesion of Surrealist artist Enrico Donati, who died earlier this year, for 50 years. It hasn't been seen by the public for over 45...

'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch'

"'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch' * Track this topic * Print story * Post comment Palin-tology and the threat to science teaching By George Smith, Dick Destiny • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 26th September 2008 12:29 GMT GOP Veep...

Bodies of two women found in UK flat after party

In what could prove to be a high-profile tabloid case, the bodies of two women have been found in an apartment in Birmingham, UK after a weekend party. Police are investigating several lines of inquiry, including a possible connection with a local escort agency. This...

11th September - Jinnah's Death Anniversary

Pakistan's newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari visited the mausoleum of the father of the nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, to pay homage on his death anniversary here on Thursday. This was his...

Hunger in Africa blamed on western rejection of GM food

Environmentalists taking an anti-scientific stance to modern agriculture and in particular to GM crop use are causing hunger in Africa according to Sir David King - the UK government's former chief scientist. This...

Beijing Olympics come to an end

After two weeks of mesmerizing action and some quite stunning ceremonies, the Beijing Olympics 2008 came to an end on Sunday. This was a successful culmination of the 29th Olympics of the modern era.Read full article and see videos

12 More Stunning Examples of Mobile Phones as Art

"Earlier this year we took a look at one dozen amazing examples of how mobile phones can be used as the subject of art. In some cases, the phones themselves were used to create sculptures and 3D art. In other cases, paintings and drawings depicted the mobile phone as a...

Internet: Last piece of fibre-optic jigsaw falls into place as cable links ea...

The world is getting connected! High-speed internet access is coming to East Africa, greatly increasing access speed and reducing costs, which will boost knowledge and productivity. Thanks to JulianW for posting a...

London's Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth stays empty - for now

There are four plinths in Trafalgar Square and one of them has been empty for a while now. Many are saying that it is being left empty for when the Queen dies, but if a statue of her is placed there, it will most...

New modern luxury tequila to take the industry by storm

The Mejor Tequila Company has lined up the launch of a "luxury" line of premium Tequilas in the US. Described by the distiller as the "smoothest Tequila yet", the new line was discovered by a team including Marco Cedano Nuñez, who used to produce the Don Julio...

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