22May/070
FUNGUS EATS RADIATION FOR BREAKFAST
A type of fungus can devour radiation and convert it to fuel, researchers say in a study that may offer applications from more efficient solar cells to feeding astronauts in space.22May/070
DINOSAUR ‘FEATHERS’ ARE NO SUCH THING
The theory that dinosaurs gave rise to birds has been dealt a blow by palaeontologists who have examined critical evidence from a Chinese fossil.22May/070
CAPTIVE SHARK HAD ‘VIRGIN BIRTH’
A hammerhead shark kept at a US zoo produced a pup without having had sex, scientists confirm.22May/070
NY YELLOW TAXICABS ‘TO GO GREEN’
New York's yellow cabs will all run on hybrid petrol-electric engines within five years, the city's mayor says.22May/070
FUTURISTIC PLANETARIUM UNVEILED
A brand new planetarium built as a partial of a? 16m redevelopment of a Royal Observatory is denounced.
22May/070
PLAGUE KILLS MONKEY AT DENVER ZOO
Denver Zoo is taking steps to prevent a possible outbreak of plague after a monkey dies of the disease.22May/070
CULTURAL RESEARCH :: WHAT’S IN A NAME?
The reason why understanding culture is important in ministry is because people will respond to you based on their past personal history and their culture’s history. For instance, we have discussed before how the color yellow is sacred to China’s culture but signifies “sadnessR...22May/070
WHEN DNA TESTING JUST ISN’T ENOUGH
Twin brothers Raymon and Richard Miller are the father and uncle to a 3-year-old little girl. The problem is, they don't know which is which. Or who is who. The identical Missouri twins say they were unknowingly having sex with the same woman. And according to the woman's testimony, she had sex with...22May/070
WORRIES FOR AT-RISK BIRD SPECIES
More birds than ever are threatened with extinction, according to the latest evaluation by the conservation group BirdLife International.22May/070






