Mystery as thousands of birds fall from sky
Thousands of birds have fallen from the skies over Esperance and no one knows why.
Ukrainian drunk escapes dolphin gang drowning attempt
classic Black Sea dolphin behaviour according to Interfax, the Russian news agency. The mammals “lack the reputation of friendliness and love of humans enjoyed by dolphins in wealthy nations”.
Hitachi develops system that reads what people think from their blood flow
A Hitachi, Ltd. research institute has developed a basic technology that can read what people think by measuring subtle changes in blood flow in their brains
Chrysler questions climate change
Chrysler’s chief economist Van Jolissaint has launched a fierce attack on “quasi-hysterical Europeans” and their “Chicken Little” attitudes to global warming
Stephen Hawking planning a space flight
“This year I’m planning a zero-gravity flight and to go into space in 2009,”
Bird deaths shut down downtown Austin
Police shut down 10 blocks in downtown Austin for several hours Monday after 63 birds were found dead in the street, but officials said preliminary tests found no threat to people