Google Earth image of area of Egypt 
A limestone countertop, a practiced eye and Google Earth all played roles in the discovery of a trove of fossils that may shed light on the origins of African wildlife.

Comet hitting Earth 
Comets have always fascinated people. Now, scientists have added a new twist to that fascination — comets might have provided the elements for the emergence of life on Earth.

Liz Goodman, Museum of London conservator is seen with a Roman Millefiore bowl.
Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman glass bowl, thought to be a unique find in the Western Roman Empire, at an ancient cemetery beyond the walls of the old city of London. (Pics)

 
Twitter followers
If media attention is any indication, Twitter has exploded into an all-out phenomenon. Celebrities, politicians, entrepreneurs, business leaders and everyday users are flocking to the service en masse, generating a frenzy of activity and attention.

 
If you can’t afford to buy your own tropical island paradise, why not build your own? That is exactly what Richie Sowa did back in 1998, from over a quarter-million plastic bottles. His Spiral Island, destroyed years later by a hurricane, sported a two-story house, solar oven, self-composting toilet and multiple beaches. Better yet, he [...]

The outdoor Cumuli cable-suspended lamp has solar panels above and LEDs below. 

OK, I can admit it – I was one of those people that a few years ago ran out and bought those generic-looking solar garden path lamps and strung them all along the walkways up to my front door. Subsequently I was hugely disappointed [...]

Mental Illness Takes on Many Forms

China has at least 100 million people suffering from mental illness, according to one of its most senior health officials. “This is a modest number,” said Huang Yueqin, the director of the National Centre for Mental Health. Her department was set up by the Health ministry in 2002 to draft [...]

There are some strange bands out there with some even weirder names. Here’s a collection of bands and the story of how they came up with their titles. Included are Pink Floyd, Porno For Pyros, Gogol Bordello and 4 others!
Black Sabbath

Ozzy’s band of mischief didn’t start off nearly as dark as it ended up. The [...]