Dinosaur Competition at its Finest… enjoy
The discovery of a gruesome feeding frenzy that played out 73 million years ago in northwestern Alberta may also lead to the discovery of new dinosaur species there.

 
Jurassic Park Anyone?…
The analysis of a termite entombed for 100 million years in an ancient piece of amber has revealed the oldest example of “mutualism” ever discovered between an animal and microorganism, and also shows the unusual biology that helped make this one of the most successful, although frequently despised insect groups in the world.

 
Velcro… A little persons best friend!
When bees collect nectar, how do they hold onto the flower? Cambridge University scientists have shown that it is down to small cone-shaped cells on the petals that act like ‘velcro’ on the bees’ feet.

 
And you think your “Inlaws” have a big mouth
Researchers have discovered where basking sharks – the world’s second largest fish – hide out for half of every year, according to a report published online on May 7th in Current Biology. The discovery revises scientists’ understanding of the iconic species and highlights just how little we [...]

My Family Photo. 2009… we have not changed much i guess…
Neandertals, the ’stupid’ cousins of modern humans were capable of capturing the most impressive animals. This indicates that Neandertals were anything but dim. Dutch researcher Gerrit Dusseldorp analysed their daily forays for food to gain insights into the complex behaviour of the Neandertal. His analysis [...]

The Google search engine was down for up to an hour  
Google suffered a temporary fault yesterday which left tens of thousands of internet users without access to the web search engine.  The technical problem brought down the company’s homepage and had a knock effect on Google-owned sites such as YouTube and some websites using Google [...]

RFID technology allows neural stimulators to get really small.
A tiny injectable implant, smaller than a grain of rice, might one day take the place of large neural stimulators used to treat chronic pain and other neurological disorders. The novel device, under development by MicroTransponder, a Dallas-based startup, owes its small size to the use of [...]

Study finds the air in Madrid and Barcelona is also laced with at least five drugs  
 Spanish scientists have discovered traces of cocaine and LSD in the air in the cities of Madrid and Barcelona.
Air pollution has long been a fact of life in Spanish cities, but scientists now say that it is not just smog that [...]

Solar panels from Armageddon Energy
Rooftop solar panel installation is often a time-consuming and complicated process, but Armageddon Energy’s new prefab panels are practically roof-ready when they come out of the box.

Star Trek Warp Drive
With the latest installment of the Star Trek franchise packing theaters, researchers are again speculating about the feasibility of building a faster-than-light “warp drive” similar to the one powering Star Trek’s “Enterprise” star ship.

Photo: Munish Bansal, South West News

Munish Bansal is a proud father of two, with a bit of a photography obsession: he has photographed his children every day for 13 years (so far)! (Pics)
Accountant Munish, 36, from Gillingham, Kent, said: ‘It started when I took a picture of Suman on the day she was born.
‘I [...]

Welcome the thrifty new cocky talker phone

It is perhaps the world’s cheapest mobile phone. It is the latest offering from Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution. And its name is derived from a slang word for penis. Behold the VERGATORIO!
Venezuela’s president launched the handset on his TV show with a Mother’s Day call to his mum and predicted [...]