The odds of it happening are astronomical, but not impossible, as one schoolboy found out when he was struck by a passing meteorite.
The rock flew down from space at speeds of 30,000mph, and grazed past 14-year-old Gerrit Blank as he made his way to school.
Continue reading… “Boy Survives Being Struck By Meteorite Going 30,000 MPH”
If you don’t want to know too much about the state of surgical safety today, you had better not read further. Though these study results are positive, they reflect poorly on the current state of care in hospital surgical units today.
Continue reading… “Surgical Checklist Helps Patients Survive”
Famous works of abstract art achieve popularity by using shapes that resonate with the neural mechanisms in the brain linked to visual information, a psychologist at the University of Liverpool has discovered.
Continue reading… “Key To Abstract Art Is The Evolution Of Our Visual System”
Disaster preparedness is about as sexy as flossing regularly, but a new alternate reality game could put the fun into contemplating the destruction of Los Angeles.
Continue reading… “Aftershock: Reality Game Simulates Next Big One For Los Angeles”
Textile firms, once an export engine of China, are fighting for their survival this year with rising costs and dismal overseas market hit by the subprime crisis.
Continue reading… “Chinese Textile Industry Struggles to Survive”
