| Drinking the Kool Aid at WorldCon It's not easy being a horror writer/fan. abc.net.au |
Human-powered plane takes to skies A Canadian student inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's centuries-old sketches of an ornithopter he was the first to make a sustained flight in a human-powered, wing-flapping aircraft. bbc.co.uk |
Plastic islands How do you clear up the rubbish that blights the world's waters? bbc.co.uk |
Conch project tops green awards A prize-winning project to protect sea life is a bit of bright news at a conference assessing the state of global biodiversity preservation. bbc.co.uk |
5 rare Sumatran elephants found dead in Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Five endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in Indonesia, and conservationists said Sunday that they suspect farmers poisoned the animals to stop them from damaging crops.... hosted.ap.org |