Computers as Invisible as the Air
Computers may simply melt away like the Cheshire Cat, and become imbedded in all the objects that make up daily life. feeds.nytimes.com |
Star tern - bird tagged in 1980 sets UK age record
A sea-bird has officially become the UK's oldest recorded Arctic Tern - at the age of 30 years, two months and 23 days. bbc.co.uk |
Big wet to spark snake population boom
After one of the wettest years on record, a Central Australian reptile handler is expecting a boom in the venomous snake population. abc.net.au |
Joyous Swiss celebrate longest tunnel breakthrough
By FRANK JORDANS 2010-10-15T13:40:12ZSEDRUN, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss engineers smashed through the last stretch of rock Friday to create the world's longest tunnel, sparking a national groundswell of elation over a costly, technically difficult project that has been 60 years in the making.... hosted.ap.org |
Soyuz lands after space station mission
Three astronauts aboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz have touched down safely in northern Kazakhstan after spending five months aboard the International Space Station. bbc.co.uk |