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Gaylord Nelson - Creator Of 'Earth Day' Wednesday 22nd of April 2009 08:29:55 AM If you're busy celebrating Earth Day and you're curious about the history of it, here's a little background on it. Earth Day was created by Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin Senator in 1962. Mr. Nelson wanted to create awareness about our environment in a time when these concerns weren't ... Read more	Stem Cell Research Pros And Cons Tuesday 10th of March 2009 04:09:19 PM LOS ANGELES, Ca., Mar. 10 (TOTI) -- The issue of stem cell research pros and cons is timely, due to recent decisions by the administration of President Barack Obama of the United States. President Obama has called for the immediate lifting of a ban on embryonic stem cell research that had been imposed by his predecessor George W. Bush. Obama has decided that the... Read more
Solar Energy's Bright Future Challenged As Wind Energy Is Blown Away By The Credit Crisis Thursday 05th of February 2009 08:58:53 AM CLEVELAND, Oh., Feb. 5 (TOTI) -- Solar and wind energy are closer than ever to reaching its' potential, despite some obvious roadblocks. One of the biggest challenges facing solar and wind energy adoption are lower oil prices. As crude oil prices have dropped significantly in the past six months, demand ... Read more	Alfred Russel Wallace Achieves Fame Wednesday 17th of December 2008 03:00:56 PM LOS ANGELES, Ca., Dec. 17 (TOTI) -- Alfred Russel Wallace is finally achieving fame for his scientific discoveries, 95 years after his death. Although Charles Darwin receives much of the credit for the theory of natural selection, the thinking of Alfred Russel Wallace was critical for the development of the discipline. Working independently of Char... Read more
Laotian Rock Rat Is Back Monday 15th of December 2008 01:22:22 PM LONDON, England, Dec. 15 (TOTI) -- The Laotian rock rat is back. Now he didn't just go to the local store and come back a week later. No, this particular rodent was thought to be extinct 11 millions years ago, before being re-discovered in 2005. And that's not the only strange being who is making the news today. There's the Gumprechts green pit ... Read more	Montauk Monster Spicy Wednesday 29th of October 2008 11:13:34 AM It's been awhile since I've thought about the Montauk Monster. Perhaps some of you will remember the lovable creature that swept up on the shores of Long Island this summer. He quickly became an internet sensation, and was dubbed Monty by pundits. Monty's fame was short lived though, because this was a summer of cryptids. I don't know if it's th... Read more
Alfred Russel Wallace Wednesday 08th of October 2008 03:09:28 PM Alfred Russel Wallace has had a surge in popularity today, despite having expired 1913. Alfred Russel Wallace was a non-conventional thinker, whose ideas are getting more attention in the current century, than many others. Alfred Russel Wallace hasn't always gotten the attention he deserves, according to British comedian Bill Bailey, who is writing a screenplay a... Read more	Nobel Prize Physics Tuesday 07th of October 2008 07:18:42 AM The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2008 has been won by Yoichiro Nambu of the University of Chicago, and Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa of Japan, who share the prize jointly. Yoichuru Nambu won "for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics." Makoto Kobayashi, who is employed by the High Energy Accelerator Research O... Read more
Salvia Draws Fire Wednesday 10th of September 2008 09:26:19 AM Salvia Divinorum is under fire today from critics who complain that the herb is getting young people high. The main factor drawing attention to the plant is a number of YouTube videos that show teenagers "getting wasted" and looking like idiots, while purportedly under the influence of salvia. Read more	Large Hadron Collider Completes First Test Wednesday 10th of September 2008 07:38:13 AM The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has completed its' first test successfully. The test involved firing a beam of protons through a 17 mile tunnel. Scientists hope that they can gain insight into how the universe was created by mimicking what conditions that they think existed at the time. Read more
Atom Smasher - Large Hadron Collider To Go Online Tuesday 09th of September 2008 09:15:18 AM The large Hadron collider, aka the "Atom Smasher" is set to go online tomorrow. When it does, the Universe as we know it may cease to exist (although it's highly improbable). The large Hadron collider cost $9 billion to build and is considered to be the world's largest instrument. Read more	Atlanta Zoo Welcomes New Addition - Baby Giant Panda Cub Born Sunday 31st of August 2008 10:47:59 AM The Atlanta Zoo recently announced a new addition to their animal family. Lun Lun, their 11 year old female Giant Panda gave birth to a cub at approximately 10:10 PM on August 30, 2008. The cub was fathered by her mate, 9 year old Yang Yang. It's too early to determine the sex of the cub This marks the first and only birth of a Giant Panda cub in the United States t... Read more
Goliath Grouper - Mammoth Fish - Confirmed In The Pacific Thursday 21st of August 2008 05:59:09 PM The Goliath Grouper, or the more scientific species Epinephelus quinquefasciatus, is a known species that's been confirmed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This fish can grow to lengths of over 6 feet and can weigh as much as a half a ton. Genetic tests found this Goliath grouper isn't the same species of Goliath Grouper that resides in the Atlantic ocean, scien... Read more	Bigfoot Hoax Could Have Netted $2 Million Wednesday 20th of August 2008 08:41:55 AM Bigfoot Business Explodes - Unemployed Americans Rush To Bigfoot Industry For Jobs Bigfoot is turning out to be a godsend for those lucky enough to become "Bigfoot millionaires" in the burgeoning Bigfoot industry. Times are tough in these United States of America and people are willing to do whatever it takes in order to put food on their tables. And now, the lege... Read more
Big Foot News - Bigfoot Found Press Conference Today Friday 15th of August 2008 07:59:22 AM Bigfoot body found in Georgia, Press Conference today Bigfoot's body has been found in Georgia, according to two Big Foot Hunters. The world waits in breathless anticipation to see if the remains of the creature turn out to be the legendary Bigfoot. The idea of a Yeti, or a Sasquatch has persisted in American culture for decades, yet none has ever been found. ... Read more	Big Foot Friday 15th of August 2008 07:33:17 AM Today's the day that the body of Big Foot will be unveiled. The Bigfoot Press Conference is being held in Palo Alto, California at 12:00am PST. At that point, two Bigfoot hunters from Georgia will unveil their discovery to the world. According to t... Read more
Bigfoot Press Conference Thursday 14th of August 2008 03:27:53 PM Both critics and admirers of the elusive creature Bigfoot are waiting with bated breath for the Bigfoot news conference that's scheduled to take place in Palo Alto, California on Friday August 15, 2008 at noon until 1 PM. The two hunters that 'found' the creature in Georgia, Matthew Whitton, a police offic... Read more