Former Alaska state legislator dies in small plane crash
July 13th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by BNO News
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- Businesswoman and former Alaska state legislator Cheryll Heinze was killed on late Tuesday evening when a float plane crashed in a lake near an airport in Homer, ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Earth Hour in Moscow saves 2,400 kWh
April 1st, 2012 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 2,400 kilowatt hour (kWh) of energy were saved as 65 buildings in Moscow went dark during the global Earth Hour Saturday evening, according to ... Read more...
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Deer crashes through Halifax coffee shop
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Halifax, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A deer ended up at a coffee shop on Monday morning. The animal broke through the window of the café shop startling the patrons who were at ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Deer impaled on Eminem’s fence given to needy family
January 22nd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22 (ANI): A deer that tried to jump the fence into rapper Eminem's Detroit property and ended up getting impaled on the gate has been given to a needy family.According ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Septuagenarian Female In Wisconsin Slays A Rattlesnake With An Ice Chopper
August 24th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 24, 2010 (Just Flashed): Margaret Street happens to be a septuagenarian female, who stems from Sheboygan in Wisconsin. This female encountered a rather frightening situation recently. A rattlesnake had put ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Alligator found in Puerto Rico parking lot
July 22nd, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
San Juan, July 22 (IANS/EFE) A five-feet-long alligator, probably "abandoned by its owners", was found in a parking lot next to a shopping centre in a Puerto Rican town, officials said.
A police ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Iowa’s Governor Culver applauds Clean Water Action
February 10th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by BNO News
DES MOINES, IOWA (BNO NEWS) – Iowa’s Governor Chet Culver congratulated the approval of a measure to protect Iowa’s water quality Monday, the Governor's office said.An essential set of new rules governing ... Read more...
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Rare sighting of brown-and-white panda may point towards inbreeding
January 19th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 19 (ANI): The recent sighting of an extremely rare giant panda with brown and white fur is raising fears that the species may be suffering from inbreeding.In November 2009, a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Lake Russell Plane Crash Kills Two
September 20th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Abbeville County, SC, September 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a fatal accident that took place near Lake Russell in the Abbeville County, South Carolina, at least two people have been confirmed ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Forests may influence Earths climate in previously unrecognized ways
November 18th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): In a new study, scientists led by a team at the University of New Hampshire, have shown that forests may influence the Earths climate in important ways ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Use of native grasses in roughs benefits golfers, golf courses
June 13th, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 13 (ANI): While golfers prefer a well-manicured golf course with short and green grass, two new studies at University of Illinois have suggested that the use of native ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Small ponds absorb as much carbon as oceans
May 9th, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by admin
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Ponds around the world can absorb as much carbon as the world's oceans, according to the latest study, good news for attempts to tackle climate change. For example, ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |