1st edition of Charles Darwin’s seminal “On the Origin of Species” is up for sale in UK

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has indicated that two thirds of all species of freshwater crab maybe at risk of going extinct, with one in six species particularly vulnerable. According to a report by BBC News, the study, which is the first global assessment of the extinction risk for any group of freshwater invertebrates, makes freshwater crabs among the most threatened of all groups of animals assessed so far.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Specimens and manuscripts from Charles Darwin's Beagle voyage - not seen together since that historic circumnavigation of the globe - will be reunited at the opening of Cambridge University Library's new exhibition next Monday. A Voyage Round the World: Charles Darwin and the Beagle Collections in the University of Cambridge opens on July 6 and brings together the world's foremost Darwin archive, preserved at the Library, with a wealth of Darwin collections held around the University.

June 20th, 2009 LONDON - Plants really do like it if you talk to them. And they prefer to hear a woman's voice.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A first edition of Charles Darwin's pioneering work On The Origin Of Species, found at a family home, is set to go under the hammer. Only 1,250 copies of the text were created when it was first printed in 1859.

May 17th, 2009 QUITO - Scientists have fitted videocameras on three giant tortoises in Galapagos National Park in Ecuador to understand the behaviour of these ancient animals. The project 'consists of attaching a videocamera, known as Crittercam, to the shells of three giant tortoises', park officials said in a statement Saturday.

April 30th, 2009 1st edition of Darwin's landmark book soldLONDON — A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" book sold for about 40,000 pounds ($60,000) Thursday, an auctioneer said. The work, still in its original embossed green binding, was bought by local book dealer Hamish Riley-Smith, said Keys auctioneer Andrew Bullock.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - A rare collection of historic travel documents and photos, which includes a journal from the ship made famous by scientist Charles Darwin, are to go under the hammer at an auction in London. One of the biggest highlights of the auction will be a set of photos dating back to the 1930s, which gives details of the first royal visit to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, undertaken by Princess Alice.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Filmmaker Mani Kaul, who has made movies like 'Uski Roti' (1970), 'Duvidha' (1973), has taken over as the new director general of the Osian's-Cinefan Film Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema. Kaul succeeds film historian Aruna Vasudev, who retired after the 10th edition of the fest last year.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - Victorian novelist Charles Dickens's former home Bleak House in Broadstairs, Kent, is up for sale. The cliff top building, which has six bedrooms, is being sold for two million pounds.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - A fully functioning Second World War Spitfire has been put up for sale at 2milllion pounds. While the plane was originally, a single-seater, it has been refitted with a passenger seat.

March 19th, 2009 LONDON - British celebrity magazine OK! is facing flak for publishing tribute edition to Jade Goody, even though the reality TV star has not yet lost her life to cancer. The latest issue of the magazine hit the stands with its front cover carrying expressions "In Loving Memory" and "Jade Goody 1981-2009".

March 18th, 2009 GENEVA - Bugatti celebrated its 100th birthday by unveiling a Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire special edition at the Geneva Motor Show, taking a cue from the traditional Bugatti with an exclusive colour combination. The special model, which is a one-off edition, combines 'sprint blue matt' and 'sprint blue gloss' colours and parts of the engine are also in the traditional Bugatti Blue.

January 21st, 2009 LONDON - Certain invasive ant species that successfully invade large swathes of land do so by cooperating to form a super-colony. While common ant colonies compete with neighbouring colonies for resources and territory, invasive ants abandon all aggressiveness among colonies and work together to form enormous super-colonies consisting of thousands of interconnected nests.

January 15th, 2009 LONDON - Supermodel and photographer Helena Christensen is the new ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger's limited edition bag initiative, which benefits Breast Health International (BHI). 'Breast cancer affects women of all ages worldwide and I commend BHI and Tommy Hilfiger for stepping up to the mark to find a cure for this disease,' Christensen said, reports vogue.co.uk.

January 4th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will put up Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar for sale for the coming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). 'We don't have room for both Umar Gul and Shoaib in the pace department.