Gang of ancient sharks feasted on "sea monster" 85 million years agoSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new fossil analysis has determined that a gang of ancient sharks took on an enormous "sea monster" 85 million years ago, which is a clear case of prehistoric feeding frenzy. According to a report in National Geographic News, bones of the prehistoric reptile, known as a plesiosaur, were found in Japan in 1968.
Brit Asians travel to India to hire contract killers to eliminate the unwantedSeptember 28th, 2009 LONDON - A BBC investigation has uncovered the deadly practice of British Asians travelling to India to hire contract killers. Family and business associates, who are lured to the sub-continent, are often the targets.
New search engine helps net surfers hunt for information about plants and animalSeptember 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The USGS (US Geological Survey) National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) has developed a new search engine that helps users hunt through massive amounts of online information about plants and animals. NBII's revamped search engine offers a variety of new features, including the ability to search multiple databases at the same time and the ability to return results that arrive in "clusters," or automatically generated categories associated with the search topic.
Dinosaur fish had sex 380 million years agoJuly 16th, 2009 SYDNEY - The male members of an ancient fish species known as sea dinosaurs impregnated females with penis like organs 380 million years ago, just like modern day sharks. Some fish species engaged in penetrative sex and gave birth to young ones, according to a study conducted by Curtin University of Technology (CUT).
Surfers, environmentalists, Native Hawaiians trying to shut down shark tours in HawaiiJuly 4th, 2009 Movement to shut down shark tours in Hawaii growsHALEIWA, Hawaii — Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu's North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company. Tourist Kim Duniec said the experience of coming eye-to-eye with sharks was exhilarating.
Brit woman hangs herself on fishhooks as part of Paris shark protestJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A British woman took a drastic step to stress the threat of extinction facing sharks worldwide by piercing her skin with giant fish hooks, and hanging herself from the ceiling of a boutique in Paris. Alice Newstead, an artist and animal rights activist, painted herself silver before piercing the skin of her shoulder blades with oversized shark fishing hooks on July 2, and then resting her feet in a harness, before she was hoisted up into the air, reports the Telegraph.
30 percent of world's sharks threatened with extinctionJune 25th, 2009 LONDON - In a new assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), it has been estimated that over 30 percent of the world's sharks are threatened with extinction. According to a report by BBC News, the Red list gives the status of 64 types of shark and ray, over 30 percent of which face the danger of extinction.
'Paragolfer' machine allows disabled man to play golf for first timeJune 25th, 2009 LONDON - A golf lover, who is paralysed from the waist down, can now play his favourite game for the first time, courtesy a new invention called 'Paragolfer'. Graham Hunt, 24, became addicted to golf after he started playing a simulated version of the game in his living room on his Nintendo Wii.
Reef fish are 'homebodies', says latest researchJune 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Some fish species in Western Australia's Ningaloo Marine Park spend most of their time close to home and stay on the reef rather than travelling significant distances as was previously believed. Since November 2007, scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have tagged over 300 fish in the Ningaloo area off Western Australia's North West Cape.
Mexican drug smugglers stuffed cocaine inside frozen sharksJune 17th, 2009 LONDON - The Mexican Navy has seized over a ton of cocaine stuffed inside frozen sharks by smugglers. Military pressure is forcing drug gangs to go to greater lengths to conceal narcotics bound for the United States, SKY News reports.
Mexico cocaine 'hidden in sharks'June 17th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The Mexican Navy says it has seized more than a tonne of cocaine hidden inside the carcasses of frozen sharks, BBC reported Wednesday. Armed officers found slabs of cocaine inside more than 20 sharks aboard a freight ship in the Gulf coast port of Progreso in Yucatan state.
'Jack the Ripper' was a fictional character invented by journalistsMay 1st, 2009 LONDON - 'Jack the Ripper'-considered one of London's most notorious criminal-was actually a fictional character created by journalists to link and sensationalise a series of unrelated murders for boosting the sales of newspapers, reveals a new book. Dr Andrew Cook, who is a historian researching on 'Jack the Ripper' for the past five years, has argued that the five murders believed to be committed by him in the East End in 1888 were actually the work of several different men.
Terrorist threat forced The Killers to scrap Amsterdam gigMarch 14th, 2009 LONDON - The Killers scrapped a concert in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, owing to terrorist threats. The rock band were to perform at the Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall on Thursday night.
Missing Indian boy in London?January 22nd, 2009 LONDON - British police are investigating a possible sighting of missing Indian-origin teenager Jonathan Marques. Police said they are 'pulling out all the stops' in the hunt for Marques, who disappeared two weeks ago from his home in Whitley, a suburb of the southeastern town of Reading.
McCartney to work with The KillersDecember 26th, 2008 LONDON - Beatles legend Paul McCartney is set to work with the US rock group The Killers. According to thesun.co.uk, the 66-year-old McCartney met the band backstage when they performed at Royal Albert Hall here last month.
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