Mar 31 2008
Even we didn’t guess it would be this good. When I wrote last month about Speedo’s latest swimsuit — an extremely high-tech full-body wonder — three world records had already been broken by LZR-clad swimmers. Coincidence? Maybe. But, after...
Mar 27 2008
Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal have played the world’s first ever game of tennis to take place on water. The game took place at the top of the Gansevoort South Hotel, Miami, where the water court was constructed in the 110ft swimming pool and was...
Mar 18 2008
Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway and irrigation systems at a famed fortress overlooking the Inca capital of Cuzco, according to officials involved with the dig.
Mar 18 2008
An injection of alcohol could be the answer for Morton’s neuroma - an extremely painful foot complaint suffered by more than a million Britons. Until now, surgery has been the only effective treatment for the condition, where a small growth forms...
Mar 18 2008
Spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Monday night and gave the space station’s new robot some eyes and a set of tools. It was the third spacewalk of shuttle Endeavour’s visit to the station, each one aimed at putting together Dextre, the...
Mar 18 2008
The Dalai Lama’s claim of “cultural genocide” in Tibet is nothing but lies, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said. Speaking at the close of parliament, Mr Wen accused the exiled Tibetan leader of instigating recent violence in...
Mar 16 2008
POINT-AND-CLICK devices have long controlled computer screens. But soon they may also control some household robots that can trundle around living rooms, doing useful jobs. One robot in development at an Atlanta laboratory is commanded by humans with...
Mar 16 2008
To some she may seem an oddity, but to one Indian couple their newborn daughter is simply a God reincarnated. Their as yet un-named four-day-old baby girl was born with two faces, two mouths and four eyes in the rural Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh,...
Mar 16 2008
It should come as no surprise that successful girl troupe the Pussycat Dolls have decided to capitalise on their success by launching a branded clothing line - and that they have opted for as little clothing as possible. Pussycat Dolls founder Robin...
Mar 16 2008
At least 16 people have been killed in a missile strike on a building near Pakistan’s northern border with Afghanistan, state television has said. The attack took place in the South Waziristan region, where tribal militants are based, Reuters...