Deadly jellyfish
Written by TheNark admin on December 5th, 2009 | 0 CommentsIn a case of extraordinary bad luck, a man sailing off the coast of north-eastern Australia dived into the ocean and face first into a tiny, but deadly, Irukandji jellyfish with a sting said to be as painful as childbirth.
The 29-year-old, who has not been named, was wearing a full-length protective stinger suit (a lightweight [...]
Goat’s milk ice cream ‘almost killed woman’
Written by TheNark admin on December 4th, 2009 | 0 CommentsA County Tyrone woman who almost died after having an allergic reaction to an ice cream she ate on holiday is having to learn how to walk and talk again. Rachel Devine, 24, went into anaphylactic shock and suffered heart failure minutes after eating the ice cream, which contained goat’s milk. She was in Turkey [...]
Soldier’s best friend keeps funeral pledge
Written by TheNark admin on September 17th, 2009 | 0 CommentsIt was a promise neither man would have wanted to keep. The funeral of a Black Watch soldier killed in Afghanistan took a bizarre turn when his best friend arrived in a bright green dress and pink leg warmers to honour a pact that the two of them had made.
Private Kevin Elliott and his friend, [...]
Elephant under police investigation for throwing stones
Written by TheNark admin on September 17th, 2009 | 0 CommentsBewildered Korean police, for the first time, are to investigate an elephant on charges of assault on a person.
The unprecedented case was reported to the Gwangjin Police Station on Monday in which a 48-year-old woman surnamed Kim claimed to have been hit with large stones, thrown by an elephant, according to police officials yesterday.
Kim was [...]
Mobile phone radiation stunts crop growth in India
Written by TheNark admin on September 17th, 2009 | 0 CommentsMobile phones may have become ubiquitous in rural areas of India and popular among farmers. But electromagnetic radiation emanating from them may be stunting the growth of agricultural crops and plants, preliminary research has revealed.
Studies carried out at Panjab University, Chandigarh, suggest that electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cell phones could choke seeds, affect germination [...]
Sculptures by Stan Munro
Written by TheNark admin on September 14th, 2009 | 0 CommentsHis face is the picture of concentration as he painstakingly finishes off Cambodian temple Angkor Wat.
And concentration is something Stan Munro certainly doesn’t lack after spending six years building famous landmarks from around the world – using six million toothpicks.
The former television presenter used more than 170 litres of glue as he worked full time [...]
New way of space travel
Written by TheNark admin on September 11th, 2009 | 0 CommentsScientists have successfully levitated mice in the laboratory, in an experiment which may help research into space travel.
Using powerful magnets, the creatures were held in a zero-gravity like setting inside a tiny canister, where – after a little acclimatisation – they floated around inside their cage.
The researchers, working at various American institutes on behalf of [...]
