Japanese engineering company Cosmo Power has developed a modern, miniature version of Noah’s Ark Ark built to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis.  It is basically a floating capsule that looks like a huge tennis ball. Dubbed Noah’s capsules – after the ark which survived biblical floods – the 4-feet-in-diameter enhanced fiberglass capsule is designed to withstand giant waves and flooding thus ...

Duolang sheep from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region – dubbed the “Treasure of Xinjiang” with only around 1,000 left in the world – are becoming vogue as the pets and status symbols of the super-rich in China. Also known as Maigaiti by the locals, it is a crossbreed between a local sheep species and a fat-rumped one introduced from Afghanistan. The ...

“We Are the Champions” , the power ballad written by Freddie Mercury and recorded and performed by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album News of the World, has lived up to its name. It has been voted the catchiest pop song of all time – by a team of scientists. I am happy that Queen’s ‘We Are The ...

Fans from all over the world are mourning the loss of Heidi — the cross-eyed German opossum whose cute but confused countenance had captured hearts around the world. The Leipzig Zoo said Wednesday that the three-and-a-half-year-old opossum had been listless and unable to move for several weeks due to acute arthritis. A decision was made to put her down ‘to ...

A part-time glamour model with a passion for animals was yesterday named Europe’s Sexiest Vegetarian 2011, beating 15 other finalists. The blond 21-year old Essex beauty has a stunning body to show that a meat-free diet does wonders for the figure. Sophie Barrett of Creffield Road, Colchester, entered the contest organized by charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ...

Awana Diab, the UAE footballer who became an internet sensation with a backheeled penalty, was killed in a car crash yesterday when travelling back from training. The 21-year-old midfielder shot to fame in July thanks to a cheeky spot-kick in his country’s 7-2 win over Lebanon. He had only been on the pitch of the Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium for ...

Nothing can compare to a mother’s love, and moms from the animal kingdom are no exception.  In the animal kingdom, a mother’s love is the strongest when her babies are in trouble. A dramatic rescue, captured by wildlife photographer Jean-Francois Largot, was played out in Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve. A tiny lion cub, which has somehow slipped and fallen ...

Young designer Rita Maria Almeida, a graduate with a degree in Industrial Design,decided to recycle those big Wonderbra cups into handbags. Getting her friends to donate their old Wonderbras to her, she has churned out a huge collection of handbags of all types, sizes and colors. So ladies, check out your closet for any old wonderbras. Be the first to ...

American stuntman Jeb Corliss, wearing his wing suit, hurtled through the archway of the imposing Tianmen mountain in Hunan Province, China, at 75mph after jumping from a helicopter at 6,000 feet during an event sponsored by Red Bull in Zhangjiajie in south China’s Hunan province, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011.

Throughout our lives, from birth to death, we acknowledge significant life events with various rites and ceremonies. Baptisms, christenings, confirmations, graduations, birthdays and weddings are some of the traditional celebrations in one’s life. And when we pass on, there are funerals, the final ceremony in the celebration of our life. A divorce is the final termination of a marital union, ...