Cartrain, a graffiti artist similar in style to Banksy has included images of one of Damien Hirst's artworks which sold for £50 million. Mr. Hirst is suing Cartrain, demanding Cartrain pay Hirst the £200 he has earned picked by bernardblack 12 months ago

UK firm Tullow Oil has announced the discovery of 600 million barrels of light oil offshore from Ghana.
Exciting times for this country, of course. Lots of time and money still needs to flow before we'll see the actual benefits, though. And my main concern would be to try and avoid the regional strife and environmental problems encountered in countries like Nigeria. picked by rambler 2 years ago

Also Gonorrhea and syphilis rates are jumping again after hitting record lows. More and more cases are showing a resistence to standard treatments as well. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

...in a settlement over contaminated pet food that killed dozens of dogs. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

Using laserlight instead of a normal aperature, a new scientific camera (called STEAM) can take millions of images a second.

This can enable it to track diseased blood cells in a sample for example. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago

Astronomers may have discovered the first planet in another galaxy — thought to be six or seven times the size of Jupiter.
In order to find the celestial body, located more than two million light years away, the astronomers used a method called gravitational microlensing. picked by bingo 6 months ago

He was 85 and never changed his lifestyle even after winning. Son says that he hopes the money doesn't cause friction between his father's survivors, including two ex-wives and five other children. Yes, I'm SURE that won't be a problem at all... picked by moe 2 years ago

Every day on NPR, listeners hear funding credits — or, in other words, very short, simple commercials.

A few weeks ago, a new one made it to air: "Support for NPR comes from the estate of Richard Leroy Walters, whose life was enriched by NPR, and whose bequest seeks to encourage others to discover public radio." picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Tiger Woods has played 1,044 holes of golf this season and has earned $9.7 million, or approximately $9,300 per hole.

Jason Hargett laughs at that figure. Laughs, I say! picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Mr. McCain’s speech was watched by 38.9 million viewers on the three broadcast networks, three cable news channels, and two Spanish-language channels, according to Nielsen. That figure is slightly ahead of the 38.3 million who watched Mr. Obama last Thursday on those eight channels plus BET and TV One. -NY Times picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

It sees that the US Air Force spent a few million trying to develop chemical weapons which would turn enemies gay. picked by Sushi 2 years ago

A customer who sued a dry cleaner for $54 million over a missing pair of pants has asked the judge who threw out the widely mocked case to reconsider, saying she committed a "fundamental legal error."

Follow up on this and this. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Human civilisation might have been millions of years more advanced today had it not been for massive chains of undersea volcanoes that erupted billions of years ago. New research has found that the birth of the oxygen-rich atmosphere we breathe was delayed 200 million years by marine volcanoes that destroyed the vital gas almost as fast as it was being exhaled by early bacteria. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hollywood movie made by Boyle but an Indian story. Its not the story of the loud middle class that does not like the movie for not accurately showing India of today. But sadly it is the India that still exists for 30% of the population. Plot : The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation wa... read full post picked by tgkprog 10 months ago

$600 million and already obsolete. picked by cameron0 2 years ago

About 100 million light-years away, in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish), three galaxies are playing a game of gravitational give-and-take that might ultimately lead to their merger into one enormous entity. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Alex Rodriguez set another record for baseball's highest contract, finalizing his $275 million, 10-year agreement with the New York Yankees on Thursday.

A-Rod set the previous mark with his $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas in December 2000. Traded to the Yankees in 2004, he opted out of that contract Oct. 28, during the final game of the World Series. picked by bhartzer 2 years ago

A mystery is unfolding in the world of college fundraising: During the past few weeks, at least eight universities have received gifts totaling nearly $45 million, and the schools had to promise not to try to find out the giver's identity. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

PLAYSTATION 3 = Curing Disease

It's science. picked by punthe 2 years ago

It roamed the English channel more than 200 million years ago. And now the prehistoric monster has surfaced once more - in the limestone of Lyme Regis's famous 'Jurassic Coast'.
Excited archaeologists discovered the Loch Ness-style creature on the beach and have spent months piecing together a giant jigsaw composed of dozens of old bones to reveal the 12ft-long plesiosaur. picked by bingo 6 months ago