"Yoichi 20 Years Old", distilled on the shores of the Sea of Japan, has become the first variety produced outside Scotland to win the coveted Single Malt Award in an international competition run by Whisky Magazine, the main industry publication. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

Scientists have found a new moon hidden in one of Saturn's dazzling outer rings. The international Cassini spacecraft spotted the moon, which measures about a third of a mile wide. picked by suebe 9 months ago

Japanese space food will soon be available on the International Space Station picked by osiris12 2 years ago

The mystery of what killed the Neanderthals has moved a step closer to resolution after an international study led by the University of Leeds has ruled out one of the competing theories – catastrophic climate change – as the most likely cause. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The financial crisis that began 13 months ago has entered a new, far more serious phase. Lingering hopes that the damage could be contained to a handful of financial institutions that made bad bets on mortgages have evaporated. New fault lines are emerging beyond the original problem in areas like credit-default swaps, the credit insurance contracts sold by American International Group Inc. and o... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago

A team of international astrophysicists, including Dr Maria Lugaro from Monash University, has discovered a new explanation for the early composition of our solar system.

The team has found that radioactive nuclei found in the earliest meteorites, dating back billions of years, could have been delivered by a nearby dying giant star of six times the mass of the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Threats from Australia to take Japan to an international court over their plans to hunt and kill 50 Humpback Whales have resulted in a Japanese climb down.

This does not yet impact Japan's other whaling activities picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Customs officials at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport have seized more than 11 pounds of hashish that was concealed in wooden clothes hangers. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Authorities in Gambia have rounded up about 1,000 people and forced them to drink hallucinogens in a witch-hunting campaign that is terrorizing the tiny West African nation, an international rights group said Wednesday. picked by kakana 9 months ago

Spike TV is looking for plunder in the world of piracy -- the swashbuckling, ship-commandeering kind that made international headlines with Sunday's rescue of American sea captain Richard Phillips from his Somali captors. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

An international team of researchers led by a UC Riverside astronomer has completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies. Named the Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey, "SpARCS" detects galaxy clusters using deep ground-based optical observations from the CTIO 4m and CFHT 3.6m telescopes, combined with Spitzer Space Telescope infrar... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

"I am extremely pleased with the fund's strong three-year track record," said Michael Henry, Co-Portfolio Manager, referring to the company's ratings as of April 30, 2006. "It's a true testament to the investment merits of the gaming, defense, alcohol and tobacco industries, despite the fact that many so-called socially conscious investors disregard them." picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Local Story, this kid, after being repeatedly warned not to play with gasoline and other odd things, threw a leather glove full of gasoline on a fire. He was burned over 75% of his body, barely scraped through, blah blah blah. Now he's enjoying the celebrity of being an "I learned the hard way" spokesman. There was a huge fund drive locally to help pay for his bills. I'm sorry, if ... read full post picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

The crew aboard the International Space Station provided this image of the wide-spread forest fires in the Payette National Forest, Central Idaho within the Salmon River Mountains. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth, the crew of the International Space Station has sent home a special Thanksgiving message that is now airing on NASA Television and the agency's Web site. picked by Lilo 2 years ago

As NASA prepares to double the number of astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, nothing may do more for crew bonding than a machine being launched aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Friday.

It's a water-recycling device that will process the crew's urine for communal consumption. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An international team of researchers, including Monash University biochemists, has discovered evidence at the molecular level in support of one of the key tenets of Darwin's theory of evolution. picked by stinkobinko 3 months ago

Pandas are too big for the poster, designed to be distributed in schools, so the World Wildlife Fund has eliminated animals too large to fit the poster from endangered status. About time I say.
Ok it's opposite day post. Lame... picked by suebe 2 years ago

New images of Pluto and its moons are among the sharpest ever made, astronomers announced today. Pluto, long called a planet, was downgraded last year to "dwarf planet" status by the International Astronomical Union. It is so far away that no clear pictures of it exist. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In the 14 years since it opened, the Museum of Tolerance has become an international sensation, attracting millions of visitors with its message of compassion and mutual respect. But to Sharron Lerman, who lives two blocks away, the landmark has become something more: a bad neighbor. picked by tragluk 2 years ago