Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:20:10 +0100 It may not be the kind of burning issue that keeps you awake at night, but the findings of a recent survey carried out by dating website Match.com may raise a smile nevertheless. (Source: Digital Trends)
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:30:13 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, an article in the journal Nature Geoscience said on Monday. Concentrations of the main gases blamed for global warming reached record levels in 2010 and will linger in the atmosphere for decades even if the world stopped pumping out emissions today, according to the U.N.'s weather agency. An ice age is a period when there is a long-term reduction in the earth's surface and atmospheric temperature, which leads to the growth of ice sheets and glaciers. ... (Source: Reuters)
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:30:13 +0100 Pledges under the UN from the world's major carbon polluters to tackle greenhouse-gas emissions are unlikely to be revised upward before 2020, a US climate negotiator said Monday. (Source: AFP)
Major art museum opens in unlikely place: Arkansas
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:20:18 +0100 As an heir to the Wal-Mart fortune, Alice Walton had the means to buy almost any piece of art on the market. So she scooped up one masterpiece after another: an iconic portrait of George Washington, romantic landscapes from the 19th century, a Norman Rockwell classic. (Source: AP)
Unlikely paper plane landing an internet hit: viral video spotlight
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:10:11 +0200 Three friends throwing paper airplanes off the top of a building were surprised and impressed when one of the planes slowly descended and landed perfectly in a bin below. YouTube viewers were also impressed and a video of the plane's flight has gone viral on YouTube. (Source: AFP Relax News)
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