After the recent severe floods, masses of spiders have been forced to seek new accomodation in and around Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. The normally solitary wolf spiders have congregated in their thousands and moved from their ground-based homes to seek higher, drier ground by spinning their webs above ground. [slideshow]
Scientists believe they have captured the elusive “God particle” that gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric of the universe together. The historic announcement came in a progress report from the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator. Professor John Womersley. chief executive of the Science and technology Facilities Council, told reporters at a briefing in…
After the Soviet Space Shuttle, here are some details of the original Russian Moon Landing programme. Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
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Wild boars invade New York state; kill pets, chase people By Ray Sanchez NEW YORK | Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:51am EDT (Reuters) – Wild boar are invading the farms of central New York state, attacking livestock, killing family pets, chasing people and posing “devastating consequences” for the area, federal officials warn. The feral swine are a…