Britain’s space programme may have been in the doldrums since the disappearance of the Mars probe Beagle 2 , but we are back in the race thanks to some soft-toy astronauts. Four teddy bears dressed in space suits designed by schoolchildren were ...

4 Dec 2008

The food in China is remarkable and so much more varied than what you get in Chinese restaurants in the U.S. Though the Thai and Indian foods we get in the U.S. are pretty good versions of the real thing, the Chinese cuisine is most often an ...

4 Dec 2008

A team of students from the University of Cambridge sent four teddy-bears into space this week as part of an initiative to engage local schoolchildren in science and engineering. Bravely going where few of their kind have gone before, the Teddy-nauts ...

4 Dec 2008

Four British teddy bears this week ascended to the outer edges of Earth's atmosphere. Boldly going where few cuddly toys have gone before, the teddynauts were dressed in special spacesuits designed and made by 11- and 12-year-old pupils from Parkside ...

4 Dec 2008

Thanksgiving is synonymous with an overabundance of food. After getting stuffed on turkey, yams, dressing, pumpkin pie and an endless array of casseroles, there somehow manages to be leftovers to haul home in doggy bags. Instead of nuking ...

3 Dec 2008

BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Battling today's energy crisis with technology and ingenuity, North Dumpling Island will become an "off-grid" model of efficiency for others to follow -- in part by adopting LED lighting. The three ...

2 Dec 2008