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March 2006



Neck-less Human Baby Born With Large Bulging Eyeballs

Friday, 31 March 2006 4:04 P GMT-06
A neck-less baby with its head almost totally sunk into the upper part of the body and with extraordinarily large eyeballs literally popping out of the eye-sockets, was born to Nir Bahadur and Suntali Karki at the Gaurishnkar Hospital in Charikot.

Students Walk-Out Of Classes To Protest US Imigration Reform Laws

Thursday, 30 March 2006 12:39 P GMT-06
Approximately 700,000 + Mexican students march in Los Angeles and rally for immigrant rights. "La Gran Marcha" is the largest rally for non-citizen rights in the LA history. The sleeping giant has awakened, giving rise to a new civil rights movement.

NASA Plans Permanent Base On Moon As Launchpad To Mars

Wednesday, 29 March 2006 2:34 A GMT-06
The United States is planning to fly to the moon, but instead of a quick, Apollo-like visit, astronauts intend to build a permanent base and live there while they prepare for the most ambitious undertaking in history — putting human beings on Mars.

Two-Headed Golden Coin Turtle Found In China

Tuesday, 28 March 2006 1:32 P GMT-06
Two heads are rarely better than one. But this unusual golden coin turtle, found in China, appears to be doing just fine. the turtle's two heads cooperate well and can even eat at the same time. The reptile eats more than one-headed turtles do.

Image Of Giant Panda Painted Onto Single Human Hair

Saturday, 25 March 2006 11:59 P GMT-06
Chinese micro-painter Jin Yin Hua has painted an image of a giant panda on a single human hair. The artist took 10 days to create the mini-masterpiece using a single rabbit hair as a paintbrush.

Oldest Giant Tortoise Lives To Be 250 Years Old

Friday, 24 March 2006 1:12 P GMT-06
A giant aldabra tortoise thought to be around 250 years old has died in the Kolkata zoo of liver failure. The tortoise had been the pet of Robert Clive, the famous British military officer in colonial India around the middle of the 18th century.

Nepalese "Buddha Boy" Reappears Briefly

Thursday, 23 March 2006 1:13 P GMT-06
A missing Nepalese teenager popularly known as "Buddha Boy" reappeared briefly on Sunday. The committee managing the meditation site of Ram Bomjan, 16, released video of its members purportedly meeting the boy near his village in southern Nepal.

Another Genetic Mutant: Six Legged Lamb Born In Belgium

Monday, 20 March 2006 12:50 P GMT-06
Belgian Maurice Peeters holds a six-leg lamb a day after its birth. The lamb cannot walk and has to be specially fed. A veterinary surgeon said he would consider amputating the two superfluous legs if it managed to survive beyond a week.

Made From Strands Of DNA, Nanotechnology Produces Smallest Map Ever

Friday, 17 March 2006 12:55 P GMT-06
US scientists have coaxed strands of DNA, the molecule that holds the "code of life", to take up a shape that resembles the Americas. It is without question the smallest map that has ever been made. The mini-map is just a few hundred nanometres wide.

Japanese Create Patient Care Robot For Elderly

Thursday, 16 March 2006 12:11 P GMT-06
A Japanese-led research team said it had made a seeing, hearing and smelling robot that can carry human beings and is aimed at helping care for the country's growing number of elderly. The 5' tall RI-MAN humanoid can already carry a doll 26 pounds

German Gimmick Bank Notes Being Used As Real Euros

Wednesday, 15 March 2006 11:12 A GMT-06
Fake porn euro notes being sold as a gimmick in Germany are being successfully passed off as real cash. The notes, in 300, 600 and 1,000 euro denominations have a ring of 12 hearts instead of the EU stars and feature hunky men and nude women.

Meditating Nepalese "Buddha Boy" Disappears From Pipal Tree

Tuesday, 14 March 2006 10:43 A GMT-06
Ram Bahadur Bomjan, dubbed "Buddha Boy", vanished from his meditation site in the roots of a pipal tree, in the early hours of Saturday morning. He had been glimpsed walking away on Saturday, but since then there was no clue to his whereabouts.

Giant Crawdad With Ten Inch Claws Found In Tasmania

Sunday, 12 March 2006 12:37 P GMT-06
A Giant freshwater lobster (crayfish) measuring almost a metre in length has been caught in Tasmania. The "Astacopsis gouldi" was caught in north-west Tasmania and is believed to be the world's largest species of freshwater invertebrate.

Turkish Family Walks On All Fours Like Animals

Friday, 10 March 2006 1:09 P GMT-06
Five siblings from Turkey who walk on all fours could provide insight into human evolution, researchers have said. The 4 sisters and 1 brother could yield clues to why our ancestors made the transition from four-legged to two-legged animals.

New Species Of Crustacean Found In Hydrothermal Ocean Vents

Wednesday, 8 March 2006 11:58 A GMT-06
This photo released Tuesday March 7, 2006 by the IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) shows a new crustacean, called 'Kiwa hirsuta'. The eyeless shellfish, about 15cm long was discovered in March 2005 during a diving missio

US Navy Plans New Autonomous Flying Submarine

Sunday, 5 March 2006 2:50 P GMT-06
The Cormorant, is a stealthy autonomous aircraft that would start and end its mission underwater. The craft can be outfitted with weapons or surveillance equipment and is designed to launch from missile tubes of U.S. Navy Cold War–era submarines.

British Artist Damien Hirst Exhibits Biologial Artworks In Mexico City

Saturday, 4 March 2006 6:34 P GMT-06
The Hilario Galguera gallery in Mexico City Is presenting the first showing of Damien Hirst's biological artworks, entitled "Mors Dei" (Latin for the "death of god"). The exhibit consists of Great White Sharks, a bull's heart, and dead dove specimens

Preserved Giant Squid Specimen Goes On Display In London

Friday, 3 March 2006 1:27 A GMT-06
One of the biggest and most complete giant squids ever found is on display at London's Natural History Museum. Measuring 28ft long, the animal was caught off the coast of the Falkland Islands by a trawler.