China’s Elephants
Posted on 9 March 2013 by Tendys W.L. in animal stories, Education, Environment
It is widely accepted that elephants existed in ancient China, but have long been extinct, due to excessive hunting for the ivory trade. Yet in their own back-yard, modern China is conserving a special minority group, of around 200 wild elephants, hidden in the heavily forested areas of southern Yunnan, in a nature reserve on [...]
More Terracotta Soldiers Found
Posted on 7 March 2013 by Tendys W.L. in Education, Society
The latest find of Terracotta warriors has been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. Over 8,000 unearthed terracotta warriors stand in formation in a massive underground tomb built for Emperor Qinshihuang’s protection in his afterlife just 100 miles north-west of Xi’an, one of the oldest cities in China and the capital of Shaanxi Province on [...]
More Terracotta Soldiers Found
Posted on 18 July 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Art, Society, student research information
The latest find of Terracotta warriors has been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. Over 8,000 unearthed terracotta warriors stand in formation in a massive underground tomb built for Emperor Qinshihuang’s protection and the conquering of the underworld. The warriors are just 100 miles north-west of Xi’an, one of the oldest cities in China and [...]
Opossum All Purpose Antidote
Posted on 11 July 2012 by Tendys W.L. in animal stories, health, student research information
Native American opossums have long been known to be immune to the poison of snake bites, rabies and distemper. Several other animals are also known to have systems that are immune to snakebites. These include mongoose, meerkat and hedgehogs. Over ten years ago it was discovered that the American marsupial, the opossum, produces a protein [...]
Cat Ate My Homework
Posted on 13 June 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Education, Humour
In early 2012, a video was posted on YouTube and went viral, of a cat eating a girl’s homework. It seems the teacher actually laughed at the video and the girl wasn’t penalized. The question was then asked, “Why didn’t the girl put the camera down and grab the homework away from the offending feline, [...]
Youngest MD Makes History
Posted on 6 June 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Education, Society
Sho Yano, at 21-years-of-age made history when he became the world’s youngest qualified MD. At the age of 2 Yano was reading, writing at the age of 3 and composing music by 5. In May 2012 he graduated from the Pritzker School of Medicine, where he also received his PH.D., in molecular genetics and cell [...]
Cycle Power On The Rise
Posted on 30 May 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Entertainment, Society, student research information
A bread and breakfast, in New Forest, England, has gone eco friendly with a bike-powered television. Guests in the ‘Standing Hat’ room at Cottage Lodge have no choice but to keep fit, if they wish to watch any television programme. Along with low-energy lighting, solar panels and a wood burner in the corner of the [...]
Guam’s Invasive Brown Tree Snake
Posted on 22 May 2012 by Tendys W.L. in animal stories, Education, Environment, student research information
Somewhere between the end of World War II and 1952, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally dropped into Guam in the western Pacific Ocean. It may have been an unwilling stowaway in a cargo ship from its native home in the northwest coast of Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and a [...]
The World’s Biggest Chocolate Temple
Posted on 22 May 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Art, Education, Society, student research information
The world’s largest chocolate sculpture was produced by the Qzina Institute of Chocolate and Pastry, in California. They set a new Guinness World Record when they created an enormous chocolate ancient Mexican pyramid. Corporate chef, Francois Mellet, says his pyramid measured 2 metres tall by 3 metres by 3 metres at the base. The temple [...]
Always Room For More
Posted on 22 May 2012 by Tendys W.L. in Education, Humour, Society
A popular professor silently picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and started to fill it with golf balls until the balls reached the top of the jar. His students all agreed the jar was full. The professor then picked up a box of small stones and poured them into the top of [...]
