Simpsons in their 20th season
This may not seem to be anything spectacular but twenty seasons is something special when it comes to long running series in the US and surprisingly not many programmes have actually made it that far either.
The last long running series to attain this accolade was the western series “Gunsmoke” for anyone who can actually remember [...]
Boy makes new solar cell
This is the type of news that we like to hear, it’s about a twelve year old boy named, William Yuan from Beaverton, Oregon in the States, nothing spectacular about that until you know what he has been able to make.
He has developed a new type of solar cell; yes, this is a twelve year [...]
Sudden death after arrest
There is a concern that a newly discovered syndrome can be the cause of death for many young men who suddenly find themselves arrested by the police. It is being associated with what happens to wild animals when they are caught, which has often been put down to shock.
Research being carried out by Manuel Martinez [...]
Flip flops can damage your feet
As soon the sun appears in the summer sky that piece of footwear known as the flip flop also begins to appear on the feet of almost anyone these days. But although the flip flop of today is far removed from the originals the health problems remain the same.
Because of the design of these shoes, [...]
Complex crop circles found
It’s that time again, when farmers wake up in the morning and dread looking out across their fields and hope not see a crop circle in middle of one of their fields. It’s a thing that has intrigued and puzzled people for a long time.
A crop circle has been described as the most complex ever [...]
Games hit high sales targets
The threat of the credit crunch does not appeared to hit the games market, as the in the UK the first quarter of the year has seen manic buying of games in records that have been compiled by the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) and compiled by Chart-Track.
In the first quarter of the [...]
Smoking marijuana could make you homeless
As we in the UK end to follow a lot of what happens in the US, this story should act as a reason why we should our own path on legal issues or maybe not, some people may think that this is perfectly ok.
The story follows a 68 year grandmother who is facing eviction from [...]
Be careful what you say
From now on people are going to have to be very careful on what they say out loud, especially if you are in ear shot of the Church of Scientology as one fifteen year old boy recently found out.
The boy who is unnamed for legal purposes is facing possible prosecution for calling the church a [...]
Cannabis to be upgraded
Ever since the drug laws were changed in 2004 that made cannabis a class C drug there have been calls for this to be reversed, and now that there has been a change of Prime Minister the process has begun.
Changing the category from C to B means that the maximum prison term will be changed [...]
Marvel to release even more films
Following the success of Iron Man, they pulled in almost $100 million in the first weekend, which takes into second place for a new release. But you would have thought that with the films that Marvel have as box office hits they would be sure to follow the same theme, but no they have more [...]