British ex-MOD boss, 70, becomes first transsexual geisha in Japan

The figure of the geisha is one steeped in mystery, tradition and intrigue. And, until now, becoming a geisha in Japan has been a strictly female-only [...]

Future by Design - The Redesign of a culture

Shuttle driver reflects on Nobel snub

Douglas Prasher, a resident of Huntsville, Ala., works as a courtesy shuttle operator at a car dealership. In 1992, Prasher voluntarily gave samples o [...]

Pen Holder

Hi-Fidelity Star Trek Quartet

German entrepreneur invents spray-on condoms

Researchers at the German Institute for Condom Consultancy plan to launch a spray-on condom.

100000 Pounds Of Dynamite TNT

Giant Ball Blocks Street

Cat House on the Kings

Einstein's 1925 manuscript

Pelican - Great Shot

The hottest water on Earth

Even Jules Verne did not foresee this one. Deep down at the very bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, geochemist Andrea Koschinsky has found something truly [...]

Britain Cracks Down On Illegal Downloading

Britain's six biggest Internet service providers have agreed to work with the government and music industry to clamp down on illegal downloading, a mu [...]

Sex, blood and baby names: U.S. mad for free gas

Some U.S. motorists sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their [...]

Dog or Seal?

Fingerprinting Turned Into Wearable Jewelry

Kid makes Halo 3 weapons and suit out of cardboard

Elephant Tail

Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

A postcard featuring a cute puppy sitting in a policeman's hat advertising a Scottish police force's new telephone number has sparked outrage from Mus [...]

Anti-smoking Campaign Uses Halo-like Theme (tobaccofreeflorida.com)

Nicolas Lampert - Attention Chicken!

Nicolas Lampert and Micaela O’Herlihy created a ten-foot rotisserie chicken out of polystyrene foam, hard coated, and then painted with latex pa [...]

The Sneakiest Goal in the History of Soccer