1 June 2008
Wednesday, 28th May 2008
A French sky divers hope to set a record by jumping from 40,000 metres suffered a set back when his helium balloon left without him.
The leaning tower of Pisa in Rome has been stabilized and it is out of danger for at least another three hundred years. The towers tilt of about 4 metres has remained stable after a project that corrected its lean by about 40 cm.
An ancient gold cup that shows the heads of two woman on either side mysteriously acquired by a British scrap dealer is set to be sold in auction.
Science reports that Japanese researchers have developed a form of steel that will not splint or snap in low temperatures.