Wasabi Alarm Clocks, Beetle/Beer Bottle Fornication, and More Weird Science

September 30, 2011

absolute favorite awards shows of the year. For those who don’t know, it awards prizes to serious scientific studies about, well, offbeat things. This year’s crop of winners include the ...

Crunchy crickets going mainstream in Australia (Reuters)

September 30, 2011

Crickets are seen on a plastic barrel at a farm in Ho Chi Minh city September 13, 2006. REUTERS/KhamReuters - Looking for a taste treat for a special snack? Perhaps a packet of chocolate covered bugs, chocolate-chip mealworms or cricket lollipops will hit the spot.


'Call of Duty' dad attacks teen who 'shot' him

September 30, 2011

By Suzanne Choney A 46-year-old father of three has admitted to court officials that he attacked a teen boy who killed off his "Call of Duty: Black Ops" character.Mark Bradford, of ...

Nestle ad first to pitch to canine customers

September 30, 2011

ZURICH  — Nestle, one of the world's biggest makers of pet food, said on Friday it had launched the first television commercial designed especially for dogs, using a high-frequency ...

Deer-licious! Chef creates venison-flavoured ice cream

September 30, 2011

But even the most devoted sun worshipper might have baulked at the latest treat on offer in sunny Royal Deeside. The culinary "delight" created by the pastry chef at one of the area's ...

Crunchy crickets going mainstream in Australia

September 30, 2011

"You would use them like you would use meat really," said Blackburn, adding that mealworms have a nutty mild flavor and are a little bit more crunchy than ...

Fall Series a true playoff

September 30, 2011

Anybody who thought the FedEx Cup points system was confusing ought to try to comprehend the PGA Tour’s all-exempt priority rankings. There are 33 categories. The most obvious way for a ...

Ice Cream Sandwich, Jaunty Jackalope, and other bizarre code names

September 30, 2011

'Ice Cream Sandwich' sure doesn't sound like a smart phone OS. But Android has kept up a delicious naming convention, one of the weirder examples among tech products. But where does ...

Tories cheered Ed's shift to the left – but he may have last laugh

September 30, 2011

David Cameron judged Ed Miliband's Labour conference speech to be "a left-wing lecture". As the Labour leader vowed to use the tax and regulatory systems to slay the ...

Nestle ad first to pitch to canine customers

September 30, 2011

Now pets, too, can spend some time watching a TV commercial.Nestle , one of the world's biggest makers of pet food, said on Friday it had launched the first television commercial designed especially for dogs, using a high-frequency tone to grab their attention.




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