The Palk Strait is a strait that lies between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Palk Bay to the northeast (and thence the Bay of Bengal) with the Gulf of Mannar to the south. The strait is 40 to 85 miles (64 to 140 km) Continue Reading

Pet-owners in Japan are washing their dogs and cats in specially designed vending machines to save money in the recession.

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More and more people are making use of machines such as one installed at a pet supermarket called Joyful Honda in the suburbs of Tokyo.

It washes and blow dries dogs and cats for the equivalent

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When I saw it was a snake’s head I just threw it down and called my kids and said I got a snake head in the green beans, everybody said ‘oh lord, you got a snake head in the green beans,” said Jamison.

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The aquarium at Dubai Mall, one of the world’s largest and a symbol of Dubai’s grandeur, is leaking and part of the mall has been evacuated, a police official said on Thursday.

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(Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:53am EST)

“There was a small problem, a simple crack, and the water leaked,” the official said, declining to be identified.

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An award-winning photograph by a British scientist. Read the full story below.

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To a human, 500 milligrams is the size of a vitamin pill. But to an ant, it’s 100 times its body weight, making lifting it the equivalent of the average American man hoisting 19,000 pounds — with his

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