Winter, dolphin with prosthetic tail, dies at 16

Monday, November 15, 2021 Winter, the dolphin who starred in the Dolphin Tale movies, died Thursday night at the age of 16 as the result of a twisted intestine, according to a release on Saturday by the aquarium Winter called home. Clearwater Marine Aquarium said in a statement that there was nothing veterinarians could do as a dolphin’s intestines are […]

New record time spent in space

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 The current International Space Station commander, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev has set a new record of a total of 748 days spent in orbit – almost 2 years, as of Tuesday August 16th, 2005. This outstrips the record set by Sergei Avdeyev‘s missions on Mir station. Being in space presents many health concerns – both psychological […]

Baseball Betting System Tips To Remember

Click Here To Find Out More About: How To Sports Bet Online With the development of internet, finding the best baseball betting system becomes easier. There are several baseball betting systems out there, but unfortunately not all of them are created equally. There are those baseball betting system that if you will use accordingly can help you became a master […]

Airbus parent EADS wins £13 billion UK RAF airtanker contract

Thursday, March 27, 2008 European Aeronautic Defence & Space NV (EADS), the parent company of European airframer Airbus, has won a £13 billion contract to supply the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) with aerial refueling tankers to replace the nation’s current ageing fleet. AirTanker Ltd., an EADS-led consortium, have signed a 27-year contract with the Defense Ministry to supply […]

John Howard announces $560 million for medical research

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Australian Prime Minister John Howard today announced medical research grants totalling AU$560 million. The grants are the result of the Australian Government’s 2008 National Health and Medical Research grants. According to a government media release, the grants will fund research into heart disease, obesity, cancer, child health, depression and chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma. […]

Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as a Scientology executive in multiple […]

Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean

Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft’s direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon. The study has been published in this week’s edition of the journal Nature. Data from Cassini’s cosmic […]

Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs

Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party. The boy was today awake […]

Triple limb-reattachment fails – boy loses foot

Tuesday, April 5, 2005Terry Vo, the 10-year old Australian boy who had two hands and a foot reattached by surgeons after losing them in an accident, has had to have the foot re-amputated. He will be given a prosthetic foot in its place. The operation to re-attach three limbs was thought to have been a first – but was ultimately […]