Archive for April, 2008

“Twin faced” baby doing well in India

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Lali was born in Dadri’s Saifi Hospital last March 11, and the news of her strange birth has caused a local sensation, attracting crowds of devotees to her Saini village home. The reason? She was born with two complete faces. But ever more odd is the villagers’ reaction: they seem to consider her a reincarnation [...]

ET’s garden

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Scientific American takes a look at just how strange the colors of plants on other planets could be.Plants need solar energy to make their food, and on earth our plants use green chlorophyll. But other planets receive different kinds of solar radiation, giving their plants different odd hues. And if that explanation doesn’t satisfy you, [...]