Seaweed, wool make traditional bricks tougher
Wool bricks are 37 percent stronger than regular bricks, researchers say. You’ve got more wool, clay and seaweed than you know what to do with. Here’s a solution: Make really strong bricks. Researchers...
View ArticleThursday's intriguing people
St. Patrick To Irish Catholics, St. Patrick's Day is not just a day for green beer and ridiculous hats. It's the feast day of their nation's patron saint. According to Catholic.org, Patrick was born to...
View ArticleOverheard on CNN.com: Panda sex drive, robotic squirrel and a Beltway Batman
Editor's note: This post is part of the Overheard on CNN.com series, a regular feature that examines interesting comments and thought-provoking conversations posted by the community. The following...
View ArticleReports: Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya
Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988, has died in Libya, according to media reports. He died at home...
View ArticleScottish soccer giant Rangers expelled from top tier
Glasgow Rangers, one of Scotland’s most storied and followed soccer clubs, was kicked out of Scotland’s top league Wednesday because of its major financial troubles. The exile of Rangers, a huge source...
View Article10 beached whales rescued on Scotland coast
Ten beached pilot whales were rescued Sunday in Scotland, but 16 others could not be saved, the local newspaper The Scotsman reported. The stranding occurred between Pittenweem and Anstruther at the...
View ArticleScotland's choice: Should they stay or should they go?
Might the UK soon be a little less United? A new agreement will pave the way for Scotland to vote (but likely not until 2014) on its independence and whether to break away from London control. It may...
View ArticleHelicopter makes emergency water landing
[Updated 12:29 p.m.] All 19 people who were on the helicopter are accounted for, UK officials tell CNN. [Updated 12:01 p.m.] A helicopter with 19 people on board made an emergency water landing Monday...
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