World’s lightest flying micro-robot unveiledThe world’s lightest flying micro-robot has been developed by Japan’s Seiko Epson Corporation. The 12-gram robot resembles a small helicopter and is about 136 millimetres wide, 85 millimetres tall and weighs about 12 grams with a battery. It is remote-controlled and carries a tiny camera that can send images.(Watch a video

Great News! Miko – formerly known round these parts as Yoshi – has joined the world of blogging at Caiterwauling. Miko lives in Kobe City in the western part of Japan, located somewhere between Osaka and Hiroshima.Check out the incredible view!

Quantum Teleportation across the Danube Demonstrated ScientificAmerican.com: The Danube River is known for its beauty and has been immortalized in song. Now researchers have employed the water body as a testing ground for quantum teleportation. Scientists report today in the journal Nature that they have successfully teleported photons more than 600 meters across the famous

Life without numbers in a unique Amazon tribeThe Pirahã of the Amazon have almost legendary status in language research. They have no words at all for number. They use only only three words to count: one, two, many. To make things confusing, the words for one and two, in Pirahã, are the same syllable, pronounced

John the Baptist’s home found?An archaeologist claims to have found a large cave just west of Jerusalem which might have been occupied by Saint John the Baptist, the biblical figure who baptised Jesus Christ. (Discovery Channel photos) Great. Yet another site of religious significance is discovered in Jerusalem for people to fight over.