New York Couple to be First to Wed in Zero Gravity

A New York couple really will be on cloud nine when they marry later this m ...

US State Mows With Goats To Go Gently On Environment

Officials in the eastern US state of Maryland have come up with an innovati ...

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Ancient Australian Tree Gets Free Ride To Safety

Australian Aboriginals replanted an ancient boab tree on Sunday after it was driven thousands of kilometres with a police escort to save it from destruction.


Rare Amorphophallus Plants Spotted

These two large flowers (believed to be from the genus amorphophallus) resembling Olympic torches were spotted at a local park here.


Swedish Researchers Find World's Oldest Living Tree

The world's oldest living tree on record is a nearly 10,000 year-old spruce that has been discovered in central Sweden, Umeaa University said on Thursday.


A Bountiful Papaya Tree

BAHAU, NEGERI SEMBILAN: A papaya tree planted by a local farmer has proven to be exceptionally productive - it's draped with fruit from top to bottom!


Coconut With Twin Embryo

If ripe coconuts aren’t cut open and eaten, then an embryo (referred to locally as “tumbung”) will begin to grow inside them. As this embryo grows larger, the radicle emerges and forces its way out of the coconut shell.


Indonesia Claims World's Largest Melon

A group of Indonesian farmers from the main island of Java have grown a melon weighing more than four kilograms that the country's record house claimed Friday was the world's largest.


Canada Cuts Power Lines To Battle Cannabis

It's not hard for police to identify the pot growers in this western Canada town: They merely scan residents' utility bills to determine who is using a lot more power than the average homeowner.


Cannabis Is Catch Of The Day For Irish Trawler

An Irish trawler scooped up an unusual catch of cannabis worth up to 1.4 million euros in the Atlantic, customs officials said Tuesday (September 18th).


"Musical Bananas" On Sale In Japan

According to a report by Kyodo News agency, a fruit wholesaler in Miyazaki prefecture has started selling “musical bananas”.


Thornless Durians Make Inroads Into Australian Market

When it comes to exporting durians, the pungent smell of the "king of fruits" had always been a thorny issue. In the past, durians could only be shipped abroad by sea because its smell (which some find offensive) caused airlines to ban it from their flights.


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