A five year old girl, Emelia Fawbert unearthed the vertebra of an Ice Age woolly rhinoceros which roamed the area about 50,000 years ago during a fossil hunt with her family. The 16-inch long bone, described as a rare find by paleontologists, was poking up from the ground at Cotswold Water Park, Glos.
The girl was accompanied by her father James Fawbert, 33, and grandfather Geoffrey Fawbert, 61 of Cirencester, Glos.
The father said, “It was really exciting when she spotted it sticking out of the clay.....It looked really impressive but, to be honest, none of us had a clue what it was until the experts told us.Emelia, wants to be a paleontologist when she grows up and knows everything about dinosaurs, mammoths and such creatures.
Gaza - A third voyage to challenge Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip successfully completed on Saturday morning as the "Dignity" ship docked in the harbor of the Islamists-ruled territory.
There seems to be some truth in the fact that bullies make others feel miserable, just to make themselves feel better. US researchers studying the brain scans of teenagers with a history of aggressive bullying behaviours, indicate that inflicting pain or seeing someone in pain, actually gives them great pleasure. This may not surprise anyone who has been a victim of bullying, however, Dr. Benjamin Lahey from the University of Chicago and co-author of the study says researchers were dumbfounded by these findings, as they were not what they expected.
New York, November 7 : American rapper Diddy evinced his excitement about Barack Obama’s historic White House victory by enforcing a "presidential attire" dress code for guests at his 39th birthday’s party.
Beijing, Nov. 8 : China has said that it will never tolerate any attempts at "Tibet independence".
Washington, Nov 8: US President-elect Barack Obama today said that his administration would extend full support to Pakistan to overcome the prevailing financial crisis as well as war on terrorism.
