Spookfish Uses Mirrors For Eyes A remarkable new discovery shows the four-eyed spookfish to be the first vertebrate ever found to use mirrors, rather than lenses, to focus light in its eyes source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090107134539.htmContinue Reading

U.S. Open, 2008 (Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Aug. 25-Sept. 7, 2008) * Men’s singles—Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 * Women’s singles—Serena Williams defeats elena Jankovic 6-5, 7-5 * Men’s doubles—Mike Brian and Bob Bryan defeat Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10) * Women’s doubles—Cara BlackContinue Reading

World Population Population: 6,326,005,560 (October 2003 est) World Nations 267 nations, dependent areas, and misc. areas. World In Area Square Kilometers Total Area: 510,072,000 sq km Land: 148,940,000 sq km – 29.2% Water Area Water: 361,132,000 sq km – 70.8% Average GDP $7,200 (2000 est) Average Life Expectancy 63.79 yearsContinue Reading

Astronomical   Facts The farthest visible object in space : Andromeda Galaxy The only Star of the Milky Way : Sun The first commucication satelite of the world : Echo,USA Halley’s comet belongs to the family of which planet: Neptune’s The first Spaceship that took man to space: Vostok 1 TheContinue Reading