Sailing on Plastic Bottles - After sailing more than 8,000 nautical miles and spending 128 days crossing the Pacific, the world's largest ocean, in a boat made of 12,500 plastic PET bottles, the Plastiki expedition and her crew have safely and successfully reached their planned destination of Sydney to cheers of welcome and support.

Incursion: The Rift - Episode Twenty-Three - In this episode, a mysterious agency hires an Australian archeologist to search for artifacts that predate human history.

Unmanned Solar-Powered Aircraft Sets World Record - QinetiQ announced that Zephyr, the leading solar powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Air System (UAS) has been flying for the past week, smashing a number of long-standing world records.

Martian Adventure - NASA and Microsoft Research are bringing Mars to life with new features in the WorldWide Telescope software that provide viewers with a high-resolution 3-D map of the Red Planet.

Moonbase Alpha Adventure - NASA gives gamers a taste of lunar adventure with the release of Moonbase Alpha, an exciting new, free online video game.

The Garden - The Garden comic strip, populated by intelligent plants and insects. This week: Newspapers explain a lot ... even Lindsay Lohan.

More than just Dinosaurs - The Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada's national museum of natural history, unveiled its renewed historic public exhibitions site in downtown Ottawa on May 22, the International Day for Biological Diversity.

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown - What happens when the always lovable and usually well-behaved Snoopy turns into a disobedient beagle?

Robots Compete in Botball Tournament - Hundreds of hand-built robots, and the middle and high school students who built them, converged on the San Mateo County Fairgrounds to compete against each other.

Bloodless Surgery Gaining Ground - Bloodless surgery got a shot in the arm this past January when New Jersey Congressman Steve Rothman announced the latest batch of federal funds, $1.49 million, for the Institute for Patient Blood Management and Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

Celebrating 20 Years of Discovery - As the Hubble Space Telescope achieves the major milestone of two decades on orbit, scientists are celebrating Hubble's journey of exploration with a stunning new picture and several online educational activities.

The Garden - Newspapers are an excellent way to keep informed about current events ... even upside-down.

Dolphins Return to Renovated Seven Seas - The Chicago Zoological Society welcomed home its three dolphins -- Tapeko, Noelani, and Allison -- and Spree, a visitor from the Minnesota Zoo, to their newly renovated Seven Seas exhibit.

Canada's Contribution To Astronauts - The Canadian Air and Space Museum celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission by recognizing the little known role that the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) played in the safe return of the astronauts. Forty years ago, following an explosion that rocked the Apollo 13 space craft, Grumman Aerospace officials called UTIAS for help.

A New Way To Fly - Leading design and innovation company Seymourpowell has unveiled full details of its visionary transportation concept, Aircruise - a giant, vertical airship powered by natural energy and designed to carry travelers in style and luxury.

Antarctic 4D Theatre - The Christchurch International Antarctic Centre will invest in excess of $4 million this year with the purchase of the Hukawai Glacier Centre at Franz Josef and the opening of a new 4D theatre concept at The Antarctic Centre in Christchurch.

Moonbuggy Race - More than 100 student teams from around the globe will drive their specially crafted lunar rovers through a challenging course of rugged, moon-like terrain at NASA's 17th annual Great Moonbuggy Race in Huntsville, Alabama, April 9-10.

Alice In Wonderland meets Bloomingdale's - You can dress like Alice! Disney is releasing a stunning collection of apparel and accessories inspired by its upcoming feature Alice In Wonderland, Tim Burton's highly anticipated film, featuring favorite characters from the classic Lewis Carroll tales.

The Garden - Daisy finally figures out that some things are worth more than money.

Patching The Watchtower - Desert View Watchtower, one of the most prominent architectural features on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, is slated to undergo renovations over the next several months.

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