chief difficulties of the science of embryology--namely, what are the forces at work in the formation of the foetus, and the cause of "hereditary transmission" of likeness, physical, moral or mental--have never been properly answered; nor will they ever be

Ivory worth lakhs of rupees has been recovered from an antique dealer in Bangalore. A CNN-IBN Special Investigation Team along with the Karnataka Police unearthed one link in the illegal trade in ivory.

A government study suggested that U.S. fires release about 30 percent as much mercury into the atmosphere as do the nation's industrial sources. The study, conducted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, found fires in

the earliest human beings were living more complex and interesting lives than scientists previously thought. They were using a complicated language, dressing symbolically and had a particular taste for seafood.

Petroleum is not made of fossilized dinosaurs. It is something the Earth manufactures. Old oil wells have been known to recover after a rest or produce far longer than they were supposed to according to Russian scientists.

Tuesday, 200 people were ill, said Jorge Lopez, the director of the local health department, who blamed a meteorite. "This is caused by the gas they have inhaled after the crash," he said.

The Perseid Meteor Shower is underway. However, it's only the coming attraction for a much bigger show a few weeks away. The best time to see the Perseids will be this weekend and early next week. You can see them on a clear night in the northeast sky.