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Scientists Discover Why Sharks Can Swim So Fast

MediaSight writes "Shortfin mako sharks can shoot through the ocean at up to 50 miles per hour (80 kilometres an hour). Now a trick that helps them to reach such speeds has been discovered — the sharks can raise their scales to create tiny wells across the surface of their skin, reducing drag like the dimples on a golf ball."

Sharks In Danger Due To Over Fishing In North Atlantic

Sharks in the North Atlantic are in serious danger of being driven out of existence due to the fishing activities of nations such as Spain, Portugal, France and Britain, according to Swiss-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

FTC sues internet 'loan sharks' for deceptive lending

Alleged internet payday loan sharks are being sued for failing to disclose loan terms and strong-arm collection tactics by US consumers watchdogs.

Fishing threatens North Atlantic sharks

London - A quarter of sharks and rays are threatened with being fished out of existence in the Northeast Atlantic, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said on Monday.

Sharks, Robots and Cars: Just a Glimpse of Autodesk University 2008

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Attendees and Customers Worldwide to Experience the Latest in Design Innovation

Sharks, Robots and Cars: Just a Glimpse of Autodesk University 2008

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AUTODESK UNIVERSITY -- More than 9,000 design professionals from 74 countries will again descend on Las Vegas this week for what has become a yearly pilgrimage of all things Autodesk . Attendees at Autodesk University (AU) 2008 will experience design innovation through the voices of customers in industries such as manufacturing, architecture and building, media and entertainment, automotive and transportation, geospatial and education.

Sharks, Robots and Cars: Just a Glimpse of Autodesk University 2008

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 1 -- AUTODESK UNIVERSITY -- More than 9,000 design professionals from 74 countries will again descend on Las Vegas this week for what has become a yearly pilgrimage of all things Autodesk (Nasdaq: ADSK). Attendees at Autodesk University (AU) 2008 will experience design innovation through the voices of customers in industries such as manufacturing, architecture and building, media and entertainment, automotive and transportation, geospatial and education.

Sharks, Robots and Cars: Just a Glimpse of Autodesk University 2008

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Attendees and Customers Worldwide to Experience the Latest in Design Innovation

Sharks, Robots and Cars: Just a Glimpse of Autodesk University 2008

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AUTODESK UNIVERSITY -- More than 9,000 design professionals from 74 countries will again descend on Las Vegas this week for what has become a yearly pilgrimage of all things Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) . Attendees at Autodesk University (AU) 2008 will experience design innovation through the voices of customers in industries such as manufacturing, architecture and building, media and entertainment, automotive and transportation, geospatial and education.

Atlantic sharks at risk due to over-fishing: study

AFP/DDP/File – An employee of the Sea Life aquarium in Dresden, Germany, watches a shark swimming in the aquarium's …

Loan sharks! Banks STILL charging three times the 2% official interest rate

Desperate borrowers are being charged more than three times the official Bank of England interest rate, experts warned today.

Anil Kumble retires from Test cricket

The sharks were circling, with the clamour for him to step aside for wicketkeeper and born leader Mahendra Dhoni equalled by speculation about the condition of the 38-year-old legspinner's body.

#100: This Animal Has the Strongest Bite on Earth

A bite from the biggest great white sharks leaves nearly every other species—both alive and extinct—in the dust.

Mod art is definitely not for me

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Art market hit by financial crisis

For months, art dealers, critics and auctioneers have claimed that the art market would remain miraculously immune to the global financial crisis. As if Damien Hirst were some kind of thaumaturgical icon that could save the day with his formaldehyde sacred cows and sharks, or that Russian and Middle Eastern collectors, with their seemingly unlimited wealth, would shield the market by continuing to waggle their bidding paddles with abandon at auction.

Crisis Cools Down Art Market

For months, art dealers, critics and auctioneers have claimed that the art market would remain miraculously immune to the global financial crisis. As if Damien Hirst were some kind of thaumaturgical icon that could save the day with his formaldehyde sacred cows and sharks, or that Russian and Middle Eastern collectors, with their seemingly unlimited wealth, would shield the market by continuing to waggle their bidding paddles with abandon at auction.

Financial Crisis Cools Down Art Market

For months, art dealers, critics and auctioneers have claimed that the art market would remain miraculously immune to the global financial crisis. As if Damien Hirst were some kind of thaumaturgical icon that could save the day with his formaldehyde sacred cows and sharks, or that Russian and Middle Eastern collectors, with their seemingly unlimited wealth, would shield the market by continuing to waggle their bidding paddles with abandon at auction.

Fewer Shuffles Suffice

An anonymous reader writes "You may have heard that it takes about seven shuffles to mix up a deck of cards to near randomness. Turns out, though, that most of the time, perfect randomness is more than you need. In blackjack, for example, you don't care about suits. The same mathematician who developed the original result now says that for many games, four shuffles is enough. And the result isn't only important for card sharks. It helps reveal the math underlying Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations, telling applied mathematicians when they can stop their simulations."

International Wildlife Conference<br> Rome/Italy: 1-5 December 2008

The 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS) will be held in Rome, 1-5 December 2008. 300 representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as scientists will come together to discuss urgent conservation responses to address the rapid decline of migratory animal species across the globe. “2010 and Beyond: Wildlife Renaissance” is the theme of CMS COP9. CMS, also called the Bonn Convention, is an international treaty concluded under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) dedicated to the conservation of migratory animals such as birds, whales and dolphins, sharks, marine turtles and elephants. CMS has committed itself to reducing the loss of biodiversity, of migratory animals and their habitats beyo

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