Earth Hour is the highlight of a major campaign to encourage businesses, communities and individuals to take the simple steps needed to cut their emissions on an ongoing basis.

Satellite images of the Wilkins Ice Shelf showed that a huge iceberg, 41 x 2.5 km, about seven times the size of Manhattan, has disintegrated from the ice shelf recently.

The Wilkins began its collapse on Feb 28 (2008); a narrow beam of intact ice, just 6 km wide, was protecting the remaining shelf from further breakup as of March 23.

[More stories on National Snow and Ice Data Center and British Antarctic Survey]

[Update] The Music Idol show actually invited her, Valentina Hasan, as special guest at one of their episodes…

With the popularity of her videos on Youtube etc, Valentina might very well be more famous than the eventual winner of the competition.

(Image via Xinhuanet)

Zimbabwe is suffering from an inflation crisis. The annual inflation in the African country has rocketed past the 100,000% barrier in Feb 2008, by far the highest in the world (2nd placed Iraq has an estimated inflation of 60%).

Zimbabwe’s currency has tumbled to a record low of 25 million Zimbabwe dollars to one US dollar. 100 US dollars could exchange for nearly 20kg of local currency.

Frankly, it’s hard to imagine how a country would manage to get themselves into the troubled situation. My countrymen would be crying like babies if our annual inflation rates reached 10%… 100,000% inflation? That’s unthinkable.

Mummy in Argentine museum stolen

A 50 to 60-centimeter mummy which was made from a 2-year-old child about 900 years ago was stolen from a museum on Feb 15 in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.

Giant “Frog From Hell” fossil found in Madagascar

Scientists working in Madagascar have found what may be the largest frog that ever lived, namely the Beelzebufo, or “devil frog”.

Richest man in India builds $1billion house

Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of $22 billion, is building himself the world’s most expensive home.

Stopping time in London

Great prank with hundreds of Londoners ‘freezing’ themselves at the same time.

The woman who keeps 75 hibernating tortoises in her fridges [via]

“It’s much easier to maintain a constantly cool temperature with a fridge than it is with our ever-warming climate.”

3-way chess

The more the merrier.

10 most beautiful bridges in the world

Bridges are stylish: from classical to modern, they are as much a work of art as they are marvels of engineering.

The World’s Billionaires

After 13 years on top, Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. That honor now belongs to his friend and sometimes bridge partner Warren Buffett.

While this might not be the worst injury people have ever seen on football field… this photo taken by a sport journalist that reflects the exact moment of the tackle are definitely horrifying. Eduardo’s ankle could be seen completely twisted (and broken) following the impact…

Horrible injury, but great photo. Get well soon Eduardo.

Rhys Nichols was strolling along the sands with dad Richard when he spotted the perfectly preserved nine-inch prints on a rock.

Rhys and the dinosaur footprint he spotted (Image courtesy of Mailonsunday, hat tip to Spluch)

Experts have hailed the find, saying that dinosaur footprints ‘are not normally that clear’. It’s suggested that the footprints are from a plant-eating dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic period, which would make the prints about 160 million years old.