Biologists attached tags with a 1-800 phone number to more than 20,000 monarch butterflies between November 2002 and February 2003 when they clustered in California wintering grounds. The scientists want the public's help in watching for the butterflies to reveal the mystery of where the colorful insects spend their summers.
Crazy Horse Recovered
This 3-foot bronze statue Indian leader Crazy Horse, shown March 31, was stolen from a South Dakota museum a decade ago. The statue, valued at more than $40,000, is a model for the monument being carved out of stone on a hillside in the Black Hills. It was recovered via an anonymous tip March 25.
Chemical Pigeon
Cpl. David Campbell holds a pigeon at Living Support Area 7 in the Kuwaiti desert south of Iraq March 14. The pigeons will be used to gauge a chemical attack when U.S. forces move into Iraq. Military forces have called up dolphins, dogs, horses and even chickens to fight in the war against the Saddam Hussein regime.
Nosy Sperm
German and U.S. scientists have discovered a smell receptor on the surface of human sperm cells, similar to those in the nose, that respond positively to the scent of lily of the valley.
Dino-Phone
Martin Cooper, CEO of ArrayComm, with a Motorola DynaTAC, a 1973 prototype of the first cellular telephone, April 2. 30 years ago the first call was made from a handheld cellular telephone.
Welcome To Bagdad, U.S.A.
A lonely sign at the junction of U.S. Highways 93 and 97 points the way to Bagdad, Ariz., April 2. The Arizona copper mining town between Phoenix and Las Vegas is one of at least 10 Bagdads in the U.S. that existed in relative obscurity until Iraq's capital became a household name and a target for coalition bombs.
Dr. Kim Jong Il
Seoul doctor Kim Jong Il displays his ID card at his office Thursday. Although people used to jeer at his name, he now says people easily recognize his name and that helps his business.
Berlin Candy Bomber
During a visit to Wright State University April 4 in Dayton, Ohio, retired World War II Air Force pilot Col. Gail Halvorsen, known as the Berlin Candy Bomber, holds his book to show how he dropped candy from his plane to children in Berlin during the war. Col. Halvorsen wants to do the same for the children of Iraq.
Dolly The Sheep Doll
Professor Ian Wilmut with the preserved body of Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep who died on this year, and is now on permanent display at Edinburgh's Royal Museum.
Puppy With An Edge
John Mallett, of Liverpool, England, April 8 with his 12-week-old Bull Terrier Jake and the seven inch knife Jake swallowed. The knife, which passed right through his stomach down into the bowel, was discovered when the dog was x-rayed after he was reluctant to curl up and vets operated immediately to remove it. Jake has made a full recovery.
Papal Pennies
Scuffles broke out Thursday as coin enthusiasts lined up at dawn to buy a special series of Vatican euro coins, bearing the Pope's profile, that mark the 25th year of Pope John Paul II's papacy.
Spin in The Grits
Lisa Carter of North Charleston, S.C., takes a spin in grits during the Rolling in the Grits contest at the World Grits Festival in St. George, S.C. last week.
It's Never Too Late
Sallie Mary Frances Warren, 94, and Zyness Louis O'Haver, 95, take their oaths April 2, at the Oklahoma County Courthouse. After living together since 1925, the couple got married. Three of their fourgrandchildren attended the ceremony.
Underwater Playground
The 75-year-old Straits of Mackinac ferry is sunk in Lake Michigan, 10 miles off Navy Pier in Chicago last Thursday to make a place for recreational divers to explore underwater.
Yucky Face Contest
Four-year old Madison Freskos conjures up her yuckiest face during the Arm & Hammer Fresh Face Contest Saturday in Chicago.
Not Exactly Cadbury
A man dressed up as a "Talciguin" (possessed man) takes off his mask to take a rest in Texistepeque, El Salvador, some 51 miles northeast of San Salvador on Monday, April 14. The feast of the Talciguines is a religious feast during Easter week in which red-hooded men roam the streets flogging people in order to free them from their sins.
A Peep For The Ages
Marshmallow Peeps at the Just Born factory in Bethlehem, Pa., April 2. Just Born Inc. is celebrating its 50th year of adorning Easter baskets and satisfying sweet tooths with the colorful confections.