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Scientists Replicate Prehistoric Cricket Sound

Matt Cantor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:12:20 CST

Scientists have brought back a sound that hasn't been heard in 165 million years: the song of a prehistoric cricket. Using a remarkably intact fossil of a katydid—also known as a bush cricket—researchers were able to create soundalike replicas based on the creature's wings, AFP reports. Now we...

Virus Wiping Out Crickets Raised for Snakes

Rob Quinn — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:36:05 CST

These are hard times for America's cricket farmers, and unless a virus is brought under control, they could become hungry times for pet snakes. The virus has swept through farms, killing millions of the crickets raised for pet reptiles and zoo animals, and driving several farmers out of business, the...

Meteorite Just Misses Cricket Fans

Rob Quinn — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:00:00 CDT

Two British cricket fans nearly dropped their pints in shock when what's believed to be a space rock billions of years old hit the ground in front of them. The black, 5-inch rock split into two pieces as it hit the cricket pitch. Experts believe it is the first meteorite...

US Viewers Slam 'Racist' Aussie KFC Ad

Rob Quinn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:00:00 CST

An Australian Kentucky Fried Chicken ad featuring a white cricket fan befriending a black crowd with a bucket of fried chicken has been blasted as racist in the US. The Australian fan in the ad asks "Need a tip when you're stuck in an awkward situation?" while surrounded by cheering...

Sex Advice for Indian Cricketers Sparks 'Masturgate'

Rob Quinn — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:50:10 CDT

A leaked training document urging India's cricket team to seek sexual release—either with their wives or by "going solo"—before big games has sparked both outrage and sniggers across India. With sex education banned in Indian schools, many commentators have welcomed the opportunity to speak more frankly than usual...

Cricket Victims See 'Inside Job'

Jason Farago — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:16:05 CST

An unexplained gap in scheduling at this week's cricket match in Lahore has led to angry speculation that the gunmen who attacked the Sri Lankan team may have acted on inside information. While the Pakistani and Sri Lankan teams had traveled together on earlier days, the Pakistani team left later...

Cricket Ref: Pakistan Cops 'Left Us to Be Sitting Ducks'

Harry Kimball — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:56:24 CST

A British cricket referee traveling in the Sri Lankan convoy attacked in Lahore yesterday said Pakistani police fled the confrontation, the AP reports. “There was not a sign of a policeman anywhere,” Chris Broad said. “They had clearly left the scene and left us to be sitting ducks.” Pakistan’s cricket...

Cricket Attack Raises Fears for Sports Events

Jason Farago — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:27:38 CST

As Pakistani officials arrested some 20 suspects in yesterday's attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, new fears emerged that sports events may become a new target for terrorists, reports the Times of London. One international team canceled a trip to Pakistan last night, and the country's plans to...

8 Die as Pakistan Gunmen Attack Sri Lankan Cricket Team

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:10:49 CST

A dozen masked gunmen armed with rocket launchers and rifles opened fire in Pakistan today on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's national cricket team, killing five police officers and injuring at least eight team members. Gunmen rushed the bus as it headed to a stadium in Lahore for a match...