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In the Kamchatka Peninsula of far east Russia, there lies a coral reef formally known as the valley of death. Surrounded by seas that are very cold and are almost frozen all year round, there are dozens of mini volcanoes crammed into one space it has got the nickname ‘Land Of Fire And Ice’.  However, there is more to Kamchatka than its wild beauty - in the shadow of one of one of its fiery volcanoes, called Kihpinych, there is a small, narrow valley - that animals enter - but never leave. The Valley Of Death was first discovered in 1975 by volcanologist Vladimir Leonov. At first, Vladimir thought is was just a normal coral reef, but as he explored further, strange icy clouds and a number of dead animals drew him in. Nobody had properly explored them before, so it was a complete surprise to him. But, just as he feared, there were hundreds of dead animals with blood dripping down their head that had been perfectly preserved by the ice. What was even more strange is that they don’t seem s

“Oh, you don’t know what you just did...” said one of the moon-buggy drivers after the death of General Wheat. “Kill your leader?!” Thomas laughed. Dawn made some doggy-chuckle sound, which was more of a ‘woof-woof-woof’. With that, the drivers opened a secret hatch in their buggies. Out came a huge yellow laser, with various attachments on it. Tom tried to escape, but an invisible force held him back. “Finding yourself  stuck?!” chuckled the fusilli. The one carrying the laser pointed Thomas at a Martian cave, and it shot the man over there. Dawn was shot into another cave. Hopeless, Tom sat down. Suddenly, he heard a clang behind him. He turned round, only to see a Martian! “Doing what are you here?” said the suprised alien. “Cute! A little Yoda!” replied Thomas. “Yoda not I am.” said the Martian. “OK, then... I’ll call you Gunky!” said Tom. “Name like Gunky I!” “That’s good. But, I’m trapped in here. Can you help?” replied Thomas. “Gunky help I can. Me follow.” With that, the two wa

Film-makers have created a lot of cool films over the years, some with cool graphic effects or creepy alien invasions. But how would they work if they WERE real life? Read this article to raise your brain levels up and outsmart your parents... The classic Star Wars character C3P0 is not much different to any other humanoid robot. Instead of bones, robots have lots of moveable segments attached to one another. Each segment is fitted together with special metal ‘joints’, which can spin, turn, twist and much more when you program them to do so. All these special parts make the robot really flexible. In the American film Back To The Future, a professor invents a time-travelling car powered by plutonium. Based on this, the british chemist and inventor Professor Flux, PhD invented a time-travel machine. Powered by Ghlucoshianian Acid, a substance only found on Saturn, this incredible invention had to have cleaning machines to concentrate the acid, because it would horrible mutate humans if i

The so-called ice-cream van got out of its parking space and drove off after Thomas and Dawn at high speed. In case you didn’t read last week’s story, Dawn is Tom’s newly adopted dog that helped him get out of a flaming pit. One of the spy pastas pulled a mini-megaphone out of the roof and called into it. “You can’t hide forever!” she said. Suddenly, Agent Dicker spotted something strange. “The rockets already left!” he exclaimed, but before he could close his mouth, the road in front of him started to give way. Steam poured out whilst a shiny machine flew upwards slowly. “The rocket!” Dicker shouted. “Launching in 3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!” came the announcer, and the force of the boosters pushed the spy car backwards. Meanwhile, Thomas and Dawn were confused. “There’s no signs!” moaned Tom, and looked at Dawn for help. She barked in confusion, but ran off into the distance. “Dawn! Dawn! Dawn the Dog! Wait up!” Thomas almost caught up, but lost Dawn. “Great. Curse you, Martians!” he e

On Friday night, citizens of Hull got a mysterious visit by a pirate ship containing no driver. Some people reported that it only comes every 50 years, as they had seen it all those years ago. When some explorers started to join the crowd of confused people, they decided to board the ship and hunt down civilization. A long table was roughly nailed to the rustic floor of the living room. Over this hung a very expensive chandelier made with 102 wax candles that were still lit. Bowls of ripe fruit were scattered across the table. Two old wooden staircases lead up to various places, but the explorers decided to go up the right one. They then found themselves in a metal storeroom. Flashing yellow rectangular lights hung from chains above huge metal barrels. All of a sudden, the lights went off and eerie sounds echoed around the thik metal walls. A loud crackling sound came on, as purple fog lifted out of the ground. The ship was disappearing! In a rush, the five brave people sped out of the

After twelve minutes of banging, Thomas opened the boot door, only to find Lieutenant Larry standing in front. “Well, well, well!” he said. “What have we got here?” Tom attempted to escape, but was blocked by 3 pasta pieces. “Throw ‘im in the pile.” said Larry. With that, the two bulks picked up Thomas and took him to a flaming pit full of something Tom didn’t know. When he was pulled forward and then heaved back, an icy finger ran down his spine. Humans! “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!” exclaimed Thomas as he was thrown into the hole. “Have a nice trip!” laughed one of the bulks as soon as they walked away. “Grrrrr...” stormed Tom as he walked to the edge, feeling the wall. “Tar!” he exclaimed. “People!” Thomas began. “Do you have any matchsticks? Anyone?” he scanned the area to see if anyone was still alive. “Woof! Woof!” barked a cute sausage dog and leaped forward, a box of matchsticks in his mouth. “Who’s a good boy?! You are! You are!” Thomas stroked the pet and toook the matches out of his

You might think ‘Forest Hunt’ is a very misleading title for what’s about to come up, but the truth is, no. Reports are flooding in of people seeing one murderous hunter. The killer, who’s name is formally known as Lord Hugos has been spotted multiple times attempting to kill or capture animals. All of the goverments of the world have come together to form a plan to stop his reign of terror, so they sent Waylon Anvilton to do the dirtywork. All of the channels on TV will show him today. 20 miles into the forest, Waylon went off the beaten track to search for Hugos, with only a single cameraman to follow him around. Suddenly, he spotted a sinkhole, narrowly missing falling into it. Waylon continued to walk, keeping an eye on the road ahead, when all of a sudden, he spotted a shadowy figure pointing a sharp blade at an innocent, little bunny rabbit. Without warning, all of the back-up Anvilton sent for came in on helicopters, and froze Hugos’s plan immediately, but a group of seven evil

As all of the fusilli pieces turned round s  l  o  w  l  y, Thomas saw his chance to get out of there. He picked up a plank of wood from what used to be his coffee table and surfed his way to safety, only to be blocked by Sergeant Wheat. “Going somewhere?” he questioned sarcastically, but before he could finish his sentence, Tom was outside. “Cheerio!” he said and ran off. “Aaaatteeeeeention!” he shouted. “Team A, track down our friend here. Teams B, C and D, continue to rampage across this place. Teams E and F, kill allof the humans you can. Finally, Team G, be on the lookout for any homo-sapien rebels, then kill them and eat their livers. I’m on Team A.” As the general marched down the road at high speed, Thomas risked a look from behind his hiding place, a bush. He had heard all of the conversation about which teams were going to do what, and had decided to spy on Team G. He wondered if they would actually eat their livers. Probably not if you ask me. Tom saw somebody’s car on the s

It was the night of Valentines Day. Sutton-in-Ashfield Hall ‘s romantic music was dying out as lights turned off around the town. The cold wind swept through the misty air as a man wearing a top-hat strolled through Burton Street. When he turned round to look at a shop selling shoes, his umbrella was mysteriously whisked away. “Creepy” he whispered to himself, wiping a raindrop off his glasses. As he continued his evening stroll, more of his items disappeared; his cloak, his top-hat, his glasses, everything, gone. “Is it Sherry wanting her pasta maker back?” he questioned and walked towards a telephone box. “Hello police?” he said, but before they could answer back, the telephone vanished. With that, he ran back to his little cottage in Hucknall, trying to spot the mysterious burglar. Meanwhile, on top of Berry Hill, Mansfield, an army was being formed. All the leftover pasta scraps had been dumped into the nearby Power Plant,  causing them to come alive. “We all know Bobbo has gone to

This time you may have read about some new and unexpected chemicals being added to ashtrays and fountains in recent days. But that’s not all. Bitterly acidic chemicals are also now being added to Das coils, apparently as a culinary trick. The trouble is that these chemicals are disrupting the naturally occurring sulfates found in Das and are likely to further contaminate the already highly acidic or alkaline water supply of any area in which they are installed. Sulfates are naturally occurring natural compounds found in water and stone that are important in purifying the water. They are also vital in removing bromides which are naturally occurring in the water and can create detrimental factors in the systems of industries. They are the primary reason why we have crystal springs in which they are found. Das coils have been affected by sulfates as well. Scientists have known for many years that sulphates provide a good source of nutrients in water and most have recommended these substan