World's Largest Ferris Wheel: A factory that used to build supersecret armaments for the Soviet military has been handed a new mission: to construct the world's largest Ferris wheel with a mini-bar and washroom in every car and erect it on a hill overlooking downtown Moscow.

Wi-Fi. It's Fast, It's Here, and It Works: "Far from what tradition might indicate, the wireless Internet isn't turning out to be one of those tech breakthroughs that arrives accompanied by a Microsoft-size marketing campaign and eight-foot-high displays in consumer-electronics stores. Instead, it's a grassroots trend that has moved from research labs, to techie circles, to hobbyists -- and that now, after five years -- is about to reach the general public. Anyone who didn't know broadband (meaning, fast) wireless Internet access is here -- and that it works -- soon will."

NASA research pinpoints where rain comes from and where it goes: "A new NASA computer model can now tell exactly where in the world rain or snow that provides local water originated. Scientists can use this "water vapor tracer" to improve rainfall and drought forecasts and gain a deeper understanding of climate change."

Argentine President Duhalde: "The Falklands are ours; we will get them back!"

NASA's Planet Quest: "The search for another Earth"

Goodbye to the greenback: "The U.S. Treasury Department recently testified before Congress about the need to change U.S. currency to keep ahead of growing counterfeit operations. And one security feature that may be added to the bills is what the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) terms 'a subtle background color'

NASA's Visible Earth: "A searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth"

Don't Forget: "A Practical Guide For Improving Your Memory"

Water suppliers expecting bad year: "With another disappointing snow season officially over Monday and high temperatures melting snow quickly, water suppliers and farmers across northern Nevada said they are gearing for a challenging dry season to come."

Gov. Ventura pulls April Fools' prank on press corps: "His chief spokesman, John Wodele, alerted reporters to a news conference on a half-hour's notice, suggesting that all reporters should show up but declining to say what the subject matter was."