Pigs shut down a portion of a California highway after a truck that was transporting them overturned. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The blog of a vet tech who decided to memorialize every animal she's had to euthanize. Very sad, but in a way, it's very nice to see that each animal was with a caring person at their passing. picked by Marli 2 years ago

Calculate what your age would be on other planets in the solar system. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Take That!, former "Take That" member picked by wildminou 2 years ago

He spent two weeks stuck up a gum tree in Melbourne - and if it hadn't been for other Cockies feeding him, he wouldn't have survived.

This story impressed me because of how his fellow cockatoos fed him while he was stuck. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

They call it resuscitation science. It's a new area of research at the University of Pennsylvania, where a Center for Resuscitation Science opened less than a year ago, and where the line between life and death is shifting. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Galaxies today are struggling to clump together against the incredible repulsive power of dark energy, hints a new survey of thousands of galaxies. Measuring this anti-clumping effect puts a new arrow in the quiver of cosmologists seeking to uncover the nature of the mysterious force. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

An Irish setter has had a record-breaking 16 pups - after wolfing down battered cod from the local chippy. Kelly's bumper litter of puppies is proof that fish is just the job for a dog's dinner. Her owner Dee Farndell last night revealed battered cod was the secret behind the stunning baby boom - the biggest in her 35 years of breeding. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The goal of a new study is to bring extinct species back to life, including woolly mammoths from over 20,000 years ago. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

The compact "Marlboro Intense" cigarette will be shorter than existing brands but just as smoky: it will deliver the same potency while taking less time to puff. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Nicolasa, a Peruvian feline, enjoys catching the big waves with surfing buddy.

More here picked by sUeBe 2 years ago

"Helllooo, thank you for calling Nasa, my name is Rasheesh, how can I help you?"

"Uh, Houston, we have a problem..."

I've heard of outsourcing, but damn! picked by buddha 2 years ago

Cities are raising water rates to offset the loss of revenue caused by using less water.

Can anyone say Catch-22? picked by tigertony 2 years ago

Salvia divinorum has a long continuing tradition of use as an entheogen by indigenous Mazatec shamans, who use it to facilitate visionary states of consciousness during spiritual healing sessions. Now Alex wants to try it, too. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

Snack foods containing natural appetite suppressants are being suggested as a method of combating obesity. Galactolipids found in oats, cereals and green leaves alter the rate at which food is digested which in turn alters the brain's perception of how much nutrition is needed, reducing appetite. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Buddy thought he was getting a treat when the courier dropped the package through the mail slot! picked by suebe 2 years ago

Beatles "Across the Universe" to be beamed into deep space on Monday Feb 4 in honor of several cosmic-themed anniversaries.

Watch the launch live on Monday at NASA TV picked by suebe 2 years ago

Watch the videos and try to spot the difference between the first and second images. This is what is known as change blindness. You'll be surprised at what you miss. picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago

Thousands of people gathered at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Saturday morning... picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Two years ago, she caught a heavy box that fell from a shelf, and that instant changed her life forever. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A German medical student got some unexpected practical experience at the zoo when she gave the kiss of life to a baby tiger choking on a piece of meat, the zoo director said Friday. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

His upper jaw had previously been removed due to a benign tumor. He was unable to eat or speak without the use of a removable prosthesis. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Scientists in New Zealand and Japan have created a "tear-free" onion using biotechnology to switch off the gene behind the enzyme that makes us cry. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

On Feb. 7 the sun will undergo an eclipse that few will see. It will be an annular eclipse, a "penny on nickel" effect in which the moon will be too small to completely cover the disk of the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The planet Mercury's magnetic field appears to be strong enough to fend off the harsh solar wind from most of its surface, according to data gathered in part by a University of Michigan instrument onboard NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago