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

It's the most common preventable death in the hospital.

Blood clots that travel to the lung kill 25,000 Americans every year. But most of them can be prevented. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Brazilian paleontologists Thursday unveiled a fossil of a creature that they said is the "missing link" between prehistoric and present-day crocodiles. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

OH, it brings such blessed relief and now scientists can tell you why - scratching an itch temporarily shuts off areas in the brain linked with unpleasant feelings and memories. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A British zoo is home to one of the smallest giraffe calves ever born. ITN's Tessa Chapman reports.

*She's preemie and sooooooooo cute. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Cool! picked by moe 2 years ago

Danish researchers have concluded that all blue-eyed people share a common ancestor, presumably the first man or woman to sport what must have seemed oddly colored peepers 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The previously unknown, squirrel-size species is the world's largest known elephant shrew and the only new species from the group to be discovered in more than a century. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago