Alaska's Kodiak Island is being slammed by a swarm of earthquakes, one with a magnitude of 5.9.

Richard Buckmaster, a geophysicist at the National Earthquake Information Centre in Golden, Colorado, says the southeast region of the island was hit on Saturday by 20 earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.6 or greater. picked by bingo 7 months ago

In "Star Trek," a deflector shield surrounded the Starship Enterprise, and radiation bounced off it. Now tests show it's possible to create a real deflector shield that would have the same effect. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The best environmentally friendly buildings in the United States include a visitor center in Texas, a water treatment plant in Connecticut and a house in California. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Scientists in the US have come up with a new method to search for oceans on “exoplanets” — planets outside our Solar System. The method, which involves studying how colours shift with an exoplanet’s rotation, could help in the quest for discovering extraterrestrial life. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Take a look at the Sea-Based X-Band Radar. Like something from a science-fiction novel, this floating Goliath has been designed to defend the USA from missile strikes. Not quite star wars but just as startling. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and landslides are some of the additional catastrophes that climate change and its rising sea levels and melting glaciers could bring. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Today we’ll speak about the tallest buildings in the world based on statistics prepared by About Architecture team. The buildings from today are really “buildings” not the towers and not just some other tall structures. These are visited daily by thousands of people and not only to look at the scenery. Lots of people work in numerous offices doing their daily job and don’t ... read full post picked by cactushair 7 months ago

Tiger moths can thwart attacks from bats by effectively jamming the bats' sonar, doing so by emitting sudden bursts of ultrasound, scientists now find. picked by kakana 5 months ago

lol, this sword and shield attachment to the wiimote and numchuck is great! picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

AS WELL as safeguarding our atmosphere, the Earth's protective shield may be stealing some of it on the sly. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Here are 20 factories, mines, castles, churches, homes, estates, prisons, military and state buildings from all over East and West Europe. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

15 photos of secret service buildings and intelligence agencies around the world, such the current M16 HQ in London which is about as discrete as a giant sign saying 'secret building here'. It is enclosed in a giant Faraday cage to protect its communications which means that physical secrecy is no longer paramount. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Mass strandings of dolphins and whales could be caused because the animals are rendered temporarily deaf by military sonar, experiments have shown. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

See some odd buildings around the world with some strange concept. But these concepts makes them unique and strange buildings in the world picked by ruthstark 3 months ago

Scientists have created an entirely natural and renewable method for producing hydrogen to generate electricity which could drastically reduce the dependency on fossil fuels in the future. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

And the police are the ones lending the radar guns to them. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

AN Israeli politician has blamed a spate of recent earthquakes in the Middle East on gays. Shlomo Benizri of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Shas Party said the only way to prevent the earthquakes was for parliament to stop liberalising laws concerning homosexuals. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Danish archaeologists say they have found a well-preserved Viking shield that is more than 1,000 years old. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The desert is one of the best landscapes for finding ancient buildings. The arid climate lends itself to preservation, and there is little danger of serious decay or damage from flooding. At the same time, the sand is an ever-shifting geographic feature that can swallow whole towns both quickly (as in a violent sandstorm) or slowly (as it shifts over time). picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Despite tough economic conditions, large office complexes continue to be built in major cities throughout the world. ‘Green’ campaigners argue that such developments are inherently bad for the environment, and skeptics point out that by making sustainability central to their new office designs, many companies are simply attempting to offset their environmentally degrading activities el... read full post picked by iamamaniac 7 months ago