The infamous Tunguska explosion, which mysteriously leveled an area of Siberian forest nearly the size of Tokyo a century ago, might have been caused by an impacting asteroid far smaller than previously thought. The fact that a relatively small asteroid could still cause such a massive explosion suggests "we should be making more efforts at detecting the smaller ones than we have till now.&qu... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The camera maker feted the photographers who made the top 20 "photomicrographs" in Nikon's annual Small World competition at New York's Explorer's Club. The winners were drawn from a pool of 1,709 submissions. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Pictures with really small animals that easily fit on a finger. Really cute picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

Small, rocky planets that could resemble the Earth or Mars may be forming around a star in the Pleiades star cluster. One of the stars in the cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters, is surrounded by an extraordinary number of hot dust particles that could be the "building blocks of planets". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Water, good ol' H2O, seems like a pretty simple substance to you and me. But in reality, water - the foundation of life and most common of liquid - is really weird and scientists actually don't completely understand how water works. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

This organisation offers people the opportunity to invest in small business in developing countries, something that might be less risky than the current stock market.

I think I'm going to try this. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago

Obama tried to explain what he actually meant to say in his infamous speech about small towns. His explanation may have made sense and showed what he meant to say wasn't "elitist", but it was wrong. Small town America are not fixated on cultural issues. Rather, it is affluent, college-educated people living in cities and suburbs who are most exercised by guns and religion. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A one-time motel in a small central Maine town could soon be offering an eye-opening way to start the day -- topless coffee shop waitresses. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Ulrich Kortz, Professor of Chemistry at Jacobs University, and his team successfully synthesized a polyoxometalate with 100 Tungsten and 20 Cerium atoms that has a molar mass of about 30 kilo Dalton. With a maximum diameter of 4.2 nm the inorganic molecule is comparable in size to large complex bio-molecules or even small viruses. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists at Cambridge University have found that bees make use of small cone-shaped cells on flower petals, which act like ‘velcro’ on their feet, to stick to flowers and collect nectar. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

SOME time ago, as I emptied a big pot of pasta water into the sink and waited for the fog to lift from my glasses, a simple question occurred to me. Why boil so much more water than pasta actually absorbs, only to pour it down the drain? picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

My name is Alan Wieder, and I have the smallest penis in the world. Actually, that's not true, but for a year I sure thought I did. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Two feet, 9 inches tall, Christianne Ray found love and gave birth to a daughter. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Offering a collection of zines about science. Really an amazing collection. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

A team of University of Michigan researchers has recently created an attempt to draw attention to what is possible these days with nanotechnology, and imaging at the very small scale. I'll take him up on this invitation and share with you some other images of very tiny things in our world. For visualizing the scale, most measurements below are in microns - one micron is a millionth of a meter - hu... read full post picked by DerAlt 6 months ago

"It's pretty much the one time of year where you get to see a lot of salamanders in abundance and it's just really cool," said Friedman, 20, of Long Island, New York. "Plus, you know you help them across the road, you feel like maybe you're making a small reduction in their mortality rates, maybe, just for that hour or so." picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

This Australian road safety video has a small point to make about young men who drive irresponsibly. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

She was living in a 1,500-square foot home in Portland, but decided the house wasn't small enough - yes, small enough!

It takes her four steps to go across her house- sometimes five. picked by streetlight22be 2 years ago

For some, quantum physics excludes any deity from our perception of reality. For others it shows there's a reality we can't conceive - a reality that may include God. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

Loans made under the Small Business Administration's flagship credit program have fallen dramatically in the first six months of fiscal 2008 -- and none of the interested parties can agree on the cause. picked by vyoma999 2 years ago