Teenage girls will be steered towards long-term contraceptives in the battle to reduce the number of underage pregnancies. Many fail to take the traditional Pill regularly and cannot use condoms properly, ministers say. These methods are having little impact on the teenage pregnancy rate, which remains the highest in Western Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Someone in the Spice Girls’ organization has come to realize what most of us already suspected: these women need therapy, badly. The Spice Girls will be accompanied by a therapist for the duration of their reunion tour, according to a report. Executives at record label Virgin are concerned that arguments between the singers could result in one of them deciding to pull out. Bosses will ... read full post picked by smilies32 1 year ago

A group of southern Indiana middle school girls videotaped the beating of a 12-year-old schoolmate and posted it on the Internet

No charges have been filed and police said they have not yet interviewed all the girls, ages 12-14 picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

In a 26-foot van equipped with state-of-the-art forensic tools, Melinda Merck travels to crime scenes throughout the country to assist law enforcement officials in their efforts to build cases against and prosecute animal cruelty offenders. She's the only animal CSI in the country. picked by MandolinOrange 8 months ago

A judge condemned the prevalence of drunken street violence yesterday as he gave life sentences to two feral youths for kicking a gap- year student to death because she was dressed as a Goth. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

New research shows that black holes are not the ultimate destroyers that are often portrayed in popular culture. Instead, warm gas escaping from the clutches of enormous black holes could be one source of the chemical elements that make life possible. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

GIRLS are no less competitive than boys, they're simply subtler about it, a study of pre-schoolers suggests. While boys use head-on aggression to get what they want, girls rely on the pain of social exclusion. picked by bingo 3 months ago

Smithsonian National Zoo: Animal Cams

Take a virtual field trip to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park where you can see many animal exhibits streamed live through web cams. In addition to viewing the web cams, you'll find Fact Sheets and Photo Galleries that you can explore to learn more about the animals featured on these web cams. picked by bingo 2 months ago

Apparently each episode of Half Life 2 will be longer then the previous one. picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago

Extract from the BBC series The Life of Mammals focusing on a certain type of mole rat not famed for wearing things.

Fun fact - the naked mole rat is Sir David Attenborough's absolute least favourite animal. He thinks they are very ugly indeed. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

A woman fears she has been scarred for life after a vegetarian kiev exploded in her face. Jessica Morgan, 28, was about to tuck into the £1.68 kiev when it blew up, spraying boiling hot liquid over her face and shoulder. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Two people have been charged with animal cruelty after teenagers allegedly bashed and burned a cat and her nine kittens. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Undercover animal activists have filmed horrific scenes of cruelty to farm pigs. The incidents include workers slamming piglets on floors and leaving them still wriggling to die, beating animals to death with metal rods and inserting rods into sows' hindquarters. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

A man who terrified a small rural community for months was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for committing a series of rapes and imprisoning a teenage girl and his own young daughter for 15 months in an underground pit. picked by barwench 2 months ago

Tirrell Davis and Brandon Richmond were today each given a life sentence today for murdering schoolboy Kodjo Yenga by stabbing him through the heart.

There accomplices Yemoh Kurtis, Jamel Bridgeman and Michel Williams were each given 10 years. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

EVERYBODY VIRTUALLY PANIC picked by MaskedWriter 2 years ago

Two O'Fallon, Mo., teens face third-degree assault and property damage charges for allegedly slinging a bag of feces that coated a pregnant woman in poop. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Life's collection of 10 million images will be available online, with "the most important collection of imagery covering the events and people of the 20th century" available for free for personal use. picked by suebe 2 years ago

East Pacific Rise pinpointed as starting point for vent animals.
People may have come ‘out of Africa’, but what about more primitive forms of life? A new extensive survey of all the worms, crabs and other animal life forms catalogued living near hydrothermal vents picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

A mixed breed and a Labrador, formerly owned by Diane Sue Whalen of Tulsa County, have been accepted by the Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah, said Barbara Williamson, spokeswoman for the animal sanctuary. The dogs — named Lucky and Buddy — will be taken to the no-kill sanctuary next month. Whalen, 54, and Donald Roy Seigfried, 55, were charged with felony crimes against na... read full post picked by horsefeathers 2 months ago