A Territory baby has been dubbed a miracle after she survived -- in what is believed to be a world first -- a full-term ovarian pregnancy. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

38 years ago today the first message was sent over the internet. Wow... and now look what it's become. picked by Proverb 10 months ago

Perhaps the first stars in the newborn universe did not shine, but instead were invisible “dark stars” 400 to 200,000 times wider than the sun and powered by the annihilation of mysterious dark matter. The study calculated how the birth of the first stars almost 13 billion years ago might have been influenced by the presence of dark matter – the unseen, yet-unidentified stuff tha... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

80 - 90 years of life in just 40 sec, life is amazing and short live it to the max. 40 seconds represent how short our life is and how fast it goes away. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

A 62-year-old woman in Montenegro gave birth by Caesarean section to her first baby in a Podgorica clinic, after 35 years of marriage. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

As one of Britain's favourite garden flowers, the Busy Lizzie has bloomed in almost every colour ... except blue. The explorers, botanists Yuan Yong-Ming and Ge Xue-Juan, found a sapphire blue version of the flower while exploring the 16,600ft-deep Namchabarwa Canyon in Tibet four years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Remember your first love? That person you fell madly for when you were just a child? Sadly all too often we lose touch over the years.
Here is a story of Kek, who fell in love at 8 years old, only to see her move away. He, too, lost contact with her, but was able to find her years later.
(link is for English version. Here is the original French version picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

One of Britain's very first shopping centres has been unearthed by archeologists in a Welsh field. The 1,800-year-old row of narrow shop buildings shows that the Romans in Britain had their very own well-heeled fashionistas. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A two-year-old girl worshipped as a goddess after being born with four arms and four legs is taking her first steps since having her extra limbs removed. Update on this and this. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

It may be more than 570million years old and look like a knobbly rope, but scientist believe they have discovered the first animal on earth ever to have sex. The fossilised remains of this new species of organism was unearthed in Australia where the tube-like creatures lived in abundant flocks. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Two childhood sweethearts have got married 23 years after they met as four-year-olds on the first day of school. Neil Bellamy and Amy Blount, both aged 27, even started school on the same day as their best man Mark Smith. The three children posed in the same school photo, in which the future bride and groom were already sitting side by side. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

The first babies genetically engineered to be free from disease could be born in Britain within three years, scientists claimed today. A project at the University of Newcastle has already created 10 human embryos, each containing the DNA from one man and two women. It is hoped the research will lead to cures for serious hereditary illnesses including muscular dystrophy and epilepsy. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Just a month after the Soviet Union stunned the world by putting the first artificial satellite into orbit, it boasted a new victory - a much bigger satellite carrying a mongrel dog called Laika. The mission, 50 years ago Saturday, ended sadly for Laika but helped pave the way for human flight. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A Traverse City, Mich., woman received a curious piece of mail -- an issue of Life magazine meant for delivery in July 1966. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Experts from high-ranking UK universities and research institutes expect that the first evidence of primitive alien life, such as microbes and vegetation, will emerge within 10 years, with more substantial finds following future space missions. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Astronomers have discovered the first known planet to survive its "red-giant" phase, a period when an aging star expands and engulfs bodies orbiting it. The discovery of the gas-giant planet three times the size of Jupiter offers a look at the future of our own solar system and what will happen to the Earth when the sun grows old and collapses. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Google & Spreadsheets has changing the first page. With a new design and with a shiny menu, the user interface becomes more friendly. picked by Johnny21J 1 year ago