A 650-million-year-old underwater reef, 10 times higher than the Great Barrier Reef, has been discovered in the middle of Australia's outback. The ancient reef, formed nearly 100 million years before the first known animal life evolved, is the only one of its age in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Canine Easter Egg Hunt, held by the Hawthorne Animal Hospital and now in its fourth year, is a benefit event for the TreeHouse Wildlife Center near Alton, which takes care of wounded and orphaned wildlife. The event has cultivated some regulars, now veterans of the hunt, generating hundreds of dollars for the center. picked by kakana 8 months ago

A crude oil storage tank exploded as two teens were jumping on it, hurling the youths 150 yards to their deaths, deputies said Monday. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

It has long been assumed that the behavior of teenagers, driving too fast, engaging in unprotected sex, dabbling in illicit drugs, is due in part to their disregard for mortality. Teens usually operate under the presumption that they know it all and will live forever.

Or, do they? picked by bingo 5 months ago

Two Boise teens were given an embarrassing lesson when they were caught on camera Friday stealing Prada sunglasses from the Sunglass Hut at the Boise Towne Square mall. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A Baltimore judge ordered nine teens charged with beating a woman aboard a bus to stay in their homes.

*Wish I could post a picture of what they did to the woman. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

In a new German TV series, teenage couples are given the task of parenting - very real babies - for a few days. The series was aimed at discouraging teen pregnancy, but it's gotten slammed by children's rights groups."Normally, babies wouldn't voluntarily go to strangers," Munich child psychiatrist Karl-Heinz Brisch said. "It causes stress and fear for children of this age to be he... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

More than a million roam the Outback, mostly in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Biologists say the population is doubling every eight years.

Mmmmm! Camel, it's what's for dinner. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

British teenagers will be taught "emotional intelligence" in school in an attempt to counter a growing lack of civility, say school officials. Classes to combat rudeness, violence and antisocial behavior are to be added to the national curriculum, the London-based Independent reported Sunday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Welcome to Coober Pedy. An entire city built in an underground opal mine in the desert outback of Australia. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Two teens could face murder charges after one of them threw a metal tent pole at their father's head, fatally injuring him. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

One of the five teens beat the man with a bat and others punched him, police said. The man was treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, and was released that night. picked by kakana 5 months ago

An outback farmer is on a mission to identify a strange ball of twisted metal - purported to be fallen space junk - which mysteriously turned up on his remote property. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Eight teens are expelled after school officials say they had sex on a field trip picked by loomisg 2 years ago

The RSPCA has launched a nationwide hunt for a youth shown beating a kangaroo unconscious, and possibly killing it, in an online video. The video, which shows the youth using kickboxing-style attacks on the kangaroo as his friend laughs while filming. Video included. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A federal task force recommendation that all adolescents between 12 and 18 be screened for depression is causing controversy among parents and pediatricians.
Critics fear the amount of antidepressant drugs prescribed to teens will rise massively, although the Task Force stressed that screening makes sense when specialized care such as therapy is available, instead of a drug approach picked by bingo 6 months ago

A mother is accused of providing alcohol to young teens at a party in Missouri and offering $10 to whomever could chug a glass of vodka the fastest.

Two girls were hospitalized. picked by suebe 8 months 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 2 years ago

Three white teens were charged Friday in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago

A New Zealand man, spurned by the woman of his dreams, has come up with a novel way of disposing of the diamond engagement ring he bought her -- a treasure hunt with clues via Twitter.

Wouldn't eBay be simpler? picked by tigertony 6 months ago