In the era of 24/7 artificial light, real darkness is hard to find. But not only stargazers are affected -- light pollution also threatens animals and even entire ecosystems.
A small drama unfolds in the skies over Germany and other industrialized countries every evening. The sun sets, and yet it remains light -- so light, in fact, that one can hardly see anything. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Recently we had Moe's then topofall's post about an airline meal complaint. I've done some research and found this superb site. It contains thousands of experiences with details, photos and comments from more than 100 airlines. picked by ozero 10 months ago

On Tuesday, the first flight for the husband-and-wife team's Pet Airways, the first-ever all-pet airline, took off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, N.Y.

Update to this picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Pet Airways, the first airline exclusively dedicated to pets (no humans please) to begin flights July 14, 2009. picked by cb__ 8 months ago

Telling teenage would-be smokers that lighting up may make them fat down the road may be a more effective deterrent than harping on the risks of heart disease and cancer from smoking, hints research published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Public Health. picked by muppet 12 months ago

Flybe has given the term low-fare airline an entirely new meaning: it is paying 172 people to fly. I'm still not getting on a plane ever again! picked by buddha 2 years ago

Rescue services are bracing for a surge in emergency landings as celebrity-hungry airline pilots try to emulate Hudson River hero Chesley Sullenberger by ditching aircraft in rivers across the globe. Meanwhile Russian and former Soviet Bloc airline pilots have ridiculed the trend, saying that they have been landing Aeroflot aircraft in rivers for decades. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

A disabled man has condemned a budget airline that told him he must pay to take his spare prosthetic legs on holiday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

This day and age, it seems like damn near everybody smokes pot. And with weed quickly coming into the mainstream in a big way, that number is only going to go up. So whether you’ve been smoking for years or are just getting into this awesome herb, here is a quick guide to the different types of pot smokers you’ll run into during your toking travels. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

New Zealand's national airline is offering to pay bald travelers to use their heads — literally — in a new advertising campaign. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Smokers have been banned from using a wall-mounted ashtray outside a pub after it became home to a family of blue tits. (fooled ya) picked by davethefish 2 years ago

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has expressed great interest in the bracelets, which would be worn by all airline passengers and could be remotely operated by airline personnel. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

California Rep. Bob Filner was facing charges Monday with allegedly assaulting an airline worker at Dulles International Airport. picked by Bandit 2 years ago

Smokers are like animals that do not think rationally, a Malaysian hardline Islamist cleric said at the weekend.

I always knew there was somthing up with smokers... now I know. picked by proverb 2 years ago

Cool-designed Consumer Digest Blog picked by skandal 3 years ago

Dutch smokers are flocking to a religious movement known as “The Only and Universal Smokers Church of God” following a ban on tobacco smoking indoors. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

A group in Dessau, Germany, will start building a new "Great Pyramid," which is estimated to take about 30 years to complete, be about 1,900 feet tall and 10 times larger than the Great Pyramid of Egypt. It will offer burial space in the form of a "tomb container with ashes of the deceased" and engraved "memorial stones" with time capsules to store personal memorabi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Quick to light up despite the potential risks? Take note: there may be a way to rapidly predict your chances of developing lung cancer – and provide yet more incentive to kick the habit. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

US Airways Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who landed a crippled jet on the Hudson River in New York City in January without a single life lost, has expressed concern that the type of experience that he amassed could soon be in short supply.
The reason? Money. picked by bingo 9 months ago

PHILADELPHIA - Derrie-Air has been exposed.

Readers of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News opened their papers Friday to see ads for a new airline called Derrie-Air, which purportedly charges passengers by the pound. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago