People's reaction times are a far better indicator of their chances of living a long life than their blood pressure, exercise levels or weight, researchers have discovered.

Men and women with the most sluggish response times are more than twice as likely to die prematurely. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Famous for its cuteness and comic gait on land, the penguin also has an enigmatic life at sea, sometimes spending months foraging in the ocean before returning to its breeding grounds.

Zoologists have long wondered where the flightless seabird goes during these long spells away from land - and now French scientists believe they can supply the answer. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Nerves and tensions run high because for the first time in decades the secret recipe of KFC chicken, consisting of 11 herbs and spices written across a yellowing sheet of paper by Colonel Sanders himself, will be temporarily moved on Tuesday. This move will allow for a re-vamping of security to even better protect the recipe in the future. picked by Rambo2020 1 year ago

KFC's secret recipe may have been duplicated! picked by gammerus 4 months ago

For the first time, satellite imagery reveals thick Martian salt deposits scattered across the planet's southern surface, which one planetary scientist claims could be sites of ancient life. The mats of sodium chloride — the same taste-enhancing mineral found on your kitchen table — serve as more evidence of Mars' watery past, and researchers think the briney pools that made them could... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The rise of oxygen and the oxidation of deep oceans between 635 and 551 million years ago may have had an impact on the increase and spread of the earliest complex life, including animals, according to a study. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Long before tourists arrived in the Bahamas, ancient visitors took up residence in this archipelago off Florida's coast and left remains offering stark evidence that the arrival of humans can permanently change -- and eliminate -- life on what had been isolated islands, says a University of Florida researcher. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Miss Meadmore says she has always been too busy for relationships and thought of physical intimacy as a 'hassle'.
(she's so cute) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Spruce Pine, a modest, charmingly low-key town in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, is at the heart of a global billion-dollar industry. picked by kakana 4 months ago

A hobby historian has discovered the oldest known recipe for German sausage, a list of ingredients for Thuringian bratwurst nearly 600 years old. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

NASA scientists analyzing the dust of meteorites have discovered new clues to a long-standing mystery about how life works on its most basic, molecular level and strengthens the idea of amino acids being delivered to Earth via meteorite. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Ancient bacteria are able to survive nearly half a million years in harsh, frozen conditions, researchers said on Monday in a study that adds to arguments that permafrost environments on Mars could harbor life. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

He hadn't seen her in years, not since she left home for good. Then he found her — in the pages of a porn magazine.

Well that'd be a fap-stopper. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Have Mars landers been destroying signs of life? Instead of identifying chemicals that could point to life, NASA's robot explorers may have been toasting them by mistake. picked by bornbad 6 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 3 years ago

Ever wonder what Santa does the other 364 days of the year? Watch the Secret Life of Santa Claus. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
*this is great* picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Apparently each episode of Half Life 2 will be longer then the previous one. picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago

Dutch researchers followed 1,373 men for more than four decades, noting their eating and drinking habits. Men who had about 20 grams of alcohol daily — equivalent to a half a glass of wine — had 2 1/2 years added to their life expectancy at age 50, compared with men who didn’t drink at all. Men who consumed only wine had twice as much added longevity. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Researchers in the United States melted ice samples ranging from 100,000-years old to eight million and were able to grow bacteria from the younger samples. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago