A winter storm has become a valid reason for closing schools, government agencies and businesses in the region of Northwest early. Snowfall hinders the most traveled highways and is responsible for 36 deaths mostly in road accidents. picked by KateHadson 2 years ago

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year's supply of condoms, a New Zealand newspaper reported Monday. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Authorities found a dead body inside a car in Deadman Lake in Larimer County Saturday.

*Just another headline I couldn't resist. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Finally nicotine addicts have the answer to all their winter woes with Smoking Mittens. With a special cigarette-shaped hole in the mitten, smokers can light-up without exposing their digits to the harsh elements. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

As winter continues to creep up on us, the days are getting colder and colder. But don’t worry. This year you’ll be able to sit by your computer (and Plime) and laugh it all away. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Children born in the winter months already have a few strikes against them. Study after study has shown that they test poorly, don't get as far in school, earn less, are less healthy, and don't live as long as children born at other times of year. Researchers have spent years documenting the effect and trying to understand it. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Concealed beneath Lake Kivu is a deadly mixture of methane gas and carbon dioxide that could trigger a fiery disaster if there is volcanic activity. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

This strange almost perfect 'ice circle' has appeared on a frozen lake in Siberia.

While scientists have ruled out UFO involvement, they are puzzled as to how the mysterious, 2.5mile-wide geological phenomenon has formed in Lake Baikal. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stoney ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, University of Michigan researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the Great Lakes. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Electronic Arts (EA) has christened the next chapter of its popular demolition racing series as 'Burnout Paradise,' slated to arrive alongside on both Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3 this winter, the company announced. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

"Every time we'd hear about the weather we would just cringe," Halter said. "I would just cry even harder, thinking 'Where is my Buck?' And of course I couldn't let my son (17-year-old Jason) know. I never let him see me cry because he kept the faith and kept the hope.
*image not the dog in story picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Sticking out like a sore thumb, in the first case you wouldn’t be able to sneak up on your prey and pounce, and in the latter case you would be a prime target for your predator. Luckily for many Arctic animals, this need for camouflage is met by an uncanny ability to change their color to white almost overnight. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

This is a repost of mine from 5 months ago, but considering it is now winter, i would like to repost it as a warning to be please be careful when driving in icy conditions! There were many accidents here in boise this morning, and i imagine a lot of you in other places are dealing with far worse conditions than here in the northwest. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A lake that might once have been habitable may have filled a crater for a long time on early Mars, new spacecraft images reveal. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the images that suggest the debris-strewn Holden Crater once held a calm body of water that could have harbored life. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered metal-rich sedimentary deposits in a New Hampshire lake that grow faster than any other deposits found in the United States. Understanding the environmental conditions that aid in the creation of the structures, which contain copper, iron and other heavy metals, could be helpful in discovering new metal sources. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

...they found a 100-feet-deep crater in late May where the lake had been in March. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

The iconic Stonehenge in the UK is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world, but it is not the only stone formation of its kind. Similar stone alignments have been found throughout England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales… and now, it seems, in Lake Michigan. picked by suebe 11 months ago

The fiery red hues that seem to set forest leaves ablaze in autumn are produced in part as a result of the soil that trees grow in and help protect the trees in the winter, a new study finds. picked by eljay 2 years ago

Our summer's unseasonably cool temps are just the tip of the iceberg, according to the Farmer's Almanac.

Brrrrr! picked by meggysue 3 months ago

For five days, Charlie the hawk lurked in the shadows on the third floor of the former Boehmer Box building at 283 Duke St. W., quietly stalking her prey and leaving them in a bloody, shredded mess.

*"cak! cak! cak!"* picked by Bornbad 10 months ago