Autumn #3 is one of a collection of four images depicting autumnal scenes and is part of a larger body of work from Tim Simmons. Click the pic to see more. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

The prospect of a human baby with three biological parents has moved closer after scientists created monkeys using a technique that one day could stop children from inheriting severe genetic diseases. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

A 58-year-old woman accused of mooning an elderly couple in a Stockton courthouse elevator could end up on the Megan's Law registry as a sexual offender if a prosecutor gets his way. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Or is he just trying to work up a hairball? picked by shuallyo 3 months ago

Some of the most delicious looking sushi I've seen in a while... (if you're into sushi)

*Click for more pics picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

He said the law is nothing more than persecution of Gypsies, who have long been stigmatized as nomadic thieves and con artists.

It raises an interesting question on whether fortune telling and physic readings for monetary gain should be illegal. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

For the strict adherent to correct English, missing apostrophes are the equivalent of water torture — a drip-drip effect, at first slightly annoying but more maddening by the day until something snaps. Exasperated by living in a street where the signage shows a cavalier disregard for punctuation, Stefan Gatward has been painting apostrophes on to the signs of “St Johns Close”, i... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Thorpe Park is banning visitors from putting their hands in the air while riding its rollercoasters following complaints about body odour. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A mother swan tenderly tucks in her cygnets. Photo: BNPS. picked by meggysue 3 months ago

The platform in Greenwich is around 700 years older than the what was previously the oldest known structure and 500 years older than Stonehenge. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

He is a freakish sight worthy of Frankenstein's laboratory - but this, researchers claim, is Britain's perfect pet. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A Greenwich man apparently felt guilty about practicing personal hygiene in a neighbor's home after he had broken into it, police said. picked by kakana 4 months ago

That's what you call a real 'hit' show. picked by cb__ 4 months ago

Not sure it's a squirrel though, North American plimates will know! picked by topofall 4 months ago

A photographer swapped spray cans for torches (flashlights) to graffiti British landmarks in a set of stunning images. Michael Bosanko used long exposure shots and different coloured torches to 'draw with light' in the night-time shots. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Police say a grower could be responsible for the theft of more than $10,000 worth of cucumbers in Adelaide's north.

There have been 12 separate cucumber robberies during the past three months, the most recent involving 150 bags on Tuesday night. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Gardeners have been encouraged to give exhausted bees a drink of sugar and water to boost their energy levels during the poor summer.

They should also plant wildlife-friendly flowers such as sunflowers and buddleia to provide food for bees, the RSPB said. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

"Alien-like" scenes of tadpoles feasting on eggs emerging from their mother have been caught on camera. picked by topofall 4 months ago

By Martin Amm picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

We belong to a remarkably quirky species. Despite our best efforts, some of our strangest foibles still defy explanation. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) completely reverses the devastating autoimmune disorder in mice, and might work exactly the same way in humans. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Much like humans, dolphins strive for efficiency in communication.

Studies of dolphin body language show that they use the same principle that governs all of human speak: the law of brevity. picked by sidran32 4 months ago

Caterpillars have been spotted 'dancing' to put off predators as they eat their way through a leaf. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

At the 50-acre Glacier Gardens in Alaska, designers added an unusual flair by uprooting more than twenty hemlock and spruce trees, flipping them over, and using the trunks as natural flower pots. website picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Corporal punishment has long been a hotly debated subject, with conflicting study results and opposing ideologies feeding the fire. Now the results of a five-year effort to review the scientific literature are in: a task force appointed by the American Psychological Association concludes that "parents and caregivers should reduce and potentially eliminate their use of any physical punishment ... read full post picked by Bornbad 4 months ago