First Place, Photography: "The Glass Forest"
Tiny green diatoms create the illusion of a fernlike forest as they attach to their marine-invertebrate hosts.
more at link picked by 2manyusernames 45 minutes ago

How useless is that? Do you know? Have you done the science?

Probably not, but these guys have.

Not as useless as you'd think. But then not that useful either.

Science. Is there nothing it can't do? picked by pocksucket 2 hours ago

Earlier this year, a University of Arizona team lead by Dr. Nasser Peyghambarian made a major breakthrough in the quest for holographic displays: They have an erasable, re-writable hologram. picked by punthe 2 hours ago

"If I saw someone lick a wooden spoon, I had to turn away," says the 41-year-old massage therapist from Portland, Oregon. "I'd break out into a sweat ... and I'd just get sick to my stomach. I could not even look at someone with a toothpick in their mouth." picked by psycmoe 3 hours ago

Targeted abortion doctors said they feared for their lives. They testified they used disguises, bodyguards, wore bulletproof vests, and instructed their children to crouch in the bathtub if they heard gunfire. picked by muppet 4 hours ago

A new study observed that simply using a fan to increase airflow in an infant's room reduces the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by 72%. picked by Wingnut 4 hours ago

Hype springs eternal. Lots of technologies, products, and services don't merit the praise heaped on them. Here are 10 tech items that don't live up to their billing--and 10 that deserve respect that they don't receive. From PCWorld.com picked by ImNotBlue 5 hours ago

"The "Crazy Bus" kiddie ride, which rotates like a small Ferris wheel, began to move as passengers were trying to exit Saturday, forcing Sherri Pinkerton to dangle by one arm while holding her daughter, Gracie, in the other.
She then dropped the girl, who was caught by fairgoers." picked by gammerus 6 hours ago

Telemarketing and Telesales services including IT Telemarketing and Financial Services Telemarketing from Team based in Birmingham, Midlands, UK. picked by clericx 7 hours ago

Scientists have reached back in time 115 million years to one of the most successful flying creatures in Earth’s history, the pterodactyl, to conjure a robotic spy plane with next-generation capabilities. picked by Bornbad 7 hours ago

October 5-11, 2008 is National Fire Prevention Week. Perfect time to remind everyone to change their batteries in their smoke detectors. picked by ftfd09 7 hours ago

Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good.

Oops. picked by tvirus 8 hours ago

Everything you need to know about Webkinz, the No.1 children's toy. picked by fatherpark1 9 hours ago

True crime stories and interest exploded on to the scene about 6 years ago and the interest continues to grow. With new true crime dramas and shows being launched every year and true crime books on the top ten lists every week, this is one genre that's here for the long haul. picked by fatherpark1 9 hours ago

In a matter of a few hours after receiving the check, she spent almost $300,000. She ended up getting a very light sentence and cried that she didn't do anything wrong and whined that her dreams are now shattered. picked by bernardblack 9 hours ago

Online auction stores or simply online shopping you choose, by offering you more choices you too can save whilst you shop picked by zenkovic11 10 hours ago

The giant coffee chain has a policy of keeping a tap running non-stop at all its 10,000 outlets worldwide, wasting 23.4 MILLION litres a day. picked by Nateebiinature 10 hours ago

Oprah's mother received credit from a store and racked up $150,000 in charges. She refused to pay, they sued her to recover the monies owed to them. Oprah's mom contends that if they didn't give her credit, she wouldn't own them so she shouldn't have to pay back a dime. picked by bernardblack 11 hours ago

A lady and her young child were trapped in a carnival ride which started up as they were getting off. A group of fairgoers convinced the mom to drop the baby so they could catch it which they did. picked by bernardblack 11 hours ago

The Baldwin Project seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. Really a huge collection of children stories and poems picked by bernardblack 12 hours ago

Werewolf Syndrome is a rare genetic condition with no known cure. In 1959, Annette Funicello recorded a song loosely based on JoJo the Dogfaced Boy. Hawked as an illiterate savage, he spoke three languages. His father had also made a living from his disorder, as told on this site, which gives them the respect they deserve.

Autumnlotus told us about his modern-day counterpart picked by meggysue 12 hours ago

"John McCain would pay for his health plan with major reductions to Medicare and Medicaid, a top aide said, (it would) result in cuts of $1.3 trillion over 10 years."


I'd challenge anyone to find me a comprehensive health plan for $2500 a year. Please. Hurry. picked by BADbud 12 hours ago

I don't think anything else needs to be said. picked by DaftGretel 12 hours ago

Most of the Internet addicts uncover many of the web pages of the unknown websites by using many search engines than any other media. picked by linkbuildingn 12 hours ago

L’oreal Paris for National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. It’s National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, and to help make women aware of the so-called “silent killer”. picked by kensteyn3 13 hours ago