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To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," the manuscripts detailing the theory of natural selection are being placed online. On Tuesday, Darwin Manuscripts Project will upload about 10,000 high-quality images of Darwin's scientific manuscripts and notes. picked by MandolinOrange 2 days ago 1 comments edit related share science |
A report released Sunday recorded 17,650 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases. The findings were the latest update on a 10-year census of marine life. The researchers have found about 5,600 new species on top of the 230,000 known. They hope to add several thousand more by October 2010, when the census will be done. picked by MandolinOrange 2 days ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Quote from driver: "So help me Hanna, had I hit that elephant, not swerved, it would have knocked it off its legs, and it would have landed right on top of us," he said. "We'd have been history." picked by MandolinOrange 3 weeks ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. picked by MandolinOrange 3 weeks ago 2 comments edit related share world |
The 11-month-old calf had lost her back hooves and half of her ears to severe frostbite. These days, Meadow is running and grazing, and making friends with goats in a nearby pen. 1 comments edit related share weird*Not the calf in thumbnail. picked by MandolinOrange 3 weeks ago |
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A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral. picked by MandolinOrange 3 weeks ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A 29-year-old Lebanon man was arrested on drug charges over the weekend after a police officer saw him with a bag of marijuana stuck to his forehead in a city convenience store. picked by MandolinOrange 1 month ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Dog goes sleep walking/running. picked by MandolinOrange 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
Rescuers used jet skis, backhoes and human muscle to save dozens of whales and dolphins stranded on a beach in southern Australia. picked by MandolinOrange 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Patients in Washington who are terminally ill will soon have the right to request lethal doses from their doctors. picked by MandolinOrange 9 months ago 7 comments edit related share science |
NSFW picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share entertainment |
A mathematical puzzle that baffled the top minds in the esoteric field of symbolic dynamics for nearly four decades has been cracked, by a 63-year-old immigrant who once worked as a security guard. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share science |
The victim was found Wednesday morning by the foreman of the job site, on the parcel of land owned by Gibson. The site is less than a mile from the Holy Family Catholic Church founded by Gibson. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
Saying baristas were entitled to $86 million in back tips plus interest, San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett also issued an injunction preventing Starbucks’ shift supervisors from sharing in future tips. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |
A 5 year old cancer patients fights to beat his disease, and to capture a world record. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Lemon the Duck, who was born with a neurological disorder, can now walk, thanks to an elementary school teacher and her class. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
The eaglet is now recovering following the surgical removal of the branch which impaled its wing. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Ola Mae Venable spent only three days in eighth grade before deciding she'd rather work on her family's farm. 1 comments edit related share worldNow, at the age of 79, she is a great-grandmother and the proud holder of a diploma. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago |
The research, parts of which are already being used in Japan to generate electricity from ocean waves, could be used to make walking robots, develop better prosthetics, or even charge your iPod. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
An 80-year-old man can hear his late wife's voice again, any time he wants. Verizon has recovered a lost message recorded by Charles Whiting's wife, Catherine, before her death in 2005. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Jennifer Jack says she didn't realize that her ex-husband, Andrew Mireles, was a woman until after their marriage ended. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
Lizards with hairy feet are the inspiration for a new medical product that could help surgical patients heal better and might even replace sutures some day. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |
The hard-to-treat condition causes vague symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath, and steadily worsens, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share entertainment |
Nearly all of today's Native Americans in North, Central, and South America can trace part of their ancestry to six women whose descendants immigrated around 20,000 years ago. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share world |
A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |