A fluid sample saved by a Japanese rape victim over 6 years ago led to the arrest of a man on suspicion of sexual assault and home invasion. The woman collected her assailant's fluids in a cup after the attack, froze them and then submitted them to police who only now have the technological tools to match the DNA. picked by mitzuzake 4 weeks ago

Patrick Walker, a groundskeeper at Morrison Lake Country Club, says he's glad he paid attention in high school science classes. That's how he knew he was probably looking at the tooth of a 10,000-year-old mammoth while grooming the course last week. picked by mitzuzake 3 months ago

A new plague which jumps from rats to humans has been discovered by scientists. Fears are growing that increasing numbers of brown rats - the most common kind in Europe - are carrying a strain of bacteria that can cause serious illness in humans from heart disease to infection of the spleen and nervous system. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Our love affair with clocks isn’t set to end soon - especially when we really start to play with the creative possibilities, as these 24 examples illustrate. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

HAL 9000, the malevolent, spaceship-controlling supercomputer from "2001: A Space Odyssey" who blew a circuit and blew our minds is now available in free paper craft form to oversee all of YOUR missions. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Researchers have unearthed from a young child's grave what has been dubbed the “Stone Henge-Hog” — the first ever statuette, idol or carving of an animate creature found at Stonehenge. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Nature magazine, the world's leading scientific journal, has featured a powerful image of John McCain and Barack Obama on its front cover. Then, however, you see the back cover... picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

That Question #1 is "Can I get an autographed photo of Kim Jong Il?" says a lot. That you actually CAN says even more. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan turned green after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Is Kim Jong Il dead? According to a professor at Japan's Waseda University, North Korea’s “Dear Leader” passed away in the fall of 2003. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Far from becoming extinct 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs actually co-existed with early humans and even helped in the construction of the pyramids. This is the word of Vince Fenech, Evangelist pastor and director of a fully licensed, State-approved Creationist institution which admits children aged between four and 18. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Steampunk has gone from an obscure science fiction genre to a style all its own. Here are 15 exceptionally creative works of steampunk art, design and fashion for your viewing pleasure. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Knut was the perfect mascot for the Green movement, splashed on the cover of Vanity Fair. Now? He's a quivering, angry mess. A cautionary tale of animal celebrity.
Anyone else find this photo profoundly disturbing? picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Japanese police arrested 2 people (from Hiroshima, yet) for allegedly selling fluorescent cell phone lanyards that contain about 26 times the allowable level of radioactive Tritium per unit. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

On July 10, 1925, the Scopes trial -- or "Monkey Trial," as it was called -- began with jury selection. The trial lasted just a week but the questions it raised are as divisive now as they were back then. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Photo artist Takahito posed several Blythe dolls at the otherworldly Tottori sand dunes in Japan, dubbing the photo set “Planet of the Blythes”. I don't know about you, but they remind me of the images beamed back to Earth from the Mars rovers. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

As news spread across the world of Iran’s provocative missile tests, so did an image of four missiles heading skyward in unison. Unfortunately, it appeared to contain one too many missiles, a point that had not emerged before the photo appeared on the front pages of many other major print newspapers and news websites. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

In the span of 23 hours, two Tampa men apparently named after the late actor Telly Savalas have been arrested in separate incidents. Suckers! picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Paper shampoo. Yes, paper shampoo. The single-use sheets are designed to dissolve into a lather when you mix them with water, and they supposedly work even if you're using sea water. Suck it, TSA. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

Bad enough that Japanese pet owners are so obsessed with Hello Kitty they make their feline friends wear specially designed costumes, some even put them on their dogs. That's just wrong. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

A new, instantly recognizable "face" on the surface of Mars has been captured by one of NASA's new, improved generation of robotic probes. picked by Mitzuzake 1 year ago

Tired of handing out cigars when celebrating the birth of a new baby? A Japanese specialty gifts company suggests you share your joy by giving family & friends personalized bags of rice which feature your new baby's face - and are filled to match his or her weight. picked by Mitzuzake 1 year ago

A 21-leaf clover discovered on June 3 by Iwate (Japan) prefecture farmer Shigeo Obara has shattered the Guinness world record for most leaves on a clover stem (Trifolium repens L.). The current official record is held by an 18-leaf clover that Obara found in his garden in May 2002. Of all the luck! picked by Mitzuzake 1 year ago

"Let's Bible" features a buxom female Jesus, a young fisherman who lusts after her (and cops a feel), Judas as a goth-gal and a Mexican Devil. Lordy! picked by Mitzuzake 1 year ago

Japanese school girls take on a disturbing new look in these hauntingly beautiful illustrations by CG artist Yoshitaka "Yock" Kawakami. picked by Mitzuzake 1 year ago