An abrupt release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from ice sheets that extended to Earth's low latitudes some 635 million years ago caused a dramatic shift in climate. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

See how well you paid attention in geography class... picked by DemureArt 4 months ago

More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from the region surrounding the Chaiten Volcano in Southern Chile.

This is the first time Chaiten has erupted in 9,000 years.

Words to go with pictures here. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

Fuggin funny review on Amazon. I'm guessing the guy doesn't like the Electrolux EL 6989A Oxygen Ultra Clean Canister Vacuum

Yes, I was looking for a new vacuum cleaner. picked by doggylives 4 months ago

"Netherlands hardliner Integration minister Rita Verdonk, who is called the Iron Lady for her series of anti-immigration measures, announced that she was going to investigate where and when the Burqa should be banned.

Sources said the ban would be applicable in shops, public buildings, cinemas, trains, bus stops and airlines, which means almost everywhere except the streets. " picked by gammerus 4 months ago

You know Earth's schematic: core, mantle, crust, right? Sorry, not so simple. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Expand your vocabulary and stop using douchebag insults... you douchebags. picked by optimusplime 4 months ago

Chondritic meteorites have a similar chemical composition to the sun and are therefore reliable witnesses as to what the solar nebula, from which the planets formed, was composed of. This can be used to deduce what the Earth consists of chemically. However, ETH Zurich researchers have now discovered that strictly speaking this fundamental geological assumption is not true. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A male orangutan, clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish.

It is the first time one has been seen using a tool to hunt. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

What would famous celebrities look like if they lived in Oklahoma? picked by IcePigs 4 months ago

Even today modern wonders of engineering like the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge inspire awe (and songs and works of art). A quick look at their origins, however, can turn awe to amazement and astonishment. picked by JDRucker 4 months ago

Gondwana was a ‘supercontinent’ that existed between 500 and 180 million years ago. Dr Eagles, working with Dr Matthais König from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany, has devised a new computer model showing that the supercontinent cracked into two pieces, too heavy to hold itself together. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A selection of history's most notable cult writing. Some is classic. Some is catastrophic. All of it had the power to inspire. picked by DemureArt 4 months ago

A team of Genographic researchers have published the most extensive survey to date of African mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Analyses of the extensive data presented in this study provide surprising insights into the early demographic history of human populations before they moved out of Africa, illustrating that these early human populations were small and isolated from each other for many tens of th... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

You may be able to identify all 50 states, or not, but can you find Mauritania? picked by buddha 4 months ago

American film maker Randall Nickerson is currently visiting southern Africa to make a documentary that follows up an incident that happened at the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, in 1994, when 62 children aged between eight and 12 reported seeing a UFO and “strange beings” during their morning break. picked by deEPCHill 4 months ago

Black holes don't just consume everything nearby - occasionally they fire out huge corkscrews of gas. Now the first look down the barrel of one of these jets has uncovered its origins. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Sunspot activity has not resumed up after hitting an 11-year low in March last year, raising fears that - far from warming - the globe is about to return to an Ice Age. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A priest who floated into the sky under hundreds of helium-filled party balloons has gone missing off the southern coast of Brazil. picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

Why George Bush cracks me up. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Tempe police spokesman Brandon Banks says David Lopez is expected to survive and could face charges including disorderly conduct, reckless display of a firearm and felony flight from police. picked by coldbladed 4 months ago

Sir Branson to be the first man to marry a couple in space picked by coldbladed 4 months ago

As I was walking outside this evening under the black Japan sky amidst the industrial bleakness of the suburbs, I began to really think what feature I would like to see emerge in Web 3.0. picked by JDRucker 4 months ago

The collision that formed our moon may have defined the length of our planet's day and set the direction in which it spins.

The moon is widely thought to have formed after an object roughly the size of Mars crashed into the Earth 4.5 billion years ago, throwing up a cloud of debris that eventually coalesced into a rocky sphere. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The launch of two liberal Muslim groups is indicative of a corrective mechanism taking place among British Muslims. An effort to show that not all or even most Muslims are fanatics. They want to show a different way and are not afraid to speak out even when threatened.Even formerly violent Muslims wish to seek a peaceful co-existentence. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago