Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have identified the earliest master human heart stem cell from human embryonic stem cells - ISL1+ progenitors - that give rise to a family of cells that form the essential portions of the human heart. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes -- known as anthropoids -- evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Japanese scientists will have bred a new "super-tuna" within a decade that will be stronger, more resistant to disease and taste better than the bluefin presently in the oceans. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

A group of office staff have discovered they work better together when they are NAKED.

Workers at design and marketing company onebestway in Newcastle upon Tyne stripped off at the encouragement of their boss, who thought the move would boost business. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Gotta love dumb criminals. Makes it much easier on the police picked by icepigs 2 days ago

Something that I was linked to in another Christianity debate on another forum by someone I know (who for the record is non-Christian). I find it an excellent read and I agree with the points, overall. I think it's something that those on both sides would gain from reading. I swear, cracked.com has better articles on it than it deserves. Posted because I feel it is poignant given the current s... read full post picked by sidran32 2 days ago

Asking “why” is one of the most important strategies children have for connecting with their caregivers and learning about the world around them. Here's an informative guide on how to answer it. picked by maxy 2 days ago

Fully furnished, includes running water and solar lighting, great neighborhood, charming. picked by meggysue 2 days ago

Designer dreams up pen that perfectly replicates colors in the environment... picked by cactushair 2 days ago

The same creationist museum recently visited by palaeontologists turns out to actually agree with evolution. Well, microevolution, and mainly just to make some sense of the Noah's ark story. picked by Doggylives 2 days ago

In an update to this story, the court heard that Ava, malnourished and in obvious distress, "died a needless death" because her parents, Raylene and Carl Brent Worthington, failed to provide adequate medical care, said Greg Horner, chief deputy district attorney picked by Doggylives 2 days ago

He has been confined to a wheelchair for 20 years. Now a paraplegic man is walking again, and his doctors call it a miracle.

Police then arrested him on an old domestic violence charge picked by Doggylives 2 days ago

In a matter of seconds, a supernova releases more energy than the Sun radiates in its 10 billion-year life span, and the explosive event can briefly outshine its host galaxy. Neutron stars, the remnants of such "cosmic fireworks," exhibit the strongest magnetic fields observed in the universe.

See the high resolution video and image. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

and head to the Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, who operate one of the largest HO scale train lines in the United States at 54 feet by 32 feet. Wow. picked by meggysue 2 days ago

An international team of researchers led by a UC Riverside astronomer has completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies. Named the Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey, "SpARCS" detects galaxy clusters using deep ground-based optical observations from the CTIO 4m and CFHT 3.6m telescopes, combined with Spitzer Space Telescope infrar... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Slow down, you move too fast... got to make the morning last. If you had, you might have experienced this. picked by meggysue 2 days ago

You'd never see a US airline doing this. Definitely an attention getter! picked by meggysue 2 days ago

And the still-to-be-named panda babies are quite the big deal. The last time triplets were born in North America was 10 years ago. Last year the pair had twins — two of the five red pandas born in all of North America in 2008. picked by bingo 2 days ago

A test to check if your web browser is doing its job.......I think you IE people that have not jumped on the Firefox band wagon will love this test /sarcasm picked by trushafty38 2 days ago

It's possibly the most interesting thing to happen on BBC1's Question Time for years. As David Dimbleby and the panel yakked on about political issues, proceedings were suddenly enlivened by the unexpected arrival of a cat. And no one was more surprised than the ginger tom's owner Jackie Ellery, who was watching at home when her missing pet appeared. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Glenn Beck nods and agrees with his guest Michael Scheuer that the only way to "save" the US (from illegal immigrants, of course) is for Osama bin Laden to succeed in detonating a weapon on America...
*not posted in video thread because he is an asshole...and you can see why* picked by bornbad 2 days ago

The TV star, best known for playing Mrs Slocombe in long-running BBC sitcom Are You Being Served?, died at the Royal Surrey Hospital after a long illness. picked by bornbad 2 days ago

Ten years ago, Tanya Angus was 5′11" tall, 115 pounds, and living in Michigan when she began to get migraine headaches and noticed her shoes did not fit. Not only did her condition worsen, but she started to grow and her voice got deeper. After several doctors thought she was making up her symptoms, her mother took Tanya to her childhood pediatrician who finally diagnosed her illness. picked by bingo 2 days ago

The Universe within 14 billion Light Years. picked by bornbad 2 days ago

A flight to Los Angeles has been forced to land after a passenger stripped off and started running around the plane. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago