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Royal corruption is rife in the ant world Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Far from being a model of social co-operation, the ant world is riddled with cheating and corruption and it goes all the way to the top, according to scientists from the Universities of Leeds and Copenhagen. Professor Jacobus Boomsma discovered that certain ants are able to cheat the system, ensuring their offspring become reproductive queens rather than sterile workers.
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Ancient species of flying grasshopper found Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A student has identified a new species of flying grasshopper which lived 115m years ago. Sam Heads, a PhD research student, was examining fossils from a German museum labelled as 'stick insects'. But he knew immediately he was in fact looking at an ancient ancestor of the modern grasshopper.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 268 [+].
New portrait of Earth shows land cover as never before Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A new global portrait taken from space details Earth’s land cover with a resolution never before obtained. Earth’s land cover has been charted from space before, but this map, which will be made available to the public upon its completion in July, has a resolution 10 times sharper than any of its predecessors.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 249 [+].
Most Haunted Ebay thingy ever! Posted: 7 months ago by gammerus
"...I decided to buy the box just out of curiosity. I took it home and laid it on the coffee table. About 45 minutes later I could see my breath and the smell of death was thick in the air. The box had disappeared...."
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 54 [+].
Man files suit, claims lap dance injury Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A businessman claims in a lawsuit that he was injured when a stripper giving him a lap dance swiveled and smacked him in the face with the heel of her shoe.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 444 [+].
Rednecks Attack Black TV News Crew Posted: 7 months ago by tigertony
Three people upset that a news crew was reporting on the arrest of a relative attacked the television reporter and yelled racial slurs.
Nope, not Florida. It's my home state of South Carolina. I'm so proud.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 148 [+].
Humpback whale calves make sounds Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Researchers say they have shown for the first time that humpback whale calves make sounds. The nonprofit Cetos Research Organization, which studied humpbacks off Maui and Kauai, say the grunts and squeals emitted by the young whales are messages for their mothers.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 267 [+].
Will the real Hussein please stand up? Posted: 7 months ago by gammerus
The animation is terrible, but the lyrics are pretty cool.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 54 [+].
Six months' jail for raping 13-year-old girl Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
* 13-year-old raped, left pregnant, with STD
* Judge jails man for six months
* Says girl "encouraged relationship"
Comments: 14 Score: [-] 464 [+].
A great viral video by Microsoft Posted: 7 months ago by ted
This has been going around the web today, a video of a giant spool of cable crashing through a plate glass door.
It's actually advertising Microsoft's new VOIP service, where you don't need to install any new cables.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 113 [+].
Io Creates Spots on Jupiter Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Newfound glowing spots on Jupiter seem unexpectedly to come from electron beams whipping around the giant planet's volcanic moon Io. Io is the most volcanic body in the solar system, with its entire surface likely made up of lava from the moon's hundreds of volcanoes.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 279 [+].
Campus Paper Apologizes for Controversial Easter Cartoon Posted: 7 months ago by mutil8or
The Cavalier Daily apologized Sunday for offending University of Virginia students after it published a pair of controversial religious cartoons last week.
Direct link: See comment
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 88 [+].
Legendary Moonshine Maker Arrested Posted: 7 months ago by mutil8or
An icon in the world of moonshine-making is in trouble with the law again.
Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton has been charged with making and selling illegal liquor after agents found hundreds of gallons of moonshine and three stills on his property.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 134 [+].
Man beats thief with Ham Posted: 7 months ago by psycmoe
A restaurant owner runs after a man stealing meat and whacks him with a ham.
(CNN video tends to advertise at you before you get to watch the movie.)
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 88 [+].
BigDog quadraped robot "so stunning it's spooky". (video) Posted: 7 months ago by tvirus
"It looks like an actual biological quadruped. Seeing it climb through rubble, snow, jumping over obstacles like a wild goat, and saving a near-fall on iced ground at the last second (fast forward to the middle of the video) defies belief. It feels so "animal" that I almost feel bad when they hit it to demonstrate how it regains balance on its own."
Comments: 12 Score: [-] 366 [+].
Supreme Court to take up Second Ammendment Case Posted: 7 months ago by hmtksteve
A Washington DC case on gun ownership laws is to be heard by the Supreme Court this year. Never have three commas caused so much controversy... (The amendment reads: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." )
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 157 [+].
Who Needs Jesus In Toast When You’ve Got An Illinois-Shaped Corn Flake! Posted: 7 months ago by mutil8or
Sounds a little flaky, but someone has offered more than $20 on eBay for a piece of breakfast cereal that is touted as a lookalike to the state of Illinois.
Comments: 19 Score: [-] 277 [+].
Automotive Giant To Use Lithium-Ion Battery In Hybrid Cars Posted: 7 months ago by KingEdwardo
German components group Continental developed the electronics and French battery system manufacturer Johnson Controls-Saft had engineered the lithium-ion cell, he said in Stuttgart, Germany.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 142 [+].
Potty school really gets 'em going Posted: 7 months ago by mutil8or
It all started with the flush of an automatic toilet. The terrifying sound marked the beginning of a two-year nightmare for Sarah Teres as she desperately tried to potty train her daughter Molly.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 125 [+].
I wanna Be the guy Posted: 7 months ago by MichelleLynn
Very hard platformer. Great game!
I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie: The Game is a sardonic loveletter to the halcyon days of early American videogaming, packaged as a nail-rippingly difficult platform adventure. The ever-fragile Kid explodes in a shower of red pixels at the slightest brush from the game's many obstacles, from traditional spikes and bottomless pits to more unconventional killers, such as plantlife and puzzle pieces.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 69 [+].
3 Incredible Gatherings: The Largest, Strangest and Scariest Collective Activities in the World Posted: 7 months ago by karenben
As humans we have a difficult time comprehending large numbers, and vast collections of people perhaps in particular.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 376 [+].
Iraq invasion was "successful endeavor": Cheney Posted: 7 months ago by topofall
I dread to think what an 'unsuccessful' endeavour would be like!!
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 149 [+].
Pot Noodle spoofs Guinness dominoes advert Posted: 7 months ago by topofall
You must have all seen the Guinness ad!
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 90 [+].
The Smoothest Criminal Posted: 7 months ago by gymclothes
I'll admit, this walrus has more rhythm than I do.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 410 [+].
Hamlet - the text adventure Posted: 7 months ago by TheStep
As if 'Speare, the Shakespeare videogame, wasn't enough, here's one of the Bard's most famous plays as a text-based adventure. Try typing in "to be or not to be"!
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 367 [+].
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