Concealed beneath Lake Kivu is a deadly mixture of methane gas and carbon dioxide that could trigger a fiery disaster if there is volcanic activity. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A lake that might once have been habitable may have filled a crater for a long time on early Mars, new spacecraft images reveal. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the images that suggest the debris-strewn Holden Crater once held a calm body of water that could have harbored life. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

...they found a 100-feet-deep crater in late May where the lake had been in March. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

A mining crew drills through the bottom of Lake Peigneur into a salt mine. As the lake begins to drain a tremendous whirlpool forms on the surface sucking down kilometers of land and actually reversing the flow of the Gulf of Mexico. picked by shredtone 2 years ago

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered metal-rich sedimentary deposits in a New Hampshire lake that grow faster than any other deposits found in the United States. Understanding the environmental conditions that aid in the creation of the structures, which contain copper, iron and other heavy metals, could be helpful in discovering new metal sources. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A giant fork sculpture, created in 1995 by Swiss artists Jean-Pierre Zaugg and Georges Favre, is pictured on the shores of Lake Leman in front of the Alimentarium, the Food Museum, in Vevey June 4, 2008. picked by bevissimo 6 months ago

Panajachel isolated in the Guatemalan highlands provides breathtaking views of three volcanoes that embellish perhaps the most beautiful lake in the world, Lake Atitlan.The town full of interesting sights, sounds, has numerous hotels and is full of quality restaurants and interesting nightspots. picked by headland 1 year ago

An odd looking Red lake captured in Google Earth photo of Bagdhad. I know there is some awful stuff going on over there but I wonder what this is?? picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Limnic eruption, also referred to as a lake overturn, is a rare type of natural disaster in which CO2 dioxid suddenly erupts from deep lake water, posing the threat of suffocating wildlife, livestock and humans. Such an eruption may also cause tsunamis in the lake as the rising CO2 displaces water. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

Clip from John Waters' Pink Flamingos. One of the weirdest movies you'll ever see. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

A local TV news crew unknowingly drove their broadcast truck over a frozen "Big Muskego Lake". Moments later, the truck plunged through the ice. The best part about this is that they were doing a story on "ice safety". picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

A group of artists called Gelatin have knitted a huge pink rabbit and left it lying on a hill in Italy.

The bunny is SO BIG that it can even be seen using satellite photos from space. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

Alcohol consumption in graphic arts in the '50s and '60s is often presented as a jolly pasttime, the most dire consequences of which might be visions of pink elephants. picked by donteatpoop 1 year ago

Joy Douglas said she dyed Cici pink to help raise awareness for breast cancer. The salon owner said she has used beet juice -- and occasionally Kool-Aid -- for four years now to "stain" her dog. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

A Singapore national serviceman who sashayed into a lift early one morning wearing only a pink bikini has been handed a day's jail and a S$11,000 ($7,529) fine by a court in the city-state. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

When consumerism have colors; pink for girls and blue for boys

artist's website picked by wildminou 9 months ago

Boys like blue, girls like pink and there isn’t much anybody can do about it, researchers said on Monday in one of the first studies to show scientifically that there are gender-based color preferences. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

South Carolina's prisons director on Tuesday defended a policy of punishing inmates who perform sex acts by dressing them in pink, despite a lawsuit claiming the rule subjects prisoners to ridicule. picked by muppet 1 year ago

Pink October was started in 1997 by Larry Geweke, with the goal of bringing awareness about the need for early detection of breast cancer. The emphasis was on encouraging women to get annual mammograms. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Code Pink continues to protest in front of the Marine recruitment center, trying to deny people's civil rights. Their job is made much easier with Berkeley granting them private parking spaces on the public street. Update to this. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago