Got the plague? Onto the island. Vomiting? Onto the island. Fever? Island. Sniffles with a mild cough? You get the idea. You stayed there until you got well or died. Judging from the mass graves, not many got well. picked by Moe 1 year ago

On July 31, 1761, the French ship L’Utile is shipwrecked on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. Only a handful of survivors remain when they are found 15 years later, in 1776. picked by shredtone 1 year ago

...previously known as Lulu Island, is being re-launched with a brand new marketing push targeting high income investors and residents from across the Gulf. picked by topofall 7 months ago

Over 2,500 dogs are already enjoying a better life at Dog Island. Separated from the anxieties of urban life, dogs on Dog Island are healthy dogs who live a natural, healthy and happy life, free from the stress and hardship associated with daily live among humans. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago

It doesn't take much to destroy a culture! picked by Phildo 2 years ago

3 Mile Island. Three scary words, huh? No radiation leaked. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

LOST merges with Gilligans Island.

I'm waiting for the Harlem Globetrotters to drop in on the island, personally. picked by donteatpoop 8 months ago

A British owned island in the South Atlantic has been overrun by hundreds of thousands of monster mice which have evolved into carnivores. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

In August 2006, the crew of the yacht Maiken, sailing out of the Vava'u island group, encountered a remarkable "stone sea." The phenomena they spotted were a series of pumice rafts resulting from a nearby eruption, one that was forming a new volcanic island in Tonga. picked by videoguy 2 years ago

A tiny South Pacific island of Tuvalu is at danger of going under water due to global warming. Experts claim that island can sink in less than 50 years. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Of all the place I would not expect this...to those of you too young to recall, Three Mile Island is home to what almost became the American version of Chernobyl*.

*If you are too young too know what Chernobyl was, freaking google it, I am too lazy to provide a link. But it was a million laughs for sure. picked by moe 7 months ago

The waste would be dumped on a side of the volcanic island that had been extensively quarried in the past 50 years. The island's original volcanic cone formation could also be rebuilt using the biosolids. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Just a few years ago, the lush coral reefs off Bali island were dying out, bleached by rising temperatures, blasted by dynamite fishing and poisoned by cyanide. Now they are coming back, thanks to an unlikely remedy: electricity. The coral is thriving on dozens of metal structures submerged in the bay and fed by cables that send low-voltage electricity, which conservationists say is reviving it a... read full post picked by marli 10 months ago

The tiny island nation is doomed to submersion within the next 100 years due to rising ocean levels. The highest land in the island chain is less than 2 metres above water . Anote Tong, president of the threatened islands in the Republic of Kiribati, has appealed to the international community to take responsibility for rehousing the islands' 97,000 residents. picked by teresag 4 months ago

Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America’s entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A U.S. underwater archaeology team announced Thursday it has likely discovered the shattered remnants of a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd off a tiny Dominican Republic island. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

An alligator was spotted Saturday sunbathing by a small pond in Long Island - a startling sight for a community just 35 miles from Manhattan. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Introducing the family car that runs on hydrogen and pumps out only pure water from its exhaust pipe.

Honda's FCX Clarity is the world's first production hydrogen-powered 'fuel cell' car - with its own onboard power station which creates electricity to drive its motor. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The map of Greenland will have to be redrawn. A new island has appeared off its coast, suddenly separated from the mainland by the melting of Greenland's enormous ice sheet, a development that is being seen as the most alarming sign of global warming. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Easter Island is known for the hundreds of huge stone heads strewn across the countryside, it may soon be know for something else - the native cemetaries are filled with headless bodies. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago