Land Mines in Africa picked by sbalaciu 1 year ago

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. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A low-fat vegetarian diet is very efficient in terms of how much land is needed to support it. But adding some dairy products and a limited amount of meat may actually increase this efficiency. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

For the past year, a special Colombian police unit has been locking rats in cages with cats as part of a project to train the rodents to sniff out the more than 100,000 land mines planted mostly by leftist rebels across this conflict-wracked Andean country. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

New exquisitely preserved fossils from Latvia cast light on a key event in our own evolutionary history, when our ancestors left the water and ventured onto land. Swedish researcher Per Ahlberg from Uppsala University and colleagues have reconstructed parts of the animal and explain the transformation. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

“Love Land” is a theme park, about the size of two soccer fields, located in the north of Cheju Island. And it’s crammed with soft porn memorabilia.
(Children under 12 can enter the theme park for free — as long as they’re accompanied by adults) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The site may well be in Chinese, but still, this is what EVERYBODY would buy if they were to win the lottery.

Reminds me of Kenny's costume in the South Park Halloween special... picked by brightoncub 2 years ago

Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Renzi of Arizona, a state co-chair for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, was indicted on corruption charges stemming from land deals in his state.

The 35-count indictment stemmed from plans by Renzi and a business associate, a real estate investor, to benefit from a land-exchange deal in Arizona in return for Renzi's support for necessary federal legislation picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Swampland for your new retirement home, courtesy of slimeballs on eBay. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

Print one out and color it the f**k in. picked by Ellz 8 months ago

Newly assembled radar images from Cassini provide the best views of the hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Saturn's moon Titan. A new radar image reveals that Titan’s south polar region also has lakes. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

I'm SO thankful I'm not raising my daughter there! picked by Phildo 2 years ago

Australia’s Aborigines were stripped of the right of self-rule yesterday after the Government declared the widespread sexual abuse of Aboriginal children to be a national emergency.

This is several months old but I thought topical due to THIS post picked by doggylives 6 months ago

CLARKSDALE, Miss.--When in Rome, as they say. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Next Big movie project? A movie based on the boardgame Monopoly. Universal Pictures will be making a movie based on that and 3 other board games, Candy Land, Battleship and Ouija. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

The victim was found Wednesday morning by the foreman of the job site, on the parcel of land owned by Gibson. The site is less than a mile from the Holy Family Catholic Church founded by Gibson. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

Israel states that the Jewish people arose in the Land of Israel and was exiled from its homeland. Schoolchildren are taught that this happened during the period of Roman rule, in 70 CE. The nation remained loyal to its land, to which it began to return after two millennia of exile. Wrong, says the historian Shlomo Zand. There never was a Jewish people, only a Jewish religion, and the exile also n... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, at a compound on a hill south of the city. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

American scientists who announced one of the most significant fossil finds in the Arctic have set their sights on the North again, in hopes of finding more discoveries that could further bridge the gap between fish and land animal. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An island of unincorporated land totally surrounded by the city of Auburn, Wash., is fighting to keep its freedom. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago