There are rumours that the small-town Kentucky girl Tara Conner is unworthy of the crown and apparently could be dethroned. picked by goldy 2 years ago

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. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The Chinese model of an internet that allows economic growth but not free speech or privacy is growing in popularity, from a handful of countries five years ago to dozens of governments today picked by killerbean 1 year ago

Sony Corp. said sales of its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles have risen fast in the United States since it cut the price of its 80 gigabyte model by $100 and launched a 40 gigabyte model. picked by punthe 9 months ago

Remember this story? The salon owner who simply wanted her hairstylist to model the hair styles was ordered to pay $8000 for "injury to feeling" Hurting her feelings!? The court felt it wasn't religiously motivated, but felt the salon owner didn't prove her contention that failing to model the item being sold would result in fewer sales. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Google claims to have created a software technology that will allow them to set up Pagerank kind of technology even to image searches. At International World Wide Conference in Beijin, two of the Google scientist said this new technology will be called as Visual Rank. Visual Rank algorithm is been created for ranking and weighting images that are similar in look. picked by dude17 3 months ago

Sony Corp. will launch a slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in September, in its latest attempt to ignite demand for its game hardware and compete better with Nintendo picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Mathematicians from the University of Exeter have solved the mystery of traffic jams by developing a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no apparent cause. Many traffic jams leave drivers baffled as they finally reach the end of a tail-back to find no visible cause for their delay. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Geologists at the University of Illinois have confirmed the discovery of Earth’s inner, innermost core, and have created a three-dimensional model that describes the seismic anisotropy and texturing of iron crystals within the inner core. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Ever wanted a scale model of a roller-coaster for your living-room? Now you can!

At 1:48 scale, the base of The Dragon is 2 feet wide and 6 feet long and the tallest part of the coaster towers 3 feet above your living room carpet.

Make sure you check out the videos of it in action picked by doggylives 2 months ago

With the appropriate level of (dis)respect to messrs Gilbert & Sullivan, here is a song about working at the Googleplex.

Audio only on this. Here are the lyrics if you want to sing along picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The GameStop business model is built on the company's ability to sell used and, in many cases, often piss-poor condition console games. picked by punthe 7 months ago

Behold the most impressive fan-made Star Wars spaceship model ever: a DIY 48" Star Destroyer built from scratch! The attention to detail will boggle your mind picked by doggylives 4 months ago

Sony Corp. slashed the price of its current PlayStation 3 by $100, or 16.7 percent, and introduced a high-capacity model in an effort to spur sales of the struggling video game console.

Also see: picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

“It is really important that the people who kids look up to as role models are in good shape, eating well and getting exercise. It is absolutely critical,” U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Steven K. Galson said in an interview after a presentation on obesity at the Boston Children’s Museum. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

I don't think there's anything you can't do with Photoshop. This clever tutorial shows you how to turn real images into scale models. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Some crucial ingredients for life on Earth may have formed in interstellar space, rather than on the planet's surface. A new computer model indicates clouds of adenine molecules, a basic component of DNA, can form and survive the harsh conditions of space, and possibly sprinkle onto planets as the stars they orbit travel through a galaxy. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The former Mrs McCartney is shortlisted for the Celebrity Mum of the Year award.

Because she's such a role model and all.... picked by thenegativeone 6 months ago

Staff at the technology giant Hitachi have already succeeded in harnessing the power of thought to make a model train move and believe it is only a matter of time before the same technology can be applied to the TV remote. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Planning your travel so you don't advance in chunks of more than four hours time difference will allow your body’s clocks to remain coordinated. New research suggests that symptoms of extreme jet lag may result from the body overshooting as it tries to adjust to particularly large leaps forward in time. Book flights accordingly so you can stay awake at that business conference! picked by ybne1else 2 years ago