An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

In one day this former soldier:
1) single-handedly saved a policeman from a rioting mob
2) helped a water rescue team pull a man from a canal
3) carried an unconscious man more than 150 yards to get medical attention
4) chased away two men that were looting a police van
5) found time to polish huge brass balls. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

James Lee Sheppard, 56, has been charged with two gross misdemeanors for allegedly swatting a Blue Earth County Jail inmate with the book. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A frog in search for water, finds himself evading panic-stricken swimmers, a vicious house cat, and eventually passes through the human digestive system before reaching his salvation in a tranquil lake. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

The radio frequencies act to weaken the bonds between the elements that make up salt water, releasing the hydrogen, Roy said. Once ignited, the hydrogen will burn as long as it is exposed to the frequencies, he said. picked by Mershaullk 11 months ago

If water, sewage, gas and oil can be transported through underground pipelines, why not consumer goods as well? You could order something on the internet and pick it up in your cellar the next morning. Thanks to the automated control, the low speed and the higher efficiency of the electric drive, the energy consumption of the system is much lower than that of any other form of transport. The ori... read full post picked by extc68 6 months ago

As miracles go, it is hardly in the same league as turning water into wine.

But Michael Cartwright was still pretty impressed when Jesus appeared in the foil wrapping of his cider bottle down at the pub. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Just follow this captains easy steps, illustrated with pictures. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Sodium, as some of you may remember, is a highly reactive element. It is exceptionaly,as in explosively, reactive with water. A common thing to do in chem labs is to drop a small amount of sodium into water. See what happenes when you drop 20,000 pounds into a lake! picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

From 2011, the world's first outdoor artificial surfing machine will try to rival the Atlantic breakers of Devon and Cornwall using cleaned river water. The plan is to persuade surfers to take to their boards in Tower Hamlets rather than make the long drive to the West Country, where the surf is sometimes more millpond than Maui. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A parasitic plant that sucks water and nutrients from its plant host also taps into its communications traffic, a new report finds. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

In other news, water is wet, the sky is up, taxes are inevitable and everyone eventually dies. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

I've often read that if you jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, you will accelerate to the point where hitting the water will be like hitting concrete. But my little brain keeps saying, "Yeah, but it's WATER!" Could you jump off a bridge like the Golden Gate and contort your body in such a way that you'd survive? picked by super 1 year ago

Fossilized dinosaurs often have wide-open mouths, heads thrown back and tails that curve toward the head. Paleontologists have long assumed the dinosaurs died in water and the currents drifted the bones into that position. This doesn't make any sense to veterinarian, Cynthia Marshall Faux. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Mosquitoes walk on water better than water striders, cling to smooth ceilings and walls as tightly as geckos, and clutch the skin of their victims with annoying tenacity in search of blood. Now a collaboration of physicists are looking beyond the insect's pesky reputation to discover how the tiny creatures manage to be so comfortable on such a diverse range of surfaces. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Geophysicists now have created the most detailed 3-D seismic images yet of the mostly submerged Chicxulub impact crater. The images show the crater contained sulfur-rich sediments that would have reacted with the water vapor to create sulfate aerosols. These compounds in the atmosphere would have made the impact deadlier by cooling the climate and producing acid rain. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A male orangutan, clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish.

It is the first time one has been seen using a tool to hunt. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

"It is often quoted that wild bettas live in 'puddles'. This myth is used to justify keeping them in miniscule containers. The truth is they are largely found in Asian rice paddies, which may be shallow but are huge in area and contain thousands of gallons of water picked by gammerus 12 months ago

Jesus Christ may have turned water into wine, but for a group of Australian churchgoers the ideal place to worship on a Sunday is a pub. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

“Our artificial corneas are based on a commercially available polymer which absorbs no water and allows no cells to grow on it,” says IAP project manager Dr. Joachim Storsberg. picked by thinkpozzitive 6 months ago