Icicles merge with Stalactites, chambers are flooded, prop struts lie crushed like matchwood. Despite this, one brave photographer penetrated this disused Siberian mine to bring back these photos - including bats covered in condensation picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

A large cache of stone tools estimated to be up to 35,000 years old has been discovered on the site of one of Australia's largest iron ore mines, sparking calls on Monday for the site's preservation. Archaeologists uncovered the tools on the site of the A$1 billion ($920 million) Hope Downs iron ore mine, about 310 kilometres (192 miles) south of Port Hedland, in western Australia's ore-rich Pilba... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

A 2,000-year-old mine has been discovered high in mountains in Peru. The find offers proof that an ancient people in the Andes mined hematite iron ore centuries before the Inca Empire, archaeologists say. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

200 meters in the air, three friends d**k around atop a construction crane, no safety equipment, nothing.

One decides to do PULL UPS off the top of the crane. (I had to stop watching the video half way though, these kids are nuts.)

NSFW soundtrack if you work somewhere that people speak French. picked by MuppetmakeR 3 months ago

Watch these nuts try some crazy safety technology. picked by glik 4 months ago

300,000 views on YouTube before Delta even starts using it on flights! How long before she gets an offer from some certain magazine(s)? Direct link to the video here picked by moe 2 months ago

Wildfire season is well on it's way and, at least here in Colorado, it's looking to be a bad one. Inform yourself on what you can do to protect your family a property in the event of an approaching wildfire.
Also check out the Observed Fire Danger Class Map, it updates automatically and can help assess the potential risk to your area. picked by Steffanie 4 weeks ago

How soon before cars drive themselves? picked by topofall 3 months ago

Due to gaping loopholes in federal law, companies can put virtually any ingredient into personal care products. Even worse, the government does not require pre-market safety tests for any of them. picked by ldxavior 3 weeks ago

Congress had withheld the sum until the administration certified Egypt had done enough to protect the independence of the judiciary, curb police abuses and put a stop to arms smuggling from Egypt to Gaza.

But it also gave the administration an option to waive the restrictions "in the national security interest of the United States". picked by ZebraHDH 2 months ago

Bush's ratings dropped to a new record low and congress' ratings were right behind :( picked by coldbladed 3 months ago

The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects. picked by TraumaMamma 2 months ago

President Bush and congressional leaders moved closer to agreeing on a compromise economic rescue package yesterday. picked by willster09 4 months ago

"A new poll has Bush breaking a new nadir in presidential approval ratings, beating out Harry Truman’s 22% for the lowest support among Americans in the nation’s history." picked by gammerus 3 months ago

Police said Nathan Bowman was trespassing on coal company property around 1 a.m. Friday when he slipped and fell into the Springdale Pit, an inactive mine about 700 feet deep, 3,000 feet long and 1,500 feet wide picked by dollyllama 3 weeks ago

The administration admitted that the sweeping domestic surveillance originated in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. However, declassified documents obtained by the National Security Archive and testimony that is part of these lawsuits suggest the National Security Agency program was put into place shortly after Mr. Bush was inaugurated, long before 9/11. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

Half of the men who frequently assault their wives also frequently abuse their children. Domestic violence is not just a female problem and is a topic no one likes to acknowledge. picked by 2longdogs 3 months ago

The Bush administration on Thursday announced an end to federal protection for gray wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, concluding that the wolves were reproductively robust enough to survive.

EDIT: When I first saw this article I thought it said "gay" wolves. Gray wolves are just not that interesting. My bad. picked by mahler87 3 months ago

"The abject failure of legal scholarship in the Office of Legal Counsel's analysis of torture suggests that what mattered was not that the reasoning was sound, or that the research was comprehensive, but that it delivered what the Bush administration wanted," Whitehouse said. picked by dollyllama 4 weeks ago