A "mummified" dinosaur unearthed in North Dakota, a baby mammoth found frozen in Russia, or remains of penguins the size of people excavated in Peru: which discovery was the biggest hit with National Geographic News readers in 2007? picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Hell has frozen over and pigs are flying. Democrats, including Harry Reid is asking Obama to let the market decide which auto dealerships should be closed instead of the arbitrarily (or maybe not so arbitrary) chosen list by Obama's administration. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Frozen Landscape after a storm near lake Geneva in Switzerland picked by davethefish 2 years ago

....kept frozen in Hornsey mortuary at a cost of £315 a week.

I make that £360,360!!! picked by topofall 1 year ago

Today, Mars is a frozen, barren world. Ultraviolet light and energetic space particles stream in through its thin atmosphere, sterilising any life – at least as we know it – on its bone-dry surface. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

On July 1, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod plan to begin a 40-day expedition of a ridge encased under the frozen Arctic Ocean. They plan to use robots to navigate and map its terrain and sample any life found near a series of underwater hot springs. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Scientists have discovered a new ocean as large as the Arctic Ocean at 1400 km deep, sure to figure into gullible spring water purchases soon. picked by Johnny21J 3 years ago

He rolls into the parking lot of Leon's Thriftway in an old, maroon Impala with a trunk full of frozen meat. Raccoon — the other dark meat. picked by eastcoast1978 11 months ago

Spirit and Opportunity, the NASA Mars Rovers, have discovered interesting features that suggest Mars could have supported life at one time, including 'rivers' of frozen carbon dioxide that flow uphill. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Don't be too creative, don't serve anything other than turkey, and not on any circumstances serve a frozen turkey. picked by willo 1 year ago

This strange almost perfect 'ice circle' has appeared on a frozen lake in Siberia.

While scientists have ruled out UFO involvement, they are puzzled as to how the mysterious, 2.5mile-wide geological phenomenon has formed in Lake Baikal. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A mansion in the hills of Los Angeles has stood empty since 1959 following a murder/suicide.

Visitors who look in the windows still see a Christmas tree with wrapped presents and a 1950s TV.

Through grimy, cracked windows, one can see dust-covered furniture, including a 1950s-style television set, seemingly frozen in time. What appear to be gaily wrapped Christmas gifts sit on a table. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Jaws outstretched, this hungry hippopotamus seems to have found an easy target.

But with extraordinary skill, the wildebeest appears to outmanoeuvre his 3,300lb attacker at the very last moment.

However the stricken animal is frozen by fear in the next picture as the hippo catches it and bites it on the rear. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Conservators in Antarctica are toasting to a fascinating discovery: buried under the frozen Antarctic ground , they found two intact cases of Scotch whisky left behind a century ago by Sir Ernest Shackleton from a failed expedition in 1907. The cases of Charles Mackinlay & Co. whisky won't be retrieved until January, when the Antarctic Summer sun can melt the ice around them. In the meantime,... read full post picked by analumass 1 month ago

Large areas of northern Russia, Canada, Nordic countries and Alaska have deep layers of frozen soil near the surface called permafrost. Global warming has already triggered rapid melting of the permafrost in some areas, releasing carbon dioxide and methane.

Update to this story. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Mary McCarthy's small fortune she inherited when she was widowed in 1951 has been frozen in a Boston bank since the US placed Cuba under sanctions after Fidel Castro's leftist revolution in 1959. *VIDEO* picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

NEW YORK - Maybe he was trying to beat the heat. A Brooklyn restaurant cook is accused of stealing frozen lobster tails by stuffing them down his pants. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Scientists on Wednesday said they have an explanation how one of Saturn's moons can spew out a giant plume of water vapor, adding to evidence a source of life -- water -- lies beneath the moon's frozen surface. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A search through decades-old frozen infant stool samples has yielded rich dividends for scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

It started as one drip from the ceiling of a freezer at Morton Thrifty Foods grocery store. Now it has become quite the sanctuary for a lot of Catholic believers. picked by kissmenow 3 years ago