What did people in 1900 think today would be like? Well, we'd be eating strawberries the size of apples, Grand Opera will be telephoned into our homes, college will be free for everyone, the only wild animals will be in zoos, and wars will be fought by forts on wheels! picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

"I approach people who look interesting - like they have a story to tell - and ask them if they, knowing they’ll most likely never see me again, will write in my journal."

Neat idea, even neater stories. picked by barwench 1 year ago

The Journal News, a newspaper in Westchester County, New York, told nearly 300 editorial and advertising employees that they'd have to reapply for their own jobs at the paper and hope to be rehired, ABCNews.com reports. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Discusses the value of keeping a journal, both from a workplace standpoint and at home. Short, but useful and thoughtful. picked by yugosakimi 5 months ago

It's a different article... Not only is there a disturbing lack of data about the phenomenon, there has been negligible assessment about surgical after-effects -- and almost zero reflexion as to whether a labial "problem" exists in the first place, the BMJ says angrily. picked by pulsisx 3 years ago

Advice from a GI who never came home. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Photographer Cody Smart hitchhikes from New York to Alaska and back. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Trials showing a positive treatment effect, or those with important or striking findings, are much more likely to be published in scientific journals than those with negative findings. picked by karenben 10 months ago

How giving away product can be quite profitable for companies. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Every day, for almost 7,000 days, starting in 1979, Jamie Livingston took a Polaroid. In 1997 he died, and his friends and family gathered together the photos and made them into an exhibit. This is some pretty awesome stuff. The real website just recently got huge hits on it causing it to shut down, but here is a blog with some sample photos and a summary of this man's life. I will update the po... read full post picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

Its hidden in your attic, or under your bed, behind that bag of halloween decorations in your crawl space... Its that box of poems, pictures, and trinkets from your youth. This is the place to share them, and discovers other's.

My favorite quote: "She wanted it, I wanted to give it to her. I just didn't know what it was." picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago

American women have fought and served in every U.S. war, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Today, there are over 198,000 women in the active duty military, constituting 14.5% of the active force. Women are integral members of the armed forces and they are here to stay. Yet despite women's accomplishments throughout history, and most recently in the War on Terror, DoD policy still prohibits wom... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Using time-lapse photography, Journal Sentinel photographer Tom Lynn offers a day in the life of a game at Lambeau Field. The entire process captured 1,194 total images, which have been compressed into this two-minute video. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

We know that lifespan can be extended in animals by restricting calories such as sugar intake. Now, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Genetics, Université de Montréal scientists have discovered that it's not sugar itself that is important in this process but the ability of cells to sense its presence. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that healthy seniors who consume light to moderate amounts of alcohol reduce their odds of developing physical disabilities or dying in the next five years by 23 percent, compared with either heavy drinkers or those who abstain. picked by icepigs 10 months ago

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

The active ingredient in many insect repellents, deet, has been found to be toxic to the central nervous system. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology say that more investigations are urgently needed to confirm or dismiss any potential neurotoxicity to humans, especially when deet-based repellents are used in combination with other neurotoxic insecticides. picked by kakana 4 months ago

The strongest creature in the world, the Hercules Beetle, has a colour-changing trick that scientists have long sought to understand. Research published in the New Journal of Physics, details an investigation into the structure of the specie’s peculiar protective shell which could aid design of ‘intelligent materials’. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Giant trilobites have been discovered in a rock quarry in northern Portugal.

The finding, published in the journal Geology, adds a new chapter to the story of some of the most successful creatures that ever lived, and may even challenge current specimens for the largest the planet has ever seen. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Very nice Photography website, where each month, many thematic pictures series are presented. For examples, ice cream trucks, karaoke bars, air raid sirens, tokyo street vending machines. Worth the look. picked by wildminou 2 years ago