It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be. picked by KeroBeros32 1 year ago

An amino acid, one of the essential ingredients to life on Earth, has been found in a comet for the first time, NASA announced Monday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Barbara Wellensiek knew her son's insurance bill would be steep because of his driving record, but when the renewal notice arrived she was shocked to see the annual premium was $104,566.63. picked by muppet 2 years ago

We have answered so many seemingly impossible questions yet one question eludes us - How did life arise from inorganic matter? Perhaps a new way of looking at the question can help find an answer picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

The Red Planet was too salty to sustain life for much of its history, according to the latest evidence gathered by rovers on the Martian surface. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Extract from the BBC series The Life of Mammals focusing on a certain type of mole rat not famed for wearing things.

Fun fact - the naked mole rat is Sir David Attenborough's absolute least favourite animal. He thinks they are very ugly indeed. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Every year insurance companies have to deal with lots of bogus claims. Sometimes the claims are just too bizarre to be false. We take a look at 50 of the most outrageous insurance claims ever put to paper. picked by fogowar 6 months ago

The rise of oxygen and the oxidation of deep oceans between 635 and 551 million years ago may have had an impact on the increase and spread of the earliest complex life, including animals, according to a study. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

At one time, scientists were surprised to discover microbes living in places that were thought to be uninhabitable. That doesn’t happen anymore, because scientists know life can thrive almost anywhere on earth. picked by bingo 5 months ago

Turbine Airfoil Designs Inc. in Harrisburg PA collected employee health insurance premiums, but stopped paying the provider. It took 11 months for the truth to come out. In the meantime, the employees are stuck. picked by meggysue 3 months ago

With amazingly realistic graphics, open ended game play and huge levels of of interaction with other players, Real Life is an awesome game. picked by Jetka 10 months ago

The UK’s national computing grid, along with their counterparts in the US (TeraGrid) and Europe have helped UCL (University College London) scientists shed light on how life on earth may have originated. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

You know creationists and how they "prove" that life could not exist at random ? Well, this guy explains in detail pretty much everything about the origins of life. picked by DoggySpew 3 years ago

Evolution does not rob life of meaning, but creates meaning. It also makes possible our own capacity for creativity. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

A dog that attacked a neighbor's child in April has been spared the death penalty, with a sentence of life behind bars without chance of parole. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Asteroid and comet impacts on Earth can cause catastrophic extinction events. They can also bring life back, new research shows. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Famous for its cuteness and comic gait on land, the penguin also has an enigmatic life at sea, sometimes spending months foraging in the ocean before returning to its breeding grounds.

Zoologists have long wondered where the flightless seabird goes during these long spells away from land - and now French scientists believe they can supply the answer. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Massive, rocky worlds called 'super-Earths' – even those orbiting searingly close to their stars – may provide the right conditions for life, recent research suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Alien life may well exist in a primitive form somewhere in our corner of the galaxy, famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has said. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Health insurance can be confusing and expensive. Policy and COBRA information picked by 2longdogs 7 months ago