First Place, Photography: "The Glass Forest"
Tiny green diatoms create the illusion of a fernlike forest as they attach to their marine-invertebrate hosts.
more at link picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

There are other ways to get the "Personal Responsibility" message across... picked by sfeldner 3 years ago

But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can’t stand it. I been there before. –Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Because they haven't been made and aren't likely too.

If you haven't so far, read the book of number one. You will not regret it. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

It's an unlikely partnering, but a lonely chicken has struck up an extraordinary friendship with a cat. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Well there'd be no point in telling you because then you'd have no reason to click the link picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Tool use was once thought to distinguish humans from animal — until, that is, so many animals proved able to use them. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

You may be ready to quit your day job - but that doesn't mean you want to sit around all day. These places, selected by Money Magazine with Bert Sperling of BestPlaces.net, all offer thriving economies and plenty to do. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

After snowshoeing to our snow homes and burrowing in, I remember falling into what must be the deepest state of dreamless sleep humans are capable of. It was the mythical supersleep, deeper than any other, the Atlantis of the unconscious.
*WANT* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Including such fine beer as McGuire's I'll Have What The Gentleman On The Floor Is Having Barley Wine picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

BUDDING crime-scene investigators take note: a common household bleach can render the forensic techniques for detecting blood useless. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

3. "TV Guide", 1989 - Oprah Winfrey. This picture was created by splicing the head of Winfrey onto the body of actress Ann-Margret, taken from a 1979 publicity shot. The composite was created without permission of Winfrey or Ann-Margret. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Pun stores. Stores with puns in the title. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

People often have great ideas while sitting on the loo, according to new research which shows that the bathroom antics of Britons are anything but bog standard. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

It's easy to find America's pastime in the movies, but not every baseball moment is a winner. Here are some of our favorites, along with a few that suck no matter how many $7 beers you down before watching. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

The winners have been announced for the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine.

The breathtaking images include chimps fighting over a bushpig, a snake and a frog in deadlock, and an encounter with a 14 metre long whale. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A lot changed throughout this time - both in the project and in the life of gamers who awaited it and to whom the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. word meant something bigger than just another shooter. picked by Jon77 3 years ago

Some great photos - a few words about some would help though. picked by topofall 2 years ago

You may have noticed a recent trend of trying to fit every hackneyed doomsday prophecy into the same red-letter year of 2012. The theories are obtuse, their connections are flimsy and the perceived consequences are completely unsubstantiated.
Unsurprisingly, these prophecies are enormously popular. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Japanese tourists stood out for being polite and tidy, securing 35 per cent more votes than the Americans who came second. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago