The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the simple to the complex. By studying the three-dimensional version of the fungus protein bound to an RNA molecule, scientists have been able to visualize how life progressed from an early self-replicating molecule that also performed chemical reaction... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Firefighters said the crystal ball on the windowsill had refracted sunlight on to the curtains, starting the blaze. picked by DrNothing 11 months ago

This video is a compilation of pictures of a lady from before until after (over a few years) she was on crystal meth picked by leopoldogolba 8 months ago

This amazing cave or pure crystals, some as long as 36 feet, has been discovered. The story and the photographs are amazing. picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

Optical computers, computers that use light instead of electricity will revolutionize life. Researchers have not been able to create the ideal crystal to manipulate light properly. However a beetle seems to have done it, its back has the crystal structure we have been looking for. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Indiana Jones better get his alibi ready. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

After making up claims of rape in a successful attempt to profit Crystal Mangum has kept quiet. Now her manager has announced that she will be releasing a "memoir" in October. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

New research suggests that two well-known crystal skulls, in the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, did not, after all, come from ancient Mexico. Academics now believe the British skull was made in 19th century Europe and the American one even more recently. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Cop gets high on crystal meth, cocaine, and loritab then proceeeds to crash his car. picked by Kurt311c 5 months ago

A team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Milan has discovered some unexpected forms of liquid crystals of ultrashort DNA molecules immersed in water, providing a new scenario for a key step in the emergence of life on Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A new Red Cross emblem was accepted at an international conference Thursday paving the way for Israel to join the humanitarian movement after nearly six decades of exclusion. picked by jameseum 2 years ago

UK researchers have created a tiny liquid crystal display using a transparent material harder than diamond and only one atom thick.

The LCD display, based on the material graphene, could one day be used in everything from mobile phone touch screens to televisions. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A tiny zircon crystal extracted from a three-billion-year-old rock in northern Ontario is being hailed by Canadian and U.S. scientists as a primordial "memory cell" containing a previously unknown record of the Earth's early history. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

I have always found these facinating. This page is a decent article on the subject. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

Crystal is one of dozens of young people who are turning to social networking sites to talk about sexual assualt.

Some do it as a form of therapy, others like Crystal do it because they feel slighted by the justice system which often has a hard time convicting rape cases or as in Crystal's case when the prosecutor doesn't file rape charges at all. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

In the late 1970s, with his creative instincts and Hollywood power swelling to their greatest levels up to that point, "Muppets" creator Jim Henson found himself obsessed with the dark, deranged work of English illustrator Brian Froud. picked by afeldman 2 years ago

The man with a Crystal Skull himself with it's own story. picked by Whimsy429 4 months ago

Meet Christopher Daniel Gay, the redneck's "redneck". His escape from jail launched a five-state manhunt in which he stole a pickup, a Walmart Tractor Trailer, and Crystal Gayle's tour bus. He was finally arrested at the International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida (seems he was a NASCAR fan). picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

A thief or group of thieves broke into the production office of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and stole all kinds of proprietary items, such as production stills and a shooting script, with the idea of trying to sell them to an online agency for cash. picked by punthe 11 months ago

Remember that moment last year when it was announced they had come up with a vaccine that blocks nicotine addiction? How about when the troops began returning home from Iraq? The Jennifer Aniston wedding — that was something. Not to mention the Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lopez pregnancies, and the surprise defeat of Gov. Schwarzenegger in California. What’s that? You have no memory ... read full post picked by kissmenow 2 years ago