Our planet faces a fiery doom inside the sun unless future generations work out how to change its orbit.

New calculations by University of Sussex astronomers predict the Earth will be burnt to a cinder then swallowed up by the sun in about 7.6 billion years. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Astronomers may have unwittingly hastened the end of the Universe by simply looking at it, according to a theory reported. The novel idea is being aired by two US physicists, who attack the notion that the universe, believed to have been created in the "Big Bang'' some 13.7 billion years ago, will go on, well, forever. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

They met on a train and fell in love. Then Jason P Howe discovered that his girlfriend Marylin was leading a secret double life – as an assassin for right-wing death squads in Colombia's brutal civil war. With their story set to become a major Hollywood film, he recalls an extraordinary, doomed romance picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A new map made from satellite data reveals Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple was the center of one of the largest cities of the pre-industrialized world. The research also sheds light on the extent of the city's sprawl and on its mysterious downfall, factors that could be linked in a way that bears on today's extensive and suburbanized metropolises. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Whilst browsing through the paper on Thursday, I came across this article.

This village is 5 miles from me, and I assure you, its not doomed! But kind of Hot-Fuzz-esque picked by davethefish 9 months ago

This site was started by six friends who, sitting around the dinner table one Saturday night, came to the conclusion that civilization was doomed. You can even add your own reason.(although Paris Hilton is already taken) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

There, I knew that would draw a crowd. In the maelstrom of comment and analysis that has followed Microsoft's bid for Yahoo, two extraordinary assumptions have been very common. picked by WAGS273 7 months ago

10,000 employees worked 5 years to make Vista. Presumably they were mostly PR People and lawyers... picked by BrightonCub 2 years ago

9 people doomed to push their own metaphorical boulder up the hill of acting again and again and again. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

"If there are no cues around, they behave normally."

"But if they see sexual images they become impulsive." picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A motion calling for the disestablishment of the Church of England appeared on the House of Commons order paper today - bizarrely numbered 666 picked by wildminou 7 months ago

Those that forget history are doomed to repeat it. picked by tigertony 5 months ago

New evidence points to another possibility to explain the extinction of the Neanderthal. Women's Lib was alive and well with the Neanderthals. Womon hunted big game with the men. Excessive number of casualties amongst the fertile women may have doomed the Neanderthals picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

And nothing proves it better than this. picked by ReBoot 1 year ago

The tiny island nation is doomed to submersion within the next 100 years due to rising ocean levels. The highest land in the island chain is less than 2 metres above water . Anote Tong, president of the threatened islands in the Republic of Kiribati, has appealed to the international community to take responsibility for rehousing the islands' 97,000 residents. picked by teresag 2 months ago

I know this is doomed to be a dupe but I searched and didn't find anything.

Oh yeah, NSFW. picked by mahler87 6 months ago

But all attempts to commercialize Festivus are doomed to fail. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Andrew Fastow, the mastermind behind financial schemes that doomed Enron Corp., was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for his role in the energy company’s stunning collapse by a judge who felt he deserved leniency. picked by icepigs 2 years ago

With touchscreen capabilities...Zune you are Doomed. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK: This Video Contains All Of The Reasons Why Our Society Is Doomed.(I feel pretty, oh so pretty) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago