Besides the obvious benefits they bring, it looks like we owe our very existence to plants, which helped prevent the Earth from freezing over during the past 25 million years. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

An Iranian woman blinded when a jilted suitor threw acid in her face has won the same fate for her attacker. He has lost his final appeal and will be blinded. (video)
Update to this story picked by equinox 9 months ago

You might be VERY surprised at the fate of the 56 men who signed the American Declaration of Independence. This is a part of American history they don't teach you. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

How and why words change meaning is the topic of a new book: Semantic Antics, by Sol Steinmetz. He discovers, among other things, that the word "weird" was first used by Shakespeare who used it six times in Macbeth.

Weird, back then, meant "having the supernatural power to control a person's fate, claiming to deal with fate or destiny."

I take it back; you're not weird! picked by dreamering 2 years ago

In 1916, an abused circus elephant met a strange fate after killing her tormentor... she was hanged from a railway crane before an angry mob. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

"These were innocent people going about their daily lives, performing their jobs and shopping for the holidays," Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey said Thursday. "They are men and women who did not deserve the fate that they were given."
*Posting this so the victims are the ones remembered and not the monster who did this. (Follow-up to this story). picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Vice President Joe Biden told people attending an AARP town hall meeting that unless the Democrat-supported health care plan becomes law the nation will go bankrupt and that the only way to avoid that fate is for the government to spend more money. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

According to two astrophysicists from Paris Observatory, the fate of stars that venture too close to massive black holes could be even more violent than previously believed. Not only are they crushed by the black hole's huge gravity, but the process can also trigger a nuclear explosion that tears the star apart from within. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"Even among otherwise excellent aquarists, there is still an opinion that it is acceptable to keep these fish in small (under 50 gallons) tanks. Perhaps these people have never seen a full-sized goldfish, and this is not surprising, considering the fate that most golds suffer." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

Hurricane Katrina pulled a pair of best friends apart.

But nearly four years later, fate and a whole lot of persistence have brought a dog and his owner back together. That whole time, Jessie Pullins was desperately searching for his best friend and dog, J.J. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

"From the very first day, school was a struggle. And yet, as fate would have it, three simple words forever changed my life….." picked by maxriter 2 years ago

An antiques collector stumbled upon a Civil War-era rarity that was about to suffer the same fate as yesterday's trash. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Hello, six-year-old child.
Seeing as how fate has brought us together here, in the crowded coach section of this expensive airplane, I thought I should introduce myself. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Warning to animal lovers: In China, Tanuki are bred for their fur, which is used in clothing. I hope these escaped their fate as collars and cuffs.

Aren't they beautiful? I want one! More Pix in comments. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

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"How to get Rowangrey to bawl like a baby"
One writer's plea to Hollywood regarding the fate of its canine characters. picked by RowanGrey 2 years ago

For nearly a century, anthropologists have been debating the relationship of Neandertals to modern humans. Central to the debate is whether Neandertals contributed directly or indirectly to the ancestry of the early modern humans that succeeded them. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A convicted murderer faces execution in Texas after jurors consulted the Bible while deliberating on his sentence picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

Falling into a black hole might not be good for your health, but at least the view would be fine. A new simulation shows what you might see on your way towards the black hole's crushing central singularity. The research could help physicists understand the apparently paradoxical fate of matter and energy in a black hole. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

This is awesome and terrifying at the same time. The chunks of ice leave dents in the pavement and wreck cars. Luckily, no one is hurt, although these guys really tempt fate. Well worth the watch. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Australian and Japanese astronomers have for the first time detected cold hydrogen in the Magellanic Stream, a ribbon of gas that stretches halfway around our galaxy. The find has sparked off a debate about the ultimate fate of the Stream, which despite containing no stars, is thought by some astronomers to be the birthplace of new dwarf galaxies. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago