Roger Baker, the internationally-acclaimed field artist, has created an 850,000-square foot work of art of the modern Purple Heart medal that has been "mowed" into an Orange County, NY field as a "gift of art" to the American public. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

On Monday a live wheat field, approximately one quarter of an acre in size, sprouted at South Street Seaport. The Wheat Foods Council brought what they're dubbing the “Urban Wheat Field Experience” to the area, and it's only up through today. You can learn about "the lifecycle of the wheat kernel, functioning mills, bread-baking, nutrition" and more...but mostly it just seems... read full post picked by suebe 1 year ago

Palmerton School District was looking to raise money for the school by selling a field they had, but the only bid they received was from a boy, for $5.

They declined the bid. picked by MuppetmakeR 2 years ago

Media conglomerate Tribune Co. announced a definitive agreement Friday to sell all but a 5 percent stake in the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field to the billionaire Ricketts family, capping a tortuous selection process that began nearly 2½ years ago. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Police in Switzerland managed to discover a two-acre field of marijuana while using Google Earth as part of an investigation. Growers, you may be able to hide your goods from police in fields of corn, but you can't hide from the all-seeing eyes of Google. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

A 600ft jellyfish pattern has appeared in a barley field in Kingstone Coombes, Oxfordshire, in what is one of the most intriguing crop circles ever seen in Britain. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

In a repeat of a similar incident two years ago, a dead goat was found at Wrigley field. Presumably the goat was a reference to the Billy Goat curse, put on the Cubs in 1945 by Billy Goat tavern owner William Sianis after the team refused to allow his pet goat, Murphy, inside Wrigley Field for Game 4 of the World Series. The Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Goodbye Jacobs Field, Hello Progressive Field.Am I the only one sick and tired of teams naming their staduims after corporations. They'd name it Tampax Field if they paid enough. Actually that would probably work well with the Tampa Bay Rays... picked by sholom22 2 years ago

There is a growing body of evidence that suggests the Earth's magnetic field is about to disappear (at least for a while). As the magnetic poles shift position, it will have a significant effect on our terrestrial weather as well as all the gadgets we've launched into Earth orbit. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

This is absolutely insane, a plane crashes on the baseball field during a game. picked by JuicyFruit 3 years ago

Three years ago, local property owners mowed the words "Bush Be Gone" into their field. They were recently surprised to learn that if their address is typed into Google Earth, the message appears even though the field grew in long ago. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Woman leaves baby in field, says she wasn't sure she was pregnant until the day she gave birth. She said doctors had told her, but she thought they were wrong. She said the pregnancy was "a mystery."

i hope they don't give it back. what a freakin lunatic. picked by muppet 1 year ago

Munro’s ‘Field of Light’ will be installed on the grass roof of the visitors centre, between the famous Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes from November 1st through to Spring 2009. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth’s atmosphere and into space. Now, ESA’s formation-flying quartet of satellites, Cluster, has discovered the physical mechanism that is driving the escape. It turns out that the Earth’s own magnetic field is accelerating the oxygen away. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Center pivot irrigation is basically a method of agricultural irrigation which results in a circular field of crops. A huge column of sprinklers, fixed to the ground at one end, slowly travels around in a circle whilst spraying the crops below. You can see the sprinkler arms, some of which can reach a kilometre in length. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

ESO's Wide Field Imager has captured the intricate swirls of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, a smaller look-alike of our own Milky Way. Shining with the light of billions of stars and the ruby red glow of hydrogen gas, it is a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy, whose shape has led to it being nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Randolph College students took a tour last week of the Chicken Ranch, a bordello 60 miles outside of Las Vegas.

"Pop" quiz next week! picked by moe 2 years ago

Interesting photos showing the glow from fluorescent tubes as a direct result of the electromagnetic field surrounding overhead power lines. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

A cow tongue, stuffed with a photo and notes and found buried near Longmont is only one of many cow tongues in recent weeks which stirred up curiosity across the country. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

High school soccer game in Vermont erupts. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago