Perhaps we should thank rapid-assembly asteroids for spawning the planets. New simulations suggest that dense swarms of boulders collapsed under their own gravity to make the building blocks of our solar system. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Is it a bird? Well, no, it's a plane... but to these cranes it's mum.

Ever since they were hatched, they've been tricked into believing this featherless microlight is the parent they should follow.

But it's not some cruel joke by the chap in the yellow helmet. It is part of a project which conservationists hope will safeguard the species. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

In this dazzling aerial display, over a million starlings wheel and dive across the setting sun, creating elaborate patterns and drawing the admiring gaze of fascinated onlookers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Funny vid of sheep in scary mask... picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Tens of thousands of waterbirds have flocked to nest on the floodplains of southwest Queensland to take advantage of what experts describe as the best conditions in 20 years. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Words.Cannot.Describe.This

Made me Lmao but still, WTF?! picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Ostracized by society, India's widows flock to the holy city of Vrindavan waiting to die. They are found on side streets, hunched over with walking canes, their heads shaved and their pain etched by hundreds of deep wrinkles in their faces. THIS IS REALLY F'D UP AN SAD!!! picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

And the bride wore white - long, curly white strands of wool.

Louise Fairburn, who is an award-winning sheep breeder, decided to get married in a fleece from her own flock.

She designed the gown and took wool from her favourite rare Lincoln Longwool, Olivia. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Galaxies tend to give birth to their stars on the road, while travelling down intergalactic highways towards cosmic cities called galaxy clusters, new Spitzer Space Telescope observations reveal. Galaxies in relatively empty regions of the universe flock towards densely populated galaxy clusters, attracted there by the clusters' gravity. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Rigali goes to where the flock hangs out to talk about his experiences. His topic was neither sin nor salvation, but rather his three decades in Rome, working for the three popes he came to know well as their English-language translator. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Foreigners flock to Kiev in search of wives, girlfriends or just plain sex. picked by beaplourde 6 months ago

The record to break is 21 feet, 5 3/4 inches set by Rosie the Ribeter in 1986. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

At least 200 terminally-ill people from Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the United States have visited Mexico since 2001 to buy a euthanasia drug, a newspaper has reported. The Mexican newspaper Reforma cited Exit International - the mercy killing organisation run by Australian euthanasia advocate Phillip Nitschke that promotes Mexico as a destination for patients seeking to end their lives. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

'The World's Largest Sheep Sex Personals Community'( we don't have a "sheep shagger" category...yet) picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

He could be forgiven for looking just a bit sheepish. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

In a ding-dong battle between a Catholic church and city fathers, a priest is being slapped with a 5,000-euro fine each time he rings his church bell to call his flock to early morning Mass. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Well, the secret is not good looks or a well-defined six pack, but the fact that women simply get attracted to certain personality traits and flock to men who possess them. picked by evadiva 5 months ago

Birds of a feather flock together, according to the old adage, and adolescent males who possess a certain type of variation in a specific gene are more likely to flock to delinquent peers, according to a landmark study led by Florida State University criminologist Kevin M. Beaver. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Hundreds of people have flocked to a remote village in eastern Nepal to see a "sweating" idol of a Hindu god, a sign of impending turmoil or natural disaster for the devoutly religious nation. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Parade procedes as planned despite protests and a court challenge.

Parade pics here if you just have to see. NSFW of course. picked by tigertony 1 year ago