Three years had passed since those dark days of 1888, when Jack the Ripper had last stalked the gloomy gas lamp lit streets and dismal alleyways of the East End of London, hunting down, killing and mutilating his victims. The women of the street were now once again able to carry on the oldest trade without the fear of the shadow of the murderous serial killer looming over them.Little did they kno... read full post picked by seamjay 7 months ago

Fungi can be incredibly adapted to their niche in life. Cordyceps doesn't just kill and consume it's host, but modifies the ant's behaviour to the Cordycep's advantage.

Footage from Planet Earth picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The Electronic Venus Fly Trap...all the sadistic fun of a bug eating plant in a compact piece of motion activated geeky goodness.

Brought to you by Highlights, Fun with a Purpose! (furthering Little Jimmy's sadistic serial killer education) :D picked by BADbud 1 year ago

A rain coat wearing teddy bear dropped into a Milford New Hampshire hatchery causes the death of 2,500 trout. Paddington Bear wanted for questioning. picked by Alton 3 years ago

Browser plug-in delivers rich media and interactive apps from within Web pages, in challenge to Adobe. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Extremely creepy photos of dead insects that have been
case-modded with antique watch parts. Could be
the early work of a particularly meticulous
steam-punk serial killer. They start with
animals, you know.
*props to b3ta* picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

California prison's no-wigs policy forces killer to return to roots... picked by nateebiinature 6 months ago

Human-like beings might have evolved from small, brainy dinosaurs instead of apes. Or perhaps not . . . 25 years after paleontologist Dale Russel created his hypothetical intelligent dino, a naturalist revists the idea. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Case of the sniffles got you down? Cheer up, things could be worse... much, much worse... picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

An x-ray showing around 30 nails piercing a skull has been released by Australian police, vividly revealing the gruesome death of a 27-year-old man.
Police released the shocking picture in the hope of finding the killer who used a high-powered nail gun to fire the metal spikes, up to 85mm (3.3in) long, into the victim's head and neck late last year. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Tainted cough syrup produced in a government lab in Panama is now the subject of a criminal investigation. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Good to see the revolving door policy of our prisons hard at work. picked by buddha 2 years ago

The man who opened fire in an immigrant center, killing 13 people before taking his own life, believed that he was persecuted by police, couldn't accept his "poor life" and was intent on killing himself and at least two other people, according to a letter mailed to a television station the day of the massacre. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

Caffeine
This is why the world produces more than 16 billion pounds of coffee beans per year. It's actually an alkaloid plant toxin (like nicotine and cocaine), a bug killer that stimulates us by blocking neuroreceptors for the sleep chemical adenosine. The result: you, awake. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

"They came flying," he said. "I had on gloves, but was wearing short sleeves, they were all on my face and covered my arms." picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A spokesman for the restaurant says the man was served the dish he ordered.

Man's wife says "No Way".

I'm also allergic to delicious, scrumptious, delectable, shellfish. Damnit! picked by Amwar 1 year ago

A prison spokesman said "The two were not supposed to be put in the same cell..."

Duh!!! picked by tigertony 9 months ago

In more than 183 hours of accumulated play, Finnish student, had: 9.475 kills and 234 suicides. After the game he left for school armed with a 22mm gun. The first was his principal,then randomly. In the end he shot himself. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Extracts from a mushroom used for centuries in Eastern Asian medicine may stop breast cancer cells from growing and could become a new weapon in the fight against the killer disease, scientists said on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

“They are always born of one extremely intelligent parent and one artistic parent" picked by buddha 2 years ago