East Pacific Rise pinpointed as starting point for vent animals.
People may have come ‘out of Africa’, but what about more primitive forms of life? A new extensive survey of all the worms, crabs and other animal life forms catalogued living near hydrothermal vents picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

A Traverse City, Mich., woman received a curious piece of mail -- an issue of Life magazine meant for delivery in July 1966. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

In the history of life on earth, one intriguing mystery is how plants made the transition from water to land and then went on to diversify into the array of vegetation we see today, from simple mosses and liverworts to towering redwoods. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

FBI thought "It's A Wonderful Life" smeared American values such as wealth and free enterprise. picked by rubes68 3 years ago

The FBI are investigating whether the virtual gambling in the virtual world of Second Life is actually legal. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

A self replicating object is causing havoc in virtual environment Second Life. picked by sparky 3 years ago

The Encyclopedia of Life project aims to detail all 1.8 million known plant and animal species in a net archive.

Individual species pages will include photographs, video, sound and maps, collected and written by experts. picked by KingKoopa 3 years ago

What happens when a person can't feel pain? A Life Without Pain is an exploration into the day-to-day lives of three children who literally feel no pain. As we follow these families coping with this enormous challenge, we learn that pain is really a gift that no one wants, but none of us can do without. picked by Maiden 3 years ago

Great humor and story, with a battle for gold of course, ARRR, Me MATIEE!! picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

He fought and triumphed over Hitler, Tojo, international Communism and a host of super-villains, but a sniper's bullet cut Captain America down in 2007, a move that shocked many of his fans. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

It's a defining moment in a parent's life: Seeing their unborn child's image on an ultrasound for the first time. Now pregnant women could have the chance to hold a life-size model of their unborn baby. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Crazy game played day to day in real life where you "hunt" and "assassinate" targets using water guns picked by huskerdu324 12 months ago

I think this is really cool... I also think it can be expounded upon with some even more talent. picked by nomedaboy 3 years ago

A late model Dodge Durango has been parked in front of our house for a couple of weeks now. My husband and I live on a short, narrow street in the historical section of Sag Harbor. I have a general disdain of SUVs for obvious, gas-guzzling reasons. I assume their drivers are hoggy, inconsiderate, and motivated by self-entitlement.The Durango is filled with an ordinary day. An ordinary day interrup... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 2 months ago

The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a chilling report: Americans, it said, can expect an upsurge in "rightwing extremism" from White nationalists, militias, and groups like the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan, of course, has had a hand in some of the nation's most infamous acts of racial terror and murder. But what does the KKK look like today? picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

University of Arizona astronomers who are probing the oxygen-rich environment around a supergiant star with one of the world's most sensitive radio telescopes have discovered a score of molecules that include compounds needed for life. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

We could have alien origins, say scientists who sent fossilized microscopic life-forms into space and back inside an artificial meteorite. The researchers attached the baseball-size rock to the outside of the European Space Agency's Foton M3 spacecraft to test whether biological material could survive the round-trip journey. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

3,000 competitors roll and tumble down a steep hill to chase after a giant cheese.

The photos cracks me up lol. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The tell-tale signature of the molecule methane in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet HD 189733b has been found with the Hubble Space Telescope. Under the right circumstances methane can play a key role in prebiotic chemistry – the chemical reactions considered necessary to form life as we know it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Larger than life ladies living life large was the theme of Beryl's paintings.

Their distinctive style evokes a world lived in seaside postcards. If you're not familiar with them, have a browse. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago