Twin NASA spacecraft have provided scientists with a view of the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of powerful explosions from the sun known as coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. This new capability will dramatically enhance scientists' ability to predict if and how these solar tsunamis could affect Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

No, not like that!

As his congregation of deaf Roman Catholics prepared to head home after Mass, the priest indicated that he had something to tell.

Then, using sign language, Father Peter McDonough dropped his bombshell picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

Mass strandings of dolphins and whales could be caused because the animals are rendered temporarily deaf by military sonar, experiments have shown. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

An amateur paleontologist in Switzerland may have unearthed Europe's largest dinosaur mass grave after he dug up the remains of two Plateosaurus. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Under the plan, people who earn over $1 million in New York state will pay an income tax surcharge of about 3/4 of 1 percent for five years. In all, it would raise over $5 billion for mass transit. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

If you’re an avid movie watcher, you’ve probably come across some pretty weird urban legends and myths. What’s amazing is that oftentimes real-life occurrences of mass hysteria, spurred on by mass psychogenic illness or collective obsessional behavior are much more bizarre and scary than fictional myths. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A US forensics expert took the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds to tell in grim detail how he unearthed the remains of 27 people from a mass grave in northern Iraq. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

An asteroid impact may have caused one mass extinction in the past, but this article argues that relatively sudden releases of hydrogen sulfide gas from the world's oceans may have caused others. H2S is thought to be released as a consequence of high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. Guess what's happening now? picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

Latin mass says, "Bring it on!" picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Colombian authorities have uncovered the mass graves of more than 100 people believed to have been killed during the country's long-running civil conflict. picked by KingKoopa 3 years ago

Not only has a large chunk of the universe thought to have been found in 2002 apparently gone missing again but it is taking some friends with it. The new calculations might leave the mass of the universe as much as ten to 20 percent lighter than previously calculated. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The year was 1374. In dozens of medieval towns scattered along the valley of the River Rhine hundreds of people were seized by an agonising compulsion to dance. Scarcely pausing to rest or eat, they danced for hours or even days in succession. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Ninety-two percent of overweight women reported having a history of sexual intercourse with a man, as opposed to 87 percent of women with a normal body mass index. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Gay marriages have pumped more than $111 million into Massachusetts since 2004. Also young, highly educated same sex couple are much more likely to move to Mass. due to the legalizing of same sex marriages.
F you, Mr. Steele picked by bernardblack 6 months ago

Betelgeuse -- the second brightest star in the constellation of Orion, is a red supergiant, one of the biggest stars known, and almost 1000 times larger than our Sun.

*Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! picked by kakana 3 months ago

HOPES AND FEARS
The authors have sifted through a vast range of material, and believe the spectrum of extraordinary social behaviour encompasses everything from faddish children to the mindless mob – from the ‘harmless’ hula-hoop mania of 1958 (in which 30 million were sold in the USA alone within four months) to the flash-mobs of the French Revolution picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

The idea behind a tuned mass damper is quite simple: as a building sways (resulting from high winds, earthquakes etc), its tuned mass damper, essentially a finely tuned and ridiculously heavy pendulum, will move in opposition to the structure’s oscillations and minimize any movement. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A skeleton exhumed from a grave in Venice is being claimed as the first known example of the "vampires" widely referred to in contemporary documents. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Game is in Kazan at the Tatneft-Arena. Ak Bars vs. Traktor of the Russian Superleague on Jan 08, 2008
378 penalty minutes were given out on the play
More can be found here picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Teenagers find unmanned microphone linked to church's sound system. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago