An expedition to Brazil's Cerrado has turned up more than a dozen undiscovered species. Conservationists say the discoveries add urgency to protecting the grassland habitat which is rapidly being converted for agriculture. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |
Ever looked at your scrollwheel? If you've had if for a few months then it's probably filthy. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share entertainment |
I had to read this article after that headline! picked by rambler 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The most simple game on the web. 4 comments edit related share plime.comBoth rewarding an frustrating. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago |
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Remember the old "Guinness Book of World Records" TV show? Here is a story that will make you cringe. It is about the largest infestation of mice. The number of mice is sickening enough, but when they talk about the kid eating the dead mice... picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Scientists have created the world’s first schizophrenic mice in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the illness. picked by deepchill 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
why no one has posted this i don't know but this is certidfied classic. "AND I REPEAT, THE WHITE MOUSE IS NOT HARMLESS"....... picked by nesbyniccolo 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Wow - this is high tech and totally worth $8.00. Or not. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Not really sure what the "One-click" award is for, or who gives it out. But this is to odd not to share... picked by steelshooter 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
How fast can you click 100 times. 12 comments edit related share entertainmentHint: you don't need to stay in the blue circle. My best so far is 16.252 Can you beat it? picked by Dork 1 year ago |
"A genetically modified "supermouse" which can run twice as far as a normal rodent has been created by scientists working in the US." 3 comments edit related share scienceHow does this affect us? EDIT: SORRY! I fixed the link, argh. picked by Ellz 2 years ago |
Originally posted by Mershaullk, I was thinking that if there was ever a post worth reposting, this link would be it. picked by deepchill 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share world |
Pet project of Adolf Hitler, which few were aware of, appears to have been a superheavy tank that would have dwarfed even the King Tiger. Dubbed the Mouse, this behemoth of doubtful military value was to weigh 207 tons, combat loaded. picked by cgmiki 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The trouble began when the Yangtze River flooded and drove the mice out of their holes - now the ravenous rodents are wreaking havoc across the countryside. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
Just one of those follow-the-mouse flash programs, but this one stands out amongst the crowd. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 13 comments edit related share technology |
Some animals have been bred in space, but not mammals. Japanese researchers are looking into the possibility, and doing experiments with mice on earth that mimic lower gravity space conditions. 0 comments edit related share scienceThere were some baby mice produced after the embryos were implanted, but not many survived compared to a control group picked by Bingo 3 months ago |
A delicious office prank. picked by glik 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share entertainment |
The Foton-M3 satellite, with mice, butterflies, lizards, snails and cockroaches on board, will land in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after 12 days of experiments, including the one in which scientists cut off some body parts of 20 lizards to find out how gravity and ionic radiation can affect the ability of the tissue to regenerate. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Richard Hanson, biochemistry professor "They are metabolically similar to Lance Armstrong biking up the Pyrenees.""The ethical implications are such that this approach should not be used in humans, or is it technically possible at this time to efficiently introduce genes into human skeletal muscle, in order to mimic the effect seen in our mice," Hanson says. One wonders if the... read full post picked by Turtle 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |