The Pittsburgh Penguins gave the 19-year-old Crosby the long-anticipated title Thursday, months after they initially wanted to do so. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Hundreds of penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches. More than 400 penguins, most of them young, have been found dead on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro state over the past two months. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Sidney Crosby, already the youngest player in NHL history to get 100 points in a season and to win a scoring title, is now the youngest to wear the captain's C on his sweater. The next "Great One"?

Just Barely a dupe... picked by thebassman 1 year ago

As the helicopter hovered above the herd, one swore he heard a penguin ask.... "Does this place seem crowded to you?"

The babies hatch and the king penguins begin caring for their young.
Awesome images. picked by muppetmaker 7 months ago

The sheer quantity of young penguins that have washed up on Brazil's sun-drenched beaches this year has confounded nearly everyone who comes in contact with them. picked by muppet 1 week ago

A new report by French scientists in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences finds that king penguins could be wiped out over the coming decades due to global warming. picked by tchengrox 8 months ago

Report: Penguins, government agree on new arena deal! picked by punthe 2 years ago

Forget the flowers, chocolates or champagne. For these lovebirds, the answer is in the stones. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Twelve Pittsburgh ladies in their 70's and 80's posed nearly nude for a calendar to benefit the Monongahela Area Historical Society.
"One of the advantages of being old is that you can do anything you want and get away with it," said 80-year-old Miss September Lois Phillips. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

One Cold Hand is for the city of Pittsburgh, and has been created to help the residents there through a rough and tragic time in their life: The Loss of A Glove.

Here you can submit found gloves, submit Lost alerts. Help reunite gloves with their loved ones. Now we need a One Cold Foot site. picked by muppetmaker 3 months ago

On Feb. 7 the sun will undergo an eclipse that few will see. It will be an annular eclipse, a "penny on nickel" effect in which the moon will be too small to completely cover the disk of the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

In "Furry Tales", a new musical premiering in Pittsburgh, an undercover internet reporter researches the "furry fandom", in which people pretend they're anthropomorphic animals.
"Let people gawk and stare, fun is our one pursuit / Truth is we don't even freakin' care, we're gonna put on our best fursuit."
Yeah . . . right . . . picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most. picked by clscott645 5 months ago

This can't be a real essay - it's supposedly written by an eighth grade student from Pittsb...OHMYGOD! It IS real. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

"Happy Feet" takes top spot in weekend box office, beating out "Casino Royale". picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

One moment, the little girl was sitting on the couch in her home. The next, the split-level house in suburban Pittsburgh was obliterated by a natural-gas explosion and the girl was covered with debris in the yard next to a neighbor’s house. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

Lemieux gets a case of Blackberrys for rights to the team. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Change for a million? That's what a man was seeking Saturday when he handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket. But when the Giant Eagle employee refused and a manager confiscated the bogus bill, the man flew into a rage. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

...tens of millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to scientists who described on Monday fossils of two previously unknown types found in Peru. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

That's the name of a new book from the editor of New Scientist magazine which answers that question and others submitted by the magazine's readers. They presumably went with that title after figuring "Why is Snot Green?" wouldn't move as many copies. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago