The plucky Mars rover Spirit has a whole team of NASA engineers on Earth trying to find an escape route out of the Martian sand dune that has snared the robot for weeks, and now it has a Web site. picked by kakana 5 months ago

The Spirit rover is celebrating its 1000th day on Mars--the original mission was planned for only 90 days--and the JPL mission team has released a 360-degree view of Spirit's wintering grounds, made from nearly 1500 individual images with no compression. It is the highest-resolution photograph of the surface ever taken. picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

The Mars rover Spirit has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the planet used to be wetter than previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Spirit and Opportunity, the NASA Mars Rovers, have discovered interesting features that suggest Mars could have supported life at one time, including 'rivers' of frozen carbon dioxide that flow uphill. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

It's back! picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

The skull is 15 cm with binocular eyes 5 cm apart. The cranial capacity is approximately 1400 cc. There appears to be a narrow pointed small mouth, so this creature most likely is a carnivore. There appear to be several pits above the mouth that may be infrared sensors... picked by equinox 7 months ago

Lilo recently posted an article about whether or not Spartans killed deformed children. This is interesting conjecture, but ultimately changes nothing. In Ghana, in the present day however, children who are born with deformity are usually killed with a herbal potion. AfriKids is a charity that is attempting to bring this practice to an end. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A group of office staff have discovered they work better together when they are NAKED.

Workers at design and marketing company onebestway in Newcastle upon Tyne stripped off at the encouragement of their boss, who thought the move would boost business. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Daily source for nurturing your mind, body, and spirit. Every weekday, DailyOM sends inspirational thoughts for a happy, healthy, and fulfilling day. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

NASA's aging Mars rover Spirit has rebooted its computer at least twice for unknown reasons.

*I blame Vista* picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Sad inspirational poem. picked by lawrencee 2 years ago

Rather creepy tale about a box with a Dybbuk in it.

Dybbuk's are evil. Hence...

The film rights to the story have been bought and the film is due for release next year. If you knew that, and were waiting for the film to come out, then be wary - this contains major spoilers.

Damn - Shouldn't have said that - Spoilers are evil. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Although most of these are comical, there are a few that give pause... A slight pause. Photos with explanations in the comments. picked by donteatpoop 4 weeks ago

British HM Revenue and Customs examines the variant of supplying every cigarette pack with special radio label... picked by JanetDavis 3 years ago

Seven year old Khyra Ishaq was starved to death. Her mother, Angela Gordon, accused of her murder, claims that she was possessed by a spirit. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

"Spirit", the NASA Mars rover is still going, and going, and going 5 years later. picked by suebe 11 months ago

"Another soil sample of the exact same composition as the last one..." "Still no water..." It's out of its mind with boredom. Another wonderful satirical story from The Onion. picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

A Florida man admitted to reporters that he killed his wife and five "innocent" children, adding that he wants to be executed "right away" so he can be buried with them on Saturday.

Mesac Damas, 32, said he wanted to take his own life, but did not have the courage to go through with it, "because if you kill yourself, you're not going to heaven."
Update to this picked by bingo 1 month ago

A change in UK law is set to move the realm of spiritualism from under the cover of the 1951 Fraudulent Mediums Act to a new Consumer Protection Act.

This is a change in the balance of law so that no longer would a plaintiff against a medium need to prove fraud, but the medium would need to prove their veracity. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, camera onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken a new color image of the feature dubbed "Home Plate" in Gusev Crater on Mars. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago