Want to "walk" through a real Viking village? The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists recently excavated near modern-day Stockholm. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Scientists in Dundee have announced plans to create a "robot village" in an effort to learn how different cultures emerge in society. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Triggered by the collapse of a septic system, a wave of waste submerged dozens of homes in the Bedouin farming village of Umm al-Nasr. Village children clung to wooden doors floating on the putrid waters as rescuers used boats to help the victims. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Whilst browsing through the paper on Thursday, I came across this article.

This village is 5 miles from me, and I assure you, its not doomed! But kind of Hot-Fuzz-esque picked by davethefish 11 months ago

The Chivelstone Parish is shelling out about $200 to build a throne for visitors to stand on to get a cell phone signal in England's East Prawle Village. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The results after just eight months showed that students in first through third grades gained one pound less than students in similar communities.

sure is a lot of effort for one pound picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

a 1967 UK allegorical science fiction television series starring Patrick McGoohan. It follows a 1960s (contemporary) Englishman who, after abruptly resigning from his position as a top-level government agent, is held captive in a small, colourful village by unknown people who are concerned about his resignation. Each episode typically features the imprisoned former agent, labelled "Number Si... read full post picked by Dangerman 1 year ago

And more may follow. picked by suebe 2 months ago

It's like Stepford, only real and creepy. picked by dollyllama 12 months ago

That's about 8 ft of snow. Happy shoveling picked by Rogue 2 years ago

1000's of how-to and instructional videos on almost every subject imaginable and even a few you can't imagine. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

In the four hours it took Alaska State Troopers to arrive at the Eskimo village of Nunam Iqua, a man choked and raped his 13-year-old stepdaughter in front of three younger children...in the remote, frozen reaches of Alaska, scores of native villages have no full-fledged police officers at all. picked by DemureArt 8 months ago

Absolutely dreadful! picked by topofall 5 months ago

Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area. Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor". picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Every man in an Indian village was made to strip to his underwear for inspection before village leaders investigating the rape and murder of a woman, police and villagers said today. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

The tiny Swiss village of Champagne on Thursday blasted "French imperialism" after a Paris court ruled they could not use the name of their village for locally-produced wine and biscuits. picked by topofall 6 months ago

A village in the Italian Alps is finally basking in winter sunlight thanks to a giant mirror installed on a mountain top to reflect the sun's rays into the main square. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

The residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday's municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent. picked by aclister 4 months ago

These amazing photos, made by Alexander Mihailenko are from a village in Ukraine, near Kiev. They are processed but still they depict the true spirit of old slavic village or maybe something from Lord of the Rings. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Harei village, Shingo, Japan, is said to be the grave of Jesus when he died in the village after escaping Roman persecutors in Golgotha, Israel. According to the myth, in Japan his job was as a carpenter and he made his own cross for the grave at the age of 107. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago