The fictional Norwegian Blue parrot - famed as the star of Monty Python’s iconic dead parrot comedy sketch - appears to have once really existed. picked by AutumnLotus 5 hours ago

Hannah was a happy 13-year-old until she became an 'emo' - part of a sinister teenage craze that romanticizes death. Three months later she hanged herself. Here, her devastated mother tells other parents: No child is safe........ picked by lunasol 6 hours ago

After hearing scratching noises, the Mohnton postmaster sent a package to be X-rayed. Inside were 26 really big beetles. picked by pocksucket 6 hours ago

Hex was born with a sibling partially absorbed into his body. Surgery was planned to correct the various complications this raised but Hex died before it could be done.

Previous story here. picked by pocksucket 8 hours ago

Most Americans believe the choice to end one's life is a personal decision and that physician-assisted death should be legal, according to a new survey. picked by jhordie 11 hours ago

Featuring Mr. Bojangles...Personally, I like the boxers. picked by MissWinkle 12 hours ago

Asteroid and comet impacts on Earth can cause catastrophic extinction events. They can also bring life back, new research shows. picked by AutumnLotus 16 hours ago

A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday. picked by AutumnLotus 16 hours ago

We're not sure where they came from, we don't really know how to stop them, and they're eating our electronics from the inside out!

The only (and small) good news is they eat fire ants. picked by lynxears 22 hours ago

The sloth's popular image as a lazy creature that sleeps for most of the day has been called into question.

Rather than snoozing for more than 16 hours a day, as observed in captivity, sloths in the wild doze for less than 10 hours, research suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 1 day ago

A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colors from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light. picked by AutumnLotus 1 day ago

About 140 years ago, our time, a stellar explosion lit up our galaxy with a blinding flash of light, sending out powerful shock waves to boot. Now, astronomers have spotted the youthful remains from the explosion. picked by AutumnLotus 1 day ago

He's about as heavy as a family car - and costs almost as much to run. Duke the shire horse stands 19.3 hands, or around 6ft 5in at the shoulder. picked by AutumnLotus 1 day ago

Nicola Hudson of Suffolk found a bloody great tarantula in a bag of grapes from Asda. picked by pocksucket 1 day ago

Triumph Internation Japan showed off a concept bra that includes a photovoltaic cell and a drinks pouch.

It just goes to show that it's a fine line between genius and insanity. picked by pocksucket 1 day ago

AWWWWWWWWWWWWW, enough said picked by badbud 2 days ago

Daily dose of cute. I gotta say the otter picture is helluva cute. picked by doggylives 2 days ago

The most energetic particles in the universe have regained some of their former mystery. Last year, it seemed that the origin of these particles had finally been tracked down to a set of giant black holes in nearby galaxies, but a new study casts doubt on that conclusion picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

An adorable cub was born at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, but its mother has not been taking care of it. The cub is now under veterinarians' care and will be reintroduced to its mother on Tuesday. picked by dollyllama 2 days ago

Video update to the story of the 'big bull'! picked by topofall 2 days ago

Some 60 giant pandas at a Chengdu research centre near the worst hit part of the massive China earthquake are safe, Xinhua reported on Tuesday. picked by jhordie 3 days ago

A society of loners, jumping at the chance to get all dressed up in black, put on their finest shade of black lipstick, high heels and bustiers.
No word on what the women will be wearing. picked by mobase 3 days ago

A rare river dolphin has been officially classified as a new species.

The Bolivian river dolphin has been acknowledged as a separate species to the more widely-known Amazon River dolphin. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

The sun bounces up and down as it roams the Milky Way, and such wavering might have hurled showers of comets Earth's way that caused mass extinctions, including the one that killed the dinosaurs, a new study claims.

Such cosmic impacts might also have spread life to alien worlds, scientists speculate. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

A group of officers were asked what they like and don't like, almost like they were signing up for a dating services. John Phillips took their responses that had a surprising similarity, and decided to share it with you.

Good stuff to know. I know a few police, and they say being polite is the best way to getting yourself out of a ticket. picked by muppetmaker 3 days ago