Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report. picked by AutumnLotus 7 days ago

Boys who don't play videogames at all are at greater risk of getting into trouble than those who play violent games occasionally, according to two Harvard psychologists. The pair also said there was also no evidence to suggest violent games turn young people into criminals or violent people, despite some media reports. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

The proverbial curiosity doesn't usually kill cats. The inquisitive feline has a knack of dodging death by a whisker. Cats are intrepid explorers and fearless acrobats. After all, a creature with nine lives can afford to take risks. According to Brewer's Dictionary Of Phrase & Fable, a cat is said to have nine lives because it is "more tenacious of life than many animals." picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Two decades of scrutinizing Saturn are finally paying off, as scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

A 900-foot (and growing!) sinkhole has opened up in a Texas town, swallowing oil equipment, an 18-wheeler and everything else in its way. picked by lynxears 1 week ago

Icebergs are just incredible.
(Also, take a gander at these ones while you're at it) picked by mango-fox 1 week ago

Kahlua was a sweet pony who gently carried children on his back and was always the first equine in his pasture to trot up to and greet visitors. His friendliness was all the more touching -- and unexpected -- because he was blind. picked by horsefeathers 1 week ago

“This level of alcohol poisoning is usually only found after a person has died..” picked by cb__ 1 week ago

Grass that may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows is being developed by scientists. Scientists are developing a grass that will not only cut the amount of methane cows burp up when chewing the cud but also grow in hotter climes. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth’s climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists. The new study identifies a link between reducing sulphur dioxide emissions from burning coal and increasing sea surface temperatures in the tropical north Atlantic, resulting in a heightened risk of drought in the Amazon rainforest. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron “snow” forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth’s atmosphere and fall to the ground. The movement of this iron snow could be responsible for Mercury’s mysterious magnetic field. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Flowers "wave" at insects to get their attention, scientists have discovered.

The finding helps explain why many flowers waft in the breeze, and reveals a hitherto unknown trick used to attract pollinators. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Call it extraterrestrial bling. Fossilised sea creatures have been found that coated themselves in tiny diamonds created in the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Archaeologists have uncovered shells used for finery by prehistoric man 85,000 years ago in a cave in eastern Morocco, the country's heritage institute said today. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

This amazing X-ray picture shows the skeleton of a kitten inside a python's stomach after being devoured in one gulp by the predator. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

I often awake from nonsensical dreams wondering to myself, “What was that about?” picked by Bornbad 1 week ago

A saliva test could help speed up detection of human immmunodeficiency virus, or HIV, Canadian researchers say.

A followup of sorts to this post by 2manyusernames. picked by ybcool 1 week ago

According to two astrophysicists from Paris Observatory, the fate of stars that venture too close to massive black holes could be even more violent than previously believed. Not only are they crushed by the black hole's huge gravity, but the process can also trigger a nuclear explosion that tears the star apart from within. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Chemists can now use carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces. The technology might soon be available commercially as a cheap, disposable sensor for use in the food industry. Richard Compton and his team at Oxford University, UK, have developed a sensitive technique to measure the levels of capsaicinoids, the substances that make chillies hot, in samples of chilli sauce. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Walter Witthoeft had just woken up and went outside to put power steering fluid in his truck. When he popped the hood, he saw a pair of eyes, heard growling and then noticed a dog wiggling around in his engine. picked by dollyllama 1 week ago

A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Remember the astronaut who recently tested whether boomerangs return to their throwers in the absence of gravity? Well, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has released video of astronaut Takao Doi showing that the objects do, in fact, come back - even in the microgravity environment of the space station. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from the region surrounding the Chaiten Volcano in Southern Chile.

This is the first time Chaiten has erupted in 9,000 years.

Words to go with pictures here. picked by pocksucket 1 week ago