Although we tend to think of evolutionary change as being something that only takes place over the course of millions of years, it isn’t. It’s going on here, now, all around us. So, this artcle rounds up some examples of recent evolutionary change in nature. (What does she mean by recent? Within the last 40 years.)(The fourth part in a series celebrating Charles Darwin. First three ar... read full post picked by DerAlt 2 hours ago

Andrew Giuliani, in the mistaken belief that there is a constitutional right to being on a sports team is suing Duke University because he claims he was unfairly booted from the team and doing so will hurt his chances of becoming a professional golfer. His lawsuit consisted of 198 pages. picked by 2manyusernames 3 hours ago

What's worse, he thought that since he was honest, he would still get the job! picked by tigertony 4 hours ago

Three years ago, Army PFC LaVena Johnson was found dead in Iraq. Her body was found in a tent belonging to KBR. She had abrasions all over her body, a broken nose, a black eye, burned hands, loose teeth, acid burns on her genitals, and a bullet hole in her head. The Army labeled Johnson’s death a suicide. The family finds that hard to believe. Link has video, transcript, and mp3 picked by 2manyusernames 4 hours ago

A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed. picked by AutumnLotus 6 hours ago

A pictorial dedicated to the worst that cake decorating has to offer. picked by badbud 7 hours ago

Scientists identified a compound in human saliva that makes wound healing faster. picked by maxriter 8 hours ago

The lesbian mothers of IVF twin girls have lost a legal bid to sue their doctor for the cost of raising one of the toddlers. picked by maxriter 10 hours ago

Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell, said he was aware of many UFO visits to Earth during his career with NASA but each one was covered up. picked by deEPCHIll 10 hours ago

A MAN with a chronic fear of women has walked from the Adelaide District Court with a suspended prison term after admitting downloading 35,000 child pornography images. The judge accepted his evidence that images involving sex between children and adults had been accidentally downloaded. picked by maxriter 11 hours ago

With Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhardt's masterful performances as The Joker and Two-Face, respectively, finding another villain or two to ably face off against the caped crusader, while staying true to Christopher Nolan's darker tone won't be an easy task. Here's 8 villains that may be able to pull it off. picked by BWallaby 18 hours ago

What starts off as a slightly out-there, dressing guinea pigs as people, sort of a thing suddenly shifts to a whole different gear on photo six.

If you're squeamish, or of a nervous disposition and don't work out what comes in pictures seven and eight, please don't click next. picked by pocksucket 20 hours ago

Conservative pundit Robert Novak “was cited by police after he hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette in downtown Novak initially “drove away from the scene,” but turned around when “a bicyclist stopped him and said, ‘You hit someone.’” Novak claimed: “I didn’t know I hit anybody.” But this is completely contrary to what happened picked by BWallaby 21 hours ago

I always was. Let a robot do it. picked by suebe 21 hours ago

A Polish tourist looking for a discreet place to urinate wandered off the platform at Vauxhall Station and discovered the electrified rail. picked by pocksucket 21 hours ago

If you say eight, then most of the time you'd be right. If you say ninety-six, then provided you're in the Shima Marineland Aquarium you'd be right too.

Did anyone say ninety-six?

If you're having trouble with the link, try this. picked by pocksucket 21 hours ago

It is designed to replace the Soyuz vehicle currently in use by Russia and will allow Europe to participate directly in crew transportation. picked by deEPCHIll 22 hours ago

If the link doesn't work use this one. picked by badbud 22 hours ago

Collecting Rainwater, It is often an easy way to help out the environment and, in the long run, simply save water. There doesn’t really seem to be any catches to it either. Rain falls from the sky, hits your roof and runs in to your drums or barrels or tanks.
If only it were that simple. picked by funkfrost 23 hours ago

Win this contest, and clone Ruff. picked by meggysue 23 hours ago

A mixed breed and a Labrador, formerly owned by Diane Sue Whalen of Tulsa County, have been accepted by the Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah, said Barbara Williamson, spokeswoman for the animal sanctuary. The dogs — named Lucky and Buddy — will be taken to the no-kill sanctuary next month. Whalen, 54, and Donald Roy Seigfried, 55, were charged with felony crimes against na... read full post picked by horsefeathers 1 day ago

It may not be lasers and explosions like Transformers or Terminator, but Robots are doing battle against autism using bubbles! picked by icepigs 1 day ago

"A police officer shocked a handcuffed Baron "Scooter" Pikes nine times with a Taser after arresting him on a cocaine charge. He stopped twitching after seven, according to a coroner's report. Soon afterward, Pikes was dead." picked by RowanGrey 1 day ago

Terry Childs is still in jail awaiting trial for his crimes, but he has given the passwords needed to access the city's computers to the mayor. Update to this. picked by bernardblack 1 day ago

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the DelFly "micro air vehicle," which flaps its wings and looks like a dragonfly, can fly for about three minutes at a speed of 16.4 feet (five meters) per second. picked by suebe 1 day ago