Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the US navy fabricated evidence that a convoy of its ships was harassed by Iranian speedboats in Gulf waters on Sunday. picked by unzercharlie 9 months ago

Says It Can Easily Close the Strait of Hormuz picked by stinkobinko 2 months ago

Scientists exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in Western Africa discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened species underscoring the area’s high biological diversity and value. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Polar bears were listed on Wednesday as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because their sea ice habitat is melting away, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced. picked by jhordie 5 months ago

A New Zealand funeral home director allegedly threatened to dig up a teenager's body because his family hadn't paid for his funeral. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Puget Sound steelhead were listed Monday as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act, the National Marine Fisheries Service said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Offers images of famous pirates, battles, their ships, entertainment, punsihment, maps, etc.

Here's another Pirates archive that has stories, poems, and a summary of RL Stevenson's "Treasure Island". picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Iran during the days when it was known as Persia was one the most important civilizations of its day. Even today Iran and the Muslim world in general offers some of the most amazing artwork you will ever see. Check out how gorgeous these ceilings are. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Iran restricts ISPs (Iran Service Providers) to 128kbps. I'm guessing it's because of these ways the Iranian people were getting around the Mullahs' Internet restrictions. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Thousands of small white boxes containing samples of blood, serum and urine are all that remain of a 25-year, $143 million program to find out if the herbicide Agent Orange made Vietnam War veterans sick. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

The Iranian Supreme Court has vacated the murder convictions of a group of serial killers because their victims were engaging in un-Islamic activities. The victims all died gruesome deaths that were "sanctioned" by a local cleric. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

As cruise-ship traffic rises, so does the muck the vessels pour into our waters, activists warn. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A Russian drilling rig has penetrated through more than two miles of Antarctic ice and is within about 70 meters of a huge subglacial lake that may harbor microbial colonies that are unlike anything ever seen on Earth. It's an exciting time for some scientists, and a matter of concern to others. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A German bus driver threatened to throw a 20-year-old sales clerk off his bus in the southern town of Lindau because he said she was too sexy. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Reasons why it's good to live on dry land in photo form.

Part 2 here picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

"They are threatened by invasive species, growing tourism and immigration," the UNESCO's world heritage committee meeting in New Zealand said a statement. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Authorities say he had threatened over the Internet to carry out a Virginia Tech-style massacre. picked by muppet 6 months ago

Pisa is famous for its leaning tower, but archeologists there are now uncovering an amazing fleet of ancient ships, some complete with crew and cargo. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago