An amateur paleontologist in Switzerland may have unearthed Europe's largest dinosaur mass grave after he dug up the remains of two Plateosaurus. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Colombian authorities have uncovered the mass graves of more than 100 people believed to have been killed during the country's long-running civil conflict. picked by KingKoopa 1 year ago

A US forensics expert took the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds to tell in grim detail how he unearthed the remains of 27 people from a mass grave in northern Iraq. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

An asteroid impact may have caused one mass extinction in the past, but this article argues that relatively sudden releases of hydrogen sulfide gas from the world's oceans may have caused others. H2S is thought to be released as a consequence of high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. Guess what's happening now? picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

Latin mass says, "Bring it on!" picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Not only has a large chunk of the universe thought to have been found in 2002 apparently gone missing again but it is taking some friends with it. The new calculations might leave the mass of the universe as much as ten to 20 percent lighter than previously calculated. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Previous estimates had ranged from 750 billion solar masses to up to 2 trillion. Lately, researchers have been leaning toward the higher figure. But now astronomers have used a more refined method to conclude that our galaxy's mass is slightly less than 1 trillion solar masses. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

New York plans to spend about $150 million installing 100 synthetic playing fields in parks across the city over the next five years. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Saddam Hussein initially didn't think the U.S. would invade Iraq to destroy weapons of mass destruction, so he kept the fact that he had none a secret to prevent an Iranian invasion he believed could happen. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Got milk? picked by kxmk 1 year ago

In what is one of the worst calamities to hit bat populations in the United States, on average 90 percent of the hibernating bats in four caves and mines in New York have died since last winter.

Wildlife biologists fear a significant die-off in about 15 caves and mines in New York, as well as at sites in Massachusetts and Vermont. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

...percentages of "fat people" by national populations. Guess who's #1? picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Vents in New York sidewalks blow gusts of air up to street level each time a subway train goes past. So if you attached an inflatable animal to the vent it would stand up with each gust. Watch it - it will make sense.

Part 2, which is more involved, in the comments. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to solve the city's growing traffic problem by charging a fee for every car entering the city. His plan would charge cars $8, and trucks $21, to drive into Manhattan south of 86th Street. picked by super 1 year ago

ROME - An Italian couple who were caught having sex in a church confessional box while morning Mass was being said have repented and made peace with the local bishop. picked by bevissimo 1 month ago

Game is in Kazan at the Tatneft-Arena. Ak Bars vs. Traktor of the Russian Superleague on Jan 08, 2008
378 penalty minutes were given out on the play
More can be found here picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Much of the gaseous mass of the universe is bound up in a tangled web of cosmic filaments that stretch for hundreds of millions of light-years, according to a new supercomputer study. The study indicated a significant portion of the gas is in the filaments -- which connect galaxy clusters -- hidden from direct observation in enormous gas clouds in intergalactic space known as the Warm-Hot Interga... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Songs of Praise (with subtitles) picked by super 1 year ago

A follow up to this. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Teenagers find unmanned microphone linked to church's sound system. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago