The wreckage of a Kenya Airways jetliner that crashed was found late Sunday in a dense mangrove forest outside Cameroon's commercial capital, aviation officials said. There was no information on survivors.

Follow up to rambler's story. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Scientists at Holar University College and the University of Iceland have challenged the belief that the ice ages exterminated all life on land and in freshwater. They have discovered two species of groundwater amphipods in Iceland that are the only animals species found solely in Iceland. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Could you make a worse mistake! picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Rescue teams on Friday found the wreckage of a plane that crashed Thursday night in the mountains of Venezuela, but none of the 46 people aboard survived, an official said. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Child traffickers are targeting the youngest and most vulnerable survivors of Burma's catastrophic cyclone and two suspects have already been arrested, the United Nations has reported. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Missing nine-year-old schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been found alive, three weeks after she disappeared.

Glad to hear it for once. All to often things go the other way. :( picked by thenegativeone 5 months ago

Ramp workers found the strange red, sticky substance as they were putting things on the plane in the cargo area. Turns out it was jelly...or cough syrup. No one has dared taste it to confirm yet. picked by Moe 5 months ago

The crash site indicated that the plane had plunged vertically into the ground, Brazil's airport authority chief, Jose Carlos Pereira, told Reuters. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

"I was scared last night when everybody was gone," she said. "I went searching all over the world to look for the cottage (where her grandparents live)." picked by kxmk 1 year ago

A man who decided to go for a late night swim in the buff was found hours later by rescue crews, hiding under a pier not far from where he jumped in the water. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Through nearly five scorching hot days and rainy nights, Ward never doubted that her father, Loren Dederick, would be found alive and well after disappearing on Friday night when he was mistakenly dropped off at the wrong North Naples assisted living facility picked by dreamer620420 10 months ago

A search has been launched for a passenger aircraft with 102 people on board -- including 11 children -- that went missing in Indonesia after sending distress signals. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

A Spanish emergency rescue official says there are only 26 survivors after an airliner with 173 people aboard crashed on takeoff from Madrid's airport. The official with the SAMUR municipal rescue service gave the toll after touring the site of Wednesday's crash. picked by loonytoon 7 hours ago

And this was the start of FOUND, a website and magazine devoted to those strange things you find everywhere.

From the "About" Section - "We collect found stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, doodles- anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life. Anything goes." picked by rachelsometimes 2 years ago

A duck hunter found a body Saturday of one of four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father, raising hopes that the other bodies will be recovered, a sheriff said.

Update to picked by muppet 7 months ago

Five boys, one aged 12, sobbed at the Old Bailey today after they were found guilty of killing a pensioner who they spat at and pelted with stones. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

In what was OBVIOUSLY the wrong movie, a man gets stung by a scorpion while flying from Miami to Toronto.


Man quoted as saying "Where the hell is Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?" picked by icepigs 2 years ago

Okay, so. Last year we had SNAKES ON A PLANE. This year we have ZOMBIES ON A PLANE. Well, the official name for this film is FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, but we all know what they’re going for. This is an independent film, originally called PLANE DEAD, that has been picked up by New Line Cinema. Watch the trailer picked by sholom22 1 year ago

Scientists have found hidden underwater traces of a city that existed at Alexandria seven centuries before Alexander the Great swept through Egypt during his quest to conquer the known world. (Theme pic not related) picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

About 100 passengers were evacuated from a US plane destined for Dallas after San Antonio International Airport in Texas received a bomb threat, authorities said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago