'Kryptonite' discovered in mine

Scientists discover a mineral with the same chemical make-up as the fictional kryptonite seen in Superman.

Mini Michael Jackson from Amit Gupta

From Amit Gupta: We came across mini michael jackson at the Times Square subway stop while playing a panborough photo scavenger hunt this afternoon. He was mini, but he had a HUGE crowd.

Water detected on distant planet

Water has been detected for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet outside our Solar System.

Make a flat pack toy

anKo writes - A while ago, Ben Pieratt of FWIS Design wrote a great tutorial on making "flat pack" toys. That's paper craft to the rest of us. If you're a designer, it's nice to see one of your creations occupy three dimensions. Not artistically gifted? That's okay. Build one to scare desk weasels ...

Schwarzenegger: Make climate hip

The environmental movement must become "sexy" to succeed, says Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Snowy forests 'may increase warming'

Planting trees in snowy areas may worsen global warming as they prevent sunlight from being reflected, a study says.

2007 Tour De France Winner Stripped of Title

PARIS, FRANCE (Fat Cyclist Fake News Service) - Three agencies integral to the sport of professional cycling held a joint press conference today, in order to make a number of important announcements regarding the 2007 Tour de France. “First and foremost,” said Patrice Clerc, President ...

Tiger Cares for Piglets and Vice-Versa

The Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Thailand is famous for their unique attractions, fun shows, and the ability for tourists to get close to (and often touch) the tigers. However, the most famous attraction is the couplings of pigs and tigers: These pictures show two year old Saimai, a Royal Bengal tigress, ...

Panda Poop Postcards

If you love sending one-of-a-kind postcards to your loved ones while on vacation, Panda Poop Postcards may be for you: Researchers in China were looking for an environmentally friendly way to eliminate the two tons of panda poop created every day by some panda breeding centers, and came to the natural ...

HOW TO - Make a meat cake

Here's how to make a meat cake made from ground beef, mashed potatoes kechup or A1 steak sauce, and worchester sauce - Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article]

Homemade sport utility bike (SUB)

trebuchet03 made a DIY version of the Xtracycle for cargo carrying - aka: Homemade sport utility bike (SUB) Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article]

Smuggled butterfly find in Serbia

Authorities in Serbia intercept an illegal package containing 98 rare butterflies originating from the Solomon Islands.

Highway shut for butterfly travel

A major road in Taiwan is to be partially closed to protect more than a million butterflies on a mass migration.

Alternative therapy degree attack

UK universities are teaching "gobbledygook" amid a growth in alternative medicine degrees, an expert says.

10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World.

"A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down" - Buddha. There are probably hundreds of majestic and magnificent trees in the world - of these, some are particularly special: 10. ...

Floors and furniture... made from cow manure

There isn't a how-to (yet) - but this seems like an interesting new particle board material... Home-buyers of tomorrow could find themselves walking across floors made from manure. That's no cow pie-in-the-sky dream, according to researchers at Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of ...

Amazing Pencil Carvings

When I was in school, girls would put teethmarks all over their pencils, while boys would chip off the paint with fingernails. Those of us who carried pocket knives for sharpening pencils (most of us) might also carve out rings and spirals when we were bored. We had nothing on these guys though. Ball ...

Private rocket rides into space

Privateer Elon Musk launches his budget rocket, Falcon-1, from Omelek Island in the South Pacific.

Girl's stinky sneakers nab prize

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Berlin rallies behind baby bear

Berlin Zoo says it will not put down a baby polar bear amid a row over the ethics of hand-rearing him.