The Tree of Life Web Project A collaborative effort shared by biologists from around the world. Provides information on the diversity of organisms on earth, their characteristics, and evolutionary history. Pages are linked hierarchically, in the form of the evolutionary tree of life. more inside

Kingda Ka - the tallest, fastest roller coaster on earth This was posted back in September but Six Flags (New Jersey) has now "topped it off". Site includes some video of the construction, plus animation effects for those who will ride it.

Pussy Pops
NOT SAFE FOR WORK or other living things.

Curious George: Name that short story. Science Fiction / Fantasy. The story centers around a pair of neighboring families. One family is normal. The other family is kinda odd. They don't have any grass on their lawn. Oh yeah, at the end, when both families attend a fair it begins to rain and the "odd family" melt into pools of sugar. more inside

CG -- Cubase System 4 Curious George -- does anyone have any experience with Cubase System 4? Opinions on its strengths, weaknesses, glitches (if any), and performance (how much of your resources did it suck up? On what platform?) would be very welcome.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Profanity Adventures Swearing in Text adventures

Welcome to Crazyworld. First stop: killing the ugly. Want to know what a person's like just before they become a serial killer? I'm guessing...about like this.

First picture from Titan's surface. Breaking news from Saturn. Cool enough to deserve one more FPP in addition to the older one. I had to dig around to find this breaking image -- sorry that it's a bit tiny.

Curious George: What the heck are you supposed to do with a brand new car? [+] more inside

Obituaries of the Future - Nov. 11, 2009 - Busey – Gary (65) fell to his death from the top of the Bunny Lodge in Laughlin, Nevada, after a brief standoff with the Nevada police, screaming about his ferrets getting into a fracas with some weasels.

Only YOU can prevent global warming. By turning off your screensaver and adopting instead a "carbonsaver."

Clock made for the people, by the people I thought this was pretty cool. It's interesting to see what people were doing at this exact minute in days gone by. (lots of crappy carboard signs, but some very cool ones as well... plus, you can submit your very own!) via boingboing.

Northumberland Rocks! More correctly, rocks in Northumberland. With prehistoric carvings on them. Forty years worth of archived information and lots of pretty photos of the historic rock art of northern England. If you live in the area, you can even search using a map and see what rock panels are near your own home.

10 Eastern. Look at some found photos, or draw your own pictures.

Life In 2000 AD - Will it be worth living? From a 1961 edition of Weekend Magazine. And will there be Judges who ride around on big bikes? Via j-walkblog who don't think it is genuine. Plus: What 1974 thought 2003 would be like. This vision of Christmas 'in the future' genuinely comes from the Dr Who annual 1974. via me @ Nerdfilter

Kitty Squeegee
Can I clean your screen f'r ya, pal?

A study finds that sleepy doctors-in-training are as dangerous on the road as drunk drivers. Medical interns are routinely asked to work more than 24 hours in a shift (in the US and I believe the UK), and afterwards, hospitals allow interns to drive home, exhausted. Should the hospital be liable for any accidents the intern causes due to sleep deprivation? more inside

Curious George: Where is it legal for me to camp? Over spring break I plan on going camping by myself, but not the normal sort of LL Bean camping... more inside

Steve Albini has a secret stash