Deliggit.com

No fish live there, and no plants line the shores. There arent even any insects buzzing about. The Berkeley Pit had become one of the deadliest places on earth, too toxic even for microorganisms. Or so it was thought…

Other researchers are looking into the Pit as well - not for cancer-fighters or other drugs, but simply for ways to help clean the place up. In 1995, a flock of migrating snow geese stopped at the massive pond for a rest, and at least 342…

Despite the overcrowding of urban areas, there are still plenty of places right here on this planet that are uninhabited and isolated. If you’ve ever daydreamed about taking refuge on a deserted island, the following seven islands are a good place to start your search for tranquility.

Blasket Islands: This chain of islands just off the coast of the Dingle Peninsula in south west Ireland has an interesting history because it was once populated by a group of creative people who produced a series of books about island life here….

When tornadoes start killing Boy Scouts, the world pays attention. But even as a deadly EF-4 tornado whipped through Little Sioux, Iowa, scientists were in the early phases of testing high-tech replacements for an aging Doppler radar system.

? AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: Tornado-Ridden Town Offers Prep & Recovery Tips

Often a necessity in the summer but also a waste of energy. Check this out to get more bang for your buck and waste less energy.

? Once you decide which type of air conditioner would suit your needs better, you can look at the size of the air conditioner. Here, bigger does not mean better. Large air conditioner units cool spaces in a quick amount of time, which you think…

..and tell me your cell phone is harmless.

Popcorn with the cell phone - Popcorn mit dem Handy

If you’ve never seen The Northern Lights then you can not possibly understand what you’re missing out on. And if you have seen them, you know that you’ll probably never see anything quite like them again in your life.

Bear Lake: There are three main reasons that people go to Bear Lake, Alaska. One is that they are interested in helping out with the salmon enhancement project that the area is known for. Another is that that they are in the U.S. Air Force and are…

Fearful of women’s $700 hideous shoes? Terrified of mindless chatter by aging New York socialites? Petrified that after seeing all this you will take pokers and remove both of your eyes? Then you need this column: It’s your “Get out of Watching ‘Sex and the City’ Movie Card.”

He's not alone. Millions of men are sick about this movie based on a TV show about four terrifying, rich, aging, elitist women who whine about sex and men and purchase $700 pairs of shoes to feel better about themselves. What guy wouldn't…

The 165 acre park in Virginia was actually built by converting a local abandoned landfill into the pristine recreational area it is today.It looks great and attracts more than 1 million visitors a year .

- Travelling Light - Orchestrating Famine: A Backgrounder on the Food Crisis - Investigating Interference at the EPA - The Failures of Genetically Modified Crops Continue - Food Futures Now - Feeding People and Place,…

Abandoned Detroit Police building,lots of ID,personal information and bullets strewn about.Shameful how the keepers of this information, just leave this to rot.

Eight photos of evidential items is just scratching the surface; we went there a while ago and I still remember looking at Air Forces, basketball cards, 40's, bootleg video cassettes, Nintendo gaming systems & 23 even went back and…

Here’s one for your Friday afternoon daydreams: BeerMenus is great new little website that tracks bars’ beer selection so you can search for a particular bar and find out what’s available.

Curiously, while you can submit bars and their beer menus, the form only accepts submissions for Manhattan locations. A comment from one of the developers on the site’s blog suggests that additional burroughs like Brooklyn and Queens are…