Star explodes halfway across universe

Star explodes halfway across universe

• Not only does the universe have an edge, but we know roughly where it’s located?

In a Warmer Yellowstone Park, a Shifting Environmental Balance

In a Warmer Yellowstone Park, a Shifting Environmental Balance

• Wow, they got up enough courage to mention biodiversity right there at the end. If it hadn’t been for that, I would have thought the real issue was that the grizzlies might change from gophers to tourists. Or something.

Cosmic Clean-Up: Wild Ideas to Sweep Space

Cosmic Clean-Up: Wild Ideas to Sweep Space

• Trillions upon trillions of dollars spent on space programs, and nobody thought about cleaning up after themselves?

Time Isn’t Money: Study Finds That We Spend The Resources Differently

Time Isn’t Money: Study Finds That We Spend The Resources Differently

• I never bought into that whole “time is money” thing anyway. Time is nothing like money. Money comes in at a rate that you can manipulate, it goes out at a rate that you can manipulate and you can store it. Time always comes in at the rate of one hour per hour, it goes out at the rate of one hour per hour and you can’t store it. That makes time infinitely more precious than money — priceless, in fact.

Government Reports Warn Planners on Sea-Rise Threat to U.S. Coasts

Government Reports Warn Planners on Sea-Rise Threat to U.S. Coasts

• Umm, has anybody told the President yet?

Boston Bans Trans Fats

Boston Bans Trans Fats

• What an interesting concept. With a precedent like this, city governments could ban all kinds of things, couldn’t they. Automobile emissions, for example.

Pain In Fibromyalgia Is Linked To Changes In Brain Molecule

Pain In Fibromyalgia Is Linked To Changes In Brain Molecule

• I wonder if anybody reading this understands “brain molecule” but doesn’t understand “neurotransmitter”.
• Interesting that they used acupuncture in the study instead of pharmaceuticals.

Thirsty Hybrid And Electric Cars Could Triple Demands On Scarce Water Resources

Thirsty Hybrid And Electric Cars Could Triple Demands On Scarce Water Resources

• Oh, gee. Well, we’d better just stick to fossil fuels, then.

Bringing Second Life To Life: Researchers Create Character With Reasoning Abilities Of A Child

Bringing Second Life To Life: Researchers Create Character With Reasoning Abilities Of A Child

• Okay, now this is cool. Not much more I can say.

US corn biofuels will expand Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’: scientists

US corn biofuels will expand Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’: scientists

• Can anybody say organic ethanol? Or does that only work for broccoli?